Memorial Hall: Another one to fall?
Could the Memorial Hall in Ironton, Ohio be the next to fall after Springfield’s Memorial Hall fell in late 2010?
The Fading Glory of Coal Country: Gary, Iaegar, and War
The coalfields of southern West Virginia, once teeming with life and industry, now stand as somber reminders of a bygone era. My recent journey through McDowell County, deep within the heart of the state’s coal country, unveiled a landscape etched with the remnants of a once-thriving mining empire, now grappling with the harsh realities of economic decline and depopulation.
The Fading Echoes of Coal’s Dominion in Buchanan County, Virginia
Deep within the once coal-rich veins of Buchanan County, Virginia, remnants of a bygone era of prosperity linger. This southwestern county, bordered by the coal-abundant Pike County, Kentucky, to the north and McDowell County, West Virginia, to the northeast – known for its billion-dollar coalfield – bears witness to a transformation.
Coal Camps: Man, West Virginia
We have all been there. A ominous derelict is on the horizon – this one being a hospital in Man, West Virginia.
Coal Camps: Glen Rogers, West Virginia
Mother Nature wasn’t kind in some respects on the drive down into Wyoming County to visit the coal camp of Glen Rogers, West Virginia.
The Cincinnati Mall
When people speak about dying downtowns and the declining inner ring of suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio – does one think of the Cincinnati Mall?
Two churches, two similar stories
There is a tale of two churches in Cincinnati, Ohio with two similar stories.
Isolation and Togetherness
Isolation and Togetherness, an exhibit at the Carnegie in Covington, Kentucky.
Coal Camps: Surveyor, West Virginia
Exploring Trap Hill High School in Surveyor, West Virginia.
Into The Tunnels: Exploring The Underside Of NYC
Exploring The Underside Of New York City.
Mary Haven Home for Boys threatened with demolition?
Known as the Warren County Orphan Asylum and Children’s Home, the Mary Haven Home for Boys in Warren County, Ohio is threatened with demolition.
End of the line for the Oakley station
There is more unfortunate news from Cincinnati, Ohio: the Oakley Railroad Depot.
Trying to overcome the stubborn blight of vacancies
In its heyday in the 1930s, this Rust Belt town called itself the City of Homes, a place where a working-class man could be master of his own castle.
Newly built ghost towns in Spain
It is a measure of Spain’s giddy construction excesses that 250 row houses carpet a hill near this tiny rural village about an hour by car outside Madrid.
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Bridge
The Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge is a railroad bridge connecting Louisville, Kentucky and New Albany, Indiana and features two abandoned auto lanes!
Wheeling’s Brewing History
Arguably, Wheeling, West Virginia’s brewing history is less known than that of Cincinnati, Ohio or Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
More Over-the-Rhine buildings threatened (update 4)
There are some new developments in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio that could cause some old buildings to be razed for a school.
Abandoned at the Carnegie
Abandoned is being featured at the Carnegie in Covington, Kentucky.
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