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Fire-proof curtains. Down when there's work going on behind. The velvet curtains will be used for performances.
Completed in 1918 by the First National Bank of Danville, this 12-story "fireproof" building was built at a cost of $350,000, and remained the home of FNB until 1955. The bank occupied the first floor, mezzanine and lower level. Upper floors were occupied by the offices of doctros, dentists, lawyers, stock brokers, and loan companies.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000, Bresee Tower looks like a structure that is in bad need of repair. Vacant since 2005, in recent years barricades were placed on the south and east sides of the tower due to concern over falling debris. Today strapping and plywood is seen on the exterior to limit the potential of falling pieces of terra cotta.
Over the past two years, work has been completed to deal with the most hazardous aspects of the structure. While the future of this landmark remains uncertain, restoring and converting the property into some type of mixed use space is a possibility.
The City of Danville is the seat of Vermilion County, and is located in East Central Illinois near the Indiana border. The population of Danville was 33,027 as of the 2010 census.
More photographs of Danville can be found in my "Danville IL" set.
Description on front of card:
Hotel Manchester
John B. Minnich, Mgr.
Middletown, Ohio
Restaurant
Private dining rooms
Cocktail lounge
Coffee shop
All air conditioned
Description on back of card:
110 Rooms - Modern - Fireproof
Restaurant...Coffee Shop...Cocktail Lounge
Private Dining Rooms and 800 capacity
Banquet Hall...All Air Conditioned.
Estimated Date: 1930s-1945
Condition: Unused
Published by: Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Publisher Note:
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States."
The company was best known for their wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction, and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
Source:
El Paso, TX, est. 1873, pop. (2015) 679,000 • Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, est. 1659, pop. 1.4MM) • El Paso-Juárez Metropolitan Area, pop. 2.7 MM • Life on the Line, NY Times Magazine
• the 809-seat "fireproof" theater [early photo] is an early example of Moorish Revival architecture, which became popular in the U.S. in late 1920s • the 3-story structure is decorated with arabesque tracery & Islamic calligraphy • the engaged columns separating the windows are reminiscent of the medieval Alhambra palace complex, Granada, Spain —Texas Trost Society • Henry C. Trost Historical Organization
• owners Rodolfo & Manuel Cruz spent an astonishing $150K ($3.5MM in 2016 dollars) to construct the theatre, apparently all of it their own money • they had made their 1st fortune after gold & silver were discovered in 1903 near their hometown, Guazapares, Chihauhua, Mexico • they promptly engaged in silver mining, first at the Rio de Plata mine, then following up with the Cleopatra & Santa Barbara mines, selling the latter in 1906 for $350K (roughly $9MM in 2016 dollars) • after the Cruz brothers moved to El Paso, Rodolfo — before devoting himself to the Alhambra — established a real estate business, having had previous experience in Chihuahua Mexico, where he built of the c. 1909 Rodolfo Cruz Building
• the Alhambra was designed as a playhouse for live theater, vaudeville & silent films by Henry C. Trost (1860-1933), Trost & Trost, El Paso • it was equipped with a $45K evaporative cooling system • mothers could check their children with a nurse at the "baby's rest room," which had 8 small cots • the adjoining "women's rest room" offered telephones, desks, stationery, mirriors, etc.
