Abandoned

Knox County Infirmary Fire

The Knox County Infirmary, located in central Ohio, caught fire on June 26, 2015.

Knox County Infirmary

Located in central Ohio, the Knox County Infirmary served children, the elderly, and those with mental or physical illness.

Onward to Cleveland

Concluding a journey through the Rust Belt, the exploration of a temple, observatory, and factory en route to Cleveland, Ohio, provided a fitting conclusion to the trip.

Western Pennsylvania is the industrial heart of the Rust Belt, as once-mighty steel mills, coke plants, and machine shops scattered alongside railroads, rivers, and highways have downsized and closed. A globalized economy and increased automation led to many jobs overseas; what remained was a shell, unable to be self-sustaining without government intervention.

Searching West Virginia

From the window of my hotel room in Beckley, I could see the leaves billowing down the street among a fine rain punctuated by dark, gloomy skies. It was perfect road trip weather,

Razing Stearns & Foster

The last remnant of the historic Stearns & Foster Company in Lockland, Ohio, came tumbling today as the smokestack was toppled over.

Reach for the Stars

Light pollution eventually forced the historic Warner & Swasey Observatory in Ohio to close.

Euclid Theater

With its understated exterior of beige brick, fronted with vacant retail and derelict apartments, one could not know that the historic Euclid Theater in East Cleveland, Ohio had its beginnings at the busiest street corner west of New York City.

The “Ghost Ship”

Dubbed the “ghost ship” by kayakers and explorers for years, the USS Sachem and USS Phenakite stand abandoned on a small creek just yards from the Ohio River in northern Kentucky. The story behind this unassuming vessel fascinated me, given its historical importance, it remains forgotten.

The Homestead of David Snowden, Jr.

As I drove down from a forested ridge towards the Kentucky River valley in one of the most remote areas of the Bluegrass state, I spotted a derelict, historic residence on a small knob.

James Duke’s Residence

The James K. Duke House is a circa 1792 11-room brick antebellum in central Kentucky. The site is notable for its duels and connection to early horse racing in the United States.

The Decline of Shopping Malls

The American retail landscape is changing. The love affair with the enclosed shopping center peaked about a decade ago and has been waning as consumers seek out revitalized urban centers and mixed-use retail, office and residential developments.

Westland Mall

Westland Mall is a relic of my childhood memories: of the beige floor tiles, the brown-tinted lamps and the olden storefronts. It’s also nearly abandoned.

Exploring the CNO&TP Tunnels

The Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway (CNO&TP) feature 27 tunnels in Kentucky and Tennessee, many of which stand abandoned after they were bypassed. I set out to explore four of them.

Slate Furnace

Kentucky’s oldest iron furnace helped win the War of 1812 down in New Orleans.

Olympia, Kentucky

Olympia, a small wayside community of several dozen people in eastern Kentucky, has a fascinating history as over a span of ten minutes on March 3, 1876, red meat rained down.

Abandoned in Place: NASA’s Space Facilities

During the Cold War, the United States led space exploration and research, but other nations, including Russia, have surpassed it. Over the years, various space launches and related facilities across the country have been used, abandoned, and left to decay.

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