NOBODY’S HOME By Hayley Anderson In this series, I explored abandoned structures throughout the Midwest spanning from Detroit, to the neighborhoods of Chicago, to rural Iowa. Oftentimes buildings become victims of societal disruption, financial crisis, or plain neglect, leaving them to be claimed by nature, vandals, and sometimes developers. Abandoned places have always been an interest to me; they are simultaneously eerie and beautiful. Behind the paintpeeling walls, broken furniture and collapsed ceilings are someone’s story. Witnessing the decay of our past could be an indication of our future; what will the earth look like when we are long gone?
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