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Demolition Underway at Ferry Cap & Set Screw Factory in Cleveland

Demolition work has begun on the abandoned Ferry Cap & Set Screw Company factory in Cleveland, Ohio.

Fading Legacy: Witnessing the Demolition of Detroit’s Packard Factory

A decade has passed since my last venture into the abandoned Packard factory in Detroit.

Remembering the Miles Park United Methodist Church in Miles Park

On March 28 of this year, a fire destroyed the former Pentecostal Determine Church of God in the Union-Miles Park neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.

Demolition of Aetnaville Bridge Proposed

The Aetnaville Bridge, an abandoned yet emblematic structure that connects the former village of Aetnaville in Bridgeport, Ohio, with Wheeling Island in Wheeling, West Virginia, is scheduled for demolition.

Revisiting Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Back in April 2023, I was able to step back inside Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee. Formerly a prison, it has been transformed into a tourist destination.

Demolition of Westland Mall

Westland Mall, once a bustling shopping center on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, is being demolished after years of abandonment.

“Abandoned Kentucky”, the Perfect Coffee Table Book

Abandoned Kentucky is the perfect “coffee table” book that allows anyone to peer through a looking glass into the past, providing an evocative and detailed glimpse into the bygone era of the Bluegrass State.

Redevelopment of Merchants Ice and Cold Storage

Last month, news emerged about the planned transformation of the closed Merchants Ice and Cold Storage tower in Louisville, Kentucky, into an office building.

Elmer Smith’s Stacks Imploded

The stacks at the former Elmer Smith Power Plant were imploded today.

Revisiting Old Taylor Distillery

Sherman Cahal and Adam Paris, authors of the newly released book Abandoned Kentucky, recently visited the former Old Taylor Distillery…

Purchase the Abandoned Kentucky Book

Purchase the new Abandoned Kentucky book at your local Kentucky bookseller or at Amazon today!

Morris Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children / Grand Patrician Resort & Country Club

Morris Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children Redevelopment Ongoing

Work progresses on the massive Grand Patrician Resort & Country Club development in Milton, West Virginia. The complex was once the Morris Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children that was built in phases from 1936 to 1941 by the Works Progress Administration for children stricken with polio.