Abandoned Arizona: Ghost Towns and Legends

Arizona is a visual delight: a ruggedly beautiful state with a rich history and abundant photographic opportunities of not only its exquisite landscape, but its abandoned past. From dusty ghost towns to eerily silent concrete masterpieces, what has been discarded in the settling of this young state is the narrative of Ghost Towns and Legends. Many of Arizona's once thriving mining communities are now deserted. They are nestled in picturesque valleys and harsh desert mountain ranges. America's beloved Route 66 stretches across the state and many trading posts remain--although long abandoned and at the mercy of time and vandals, they still have colorful, visual stories to tell. The Abandoned Arizona, Ghost Towns and Legends journey encompasses the entire state, including the metropolis of Phoenix, where the legendary Phoenix Trotting Park stood isolated and forsaken for half a century. Irresistible sunsets are an Arizona trademark, but so too should be its slowly disintegrating past; before we move on to what's next, we must be mindful of the importance of our past--there is much to be learned.

Author: Susan Tatterson
Publisher: America Through Time
Published: 12/10/2018
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781634990882

About the Author
Tatterson, Susan: - SUE TATTERSON is Professor of Digital Media at Central Arizona College. She began photographing America's abandoned landscape in 2008 as part of her MFA thesis, at the University of Baltimore. Her photographs have been exhibited at solo and group shows in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Arizona as well as being featured in Baltimore Magazine, Black and White Magazine, and the indie film The Curio Shop. Her website, Spirits of the Abandoned, features work from more than eighty abandoned locations across the U.S. Originally from Australia, Sue moved to the United States in 2001. She lives in Arizona at the base of the Superstition Mountains--her current photographic passion.