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NEW BOOK!
WHEELEROIDZ
Polaroids from the
North Jersey Underground vol. 1
ISBN: 9798218647353
Available May 20, 2025
Wheeler is back and grittier than ever with Polaroids from the North Jersey underground. Shot entirely with Polaroid i-Type film, WHEELEROIDZ is an alluringly imperfect experiment in instant photography storytelling. Distilling the blighted landscape with his Polaroid Now camera, Wheeler captures the forsaken mood of New Jersey's backwaters, tunnels, graveyards, and abandoned buildings.
Subjects include:
Montclair’s Gates of HECK
Essex/Hudson Greenway
The Abandoned Bank
The Skeleton
The Caldwell Cannon
Prospect Hill Cemetery
The Caldwell Library
The Pine Brook
The Whippanong River
Live Train Tracks
Hanover Mill Water Tower
Rapp's Boatyard - RIP
North Newark
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Lower Passaic River
Newark River Crossings
Riverside Industrial
WHEELEROIDZ
Polaroids from the
North Jersey Underground vol. 1
Available May 20, 2025
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WALKING THE OLD BOONTON LINE
A Photographic Journey on the Abandoned Rails of New Jersey
The Old Boonton Line of the Erie Railroad is the proposed route of a paved bike path that will stretch from Montclair to Jersey City. Wheeler Antabanez (Writer, Photographer, Weird NJ Correspondent) walked the rails one last time before the tracks disappeared. After reaching the Hudson River Waterfront, Wheeler took to the sky in a helicopter to capture aerial photos of the New Jersey landscape he had just traversed.
Formerly part of the New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad, the abandoned Old Boonton Line of the Erie Railroad runs through Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Belleville, Newark, Kearny, Secaucus, and Jersey City. This book is a marker for the winter of 2021/2022, the last moments when the Old Boonton Line was still perfectly abandoned, wild, and free. View the WTOBL web page
WALKING THE NEWARK BRANCH
A Photographic Journey on the Abandoned Rails of New Jersey
One hundred fifty years of railroad history abandoned and left to rot in place provides the backdrop for Wheeler Antabanez as he walks the Newark Branch of the Erie Railroad. This 200-page photo essay reads like an epic travelogue but is actually a hyperlocal adventure that unfolds in the backwaters, and sometimes backyards, of North Jersey.
The adventure begins deep into the Meadowlands to find the exact spot where the Erie Newark Branch peels off from the Old Boonton Line. As the expedition unfolds, Wheeler investigates such forsaken landmarks as the abandoned WNEW radio transmitter, Clark Thread Mill, NX Bridge, Riverside Industrial Superfund Site, Walter Kidde Brownfield Site, the Nutley Train Trestle, and many more. View the WTNB web page
13 FROM THE SWAMP - Passaic River Lore - ISBN: 1092371680
Want to know what’s under all those bridges you’ve been seeing from your car window? Read 13 FROM THE SWAMP! Fully illustrated with black and white photography, Wheeler is prepared to show you… not just tell you. View the 13 From the Swamp web page
THE OLD ASYLUM AND OTHER STORIES - ISBN: 1723477281
Strange tales from the depths of the abandoned mental hospital. Inspired by a lifetime of trespassing in Overbrook Asylum, Wheeler captures and preserves the dark mood and creepy ambiance of the now demolished institution. View the Old Asylum web page
MATT AND JESS FOREVER - ISBN: 1727280539
A satanic love story filled with twisted murder, weird sex, and hard drugs. This is Wheeler's first novel. Be prepared for an extremely wild read. (Adults Only) View the Matt and Jess web page
Words of Overbrook - ISBN: 1724826131
Originally a spoken word album, for the first time, Words of Overbrook is available in print along with never before seen images of the abandoned Essex County Hospital Center. View the WOO web page
Weird NJ Presents: Nightshade on the Passaic
Wheeler's special issue devoted entirely to his adventures on the Passaic River. The only full-length narrative ever published by WNJ, Nightshade was a runaway bestseller when the 80-page magazine was published in August 2007.
gasstationthoughts - isbn: 1569801991
The book that started it all. After his arrest by the Caldwell Police Wheeler fights to get his manuscript published and stay out of jail. Barricade Books April 2001.
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WHEELEROIDZ - Official Video
Featuring the infamous Gates of HECK in Montclair, the abandoned dam on the Whippany River, the Caldwell Library, Rapp’s Boatyard, Newark’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery, the Riverside Industrial Superfund Site, and many more out of the way locations—this video highlights the eerie beauty that can be found in Wheeler’s new book.
Walking the Old Boonton Line - The Movie
The best way to make progress on the abandoned rails is to lose yourself in a pleasant daydream and let your boots fall lightly on the unevenly spaced wooden ties. Wheler’s expedition from Montclair to Jersey City was accomplished in a very mellow fashion with frequent enjoyable diversions along the way.
Walking the Newark Branch - The Movie
One hundred fifty years of railroad history abandoned and left to rot in place provides the backdrop for Wheeler Antabanez as he walks the Newark Branch of the Erie Railroad. This movie is based on the book, Walking the Newark Branch A Photographic Journey on the Abandoned Rails of New Jersey.
Words of Overbrook- The Movie
A trespassing poet records the last moments of Overbrook Asylum, New Jersey's most infamous mental hospital.
Info Pages, Features and links:
Press clippings
Published works
Video, Photos, and flyers from past events
Two Years on the Passaic River
Passauc River Photos
Islands of Abandonment
Feral Cat Shelters
Wind Tunnel Story for Weird NJ
Kearny Bat Factory X. Ray Burns Interview
Staten Island Boat Graveyard
Newark Retrospective
Overbrook Retrospective
About Wheeler
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