About The Archive
The Abandoned DC Archive takes the volatile nature of these abandoned locations and places them within a digital world where they may live and grow even when they may disappear from our material world.
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It is a collection of these locations’ histories, pulled from other databases as they are made available to the public.
The Archive’s goal is to provide a digital footprint for these locations.
The Abandoned DC Archive was started as part of the History and New Media class at American University, Washington D.C.
Founder and Head Archivist, Jane Seibert
Jane is currently a graduate student in the Public History Master’s Program at American University.
DISCLAIMER
The archive is meant for historical preservation purposes only. While we acknowledge that sometimes seeing a place is better to understand the history of it, majority of these places are not available for tours or visits. If you choose to visit these places, you do so of your own choosing. Police and security departments monitor these areas.
General Reading List
BOOKS:
Washington, D.C.: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure by Joann Hill (2021)
Abandoned Washington, D.C.: Evanescent Chronicles by Cindy Vasko (2021)
Abandoned Washington, D.C. by Thomas Kenning (2018)
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ARTICLES:
"Abandoned Landscape Project Design" by Giovanni Maria Biddau, Antonello Marotta, and Gianfranco Sanna (2020):
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-020-00118-7.
"Race, Place, and Structural Racism: A Review of Health and History in Washington, D.C." by Christopher J. King, Bryan O. Buckley, Riya Maheshwari, and Derek M. Griffith (2021): https//doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01805.
"Writing out Black History in Washington D.C.: how historical narratives support a performance of progressiveness in gentrifying urban spaces" by Rebecca Summer (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080.02723638.2021.1902141.
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