Posted by admin on February 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Not to be confused with the Essex County Penitentiary or any of the state correctional facilities, these photographs depict the ruins of one of the oldest penal complexes in the State of New Jersey in February 2013. Fairly new in the history of Newark, New Jersey, the Essex County Jail was established in 1832 on [...]
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New Jersey, Public Architecture · Tags Curator of Shit, Essex County History, Essex County Jail, Essex County Prison, Jail Architecture, Jail HIstory, New Jersey Architecture, Newark Architecture, Newark Jail, Prison Architecture
Posted by admin on August 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Abandoned Machine Shop of Eldridge R. Johnson, Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, New Jersey
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Category Built Environment, Camden, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New Jersey · Tags Camden New Jersey, Eldridge R Johnson, Emile Berliner, Flat Disc Record, Gramophone, Invention, Lost Buildings, Music History, Philadelphia Buildings, Record History, Record Industry, Record Label, Sound History, Spring Motor, Victor Talking Machine Co
Posted by admin on August 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Burning of the Capitol Traction Company Power House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location · Tags Capital Traction Company, Capitol Traction Company Fire, E Berliner Gramophone, Emile Berliner, Great Fires, New York Avenue History, Pennsylvania Avenue History, Street Car History, Traction Company History, United States Gramophone Company, Washington DC Fire, Washington DC History, Washington DC Street Car
Posted by admin on June 21, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Best Bus Barn In America…Coca Cola Bottling Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
858-868 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
Within the National Register of Historic Places-Listed Massachusetts Avenue Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana–one of the great state capitols in America, the “Bus Barn” of the Indianapolis Public Schools is housed in this architectural wonder. The rather well kept resource is a [...]
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Category Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Built Environment, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Preservation, Indiana, Indianapolis, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Reuse, Salvage, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Art Deco Architecture, Bus Barn Buildings, Bus Barns, Coca Cola Architecture, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Coca Cola Bottling Works, Indianapolis Architecture, Indianapolis Public Schools, Louis Sullivan, Reuse, Sullivanesque Architecture
Posted by admin on June 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Small Stucco Railroad Signal Building, Who Knows Where?
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags Architectural History, Chimney Type, Curator of Shit, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rail Road Resources, Railroad Buildings, Railroad Man, Railroad Signal Building, Signal Building, Singal Man, Stack Type
Posted by admin on March 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Designed and financed by the Federal government, the “new” Hygienic Laboratory of the U.S. Public Health Service and Marine Hospital was constructed between 1907 and 1909 in Washington, D.C. The neoclassical building was completed in 1909. Originally, the U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service had their Laboratory of Hygiene in New York City, but, [...]
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Medical Buildings, Medical Interiors, Military, Most Recent, Neoclassical (1880-1940ish), New Buildings, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags History of Medicine, Hygienic Laboratory, Medical Buildings, Medical Campus, Medical History, National Institute of Health History, NIH Building, NIH Facility, NIH History, U.S. Marine Hospital, US Public Health Service, Washington DC Architecture
Posted by admin on February 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Located in Bladensburg, Maryland, this African American church is rather an usual little gem of architectural styles, a medley of various motifs including Queen Anne Revival, Gothic Revival, Romanesque, and a strong sense of vernacular combinations.
After the Plummer dwtling proved too small the congregation, St. Paul Baptist Church moved from the log cabin on Anderson Street in Hyattsville, [...]
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Queen Anne Revival, Tudor Revival (1880-1940ish), Vernacular · Tags 19 century bladensburg maryland, 19th century african american churches, African American Buildings, African American Churches, African American Washington DC, Architectural History, bladensburg history, Curator of Shit, eclectic churches, ecletic American Architecture, History, Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church, PG county history, prince georges county history
Posted by admin on February 18, 2012 · 1 Comment
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Cultural Landscapes, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie · Tags Architectural History, Aviation History, College Park Airport, College Park Aviation, Curator of Shit, Emile Berliner, Emile Berliner Helicopter, First in Flight, Gyrocopter, Helicopter History, Henry Berliner, Washington DC Aviation
Posted by admin on December 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Aberdeen Proving Ground, located in Aberdeen, Maryland, is the U.S. Army’s oldest active proving ground in America. Established on October 20, 1917, the military installation was constructed for the design and proving of ordnance materials. Since the installation was established just six months into World War I, its location, near the coast, was strategic in [...]
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Aberdeen MD, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Filtration Plant Design, Industrial Buildings, Military Architecture, Military History, Power House
Posted by admin on July 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Biloxi’s Trailer Parks Weren’t Always A Federal Ordeal…
Early 20th Century Commercial Buildings, Vintage Trailer Park, Etc., Judge Sekul Avenue & Tuxedo Street, Biloxi, MS
We had not enough nerve upon visitation to actually enter the residence portion. Southerners and especially post-Katrina survivors are rather sensitive to photographers, even of a cultural nature, but we hope to [...]
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Category Absurd Mansard, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Cultural Landscapes, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, History, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Mississippi, Most Recent, Occupancy and Building = Personal Feeling, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Vernacular · Tags Architectural History, Barber shops, Biloxi Architecture, Biloxi Before Katrina, Biloxi Mississippi Casinos, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Trailer Parks, Vintage Trailers
