Photographer Kevin Lacy of Long Beach has a fascination with abandoned places. Growing up in Buffalo, New York, the obsession began with forgotten grain silos and dilapidated factories. “If I drove ...

In the California desert, ghost towns pop up sporadically along miles of empty highway. Just west of the Nevada border, the ruins of Route 66's revelrous heyday can be seen in abandoned spots around ...

Nearly a century ago, U.S. Route 66 was established, spanning eight states and 2,448 miles, affectionately known as "The Mother Road." Although it was decommissioned in 1985, it remains one of the ...

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...