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
The Octagon’s New Neighbor, Washington, D.C.
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The Octagon’s New Neighbor, Washington, D.C.
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Category Architectural History, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags DC Architecture, Federal Building COnstruction, Federal Construction, George Washington University Campus, Octagon DC, The Octagon, The Octagon House, The Octagon House DC, Washington DC Architecture, White House neighborhood
James E. Mitchell Had An Axe To Grind In York Avenue, 300 York Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on November 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
James E. Mitchell Had An Axe To Grind In York Avenue
Mitchell’s Grind Stone Yard and Stone Saw Mill
300 York Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If you had an axe to grind! Or needed a grind stone in old Philadelphia, James E. Mitchell’s Grind Stone Yard and Stone Saw Mill, in the 300 block of York Avenue, was the [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags Architectural History, Grind Stone, Grind Stone Manufacturing, Grind Stones Philadelphia, Grindstones, Historic Preservation, JE Mitchell, Mitchell Grind Stone, Philadelphia Industrial Architecture, Vine Street Expressway, York Avenue Philadelphia
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 American Viscose Corporation Buildings, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on July 5, 2013 · 3 Comments
The American Viscose Corporation Buildings, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Near Chester is the small, but densely built town of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, which, long since its New Sweden-establishment in the 1640s, became a typical Delaware River industrial town in the 19th century. Like many places in Pennsylvania, and also in the Philadelphia area, Marcus Hook also can [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Public Architecture, Spanish Colonial (1880-1940ish), Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags American Viscose, American Viscose Corporation Marcus Hook, Delaware River PA, Historic Preservation, Marcus Hook History, Pennsylvania Architecture, Spanish Revival, Viscose Marcus Hook
Thompson Street Has A Deep Past, 10th & Thompson Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1918
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Thompson Street Has A Deep Past, 10th & Thompson Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1918
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Category Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags Architectural Salvage, Curator of Shit, Historic Philadelphia, Paving History, Paving Stones, Pennsylvania Architecture, Philadelphia Streets, Street History, Thompson Street
Green Begins With Reuse: The C.F. Sauer Company, Flavored Extracts, West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Green Begins With Reuse: The C.F. Sauer Company, Flavored Extracts, West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Modernistic (1920s through 1940s), Most Recent, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Virginia · Tags Buildings, Curator of Shit, Flavored Extracts, Green Buildings, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Industrial Buildings, Industrial Revolution, Richmond Architecture, Richmond VA History, Virginia Architecture
The Reading Pagoda Represents A Rich Past, Reading, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Reading Pagoda Represents A Rich Past, Reading, Pennsylvania
The Pagoda of Reading, Pennsylvania, Represents the City’s Industrial Emience in the 19th Century
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Asian Architecture, Curator of Shit, green begins with reuse, Historic Preservation, Oriental Architecture, Pagoda Style, Pennsylvania Architecture, Reading History, Reading PA architecture, Reading Pagoda, Reading Railroad, Spanish Roofs, The Pagoda, Tile Roofs
Second Oldest Only To Pennsylvania Hospital, The Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on July 24, 2012 · 3 Comments
Second Oldest Only To Pennsylvania Hospital, The Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Former Environment of the Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. the small chapel is all that remains, the rest of the space being dedicated to parking lots.
Looking in the same direction, the view has changed slightly to make way for parking lots, etc.
The extant [...]
