The Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, designed by the architectural firm of Rapp and Rapp. All images courtesy of Matt Lambros, After the Final Curtain.

Abandoned architecture has fascinated Matt Lambros since he was five years old. “I’ve spent ten years composing photographic obituaries for once-thriving buildings that are now crumbled and forgotten,” the New York City-based photographer writes on his blog, After the Final Curtain.

Matt’s new book, After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theater, showcases 24 movie theaters across the US — once grand and lavish, now neglected. Here, in eight photographs, he offers us a glimpse into the decaying past.