{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"Urbex: After The Final Curtain","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urbex-after-the-final-curtain/loews-kings-theatre-urbex.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-10-09T15:42:11Z","description":"Abandoned architecture has fascinated New York based photographer Matt Lambros since he was five years old. Nowadays, he documents the effects of years of neglect and decay in some of America’s greatest theaters...","html":"\u003cp\u003eToday I have a nice hint for urban explorers or urbex enthusiasts who are fascinated by abandoned architecture:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Lambros\u003c/strong\u003e is a photographer based in New York City, urban explorer and runs the \u003cem\u003eAfter The Final Curtain\u003c/em\u003e blog, a photographic documentation of the effects of years of neglect and decay in some of America’s greatest theaters. What first sounds like a time-consuming obsession is just a great way of preserving and presenting forgotten and lost cultural symbols!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether the \u003cem\u003eParamount Theatre\u003c/em\u003e in New Jersey, the \u003cem\u003eRKO Hamilton Theatre\u003c/em\u003e in New York, \u003cem\u003eLoew’s Kings Theatre\u003c/em\u003e in Brooklyn or lots of other big and small theaters, Matt saw them all and extended his photographic work with small notes about the history of each building. That makes it possible for us to get a wide impression of the theater history in the US\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes, it’s definitely a must to check out \u003ca href=\"http://afterthefinalcurtain.net\"\u003eafterthefinalcurtain.net\u003c/a\u003e - it doesn’t matter whether you just like theaters, or if you’re also interested in urban exploration, you will love it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto by Matt Lambros.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nToday I have a nice hint for urban explorers or urbex enthusiasts who are fascinated by abandoned architecture:\n\n**Matt Lambros** is a photographer based in New York City, urban explorer and runs the *After The Final Curtain* blog, a photographic documentation of the effects of years of neglect and decay in some of America’s greatest theaters. What first sounds like a time-consuming obsession is just a great way of preserving and presenting forgotten and lost cultural symbols!\n\nWhether the *Paramount Theatre* in New Jersey, the *RKO Hamilton Theatre* in New York, *Loew’s Kings Theatre* in Brooklyn or lots of other big and small theaters, Matt saw them all and extended his photographic work with small notes about the history of each building. That makes it possible for us to get a wide impression of the theater history in the US...\n\nIn my eyes, it’s definitely a must to check out [afterthefinalcurtain.net](http://afterthefinalcurtain.net) - it doesn’t matter whether you just like theaters, or if you’re also interested in urban exploration, you will love it!\n\nPhoto by Matt Lambros.\n","tags":["Matt Lambros","American Urbanism","Urban Exploration Photography"],"title":"Urbex: After The Final Curtain","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urbex-after-the-final-curtain/"}