Take an adventure into the abandoned structures of the American mid-Atlantic region through 560 startling photos and compelling text. These surreal images were captured in abandoned power plants, mental asylums, military bases, prisons, hospitals, schools, and cathedrals. Explore St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore's Westport Power Plant and American Brewery; St. Mary's College in Ilchester, Maryland; Pittsburgh's Saints Peter and Paul Church; the Maryland Point Observatory military installation; Lorton Prison in Virginia; and the Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. Anyone who has ever wondered what happens to buildings when an organization closes its doors and turns out the lights for the last time will be fascinated by these images. Exploring these forgotten locations, according to the author, is like being in another world, a surreal dream where people just disappeared and left everything behind.
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Urban Atrophy will take you to another world, a surreal dream where all the people just disappeared and left everything behind.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mcgovern
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Looking for a place to explore? Just pick up this amazing book and pick a page and go! It is amazing! Serious pictures, detailed, well written! A must for any explorer!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Neruthul
Format:Hardcover
A fascinating walk-through of dilapidated buildings, abandoned amusement parks, and other places of interest on the central eastern coast that we would not have access to otherwise. I know that the author could not have just "strolled" in to most of these places like we might expect. Those into local history, urban explorers, and casual readers alike might find this extremely interesting.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Bell
Format:Hardcover
A prefect coffee table book for anyone in the Baltimore/Maryland area. Urban Atrophy takes you to places in your own backyard that you wouldn't dare venture on your own. Very cool conversation piece.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Photos
The title of the book corresponds exactly to what the photos show: the urban atrophy. The pictures are of good quality, a little sin in the selection, but all of them becomes... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bruno Di Muzio
5.0 out of 5 stars
the perfect gift for anyone that loves Baltimore or old buildings
Dan Haga captures the character of his falling ruins in a way that will entice memories of these places, if you know them, or give you a great feel of these places if you are being... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jenny
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Cool Book
This was a pretty cool book. I was so interested in it, I actually flipped through the whole thing all in one sitting! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nick
5.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Look at Days Gone By
Urban Atrophy is an excellent pictorial of the decay of urban America. A brief glimpse into our past along with a quick write up helps paint a nice picture, so to speak.
Published 20 months ago by Deek
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tripping down memory lane
Can't say enough how much I have enjoyed this work. The way the collection was put together has an ease that pulls you through the book almost too fast. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jenny Wohl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pictures Speak For Themselves
There really are a thousand words in each of Dan Haga's pictures. It doesn't take much to let your mind wander - wondering what these places were like in their prime, their... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Nick D
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