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The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana

LaPorte, Indiana by Jason Bitner

About Me

"FOUND Magazine co-creator Jason Bitner has made it a habit of picking up after us, walking down the back alleys of our lives, and accumulating all that we've thrown away or mislaid. One afternoon not long ago, after lunch at a small Midwestern diner, he stumbled onto a forgotten archive. In the back of the restaurant were box upon box of studio portraits of the townspeople of LaPorte, Indiana—over 18,000 in total. So he made a book about it."
Check LaPorteBook.com , where you can find out more about the book, learn something about the city and it's people, learn more about the photographer Frank Pease, and get a sneak peak at some of the book's photos. Princeton Architectural Press , our wonderful publisher, also has a little website where you can learn more.
And if THAT doesn't sell you, check this:
"These are real people. The grace and dignity one sees in their faces should be a source of hope for us all."
—John Mellencamp

Need we say more?! GO MIDWEST!!!
And, to grab a copy of book now, check out "Laporte, Indiana" at Amazon.com (and for huge bonus points, spend a sec writing an awesome review, wouldja?)

My Interests

For a little more about the town:
The LaPorte County Historical Society
The LaPorte Herald-Argus
LaPorte Indiana on Wikipedia

And our other refined interests:
FOUND Magazine
FOUND II! our new book!
FOUND on MySpace

I'd like to meet:

Each and every of the 168 people inside me.

My Blog

Deb Wood, Super Designer

Congratulations, Deb Wood!  Deb was cited in the Step Inside Design "State of Design 2007" issue for her work on LaPorte, Indiana and More Than Words (both books published by the endlessly awesom...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:27:00 PST

LaPorte, Indiana in Canada's National Post

Yesterday, Canada's National Post ran a beautiful feature on LaPorte, Indiana in their "Issues and Ideas" section.  Along with an except from the book, the feature includes ...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:45:00 PST

LaPorte, Indiana in Czech's Hype Magazine

Straight from Prague, crazy art/culture magazine Hype ran a review of LaPorte, Indiana in their latest print issue.  If anyone out there wants to take a crack at the Czech, click on the image bel...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:00:00 PST

LaPorte, Indiana on NPR's Day to Day

A while back we told you that Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul Productions crafted a great radio story about LaPorte, Indiana.  We're happy to update that their story will be airin...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:43:00 PST

Carrie Jones' BookSlut review of LaPorte, Indiana

We're in love with quite a few lit-bloggers, but the gals over at BookSlut are certainly some of the best out there.  So, we got excited when we heard that Carrie Jones reviewed LaPorte, Indiana ...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:23:00 PST

WFMU's The Speakeasy Interview!

Be sure to check out the radio show The Speakeasy from WFMU in New York City, where host Dorian Devins and Jason Bitner talk about all things LaPorte, Indiana!Download the Bitner interview here, and s...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:00:00 PST

The Sound of Young America Interview

Last week, Jesse Thorn interviewed Jason Bitner on his The Sound of Young America radio show on KSFS San Francisco, where they chatted about the LaPorte, Indiana book.  Check out the podcast vers...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:48:00 PST

LaPorte, Indiana Named Finalist for WGBH Documentary!

WGBH, Boston public TV, has announced the ten finalists for their "6:55 Shorts" documentary competition, and the LaPorte, Indiana entry (proposed by Daniel Miller, a super director/producer/editor on ...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:18:00 PST

Update! More Radio, Plus More LaPorte, Indiana News

So a couple weeks back, we headed out to LaPorte for our official book release party at B & J's American Cafe.  Tons of people headed out to celebrate the Pease portraits-- even LaPorte's may...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Mon, 22 May 2006 01:56:00 PST

Jason Bitner Talks with Nick Digilio on WGN!

On April 23rd, Jason Bitner stopped by Chicago's 720 WGN radio station to talk to host Nick Digilio about LaPorte, Indiana.____________________________________________________ ____For up-to-date news o...
Posted by The Lost Photos of LaPorte, Indiana on Wed, 17 May 2006 10:47:00 PST