Abandoned Long Island
Explores Long Island’s abandoned places, capturing the haunting beauty and history of deteriorating ruins.

As progress marches on, it inevitably leaves behind some spectacular ruins—places that are no longer needed or wanted, yet still stand, clinging to a tenuous existence. This book chronicles a wide-ranging selection of Long Island’s numerous abandoned places, including vacant military and industrial buildings, the remnants of once-grand estates, defunct rails and roads, and unused runways. Abandoned places are both historic moments frozen in time, and constantly deteriorating and devolving sites. All of them await one fate or another—whether it is a never-ending descent into decrepitude, complete demolition, or perhaps even a miraculous restoration. From the haunting buildings of Mitchel Field to the ruins of Gold Coast estates, the poignant images in this book are rich with context and history.
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Abandoned Long Island
Explores Long Island’s abandoned places, capturing the haunting beauty and history of deteriorating ruins.

As progress marches on, it inevitably leaves behind some spectacular ruins—places that are no longer needed or wanted, yet still stand, clinging to a tenuous existence. This book chronicles a wide-ranging selection of Long Island’s numerous abandoned places, including vacant military and industrial buildings, the remnants of once-grand estates, defunct rails and roads, and unused runways. Abandoned places are both historic moments frozen in time, and constantly deteriorating and devolving sites. All of them await one fate or another—whether it is a never-ending descent into decrepitude, complete demolition, or perhaps even a miraculous restoration. From the haunting buildings of Mitchel Field to the ruins of Gold Coast estates, the poignant images in this book are rich with context and history.
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Abandoned Long Island

Abandoned Long Island

by Richard Panchyk
Abandoned Long Island

Abandoned Long Island

by Richard Panchyk

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Explores Long Island’s abandoned places, capturing the haunting beauty and history of deteriorating ruins.

As progress marches on, it inevitably leaves behind some spectacular ruins—places that are no longer needed or wanted, yet still stand, clinging to a tenuous existence. This book chronicles a wide-ranging selection of Long Island’s numerous abandoned places, including vacant military and industrial buildings, the remnants of once-grand estates, defunct rails and roads, and unused runways. Abandoned places are both historic moments frozen in time, and constantly deteriorating and devolving sites. All of them await one fate or another—whether it is a never-ending descent into decrepitude, complete demolition, or perhaps even a miraculous restoration. From the haunting buildings of Mitchel Field to the ruins of Gold Coast estates, the poignant images in this book are rich with context and history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781634991285
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Publication date: 05/27/2019
Series: America Through Time
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Richard Panchyk is the author of more than fifty books, including thirty-five books on the history of New York State. His books feature more than 5,000 historic and contemporary photos and illustrations documenting changing times over the last two centuries.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 4

Introduction 5

1 Roslyn Grist Mill 7

2 The Central Railroad of Long Island 14

3 St. Paul's School 22

4 King's Park Psychiatric Center 29

5 Welwyn 36

6 The Long Island Motor Parkway 50

7 Knollwood 57

8 Chelsea Mansion 65

9 Mitchel Field 71

10 Fairchild Republic 86

11 The Mall at the Source 91

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