# Lost in America: Photographing the Last Days of Our Architectural Treasures - Hardcover

by **Richard Cahan** (Author), **Michael Williams** (Author)

_Lost in America_ documents the life and death of America's architectural and historic treasures. The book is based on a remarkable archive created by the Historic American Building Survey (HABS), a Works Progress Administration project that still documents the nation's most important buildings.

_Lost in America_ focuses on 100 buildings that have been torn down over the past 90 years. Some―like New York's Penn Station and Chicago's Stock Exchange―were majestic. Others―like a tiny bridge in rural Montana and a small farmstead torn down for Denver's International Airport―were modest. But they all reflected America's story before they were razed. Using haunting black-and-white images by the nation's top architectural photographers, the book presents a timely look at what we've lost.

### Author Biography

Richard Cahan is the author of twelve books including an acclaimed history of the federal court in Chicago, A Court That Shaped America. Cahan was the director of CITY 2000 and also served as the picture editor of the Chicago Sun-Times for 16 years.Michael Williams is a writer, designer, and publisher who has produced more than a twenty-five books. He is the coauthor of sixteen books, including River of Blood: American Slavery From the People Who Lived it, Chicago Exposed, Richard Nickel's Chicago, Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows, Barack Obama: Uncommon Grace, and Who We Were: A Snapshot History of America. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

**Number of Pages:** 208

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.9 x 8.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 07, 2023

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