“Abandoned San Antonio: Ruins of the Alamo City” is a wonderful, beautifully composed...
Revisit the historic Friedrich Building, the former home of the Friedrich air conditioner company, in “Abandoned San Antonio: Ruins of the Alamo City.”In every city, there are vacant and dilapidated businesses, institutions and houses, desecrated buildings that are broken shells of their former, more vibrant selves.
But the issue didn’t become a passion until while in a library one day, he came across a photo essay book, by Camilo Jose Vergara, that spotlighted the deterioration of blighted areas of American cities such as Detroit and Chicago. The 13 chapters of photos show what remains of once well-known places, such as the old Bexar County Jail, Hot Wells Hotel, the Friedrich Building, Pro Plus Mills and St. John’s Seminary. Former residences are also included. Each chapter is prefaced by an explanatory paragraph by Rizzo, and each picture is explained with one sentence.
“Maybe it’s just, you know, maybe there was a better place to move to run the company,” he said. “You’ve got to understand the reasons why.” “Abandoned San Antonio” is reminiscent of John Phillip Santos’ essay “De Unos Lugares Perdidos,” or “Of a Few Places Lost in Time,” which looks at a dozen beloved places in San Antonio that no longer exist.
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