• the Cruzes catered to the El Paso's Mexican refugee community, of which they were members, having arrived in 1911 • consisted largely of immigrants who had fled the Mexican Revolution • the theater also served English-speaking audiences & Mexicans who lived across the border in Ciudad Juárez (economy fares for border crossings were readily available)
• Rodolfo (b. 1876) actively managed the theater and signed performers; Manuel (b. 1883) kept the books • when vaudeville acts delivered disappointing box-office, Rodolfo substituted light opera with music performed by the Alhambra Orchestra, Prof. Ernesto Gonzalez conducting
• in 1917 Rodolfo — often seen motoring around town in his 2-tone gray & black Cartercar Roadster — reportedly sold his underperforming $150K theater for $200K to his lawyer, P.E. "Pete" Gardner, who later flipped it for a suspiciously low $70K • Gardner, allegedly a member of the Ku Klux Klan, ran for Mayor of El Paso in 1923 & lost to R.M. Dudley, who had made Gardner's Alhambra deals — not to mention his association with the KKK — campaign issues • after selling the theatre, Rodolfo Cruz resumed selling real estate
• Dudley Beats K.K.K. by 2,120 —El Paso Times, 25 Feb, 1923 • Ku Klux Klan Had a Short Life in El Paso —EPCC Libraries • Ku Klux Klan in El Paso Texas
• the theater reopened under new management as a straight moving picture house • in 1918 a pipe organ — then said to be the largest in the southwestern U.S. — was installed to accompany the exhibition of silent photoplays • the 2nd floor housed a "refreshment parlor/dance hall called Rest-A-Whyle, which replaced the original confectionery/tea room • renamed Palace Theatre, "Home of Paramount Pictures," 1920 • by the 1970s exhibited adult movies • façade restored, 1987 • since 1990 has mainly housed a series of nightclubs —Cinema Treasures
• National Register # 80004109, 1980
My first signed beam
for the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange
the CEO of this hospital, a man, wore a Super Man costume, a cardboard version of him wearing a white wig flew through the sky hooked to the crane, and landed on the top deck, then the real man came out from out-of-sight, down the lift, and gave a speech, then he got some holy palms, dipped it in a bowl of holy water, and continuously, and comically sprayed everyone violently with it.
then the beams were lifted, and put it place.
A surprisingly well-preserved ghost sign in New York City, which might not even be a ghost sign, as the Day & Meyer, Murray & Young Corporation is still in existence, as is the Portovault Storage Corporation. Sure looks old, though.
Built 1822-27 at no. 100 Meeting Street. Originally built as a fireproof state office building for records to be kept safe.
"Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,277 as of the 2020 U.S. Census. The 2020 population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was 799,636 residents, the third-largest in the state and the 74th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.
Charleston was founded in 1670 as Charles Town, honoring King Charles II, at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River (now Charles Towne Landing) but relocated in 1680 to its present site, which became the fifth-largest city in North America within ten years. It remained unincorporated throughout the colonial period; its government was handled directly by a colonial legislature and a governor sent by Parliament. Election districts were organized according to Anglican parishes, and some social services were managed by Anglican wardens and vestries. Charleston adopted its present spelling with its incorporation as a city in 1783. Population growth in the interior of South Carolina influenced the removal of the state government to Columbia in 1788, but Charleston remained among the ten largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census.
Charleston's significance in American history is tied to its role as a major slave trading port. Charleston slave traders like Joseph Wragg were the first to break through the monopoly of the Royal African Company and pioneered the large-scale slave trade of the 18th century; almost one half of slaves imported to the United States arrived in Charleston. In 2018, the city formally apologized for its role in the American Slave trade after CNN noted that slavery "riddles the history" of Charleston." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
Now on Instagram.
Memorial demonstration for Oury Jalloh
Dessau....2014 january 7th
On 7 January 2005, Oury Jalloh - hands and feet tied - burned to death on a fireproof mattress in a German police cell.
Craigslist finds. Steelcase double pedestal tanker desk & a 50's General Fireproofing #2327 Goodform chair. Paid $80 for the desk and $50 for the chair.
