Sutton publishing mär 2021 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Documents the rise, decline, and haunting beauty of California's Salton Sea region.The Salton Sea, California's largest inland body of water, was a spectacular oasis in the desert which attracted droves of boating, fishing, and beach enthusiasts for fun in the sun. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Salton Sea was a notorious playground for celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, and the Beach Boys, who routinely drove out from Hollywood, 175 miles away. By the 1970s, unpredictable and poisonous agricultural runoff continually flooded the shorelines and caused many of the fish to die. After storms decimated several of the resorts and marinas, many residents were forced to abandon their homes and businesses. These once glorious seaside towns have been reduced to bleak, desolate wastelands, as the Salton Sea is now drying up. It has become the site of an ecological disaster, as toxic dust from its exposed bottom is picked up by winds, poisoning the humans, wildlife, and agriculture of the entire region. Abandoned California: The Salton Sea is a collection of photographs and writings by Andy Willinger which capture the sublime beauty of the forsaken landscapes, buildings, and artifacts of this historic area's once vibrant past.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Join native New Yorker Liz Roll on a photographic journey through abandoned buildings and hidden gems across New York City.Every city has its quirky side, and New York City is no exception. New York is chock-full of abandoned buildings and forgotten, hidden gems. Follow native New Yorker Liz Roll on a photographic journey up to Harlem, through Brooklyn, and along the Highline before it was built. Peek inside an exquisite apartment building, abandoned in the Village. In this collection of photographs, one will visit the inside of the Woolworth Building, once the tallest building in New York. See the forbidden and emotional immigrant hospital on Ellis Island. There are plenty of abandoned buildings in New York; one just has to know where to look. And don't wait because they never stay abandoned. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beacon Hill, a historic Boston neighborhood, evolved from a cultural hub of diverse communities to a modern, thriving area.Beacon Hill is not just the location of the Massachusetts State House but is a neighborhood which has evolved over the last two centuries as a thriving nexus of cultures. Beacon Hill was one of the three hills of Boston (known as the Trimount, later Tremont, and for which a street was named) that included Mount Vernon on the left of Beacon Hill and Pemberton Hill on the right. Known for its Federal-style red brick row houses, narrow gaslit cobblestone streets and brick sidewalks, it is not just a historic neighborhood but one that embraces people of all walks of life from the early nineteenth century to the present. Beacon Hill was cut down in the early nineteenth century and the soil was used to infill and create buildable land. The area at the foot of Beacon Hill, just west of Charles Street, was infilled from the soil carted to the foot of the hill by a railway system to create a flat plain that stretched from Beacon Street opposite the Public Garden to Cambridge Street. As Nathaniel Shurtleff said in A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston: 'The hills have been removed to fill up valleys and waste places; streets, vying with each other in their comfortable and sightly mansion houses, have been laid out . and in the Beacon Pole, upon which the warning light and so often blazed, has become now the most populous, as well as the most comfortable part of the city.' The quintessential red brick row houses of Beacon Hill, built by the Boston Brahmins, were a few blocks away from the North Slope of the hill in the late nineteenth century. This area was initially an African American community and later that of immigrants, among them Jewish immigrants who would see places of worship, tenements and apartment buildings built.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jackson County's abandoned towns, once thriving during the gold rush, now stand as haunting, forgotten remnants of history.Jackson County sprang to life when gold was discovered in the early 1850s. Seemingly overnight, towns began to appear. But when the last of the gold was gone, some of the towns were abandoned. Long gone are the stagecoaches, post offices, shops, saloons, quaint churches, and one-room schoolhouses. Today, all that remains of some of Jackson County's once busting towns is an abandoned cemetery, long overgrown with weeds. For other towns there is just a sign, yet for others, there is nothing left to show that there were once families living and working in the area. Four of the abandoned towns are under lakes. One of the lost towns was taken over by the United States government during World War II. Other towns changed their names, sometimes more than once. Take a step back in time and enjoy the stories and photographs of towns such as Antelope, Antioch, Uniontown, Steamboat, Log Town, Copper, Laurelhurst, McLeod, Kanaka Flats, Brownsboro, Missouri Flat, Sterlingville, Buncom, Table Rock City, Gasburg, Dardanelles, Beagle, Woodville, Watkins, Tolo, and Rock Point.