Book cover for Abandoned Long Island: Mansions, Metals, Missiles, and Monuments by Richard Panchyk

Abandoned Long Island: Mansions, Metals, Missiles, and Monuments

2020 Released
96 Pages
1-2 Hours
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America Through TimeISBN 9781634992541

Explore Long Island's abandoned spaces, from decaying Gold Coast estates to fading military sites, capturing the tension between history and progress.

Long Island is a dynamic place that is steeped in history, but also in progress. Over the centuries, changing times have left many places behind, trapped in a limbo between past and future. This book is a visual journey that explores everything from the haunting remains of grand old Gold Coast estates, to the remnants of a once-thriving military and industrial presence, to a dead mall awaiting a revival. The abandoned images in this book are frozen moments in time along a path that will either lead to outright demolition, to further decay and decrepitude, or to reuse and rebirth.

Richard Panchyk

Richard Panchyk has published 25 books, including New York City Skyscrapers, German New York City, Catholic New York City, and New York City History for Kids. He has studied the built environment of New York City for the past 25 years. Using vintage postc

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