Author: Clare Fitzgerald

Red desk in the middle of a courtyard

Packard Automotive Plant: A Symbol of Detroit’s Economic Decline

Collapsed building at the Pines Resort

Pines Resort: A Now-Decaying Summer and Winter Getaway in the Catskills

Pool chair in the middle of a moss-covered abandoned swimming pool complex

Grossinger’s Resort: A Now-Demolished Holiday Getaway in the Catskills

Photographs of immigrants on a window at the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

The Ghosts of Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

Exterior of Brach's Candy Factory

Brach’s Candy Factory: From Successful Operation to Demolished Movie Set

Couch in the middle of a doorway

Forest Haven Asylum: A Former Beacon of Progress-Turned-Horror House

Dimly-lit prison cells

Ohio State Reformatory: Rehabilitating Prisoners Through Religion and Education

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park: A Childhood Fun Spot with a Dark History