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1 week ago

Bryan Sansivero Documents Otherworldly, Forgotten Houses in 'America the Abandoned'

Low birth rates, aging residents, and evolving or shuttering industries pair with a trend of younger people migrating to metro areas for jobs and more diverse cultural amenities. As of 2022, the U.S. Census bureau estimates there are more than 15 million abandoned houses around the country, which have been left for myriad reasons ranging from foreclosures to structural issues to the death of inhabitants with no one else able or willing to shoulder the responsibility of a home and its furnishings.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

The Melancholy Children's Book With a Killer Final Twist

Farmhouse reconstructs a family's life through found objects and shows nature reclaiming an abandoned home, culminating in a revealing cutaway of the house's past.
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