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8 | ART & DESIGN NEW THIS SEASON ALSO AVAILABLE ISBN: 978-0-7643-6358-0 Size: 11" x 9" (279 x 228 mm) Pages: 176 Price: $34.99 Illustrations: 174 color and b/w images Binding: hardcover BISAC: PHOTOGRAPHY / Photo- essays & Documentaries AVAILABLE JULY A Vanishing New York Ruins across the Empire State Photographs by John Lazzaro Foreword by Thomas Mellins Photo essay commemorating New York’s abandoned, historical structures, capturing their beauty and fascinating stories For urban explorers, photographers, and people interested in New York history and the forgotten past A documentary filmmaker and photographer, the author examines the sites region by region A Vanishing New York explores over 40 of the most evocative abandoned sites in the Empire State and their fascinating histories. Documentary filmmaker and photographer John Lazzaro traversed the state, collecting striking photos and backstories for each site by region. Included regions are Long Island, New York City, Hudson Valley, Catskills, central New York, Capital, Adirondack, Thousand Islands–Seaway, Finger Lakes, Chautaqua-Alleghany, and Niagara Frontier. Features a foreword by architectural historian and author Thomas Mellins. This photo essay covers now-abandoned hospitals, schools, churches, railways, industrial sites, vacation destinations, and psychiatric institutions; the fates of these buildings reveal larger social and political narratives not only of New York, but the US as a whole. This book preserves these sites in a memorable collection, creating a unique, historical legacy of New York. About the Authors John Lazzaro is a documentary filmmaker and documentary photographer based in Long Island, New York. His main focus is capturing abandoned buildings and vanishing architecture throughout New England. Lazzaro is a member of the Firefly Gallery in Northport, New York, and fotofoto gallery in Huntington, New York. Thomas Mellins is the coauthor of New York 1880 , New York 1930 , and New York 1960 and the curator of numerous exhibitions, including The New York Public Library: Celebrating 100 Years . In 1999 he was designated a Centennial Historian of New York City. Author Location: Huntington, NY Regions Included Long Island, New York City, Hudson Valley, Catskills, central New York, Capital, Adirondack, Thousand Islands–Scaway, Finger Lakes, Chautauqua-Alleghany, the Niagara Frontier ABANDONED NYC 978-0-7643-4761-0 176 pp. | 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) | HC $34.99 US / £31.99 GBP / $48.99 CAD GHOST SIGNS 978-0-7643-5831-9 128 pp. | 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) | HC $19.99 US / £18.99 GBP / $28.99 CAD ISBN 978-0-7643-6358-0