Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences

It’s about time, nature, mortality, disinvestment.” Joann Greco, The Atlantic Cities“Through his photographs, Christopher makes a powerful statement about job loss, urban blight and historic preservation. In light of the collapse of American industry and the subsequent economic meltdown, the relevance of these topics has never been more important to the examination of America’s national identity.” Joseph and Barrie Ann George, The Sentinel. We’re now going in the other direction despite a lot of wishful think

His website, Abandoned America, has gained international attention and is considered one of the leading collections of images of abandoned spaces on the internet. Hershey Medical Center, Preservation Austin, and many others, and his work has been in dozens of publications and media outlets including the LA Times, ABC an

LeTU MBA said Fantastic Content; Presentation Resembles a Text Book That Has Been Discarded Into a Students’ Locker. This book is completely apropos for coffee table display in your finest living rooms!The subject matter contained in this book underscores the value that our society places upon buildings; functional today, decaying beyond repair tomorrow.The author displays properties in their current state and offers a succinct description of what the building was used for and how it may have began to beco. Great book! Jamie Melton The book is far more than I expected. The photographs in the book are nicely done. I have seen most of the photographs on Facebook prior to the books release. However the photographs on Facebook did not have the stories about the places pictured. The book includes the stories behind the places. I do wish the text were bigger in the book. I also wish the book was available in digital format s. Click buy now! Greatly worth it! I never placed books or anything on my coffee table until now! I am ashamed at the amount of time I spend looking at abandoned places online and when I found this book I was in heaven. I will be purchasing more! This is the best book ever!!! I love that I get history on the places photographed and done so beautifully. If you are considering purchasing, DO IT! check out the facebook page too it is wonderful. Can you please go to Detroit for me Matthew Ch

Through his collection of writing and photography, Christopher has spent the last decade documenting the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known: our own. They are some of America's last standing vestiges of our industrial age, the buildings that put our forefathers to work.Now, broken and ruined, these places are documented in Christopher's book, Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences. They are the remnants of a nearly forgotten past. Exploring sites like the charred remain