Posted by admin on April 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Last Vestige of Old World Spring Garden Street
Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cornerstone Laid: May 21, 1848
Consecrated: 1849
Once a truly vibrant and dense residential section of the city, the above views of Spring Garden Street east of 12th Street, looking northeast, illustrate a context of buildings that has largely vanished. There is but one [...]
Category Architectural History, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Public Architecture · Tags Callowhill Neighborhood Association, Church of the Assumption Philadelphia, Gothic Revival Architecture, Historic Preservation, Market Buildings Philadelphia, north philadelphia, north philadelphia history, Old World Philadelphia, Philadelphia Architecture, Philadelphia History, Spring Garden Market Building, Spring Garden Street
The New Architecture at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on March 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The New Architecture at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Curator of Shit, Demolition of HIstoric Buildings, Engineering Building Howard University, Historic Preservation, Howard University, Howard University Architecture, Howard University History, Pleasant Plains History, University Historic Preservation, Washington DC History
Evolution of the U.S. Assay Office, No. 30 Wall Street, New York, New York
Posted by admin on March 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Evolution of the U.S. Assay Office, No. 30 Wall Street, New York, New York
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Category Architectural History, Beaux Arts (1880-1940ish), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, New York City, New York State, Public Architecture · Tags Architectural History, Assay Office New York, banks new york city, Historic Preservation, New York City Architecture, No. 30 Wall Street, Sub Treasury Building new york, US Assay Office, Wall Street, Wall Street Architecture, Wall Street NYC
Philadelphia Formerly: One Hell Of A Night Club
Posted by admin on February 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Philadelphia Formerly: One Hell Of A Night Club
Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Philadelphia, Public Architecture · Tags Bank Building, Girard Avenue, Historic Preservation, Kensington HIstory Kensington Philadelphia, Northern Liberties Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Architecture, Philadelphia History, Philadelphia Penna
Last Chance To Save Face, Italianate Warehouse Buildings, Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky
Posted by admin on November 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Last Chance To Save Face
Italianate Warehouse Buildings, Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky
Located between North First and Second Streets in the downtown section of Louisville, Kentucky, these 19th and early 20th century commercial and warehouse buildings comprise one of the few intact blocks of a once dense and vibrant 19th century urban environment. This largely intact block [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Italianate, Kentucky, Louisville, Most Recent, New Buildings, Public Architecture · Tags Architectural History, Facade Easement, Facades, Facadism, Historic Facade, Historic Preservation, Italianate Architecture, Kentucky Architecture, Louisville Architecture, Louisville History, Louisville Kentucky
Ancestry In Louisville Is More Than Password Protected: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Posted by admin on November 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Ancestry In Louisville Is More Than Password Protected
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial, Kentucky, Landscape Architecture, Louisville, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags Brick Wall, Brick Walls, Cave Hill Cemetery, Cemetery Gates, Curator of Shit, Iron Gates, Kentucky Cemeteries, Kentucky History, Landscape Architecture, Louisville Architecture, Louisville History, Louisville Kentucky, Old Cemeteries
The Coolest Building in Indianapolis
Posted by admin on November 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Coolest Building in Indianapolis
Art Deco? Utility Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Art Deco (Flare), Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Preservation, Indiana, Indianapolis, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Art Deco Architecture, Art Deco Buildings, Deco Style, Indiana Architecture, Indianapolis Architecture, Utility Architecture, Utility Building
R.I.P. Astrodome: Houston to Demolish Eighth Wonder of the World
Posted by admin on November 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment
R.I.P. Astrodome: Houston to Demolish the Eighth Wonder of the World
Houston, Texas
By: Oscar Beisert
While the Astrodome is not exactly to our precise taste, one cannot help but realize that it is an incredible specimen of architecture and structural engineering, not to mention a symbol of Houston’s eminence on the international scene in the 1960s. Since all of that [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Houston, International, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New York City, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Astrodome, Astrodome Houston, Astrodome Preservation, Curator of Shit, Eighth Wonder of the World, Historic Preservation, Houston Architecture, Penn Station, Reliant Astrodome, Throwaway society, Turd Palace, Waste
The Poor Man’s International Style Library Branch Building, Brigantine, New Jersey
Posted by admin on October 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Poor Man’s International Style Library Branch Building, Brigantine, New Jersey
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Location Location Location, Modern (?), Most Recent, New Jersey, Public Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Brigantine Architecture, Brigantine New Jersey, Green Buildings, International Architecture, International Style Architecture, Jersey Shore Architecture, Library Architecture, Modern Architecture, Modern Library DC, New Jersey Architecture, Public Buildings, Public Library Architecture, Ugly Buildings, Washington DC Library Architecture
The Proper Philadelphia Pop-up Addition, Spring Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on August 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture · Tags Historic Preservation, New York New York City, Philadelphia Penna, Pop-up Addition, Pop-ups, Row house pop-ups, Ugly Additions, Washington DC
