Abandoned New York City

Spencer Merlis
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Taught by Spencer Merlis

Spencer greatly enjoys the pleasures of getting lost, finding his way, and relating it to his surroundings in nature, history and other landmarks. He is a licensed captain and certified sailing and navigation instructor. Even in NYC he regularly uses his knowledge of the sun, moon, stars, wind, street grids, and other landmarks to find his way, keep his sense of direction sharp, and remember how much the natural world can be integrated into the daily world.

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A virtual tour of New York City’s abandoned sites and their history.

Learn about forgotten subway stations, the US's largest mass grave located in the Bronx, the dilapidated fates of the City's most notorious insane asylums and prisons. For urban explorers, lovers of architecture and New York City and the plain old curious, this class guides you through the City's social and industrial progress and the towering decrepit ruins it has left behind. 

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