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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
William H. Webb
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.
The park draws a fairly different group than the ones hanging out over at Muscle Beach
Santa Monica, California

International Chess Park

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.
The home, as one piece, was two once.
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.
The Georgian Hotel At Nighttime
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.
Inside the Passetto
Rome, Italy

Passetto di Borgo

The Pope’s secret escape route.
Paris, France

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
The Wonderful Barn
Leixlip, Ireland

The Wonderful Barn

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.
Rankin Inlet inunnguaq
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

Rankin Inlet Inunnguaq

A modern version of the stone cairns built by the Inuit.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Point Vicente Lighthouse

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
The Chinese Opera Theater
Pushkin, Russia

Chinese Village at Tsarskoe Selo

A model village fit for an emperor.
Pont de la Concorde
Paris, France

Pont de la Concorde

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.