Six years ago, I explored what was formerly Fanny’s Restaurant in Collinwood, OH. Loved by many local and beyond, Fanny’s offered some of the most memorable home-style meals to come from a small diner in the Cleveland area.

Whether or not you like the idea of war, it happens. It will continue to happen. As cool as it would be, it would most likely be impossible to have everyone in the world in agreement. There have been many brave people that have fought for our country, and died for something that they believed in and loved.

This is one of my favorite photos I have ever taken in an abandoned place, and one of my favorite memories. I took this photo in 2009, before this home eventually fell to pieces and the rest was demolished.

Following the 1897 Castle Gate train robbery, Butch Cassidy – one of America’s most notorious train robbers – hid out in an underground network of tunnels beneath a house on the edge of town.

Goodbye Euclid Square Mall. You will be missed by many who remember growing up with you.

Welcome to Welch, West Virginia – birthplace of comedian actor, and entertainer Steve Harvey, and actress Karen Austin. Home of the first memorial building in the United States, dedicated to the memory of Americans who gave their lives for their country in World War I. The town of Welch was incorporated in 1893, named after Isaiah A. Welch; a former

The company, originally known as the Industrial Fibre Company, had an annual output of about 12,500,000 pounds of rayon. This output was 1,000,000 pounds greater than another rayon plant in Covington. This synthetic fiber, created from a wood product called viscose, was heralded as “synthetic silk” in early Cleveland Press articles.

Richman Brothers was the first United States industrial organization to offer two weeks paid vacation for all employees. They were also the first to institute paid maternity leave, set a 36-hour work week, and offer corporate stock options. Employees felt comfortable at Richman Brothers, like they were truly part of a family. The company would even offer no interest loans to employees in need through the Richman Brothers Foundation. Such progressive ideas led to the federal government basing many workplace regulation laws we still see today off of Richman standards.

Goodbye Pontiac Silverdome 🙁

In the winter of January 2017 I had ventured to the old Sleighton School Village – a place rich with a unique history. The school had originally started been introduced to the state of Pennsylvania as the House of Refuge in Philadelphia in 1826, founded by a group of Quakers. The school would eventually part off into separate boys and