El Paso, TX, est. 1873, pop. (2015) 679,000 • Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, est. 1659, pop. 1.4MM) • El Paso-Juárez Metropolitan Area, pop. 2.7 MM • Life on the Line, NY Times Magazine
• the 809-seat "fireproof" theater [early photo] is an early example of Moorish Revival architecture, which became popular in the U.S. in late 1920s • the 3-story structure is decorated with arabesque tracery & Islamic calligraphy • the engaged columns separating the windows are reminiscent of the medieval Alhambra palace complex, Granada, Spain —Texas Trost Society • Henry C. Trost Historical Organization
• owners Rodolfo & Manuel Cruz spent an astonishing $150K ($3.5MM in 2016 dollars) to construct the theatre, apparently all of it their own money • they had made their 1st fortune after gold & silver were discovered in 1903 near their hometown, Guazapares, Chihauhua, Mexico • they promptly engaged in silver mining, first at the Rio de Plata mine, then following up with the Cleopatra & Santa Barbara mines, selling the latter in 1906 for $350K (roughly $9MM in 2016 dollars) • after the Cruz brothers moved to El Paso, Rodolfo — before devoting himself to the Alhambra — established a real estate business, having had previous experience in Chihuahua Mexico, where he built of the c. 1909 Rodolfo Cruz Building
• the Alhambra was designed as a playhouse for live theater, vaudeville & silent films by Henry C. Trost (1860-1933), Trost & Trost, El Paso • it was equipped with a $45K evaporative cooling system • mothers could check their children with a nurse at the "baby's rest room," which had 8 small cots • the adjoining "women's rest room" offered telephones, desks, stationery, mirriors, etc.
• the Cruzes catered to the El Paso's Mexican refugee community, of which they were members, having arrived in 1911 • consisted largely of immigrants who had fled the Mexican Revolution • the theater also served English-speaking audiences & Mexicans who lived across the border in Ciudad Juárez (economy fares for border crossings were readily available)
• Rodolfo (b. 1876) actively managed the theater and signed performers; Manuel (b. 1883) kept the books • when vaudeville acts delivered disappointing box-office, Rodolfo substituted light opera with music performed by the Alhambra Orchestra, Prof. Ernesto Gonzalez conducting
• in 1917 Rodolfo — often seen motoring around town in his 2-tone gray & black Cartercar Roadster — reportedly sold his underperforming $150K theater for $200K to his lawyer, P.E. "Pete" Gardner, who later flipped it for a suspiciously low $70K • Gardner, allegedly a member of the Ku Klux Klan, ran for Mayor of El Paso in 1923 & lost to R.M. Dudley, who had made Gardner's Alhambra deals — not to mention his association with the KKK — campaign issues • after selling the theatre, Rodolfo Cruz resumed selling real estate
• Dudley Beats K.K.K. by 2,120 —El Paso Times, 25 Feb, 1923 • Ku Klux Klan Had a Short Life in El Paso —EPCC Libraries • Ku Klux Klan in El Paso Texas
• the theater reopened under new management as a straight moving picture house • in 1918 a pipe organ — then said to be the largest in the southwestern U.S. — was installed to accompany the exhibition of silent photoplays • the 2nd floor housed a "refreshment parlor/dance hall called Rest-A-Whyle, which replaced the original confectionery/tea room • renamed Palace Theatre, "Home of Paramount Pictures," 1920 • by the 1970s exhibited adult movies • façade restored, 1987 • since 1990 has mainly housed a series of nightclubs —Cinema Treasures
• National Register # 80004109, 1980
P.O. Box 942
Phone: 5915
NEW-MODERN-FIREPROOF
At South City limits at entrance to the famous Skyline Drive on Route 12. Enjoy an invigorating night's rest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Tile baths, tub and shower. Hot water heat. Cross ventilation. Radios. Ample Parking. AAA Approved. A Quality Court.
Single and En Suite - 67 Rooms - 46 Tiled Baths
Hospitality - OPEN ALL YEAR - Good Food
George M. Harris, Owner-Managing Director.
CAPA-005834
Mailed from Elkins, West Virginia to Miss Dorothy M. Currier of Wakefield, Massachusetts on June 9, 1953:
Mon. eve. Dot & Martha! How do you address your mail anyways. Good trip so fair - Hot & rain but still good. Fog today and no sky line, but wonderful trip thru the Allegheny Mts. to Elkins, W. Va. Stayed here last nite - all extra good. Love to all, Rose.
