Yearly Archives: 2012

Yearly Archives: 2012

Mansfield, Ohio’s Forbidden City Tour

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Sherman Cahal in Event, Midwest | Leave a comment

In honor of Preservation month, Downtown Mansfield, Inc. and Preservation Ohio have teamed up to show the city’s historic past with the Forbidden City Tour. The event includes a self guided tour of five buildings: Second floor of City Grille Second floor above City News City Mills Building Eagles Building Charles Schroer Mortuary Building The cost is $20 per person and can be purchased prior or on the day of the event. The Forbidden City Tour is May 5 from … →

Tour the Old San Francisco Armory

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Sherman Cahal in Event, West | Leave a comment

Tour the historic San Francisco, California Armory for just $28 for two, now listed on Groupon. Constructed in 1914, the 220,000 square-foot armory hosted the National Guard until 1973 and then remained vacant for three decades. It was purchased in 2007 and then subsequently rehabilitated for adult film sets by Peter Acworth, owner of Kink.com.

Tour the Indianapolis Catacombs

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Sherman Cahal in Event, Midwest | Leave a comment

To be offered beginning in June, the Indianapolis, Indiana Catacomb tours will take the public beneath City Market into mostly unknown catacombs that date to 1886. The cavernous walkways, featuring brick archways and columns of limestone, encompass more than 20,000 square feet and were part of Tomlinson Hall, a structure along Market Street that burned in 1958.

Lee Plaza

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Sherman Cahal in Midwest | 1 Comment

Lee Plaza is one of those iconic abandonments of Detroit, Michigan that stands out as a prime example of what went wrong with the city in the latter half of the 20th century, and is a pillar of potential along West Grand Boulevard. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Lee Plaza is an excellent representation of Art Deco from the 1920s and was at one point, a luxurious apartment complex that offered hotel amenities to its wealthy residents.

The Lafayette

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Sherman Cahal in Midwest | Leave a comment

Many moons ago, I had the opportunity to explore the Lafayette Building in downtown Detroit, Michigan with two friends. It was a blustery, cold Sunday morning and there was not a soul out. No pedestrians and very few cars. In retrospect, I wish I had spent more time at the Lafayette. I only saw the interior once and that was brief – it was more photogenic than I imagined despite years of abuse and alterations.