Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal
Winner of the 2015 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award from Friends of Historic Kingston
“Lost Rondout is an engaging story of the demise of a special neighborhood. Told with beautiful photos and through those who lived it, the film provides a balanced yet moving account of what happened and why. It brings to life a sad reminder to those of us who witnessed it, but it also has broad lessons for anyone who cares about community.”
—Jack Abernethy, CEO, Fox Television Stations
In the 1960s, federally funded urban renewal projects destroyed hundreds of working-class urban communities across America. Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal chronicles how one such project impacted the Hudson Valley city of Kingston, New York, demolishing nearly 500 buildings and displacing thousands of people. Stunning slides by Gene Dauner celebrate block after block of handsome 19th-century brick buildings just prior to their demolition.