NRHP #80001441
530 1st St. NE
Mason City, Iowa
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Adapted from Frank Lloyd Wright's plan for the Fireproof House, which re-envisioned his Prairie Style architecture in a more compact, affordable dwelling, this house had became dilapidated over the decades, but very few alterations were ever made. Following the death of its final occupant in 1987, the house was put up at auction and nearly demolished after no one showed interest in purchasing it. A preservation group bought the building, then moved it to evade demolition for a church's parking lot, and opened it to the public as a house museum in 1992.
The Greengate Brick and Tile Co., also owned Greengate Colliery at St Helens. Later the brickworks passed to Pilkington's. It was situated close to the railway on land at the rear of the current Pilkington's Greengate factory.
The works in 1923: www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw009301
Four Butte Hotels Where the Traveling Public are Entertained (1915)
From left to right: 1) The Leggat Fireproof Hotel (1890s), 48 - 54 W Broadway 2) Unknown. 3) Thornton Hotel (1891), 53 E Broadway 4) The Finlan (original)
Image taken from pg. 25 of Butte, Montana by John H. McIntosh.
View entire book at the Montana Memory Project.
Unique ID: mze-butt1915 pg 25.
Type: Pamphlet
Contributors: McIntosh, John H., Chamber of Commerce (Butte, Mont.); Merchants Association of Butte, Montana.; Rotary Club (Butte, Mont.), McKee Print Co.
Date Digital: August 2009
Date Original: 1915
Source: Butte Digital Image Project at Montana Memory Project (read the book)
Library: Butte-Silver Bow Public Library in Butte, Montana, USA.
Rights Info: Public Domain. Not in Copyright. Please see Montana Memory project Copyright statement and Conditions of Use (for more information, click here). Some rights reserved. Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
More information about the Montana Memory Project: Montana's Digital Library and Archives.
More information about the Butte-Silver Bow Public Library.
Search the Butte-Silver Bow Public Library Catalog.
Sakano family's residence, Jousou-shi(city) Ibaraki-ken(Prefecture), Japan
茨城県常総市(いばらきけん じょうそうし) 坂野家住宅（さかのけじゅうたく）
The five-storey, 432,000 square foot McCormick’s factory was opened in 1914 and produced candy and cookie products until its closure in early 2007. Built of concrete and steel and constructed to be fireproof, at the time it was considered one of the finest factories in North America. Its most distinct architectural features are its white terra cotta glaze and the extensive window coverage, which gave it the nickname “the Sunshine Palace”.
The first floor contains storage space, flour and sugar silos, administrative offices, and a bakery with long conveyor belt ovens which still remain there today.
The second floor was the area designated for the production of crackers. There is also a laboratory containing now empty cabinets which used to hold chemicals and such.
The third floor was intended for the production of chocolate and also housed the employee cafeteria.
The fourth floor was used to make candy and has skylights and roof vents which helped cool the candy during production. In one area a number of metal rods hang from the ceiling which occasionally clang together creating sounds much like wind chimes.
The fifth floor has two distinct areas, one of which was used to produce jelly beans and the other which contains executive offices and a boardroom. The office area looks out onto Dundas Street and provides a great view as well as access to the rooftop, however we did not venture out that far since it appeared to be unstable.
this building is located in rogers park. it caught by eye when i was on the red line train...it has magnificent terra cotta ornamentation. above is a detail shot.
HOTEL
LEMBKE
VALPARAISO, IND.
30 ROOMS
FIREPROOF
Hotel Lembke
VALPARAISO, IND.
ON THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Source Type: Matchcover
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Diamond Match Company
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Copyright 2013. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
Hotels
View of a large hotel and adjacent buildings. The hotel has an American flag on top
and a tall sign reading, "The O. Henry." The sidewalk is crowded below and several
cars are on the street.
