Over the next month, Abandoned will highlight ten properties that are in danger of demolition or demolition-by-neglect. The first endangered property is from Cincinnati’s St. Mark Catholic Church, and while it is not likely to be demolished any time soon, its closure poses a problem for the community.
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A view inside St. Mark Catholic Church
Closed since July 2010, St. Mark Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio is an endangered gem, along with St. Andrew and countless other churches within the Queen City. Find out more about this church and other endangered sites in an upcoming release.
Two churches, two similar stories
There is a tale of two churches in Cincinnati, Ohio with two similar stories.
Weekend Excursions
Weekend excursions, especially to photograph time-worn abandonments, is always a great way to escape the mundanes of a working life. Nothing is more pleasing than taking in a whiff of that peculiar abandonment smell and documenting what lies around. It’s even better when you can introduce the field of exploration to someone who is truly eager to experience the thrill and excitement of being in a derelict.
Musings in West Virginia: Southern Fringes
The finale in a five-part summer excursion includes a visit to several abandoned schools and the infamous Sweet Springs Resort!
Musings in West Virginia: Clarksburg
Clarksburg, West Virginia can be best described as a city raised around the glass and coal industry, having been an important stop along the Northwestern Turnpike, now known as U.S. Route 50. The Turnpike was chartered in 1827 and reached Clarksburg nine years later. The city further prospered when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was [...]
Musings in Ohio: Winegardener Chapel
A trip into the Mountain State had been a long time coming. After driving through much of West Virginia in search for abandoned residences, schools and hospitals several years ago, I thought that a thorough return visit was in order. It’s not obscenely far from my current residence in Cincinnati, Ohio, but most of my trips into the state has been to go backpacking through the wildernesses and national forests that blanket the state. Rumbling through derelict buildings just seemed as if it was a secondary mission or a side trip only if I had the time. Plus, there were plenty of abandonments closer to my apartment.
First German Reformed Church
Constructed in 1850 as the First German Reformed Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, the church served the West End, a German-American neighborhood. The congregation folded in 1970 as the population declined and the demographics shifted, although it soon reopened under another congregation and title before closing all together in 1975. A community center purchased the property in [...]
Miami Chapel United Brethren Church
The Miami Chapel United Brethren Church is located on Miami Chapel Road approximately one mile southwest of downtown Dayton, Ohio.
First German Reformed Church
Constructed in 1850 as the First German Reformed Church along Freeman Avenue, the house of worship was constructed with a front limestone exterior with the remainder in brick, a limestone-fronted steeple, and a bay of four large, stained glass windows on the southern and northern front of the building. A parsonage was constructed in the [...]
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