Capturing West Baltimore Ruins

Published: March 19, 2021, 2:40 p.m.

Shae McCoy photographed vacant homes and abandoned buildings--capturing their brokenness in vivid color and compiling them into the new book, "West Baltimore Ruins." The book is a time capsule that preserves these buildings before they’re torn down or replaced. What will survive? What will Baltimore lose? Follow this project on Instagram at west_baltimore_ruins. Check out the virtual exhibit at the UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. Read the BmoreArt interview with McCoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.