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A doorway into yesteryear of some the abandoned buildings and businesses along the abandoned Route 66 Arizona.When Route 66 came to Arizona, the state was less than fifteen years old. But Arizona embraced the Mother Road, clinging to it long after any other state and then making sure that the world didn't forget it. Today that heritage is marked along the roadside by abandoned places which all tell a story, a narrative picked out in trading posts and motels and ordinary people.To many travelers, these stores, diners and motels were a lifeline; to the people who owned them, they were, quite simply, their life. In an effort to ensure that we don't forget this recent history--the tales that make up the past, the buildings that provide us with a doorway into yesteryear--Abandoned Route 66 Arizona records some of those places along the Mother Road before they finally fade away and take their stories and secrets with them.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Once a thriving industrial hub, Anderson, Indiana, now showcases abandoned schools, factories, and farms after the decline of General Motors.There was a time when the city of Anderson, Indiana, was considered to be the epicenter of Madison County. With a population of over 70,000 residents in the early 1970s, Anderson had three high schools and over one dozen elementary schools that offered quality education for youngsters in the city. For decades, Anderson's General Motors plants employed thousands from Madison County, providing good pay and excellent benefits to its workers. But in the 1980s, red flags were seen waving throughout Anderson and surrounding towns. Job opportunities at General Motors became obsolete, enrolment at public schools began to crumble, and family-owned farms in rural Madison County were fewer and farther between. Join author David Humphrey as he explores abandoned locations throughout Madison County.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - San Mateo, located on the San Francisco Peninsula, has evolved from a small settlement to a bustling tech hub.San Mateo is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, just 15 miles south from San Francisco. It was named by the De Anza exploration party when they set up camp along the banks of a small creek, now along Arroyo Court, in spring 1776. It is unknown why the Catholic De Anza expedition chose 'San Mateo,' as the recognized Catholic Feast Day for St. Matthew is actually in September. Matthew, one of Christ's apostles, wrote the first book of the New Testament. The name in Spanish translates as 'Saint Matthew' in English. The small city began to expand after the fire and earthquake in 1906 as refugees moved to 'the country,' although San Mateo also experienced damage. In the post-WWII years, San Mateo became a vibrant town of about 40,000 people. Downtown featured many upscale businesses. 'Silicon Valley,' which originally evolved in the San Jose area in 1970s as a global center for high technology, has now expanded to include the entire San Francisco Peninsula. In San Mateo itself, many well recognized computer firms have now established headquarters here, ballooning the population to over 100,000.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A photographic history of the railroad linking West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia, from its 1858 origins to modern excursion services.West Chester Railroad is a photographic essay of the railroad that linked the borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania, via Media to Philadelphia. West Chester (25 miles west of Philadelphia and 17 miles north of Wilmington, Delaware) was connected to Philadelphia by the West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad in 1858. It came under control of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1881. The Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad combined to form Penn Central Transportation Company in 1968, and following bankruptcy came under Consolidated Rail Corporation. In 1983, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) began operating the Media-West Chester line until 1986 when service was cut back to Elwyn. During 1996, Four States Railway Service leased from SEPTA a 6.405-mile segment of the line between West Chester and Glen Mills in Pennsylvania. Volunteers spent a year to rebuild trackage and began West Chester Railroad passenger excursion service in 1997.Team effort that included on site editor Beth Keates, Joe Giacchino, Skip Small, Don Calendar, Brian Woodcock and West Chester Railroad volunteers whose dedication, knowledge, pictures, and experience in preserving 160 years of railroad history made this book possible. Kenneth C. Springirth, the author of forty-four books on railroads and trolley car lines completed the writing for publication. He commuted by public transit to Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia, graduating in 1962.…