Sacred Ruins

Sacred Ruins

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When the Bells Fell Silent: The Closing of Our Mother of Sorrows

Philadelphia, PA

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Christ Church: A Founding Landmark of Faith and History

Philadelphia, PA

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The Devolution of St. Edward the Confessor in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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Cobbs Creek Golf Course, where the races played side by side in Harmony

Philadelphia, PA

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Paxon Hollow Golf Club, a Century old and still popular among locals

Media, PA

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St. Elizabeths Hospital: A Historic Landmark's Journey

Washington, DC

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Byberry State Hospital: A Dark Chapter in Philadelphia's Mental Health History

Philadelphia, PA

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Medivac Plane Crashes In Philadelphia – Just Off Of Route 1

Philadelphia, PA

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From Mill Workers to Modern Times: The Evolution of St. David's Church in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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The Historic Journey of Saint Mark's Church: From 1847 to Modern-Day Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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From History to Harmony: The Journey of the Norris Square United Presbyterian Church in North America

Philadelphia, PA

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Welsh Heritage and Community Service: The Tale of St. Asaph’s Church in Pennsylvania

Bala Cynwyd, PA

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From Sanctuary to Struggle: The Story of 19th Street Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA

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The History of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum: From 1821 to Present

Columbia, SC

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Navigating Change: The Story of the Bourse in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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The Elkins Estate: A Glimpse into Gilded Age Splendor

Elkins Park, PA

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Preserving the Legacy: Lynnewood Hall's Journey from Neglect to Restoration

Elkins Park, PA

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The Haunting History of Trenton Psychiatric Hospital

Trenton, NJ

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Haunted for the Holidays: Revisiting Eastern State Penitentiary.

Philadelphia, PA

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Exploring the Historical Significance of the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Bryn Mawr, PA

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The Abandoned Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA

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From Farmland to Catholic School: The History of Most Blessed Sacrament

Philadelphia, PA

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Preserving a Vanishing Art: Beyer Studio's Stained Glass Windows

Philadelphia, PA

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Trenton's Abandoned Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Ewing Township, NJ

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The Street That Beat Hitler: A Look at the Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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The Historic Willow Street Steam Generation Plant

Philadelphia, PA

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The Abandoned St. Laurentius Church

Philadelphia, PA

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Mustin Field Seaplane Hangar

Middle City West, PA

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Woodburne Manor

Darby, PA

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Connie Mack Stadium (Shibe Park) in North Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

Philadelphia, PA

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Bureau Bros. Bronze Foundry/Philadelphia Salvage

Philadelphia, PA

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"The Other Side of the River" by Phyllis Chapell, performed in Wallingford, PA

Nether Providence Township, PA

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The Elverson Building

Philadelphia, PA

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Spring Grove Hospital Center - Cantonsville, Maryland

Catonsville, MD

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Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

Jersey City, NJ

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The George R. Pepper Middle School

Sharon Hill, PA

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Sea View Hospital

Staten Island, NY

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Public School 186 - New York, NY

New York, NY

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Philadelphia's Ice Castle

Philadelphia, PA

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The Abandoned Richmond Generating Station

Philadelphia, PA

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The Ammendale Normal Institute

Beltsville, MD

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The Edward W. Bok School - Rebuilding Bok

Philadelphia, PA

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The Demolition of Our Lady of the Rosary Church

Philadelphia, PA

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Bureau Brothers Bronze Foundry

Philadelphia, PA

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Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

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The Abandoned Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Philadelphia, PA

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B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue/Hopewell Baptist Church

Newark, NJ

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Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia, PA

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Delaware Station

Philadelphia, PA

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Beaty American Salvage

Philadelphia, PA

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Old Essex County Prison

Newark, NJ

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Forest Haven

Laurel, MD

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Dead Air: Baltimore's Abandoned WFBR Radio Station

Baltimore, MD

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The Abandoned Blue Horizon Boxing Arena

Philadelphia, PA

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The Demolition of St. Bonaventure

Philadelphia, PA

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Rehabilitating St. Peter's Episcopal

Philadelphia, PA

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Erasing St. Boniface

Philadelphia, PA

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The Descent of Philadelphia's Abandoned Ascension Church

Philadelphia, PA

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The Abandoned Church of the Transfiguration

Philadelphia, PA

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The Abandoned Edison High School

Philadelphia, PA

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The Ladd School: Exeter's Shameful Past

Exeter, RI

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The Wealthiest (Abandoned) Secondary School in America

Port Deposit, MD

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Mount Moriah Cemetery: Fighting Back the Weeds

Philadelphia, PA

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Sydenham: Baltimore's Abandoned Pandemic Hospital

Baltimore, MD

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Norwich State Hospital

Preston, CT

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The Terrordome: Holmesburg Prison

Philadelphia, PA

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Friends Hospital 200+ years of RE in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

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