Alabama
Closed in 1988, the Pizitz department store is representative of the migration out of urban centers in the United States. The 8-floor store was iconic in the city, yet it still fell victim to the gradual loss of economic activity in Birmingham
Read MoreAt one point long after its pinnacle, the Lyric theatre was only valued at $10. That was in 1993 …
Read MoreIncidentally, some of the 1992 David Diesing photos at the Library of Congress are nearly the same view as mine. It is interesting to compare what has changed in the nearly two decades of time that has elapsed.
Read MoreRepublic Steel Thomas By-Product Coke Works was built in the 1920's and deactivated in the 1970's. It is perhaps the most well preserved specimen of that era that still remains.
Read MoreA second aesculapian complex exists on the Jemison Plantation called the SD Allen Intermediate Care Facility. This facility was a mental health institution which operated from 1976 to 2003.
Read MoreThe Jemison Center is inexplicably omitted from nearly all accessible written records regarding the Bryce Asylum.
Read MoreTCI Ensley Works is an anomalistic sight. Nature has nearly covered this brownfield site yet the monolithic ruins that remain expose it's industrial past. In the snow, TCI takes on an a more mystical delineation.
Read MoreSee inside the power plant of this ammunition factory, all that remains after 70 years.
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