American Ruins
by Camilo J. Vergara
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Author: Camilo J. VergaraEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-12-06
ISBN: 1580930565
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
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Book Review: A photographic essay of abandoned urban buildings
Summary: 3 Stars
Vergara's photographic essay takes the unusual approach of studying abandoned buildings in Detroit, Gary, Harlem, South Bronx, Newark, and Philadelphia/Camden. Detroit is the most interesting of all, where there are so many abandoned skyscrapers that Vergara suggests they be converted into a sort of museum-of-urban-ruins. He has a point, since Detroit has many buildings that are too expensive to rehabilitate and too expensive to tear down. Understandably, this is not how Detroit's community leaders envision gaining fame for their downtown.If one were to find fault, it would be that too many buildings are covered in too shallow a manner. Some of these abandoned Detroit buildings are fascinating, and it's a shame Vergara gives so little detail about them. Many pages are devoted to trivial, minor buildings, and there are photos showing such things as rotting dog carcasses in the street, which are interesting in their own right but not directly relevant to the title.
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