BNSF Beardstown

     This is the BNSF railroad bridge over the Illinois River at Beardstown.  It is a through truss vertical lift bridge.  It has been used by the BBQ and the BNSF

BNSF Beardstown

BNSF Beardstown

Joe Page Bridge

     The Joe Page Bridge is a vertical lift bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100 at Hardin, Illinois.  The bridge was constructed in 1931.  It is a two lane traffic bridge.

     The bridge type is a vertical lift Parker through truss.  Its largest span is 310.9 feet.  Total length is 2,149.3 feet.  Deck width is 22 feet.

     Bridge is named after Joseph Page.  He was a Civil War veteran and a local politician.

Joe Page Bridge

Joe Page Bridge

Wabash Memorial Bridge

     Wabash Memorial Bridge is a steel arch bridge over the Wabash River. It connects IN 62  and IL 141 between Mount Vernon, IN and New Haven, IL.

     The bridge was built in 1956 by the Olinger Brothers and Traylor Brothers.  The design is cantilevered steel through arch.

    The length of the largest span is 426.7 feet.

     Total length is 2,400 feet.

     Deck.width is 25.9 feet

Wabash Memorial Bridge

New Harmony Bridge

New Harmony Bridge

    New Harmony Bridge is a four span riveted through truss toll bridge over the Wabash River on IL 14 at New Harmony, Indiana.

New Harmony Bridge

     It was built in 1928 by the Big Wabash Bridge Company  of Carmi as a toll  bridge for $535, 796.  In 1941, Congress established a 3 member panel  (White County Bridge Commission to operate the bridge.  Over the years, the devs on the bridge accumulated.  Bridge was closed in 2007–2008.    It was permanently closed in 2012.

     Largest span was 299.8 feet

     Total length was 2578.4 feet

     Width was 20 feet

     The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October, 2007.

New Harmony Bridge

CSX Wabash Bridge Lafayette

     This bridge is currently known as the CSX Railroad Bridge over the Wabah River.

     There are two through truss spans in the center, two deck girders on the north end and two pony girders on the south end.  This is a single track bridge.  Total length is 600 feet.

     Bridge was used by the Monon, L & N, and the CSX.

CSX Wabash River Bridge

CSX Bridge Wabash River Bridge

Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company

     The Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company building was constructed from 1898–2006.   The building was located at One South State Street, Chicago.    In 1890 at this site, Schlesinger and Mayer hired Adler and Sullivan to remove the attic story of the Bowen Building and add two stories here and and at the adjacent building to the south.   In 1898, the original building at State and Madison was removed.  It was replaced with a nine story building designed by Sullivan.   In 1902, Schlesinger had Sullivan extend the building to 12 stories The building was originally occupied by Schlesinger   Around 1904 the store was sold by Schlesinger and Mayer to  Harry G. Selfridges for a department store.  There was a short turn around in the same year when the building was sold to Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company.

     The building was 12 stories.  It is a steel framed structure.  There are large bay windows separated by bands of terra cotta.

     Samuel Carson, John T. Pirie, and George and Robert Scott bought the store in 1904.  The architect was Louis Sullivan.    Before acquiring this building, Carson’s was located in the Reliance Building one block North on State Street.  Daniel Burnham supervised the 1906 additions. The 1960-61 additions were made by Holabird and Root.  Exterior renovations were made by John Vinci in 1979-1980.

     In 1988, PA. Bergner purchased the Carson’s Building.     Since 1988, Saks has been the owner.

     Buildings previously located at this site were:  Schlesinger and Mayer Building ( 1872), Johnge’s Hotel and the Windsor Craft Hotel

Village Theater, Chicago

Village Theater. CHICAGO

Village Theater

     The Village Art Theater was located at 1548–50 North Clark Street in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago.  It was built in 1916.  The architect was Adolph Woerner.   It originally was known as the Germania Theater.  Its named was changed during World War 1 due to anti-American sentiment. It underwent numerous name changes (Good Coast Theater, Globe Theater, Parkside Theater, and the Village Theater).  It also underwent management changes (Gumbiner Brothers, Kohlberg Theaters, Village Theaters).

     The theater as originally built had one screen and 900 seats.  Early in the 1900’s, the theater was divide into 4 auditoriums.   Little remains of the original interior.

   The external facade remains intact with red brick and beige terra cotta highlights.

     For years, the Village Theater was a popular venue for art, foreign and cult films.  The theater was closed in 2007.

   In 2018, the Village Arts Theater and neighboring buildings along North Avenue were demolished to be replaced by a condominium building.  The facade of the Village Theater will be incorporated in the new structure.

Old Chicago Mercantile Exchange

     This building was located at 300 N. Franklin Street.  It was built in 1927.  The architect was Alfred S. Alshuler.  It was 17 stories high.  The building style was ArtDeco/ Beaux Art.

     The last owner of the building was CD Industries  (Crown Family). The built was demolished in 2002–2003.

Republic Building

     The Republic Building stood at 209 S. State Street in Chicago from 1905–1961.  It was a nineteen story commercial structure.  The architects were Holabird and Roche.  It was considered to be one of the best buildings of the 20th century.

     It was though to be in perfect shape at the time of demolition in 1961.

Cable Building Chicago

The Cable Building was located at 242 S. Wabash Avenue in Chicago. This 10 story skyscraper was built in 1899 for the Cable Company. This was a piano manufacturing company. The architects were Holabird and Roche.

The building has a steel frame structure and 3 part bay windows. The building was an example of Chicago style of early skyscrapers that emerged after the Chicago fire. The building was demolished in 1960.