Travis Elborough

Atlas of Forgotten Places (eBook, ePUB)

Journey to Abandoned Destinations from Around the Globe

• Format: ePub

Produktdetails

• Verlag: White Lion Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780711263314
• Artikelnr.: 62905624

Autorenporträt

Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written The Bus We Loved, a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Traveller's Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People's Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction   Section 1: Vacant Properties 1. Büyükada Orphelinat
Turkey 2. Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant
Poland 3. Pyramiden
Svalbard
Norway 4. The Castle of Dona Chica
Portugal 5. Sans-Souci Palace
Haiti 6. Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse
Denmark 7. Sammezzano Castle
Italy Section 2: Unsettled Situatons 1. Wünsdorf
Germany 2. Old Al-Ula
Saudi Arabia 3. Mandu
India 4. Craco
Italy 5. Grängesberg
Sweden 6. Plymouth
Montserrat
West Indies 7. Kolmanskop
Namibia 8. Kennecott
Alaska 9. Döllersheim
Austria Section 3: Dilapidated Destinations 1. The West Pier
Brighton
UK 2. Santa Claus
Arizona
US 3. Ducor Palace Hotel
Liberia 4. Hachijo Royal Hotel
Japan 5. Grand Hôtel de la Forêt
Corsica 6. Camelot Theme Park
Lancashire
UK 7. The Salton Sea Riviera
California
US 8. New World Mall
Bangkok
Thailand 9. Kupari
Croatia 10. Hellinikon Olympic Complex
Greece Section 4: Journeys Ended 1. Nicosia Airport
Cyprus 2. Train Graveyard
Uyuni
Bolivia 3. Crystal Palace Subway
London
UK 4. Suakin
Sudan 5. City Hall Subway Station
New York
US 6. Balaklava Submarine Base
Crimea Section 5: Obsolete Institutions 1. St Peter’s Seminary College
Scotland
UK 2. Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital
New York
US 3. Volterra Psychiatric Hospital
Italy 4. Gary City Methodist Church
Indiana
US 5. Akampene Island
Uganda 6. Seaside Sanatorium
Connecticut
US 7. Lennox Castle Hospital
Scotland
UK 8. Alcatraz Prison
California
US  Selected Bibliography Picture Credits Acknowledgements Index