Wilmerding is an ongoing photo project documenting the postindustrial town of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. Established in 1890 by industrialist George Westinghouse, This suburban enclave is a planned company town originally intended to house the workforce and families of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. Today, Wilmerding and the Westinghouse Air Brake building appear lifeless when compared to the vibrant and culturally rich Pittsburgh suburb that it used to be. Although the company and its world headquarters still exist today, the plant produces a small fraction of what it used to, and without the collaboration of the town and its residents. When photographing, I try to remember the commonality that Wilmerding shares with other industrial towns in Western Pennsylvania and across the country. I’m interested in examining the relationship between past and present, and how history along with economic and cultural changes have shaped and influenced the current realities in this once-strong but now marginalized community. A familiar story echoed throughout the American Rust Belt, Wilmerding becomes a microcosm of many larger contemporary American Conversations.