Posted by admin on March 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment
DON’T DEMOLISH the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perhaps the oldest building on Spring Garden Street, this 1848-49 brownstone and copper Catholic Church (formerly), the Church of the Annunciation, is facing the wrecking ball. Siloam, a not-for-profit, recently sold the complex to a developer–John Wei, who purports that there is no way to reuse the building, thus [...]
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, In the Name of God, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Public Architecture · Tags Catholic Church Philadelphia, Church Demo, Church Demolition, Church of the Assumption Philadelphia, Curator of Shit, Gothic Architecture, Gothic Revival Philadelphia, Landmark Demolition, Mayor of Philadlephia, Philadelphia Architecture, Philadelphia Landmarks Commission, Work of the Philadelphia Landmarks Commission
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 January 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Greek Revival, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Public Architecture · Tags Aimee B. Young, Curator of Shit, Georgetown Custom House and Post Office Georgetown, Georgetown History, Greek Revival Architecture, Post Office Georgetown, Sorg Architects, Washington DC History
Posted by admin on December 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Known first as City Refuge—although not municipal, Miss Elizabeth Morris and several other of her lady friends founded Morris’ Refuge at 1242 Lombard Street in Philadelphia in May 1874. An address where the establishment can still be found today. The name changed to the “Morris Refuge for Homeless and Suffering Animals” in January 1884 at which [...]
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Interior, Location Location Location, Medical Interiors, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Public Architecture · Tags Animal History, Animal Rights History, Animal Shelter, Animal Shelter Philadelphia, Cat Rescue History, City Refuge, Curator of Shit, HIstory of Animal Rights, Morris Animal Refuge, Morris Refuge, Philadelphia Dog Pound, Philadelphia History
Posted by admin on December 4, 2012 · 1 Comment
Its Just A Big Pile Of “Victorian” Shit, Keyport, New Jersey
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historical Humanity, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New Jersey, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture, Turds · Tags American Architecture, Architectural Salvage, Bad Rehab, Curator of Shit, Horrible Additions, Jersey Shore, Keyport New Jersey, New Jersey Architecture, New Jersey History, Treatment of Historic Properties, Ugly Buildings, ugly houses, Victorian Architecture, What not to do
Posted by admin on December 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Mangled Wooden Tents of the Sea Bright Beach Club, Sea Bright, New Jersey
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture · Tags beach tent, Curator of Shit, historic tent, New Jersey Architecture, sea bright architecture, sea bright beach, sea bright beach club, sea bright destruction, sea bright new jersey, tent architecture, tent type, Tents, wood frame tents, wood tents, wooden tents
Posted by admin on December 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Fries’ Above Ground Pool in the Art Deco Taste, Fries, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Art Deco (Flare), Built Environment, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Virginia · Tags Above-ground Pool, Art Deco Architecture, Art Deco Pool, Fries VA, Fries Virginia, Virginia Architecture, WPA Buildings
Posted by admin on October 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Philadelphia, Public Architecture, Second Empire (1860-1900ish) · Tags Antique Light Switch Cover, Antique Lights, City Hall, City Hall Philadelphia, Curator of Shit, Electric Lights, Historic Lights, Philadelphia
Posted by admin on August 30, 2012 · 1 Comment
The LOADING DOCK in Front of This House is NOT just any “Parking Space”…Washington, D.C.
A Comment on Public Space in the District of Columbia
One of the most misunderstood laws in the District of Columbia is regarding the public space that comprises the front and side yards of our houses. In the last years of the 19th [...]
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Green, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Tree, Urban Landscape · Tags Columbia Heights, Curator of Shit, DC History, DC Public Space, DCRA Public Space, Front Yards in Cities, Green Space, Historic DC, History of Zoning, LEnfants Plan, Park Space, Public Space, row houses in washington dc, Townhouse design, Townhouse yards, Washington DC Public Space, Zoning Public Space
Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Reading Pagoda Represents A Rich Past, Reading, Pennsylvania
The Pagoda of Reading, Pennsylvania, Represents the City’s Industrial Emience in the 19th Century
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Asian Architecture, Curator of Shit, green begins with reuse, Historic Preservation, Oriental Architecture, Pagoda Style, Pennsylvania Architecture, Reading History, Reading PA architecture, Reading Pagoda, Reading Railroad, Spanish Roofs, The Pagoda, Tile Roofs
