![]() ![]() ![]() Hudson Valley Ruins brings these places back to life.For each site, the authors include a detailed history of the location and outline its current condition. These old factories, homes, schools, train stations, and more have long since been forgotten, or, if they haven't, are currently being remodeled or torn down. One may keep up with the Joneses, perhaps, but not with the onslaught of time., Meticulously researched and full of evocative photographs, this is a yearning ode to our vanishing architectural heritage., Up and down the Hudson Valley region lie countless abandoned buildings, slowly rotting and decaying over time. ![]() Hudson Valley Ruins reminds us of the callous disregard of the future for today's wealth and power, no matter how grand. ![]() One rushes through these place-portraits to find out whether the architectural protagonist makes it in the end, or dies owing to neglect or ruthlessness. These histories are individually riveting and cumulatively alarming. The 'ruins' encompass not only empty mansions but also the detritus of commerce: cement mines, gargantuan icehouses, the submerged hulks of steamboats, even an early electric-power station. Takes a middle road between the extravagant picture-book of erstwhile luxury estates and the scholarly architectural catalog, giving overviews of endangered sites by region, and telling in detail the life stories of several properties in each area. ![]()
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