Tag Archive for ‘Demolished’
The demolition of the Friars Club
Cincinnati, Ohio can scratch off another storied and historical site, disguised under the veil of progress. The demolition of the Friars’ Club property at Ohio Avenue and McMillian Street in Clifton Heights, near the University of Cincinnati, has been a structure I’ve long overlooked.
Parker Tobacco being demolished
It is with some sadness that the Parker Tobacco Company is being demolished.
Began by Alex Parker, Sr., along with Frazer LeBus, Frank Vaughn and Fall City Tobacco of Louisville in 1932, Parker Tobacco was a tobacco redrying and threshing plant that became a large tobacco leaf purchasing, processing, marketing and commercial storage operation. It featured [...]
The Ault & Wiborg Company
It’s always a shame when a structurally sound building is demolished for a surface lot. It’s even more upsetting when it is in a central business district.
A rather unassuming reinforced concrete structure, the six-story Ault & Wiborg building was constructed in 1930 along the slopes of the Bloody Run valley. It [...]
One Detroit landmark saved, another one to go
In a surprising reversal of attitude towards Michigan Central Depot in Detroit, Michigan, the historic train station and adjoining Roosevelt Warehouse will stand if for a bit longer after a Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety Committee decided to delay a decision on demolishing the properties. The announcement was a reversal of [...]
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