Digital Collection:
North Carolina Postcards
Publisher:
C. T. American Art.;
Date:
1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928;
1929; 1930
Location:
Greensboro (N.C.); Guilford County (N.C.);
Collection in Repository
Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077); collection guide available
online at www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/77barbour/77barbour.html
Completed in 1918 by the First National Bank of Danville, this 12-story "fireproof" building was built at a cost of $350,000, and remained the home of FNB until 1955. The bank occupied the first floor, mezzanine and lower level. Upper floors were occupied by the offices of doctros, dentists, lawyers, stock brokers, and loan companies.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000, Bresee Tower looks like a structure that is in bad need of repair. Vacant since 2005, in recent years barricades were placed on the south and east sides of the tower due to concern over falling debris. Today strapping and plywood is seen on the exterior to limit the potential of falling pieces of terra cotta.
Over the past two years, work has been completed to deal with the most hazardous aspects of the structure. While the future of this landmark remains uncertain, restoring and converting the property into some type of mixed use space is a possibility.
The City of Danville is the seat of Vermilion County, and is located in East Central Illinois near the Indiana border. The population of Danville was 33,027 as of the 2010 census.
More photographs of Danville can be found in my "Danville IL" set.
The Hibiscus Motel, 1311 Simonton St., Key West. New, modern , quiet, fireproof, private beach, coffee bar, spacious lounge. A Colourpicture postcard publication. The DeWolfe and Wood Collection.
Completed in 1918 by the First National Bank of Danville, this 12-story "fireproof" building was built at a cost of $350,000, and remained the home of FNB until 1955. The bank occupied the first floor, mezzanine and lower level. Upper floors were occupied by the offices of doctros, dentists, lawyers, stock brokers, and loan companies.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000, Bresee Tower looks like a structure that is in bad need of repair. Vacant since 2005, in recent years barricades were placed on the south and east sides of the tower due to concern over falling debris. Today strapping and plywood is seen on the exterior to limit the potential of falling pieces of terra cotta.
Over the past two years, work has been completed to deal with the most hazardous aspects of the structure. While the future of this landmark remains uncertain, restoring and converting the property into some type of mixed use space is a possibility.
The City of Danville is the seat of Vermilion County, and is located in East Central Illinois near the Indiana border. The population of Danville was 33,027 as of the 2010 census.
More photographs of Danville can be found in my "Danville IL" set.
The reality was in the limpet process, a lot of fibre did not stick. The sprayer worked in a heavy snow storm of dust and those below at the machine would be covered as well. This dust would drift all over the work site and no one seemed worried. When the water ran out in the “pot” the fibre would keep on blowing for the few seconds while the operator switched it off. Also at the start there was always some adjustment need to get the water – fibre mix just right. Every time there was a lot of fluffed up dry fibre drifting around.
I remember watching a snow storm of dust floating down from a city high rise onto Collins street (Melbourne) below.
#60 SICL.com SEAT Leon Cup Racer
Dunlop Britcar 24hrs
Silverstone 2015
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Filme EPR64. Tripla exposição. O garfo iluminado com lâmpada de 40 w azul; o detalhe do rosto com flash; a bolinha vermelha e amarela é uma palha de aço usada para lavar panelas ( a mesma usada em outras fotos desta galeria - "Estão servidos?", "Para um ovo que se quebrou") em que ateio fogo. Exposição em "B". Realizada em 1982.
Movie EPR64. Triple exposure. The fork illuminated by a blue lamp 40 watts, the detail of the face with a flash, the red dot and yellow steel wool used to wash pots (the same used in other photos gallery - "Estão servidos?", "Para um ovo que se quebrou") in which to fire. Exposure in "B". Held in 1982.
Established in 1930, this fireproof storage warehouse had a unique feature, a clocktower to illuminate the sky.
Rogers Hotel, 44 14th Street, Wheeling, West Virginia. Opened in 1914 as a first class hotel with 75 rooms. The hotel closed in January 1990. The building was condemned in 1994, but was not torn down and is currently being renovated.