Introduction -- Urban exploration -- Approach -- Grand spaces -- Getting there is half the fun -- Tableaux vivants -- Truth, honesty, and other bullshit -- Oh, the places you'll go! -- Details and devils within them -- Dreams, nightmares, and flights of fancy -- Coda

Chicago is known the world over for its architecture, theater, and tourist sights. But every city has its dark and dirty side, and Chicago is no exception. Olejniczak showcases neglected, sometimes forgotten places-- often a stone's throw from the opulence of the Magnificent Mile. From shuttered industrial areas to churches whose congregations have moved on, see what happens when the doors close, nature takes over, and the din of humanity fades away. -- adapted from back cover