14 Jan

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the kenna apartments, officially named the john f. kenna apartments, are a historic landmark located at 2214 e. 69th street in chicago’s south shore neighborhood. known for their distinctive prairie school architecture, the building was designed by barry byrne—a protégé of frank lloyd wright—and features...

12 Jan

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threatened with demolition. exterior photographic survey of george kinglsey's four-story polychromed terra cotta-clad jackson storage and van company warehouse (1923-24), located at 112 east burlington street, la grange, il. notable prairie school architect francis barry byrne was likely involved in the facade's design program. according to tim samuelson,...

09 Jan

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exterior photographic survery (ornament detail) of george kingsley's jackson storage and van company warehouse (1921), located at 5951 west madison street, chicago, il. the sullivanesque style white glazed terra cotta was fabricated by the midland terra cotta company, chicago, il.. the jackson storage and van company warehouse...

06 Jan

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recent images (1-5-2025) of frank lloyd wright's joseph jacob walser junior house (1903), located at 42 north central avenue, chicago, il. the j. j. walser jr. house is a prairie style home at 42 north central avenue in the austin neighborhood of chicago, illinois. designed by...

04 Jan

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2026 photographic survey of george fred keck's 1933-34 century of progress "house of tomorrow," located at 214 lake front drive, beverly shores, indiana. designated the "century of progress," the fair attracted 39 million attendees, showcasing how advancements in science and technology could enhance everyday life. although...

01 Jan

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note: the following links represent some highlights accomplished in 2024. the posts are arranged chronologically, from beginning of 2025 to end of year. as 2025 draws to a close, i culled the the work of eric j. nordstrom, urban remains, and the bldg. 51 archive to...

17 Nov

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raw and unedited demolition images of john voltz hall (1881), located at 800 north wells street, chicago, il. john voltz came to chicago with a wave of germanic immigrants during the 1850's and 1860's. voltz was an entrepreneur and nearly a decade after the great fire...

11 Nov

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raw, unedited interior and exterior images of otto strack's 1890-91 pabst tavern (later known as metropolitan hall), located at 537-541 west clarke street, milwaukee, wisc. the images were taken shortly before and during the building's demolition in 2006. the three salvaged cathedral roll solid colored...

07 Nov

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images of henry ives cobb’s 17-story chemical building (1896), located on the ne corner of 8th and olive streets, st. louis. mo. the building’s annex was designed by st. louis-based firm of mauran, russell, and garden in 1903. the ornamental cast iron was executed by christopher...

04 Nov

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a photographic survey of george d. mason and zachariah rice's richardsonian romanesque style first presbyterian church (1889), located at 2930 woodward avenue, detroit, mich.  mason and rice modeled the rusticated cut redstone church after h. h. richardson's trinity church (1872-77) located in boston. when woodward avenue...

03 Nov

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cool copshop revisited in october, 2025. exterior images of edward c. van leyen’s beax-arts style three-story brick and bedford limestone third precinct station (1896), located at 2200 hunt street, detroit, mich. the carved limestone portico is quite unique, featuring the...

01 Nov

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photographic survey of h.h. richardson's bagley memorial fountain (1885), located at cadillac square, detroit, mich. the pink bragville granite fountain was modeled after a ciborium located in st. mark's basilica in venice. the centrally located carved lionheads distribute the water (the original was stolen between the...

31 Oct

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a recent exterior and interior photographic survey of the abandoned but largely intact stanley hong’s mannia cafe, located at 265 east baltimore street, detroit, mich. the stanley hong’s mannia café building in detroit, built in 1969, was designed by african american architect nathan johnson. ...

28 Oct

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from movie palace to parking lot. interior images of the grand lobby and auditorium of rapp and rapp's michigan building and theater (1926), located at 220 bagley avenue, detroit, mich. additional images of interior and exrterior will be posted shortly. a large portion of rapp and rapp's...

23 Oct

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recent images of adler and sullivan's 10-story wainwright building (1891), located at 709 chestnut street, st. louis, mo. the first two floors are faced with reddish-brown sandstone quarried from michigan. the red slip terra cotta was executed by the winkle terra cotta company, st. louis, mo. ...

17 Oct

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october, 2025 visit: recent images of richard nickel’s adler & sullivan building ornament collection on display at lovejoy library, southern illinois university edwardsville (siue). nickel sold his architectural artifact collection to the university in 1966 for 12,000 dollars - a decision he never made peace with despite...

13 Oct

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revisting "wrightesque" 1928 debaliviere building over a year later. photographic images of isadore shank's three-story art deco mayan-revival debaliviere building (1928), located at 5642-58 delmar blvd., st. louis, mo. the neglected and seemingly abandoned building's exterior is comprised largely of richly glazed black and red terra cotta...

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