Editor’s Note: After publishing Shadowbat’s photo essay on Mt. Sinai Hospital, contributor Chandra Lampreich sent us her own photos. Extra bonus: a vintage 2006 Philly skyline taken from the top of the mount. Lampreich’s photos, like Shadowbat’s, were taken in 2006. For more on the vacant Mt. Sinai, click HERE.
About the author
Chandra Lampreich became interested in photography in high school, and then continued her training at Antonelli Institute where she received an associates degree in photography. She specializes in architecture photography, and has a passion for shooting old, dilapidated buildings. Her photographs can be seen on Flickr here.
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