In abandoned and forlorn places, there are clues to our past. Beaver County was once home to enormous industrial plants, deep coal and clay mines, productive farms, and many more...
Scattered throughout New Jersey are remnants of history that are being reclaimed by nature or destroyed by vandals. Author and photographer, Kathleen Butler, takes the reader on a journey back...
From 1973 through 1982, Pitt had one of the nation’s most successful football programs, including a national championship in 1976. From 1976 through 1982, no team in college football won...
Scattered throughout Eastern Pennsylvania are remnants of history being reclaimed by nature. Join author and photographer Kathleen Butler on a journey to discover the little-known history of ruins deep in...
Philadelphia’s Suburban Red Arrow Trolley Heritage is a photographic essay of suburban Philadelphia’s Red Arrow system and operation by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). By 1899, the Philadelphia &...
What is involved in the daily ebb and flow of airline operations at a major airport? How do all the activities come together to make air travel a routine, mass-travel...
What became our nation’s first capital, Philadelphia is a city full of history that is vital to the development of the United States of America. It is a city full...
For over 100 years, the railroads of America were the king of transportation. But more than that, they were truly what drove the Industrial Revolution, and along with that, the...
Starting with one of the oldest railroad lines in the United States, the Delmarva Peninsula holds a unique place in the history of railroading in the country. Prior to the...
Historian, Kevin Wright, and his wife, Deborah Powell, moved into the eighteenth-century Steuben House at New Bridge Landing in 1981 as part of his employment in the NJDEP. They, together...
Long Island Aerials Through Time offers a treasure trove of never-before-seen highly detailed aerial photographs of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties dating between the mid-1920s and 1940, taken by...
From the early 1800s there was a need for people to travel between the two settlements that were separated by the Schuylkill River. In 1839, the opening of the railroad...
On August 7, 2011, former Pennsylvania Railroad type E8A diesel units No. 5711 and No. 5809 are passing through the borough of Greenville in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on the former...
The World Trade Center Through Time addresses the fascinating architectural and cultural history behind the evolution and construction of the Twin Towers. Adorned with period illustrations, the book takes readers...
West Jefferson rose out of the dust of a failed town and once was the most important business in Madison County, Ohio. Samuel Jones and Samuel Sexton moved to the...
Driving along the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway is a trip back into the history of central New Jersey. The villages of East Millstone, Millstone, Griggstown, Rocky Hill and Kingston offer...
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is America's foremost memorial to the nation's third president. As an original adaptation of neoclassical architecture, modeled after Rome's Pantheon, it is a key landmark in...
Showcases Pennsylvania's rich railroad history and modern operations through striking photography, highlighting its vital role in U.S. railroading. Although the road names and equipment have radically changed over the past...
Established in 1861 during the Civil War, Hillside Cemetery in Middletown, New York, is bountiful in history, art, and unique beauty. Nestled on over 50 acres in the Hudson Valley,...
Pittsburgh is an amazing city that perfectly combines historical legacy and modern development. Previously known as the “Steel City” and “Iron City,” it has now grown into a frontier for...
Agricultural fairs have played an important economic and cultural role in our nation's growth, and nowhere is this more evident than in New York, where the Mineola Fair began during...
Abandoned Vermont: Down Forgotten Backroads brings readers on a journey down roads throughout Vermont where once loved homes and flourishing farms and businesses now sit empty, forgotten and untouched as...
The story of electric rail transportation in Schenectady mirrors the development of urban transportation throughout America in many ways, but it also has its own peculiar local characteristics. Most notably,...
Explore the haunting imagery of Abandoned West Virginia and see a world most will never realize. West Virginia grips serious history, and its former life will leave an imprint on...
From forsaken farms to lost towns, Vermont is filled with remnants of our past. Take any winding, dirt road through the picturesque Green Mountains and you’ll soon come across a...
New Jersey’s Trolley Heritage is a photographic essay of trolley cars that once served Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Wildwood, plus the modernized Newark City subway, along with the new...
Even the New Jersey state government admits to New Jersey’s unfiltered individuality by way of a “Weird and Wacky New Jersey” video on the government’s official tourism website. New Jersey...
America in the early 1800s and 1900s experienced much hardship from airborne pathogens and communicable diseases due to its fledgling advancements in proper hygiene and sanitary conditions. As cities became...
Philadelphia’s Streetcar Heritage is a photographic essay of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, streetcar system. The first electric streetcar line in Philadelphia opened in 1892 and quickly replaced horsecar service by 1897....
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a derelict sanatorium looks like? Have you ever had the urge to explore inside the distressed walls, to close your eyes and...
Abandoned Industries of New York City is a journey through the decaying ruins of the city’s forgotten past. Through clandestine photographs and in-depth research, Joseph Anastasio reveals the untold stories...
The exploration of abandonments connects us to history and cultural remembrance. Discover the forgotten record behind some of western Pennsylvania’s stunning abandoned sites with this collection of fifteen tales. The...
Anthracite coal was mined in Northeastern Pennsylvania throughout the nineteen and twentieth centuries. The industry was a major employer in the region. It has been fifty to sixty years since...
St. Marys was founded as a religious commune. The commune quickly became outdated and the German-Catholic first settlers became self-supporting. However, they never lost the tight knit aspect of their...
Ridgway is the county seat of Elk County, on the edge of the Allegheny National Forest and within the Pennsylvania Wilds and Lumber Heritage Regions. The town is surrounded by...
Reading Railroad Heritage is a photographic essay of the history of a well-run system up to its acquisition by the Consolidated Rail Corporation in 1976, and its legacy that includes...
