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In Memoriam: Buildings We Lost in 2017 … and a Few Saves, Too

by Lynne Rostochil.  Vintage photos from the History Center collection, modern-day photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. Every year, more and more of our iconic mid century buildings are coming down to make way for new development and while it’s not always a bad thing, sometimes we lose some real gems.  Here are a […]

Buildings on the Chopping Block for 2016?

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil.  Vintage photo of Herman’s from the History Center collection, vintage photo of the Medical Tower by Bob Bowlby. If you think that 2015 was a bad year our our city’s architectural icons, 2016 might be even worse.  The dreaded “MW” (Midwest Wrecking) has been spray painted on several buildings […]