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Alexander J. Zawacki

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I'm a PhD student in medieval literature at the University of Rochester. I work on the Lazarus Project, using multispectral imaging to restore damaged and destroyed ancient manuscripts and cultural heritage objects. Contact: alexander.zawacki@gmail.com
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The Chester shot tower from across the Shropshire Union Canal.

Chester, England

Chester Shot Tower

A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.

Street art by KIWIE on the Duke of Lancaster
Permanently Closed

Holywell, Wales

Duke of Lancaster

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

Winifred's Well

Holywell, Wales

Winifred's Well

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

Denbigh Castle Ruins

Denbigh, Wales

Denbigh Castle Ruins

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

Denbigh Insane Asylum
Permanently Closed

Denbigh, Wales

Denbigh Insane Asylum

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

Quay House, The Smallest House in Great Britain

Conwy, Wales

Quay House, The Smallest House in Great Britain

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

Snowdon

Caernarfon, Wales

Snowdon

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Din Lligwy

Moelfre, Wales

Din Lligwy

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

Llanberis, Wales

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

Bryn Celli Ddu

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

Bryn Celli Ddu

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

The train station.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

Power lines running through the Meadowlands.

Carlstadt, New Jersey

The Meadowlands

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

The Old Dutch Church overlooks an old cemetery (the Sleepy Hollow cemetery is nearby).

Sleepy Hollow, New York

The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

DAR Plaque at the site

Tuxedo Park, New York

Sterling Lake Iron Works

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.

Furnace is still on the property

Oakland, New Jersey

Van Slyke Castle Ruins

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

Vacant houses & street in Love Canal

Niagara Falls, New York

Love Canal Containment Zone

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

Monument

Rochester, New York

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

Rochester Abandoned Subway
Permanently Closed

Rochester, New York

Rochester Abandoned Subway

The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.

Susan B. Anthony House & Museum

Rochester, New York

Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

Entrance to the Secret Room

Rochester, New York

Central Library's Secret Room

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

The National Toy Hall of Fame

Rochester, New York

The National Toy Hall of Fame

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

International Center for the History of Electronic Games

Rochester, New York

International Center for the History of Electronic Games

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

The Susan B. Anthony (left) and Mary Stafford Anthony (right) graves covered in voting stickers in 2020.

Rochester, New York

Susan B. Anthony's Grave

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

Strolling along the lilacs.

Rochester, New York

Rochester Lilac Festival

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

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