Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards
Explores the decaying remnants of factories, prisons, and towns, showcasing the region's industrial decline.

Once considered the powerhouse of American industry, much of Western Pennsylvania now lies in ruins. The collapse of the steel industry and deindustrialization led to a decline in population and an increase in abandonment. Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards gives readers the chance to see these locations up close. Factories, prisons, hospitals, schools, and even entire villages sit rotting and fading away. Frozen in time, it is as if their former inhabitants just shut the doors one day and left, leaving behind belongings, machinery, and even hospital records. The architectural beauty of these locations sits in disrepair, waiting to be saved, demolished, or forgotten. Scrappers, vandals, and fires worsen the rate of decay,SA and the future remains unknown. Some structures have been torn down; others have been left to mother nature. Follow photographer and author Kari Miller as she takes you on a journey into Western Pennsylvania’s past, to the places that have been left empty and unprotected, soon to be forgotten.
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Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards
Explores the decaying remnants of factories, prisons, and towns, showcasing the region's industrial decline.

Once considered the powerhouse of American industry, much of Western Pennsylvania now lies in ruins. The collapse of the steel industry and deindustrialization led to a decline in population and an increase in abandonment. Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards gives readers the chance to see these locations up close. Factories, prisons, hospitals, schools, and even entire villages sit rotting and fading away. Frozen in time, it is as if their former inhabitants just shut the doors one day and left, leaving behind belongings, machinery, and even hospital records. The architectural beauty of these locations sits in disrepair, waiting to be saved, demolished, or forgotten. Scrappers, vandals, and fires worsen the rate of decay,SA and the future remains unknown. Some structures have been torn down; others have been left to mother nature. Follow photographer and author Kari Miller as she takes you on a journey into Western Pennsylvania’s past, to the places that have been left empty and unprotected, soon to be forgotten.
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Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards

Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards

by Kari Miller
Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards

Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards

by Kari Miller

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Explores the decaying remnants of factories, prisons, and towns, showcasing the region's industrial decline.

Once considered the powerhouse of American industry, much of Western Pennsylvania now lies in ruins. The collapse of the steel industry and deindustrialization led to a decline in population and an increase in abandonment. Abandoned Western Pennsylvania: Behind the Boards gives readers the chance to see these locations up close. Factories, prisons, hospitals, schools, and even entire villages sit rotting and fading away. Frozen in time, it is as if their former inhabitants just shut the doors one day and left, leaving behind belongings, machinery, and even hospital records. The architectural beauty of these locations sits in disrepair, waiting to be saved, demolished, or forgotten. Scrappers, vandals, and fires worsen the rate of decay,SA and the future remains unknown. Some structures have been torn down; others have been left to mother nature. Follow photographer and author Kari Miller as she takes you on a journey into Western Pennsylvania’s past, to the places that have been left empty and unprotected, soon to be forgotten.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781634994842
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Publication date: 09/25/2023
Series: America Through Time
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 6.55(w) x 9.26(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kari Miller has been a photographer for over thirteen years, and began exploring abandoned locations at a very young age. She grew up in a very small town and would often sneak into the town's abandoned school. Since then, her desire to explore has only grown. In high school, she learned both film and digital photography. She then began photographing abandoned locations while she explored them. Kari has traveled all over the East Coast and the Midwest regions of the United States, exploring an abundance of locations. She loves taking pictures, uncovering history, and observing what people have left behind.

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