Ghostly Ruins: America's Forgotten Architecture PDF
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Ghostly Ruins 1 I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: ‘Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal these words appear— “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.’ Ozymandias Percy Bysshe Shelley Ghostly Ruins America’s Forgotten Architecture Harry Skrdla Princeton Architectural Press, New York 6 To Marilyn and Elizabeth, who followed me down into the Niagara Gorge without knowing what they were getting into. Published by Princeton Architectural Press 37 East Seventh Street New York, New York 10003 For a free catalog of books, call 1.800.722.6657. Visit our web site at www.papress.com. © 2006 Princeton Architectural Press All rights reserved Printed and bound in the United States 09 08 07 06 4 3 2 1 First edition No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, except in the context of reviews. Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Errors or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions. Acquisitions Editor: Clare Jacobson Editor: Scott Tennent Designer: Jan Haux Special thanks to: Nettie Aljian, Dorothy Ball, Nicola Bednarek, Janet Behning, Becca Casbon, Penny (Yuen Pik) Chu, Russell Fernandez, Sara Hart, Mark Lamster, Nancy Eklund Later, Linda Lee, Katharine Myers, Lauren Nelson, Jennifer Thompson, Paul Wagner, Joseph Weston, and Deb Wood of Princeton Architectural Press —Kevin C. Lippert, publisher Skrdla, Harry. Ghostly ruins : America’s forgotten architecture / Harry Skrdla. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-56898-615-9 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-56898-615-7 (alk. paper) 1. Photography, Artistic. 2. Abandonment of property—United States—Pictorial works. I. Title. TR655.S58 2006 779.092—dc22 2006010357 Contents Introduction ..................................... 12 Disclaimer .......................................24 Author’s Note ................................... 26 Chapter 1 Transportation The Ship Graveyard .............................32 The Michigan Central Depot ...................38 The City Hall IRT Station .......................44 Spanning the Void ...............................48 Chapter 2 Industry The Schoellkopf Power Station ................ 56 The Packard Plant ...............................62 The Bethlehem Steel Mill .......................68 The Colonel Ward Pumping Station ........... 74 Chapter 3 Commerce Bannerman’s Castle ............................ 82 The Book-Cadillac Hotel ...................... 90 Chin Tiki ........................................ 96 Chapter 4 Public Works The Danvers State Hospital ...................102 Centralia, Pennsylvania ....................... 108 Eastern State Penitentiary .....................114 Bodie, California .............................. 122 Chapter 5 Home Wyndcliffe ...................................... 130 Brush Park ...................................... 138 Windsor .........................................146 Chapter 6 Amusement The United Artists Theatre .................... 152 Chippewa Lake Park ........................... 158 The New York State Pavilion .................. 166
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