![]() Yasinsac says that five years later the book - which showcases more than 80 ruins, from great river estates to churches to civic buildings - is still in print and still selling. “But I was in Tarrytown, he was up near Poughkeepsie, and together we could cover the Hudson Valley more thoroughly than either of us could do on our own.” “We realized we had similar interests,” says Yasinsac. In 2001, they launched, which features dozens of their photos and accompanying information. The pair “met” online while both were in college (Yasinsac at SUNY Oswego, Rinaldi at Georgetown) in the late ’90s they were each admiring the other’s photos of - what else? - Hudson Valley ruins. In 2006, he coauthored Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape (University Press of New England) with Thomas Rinaldi. And rightfully so, as Yasinsac has emerged as an expert on ruins in the region. ![]() But now he is leading tours and giving lectures for the Bannerman Castle Trust, an organization dedicated to preserving the castle and all the other structures on the island. But his fascination with decrepit buildings began in high school when a photography teacher started taking him to Bannerman Island in the Hudson River, where a grand castle-style structure lay in ruins.įast-forward 15 years or so, and Yasinsac is still trekking out to the island near Beacon several times a year. “We’d go down to the old Croton Aqueduct and see all the famous mansions there,” says Yasinsac, who grew up in Tarrytown and is currently a museum site manager at Historic Hudson Valley. Rob Yasinsac traces his love of history to fourth grade, when his teacher led the class on walks to historic sites.
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