3714 Items Tagged

Architecture

Santa Monica, California

Route 66 End of the Trail Sign

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Brooklyn, New York

Leviton Building

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

Chicago, Illinois

Beer Baron Row

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Chicago, Illinois

Holy Trinity Cathedral

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Chicago, Illinois

Chopin Theatre

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Chicago, Illinois

The Alvin

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Chicago, Illinois

The Hub Theatre

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Webb and Bell

One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, New York

Greenpoint Shul

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.

Santa Monica, California

International Chess Park

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Los Angeles, California

Kinney-Tabor House

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

Chicago, Illinois

Goldblatt’s Department Store Flagship Location

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

Brooklyn, New York

Astral Apartments

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

Chicago, Illinois

Former Location of Polish Daily Zgoda Newspaper

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

Santa Monica, California

Georgian Hotel

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Greenpoint Savings Bank

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

Passetto di Borgo

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.