Founded by H. T. “Pegleg” Weirich in Spring Bluff, Mo., the Spring Bluff General Store survived a fire before being purchased by George C. Busch in…
Browsing: abandoned building
As architect Carl Elefante so eloquently put it, “the greenest building is one that’s already built.” The Essex, built in 1905, prominently stands in the heart…
Built in 1914, Cook County Hospital often has been referred to as Chicago’s Ellis Island. The 2-block-long, 8-story Beaux-Arts building, constructed just outside the city’s famous…