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A view of the northwest corner of the Old State Capitol Plaza showing the 100 block of N. Fifth St. on the right, and the 400 block of E. Washington St. on the left. The buildings in this view lie within the Central Springfield Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The handsome, Beaux Arts style building on the corner is the Stuart Broadwell Building. Located catty-corner from the Old State Capitol Building in downtown Springfield, the structure was built in 1917 for Broadwell's Drug Store and remained a drug store until 1981. Since then the building has been home to a variety of retail establishments on the ground floor, and professional offices on the second and third floors.
A view looking southwest from the intersection of E. Main and N. Walnut in downtown Champaign. On the corner is the First National Bank Building, a contributing building in the Champaign Downtown Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.
The First National Bank, located at 30 E Main Street, is based on a Greek Revival form and features beautiful Corinthian columns and pilasters. Chicago architects, Mundie and Jensen, constructed the building in 1909. The stone-faced historic bank was one of the first steel-constructed buildings in Champaign.
The exterior of the original building has excellent architectural integrity. Interior changes occurred during the middle of the twentieth century in an attempt to modernize. There is an addition to the west and to the south. Both were constructed in 1966, and are non-contributing to the historic district. The First National Bank Building is now the location of a PNC Bank branch office.
Located in Champaign County in east central Illinois, the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana are the home of the University of Illinois. The population of the City of Champaign at the 2020 census was 88,302, while Champaign County had a population of 205,865.
Source: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Champaign Downtown Historic District
A view looking west in the 200 block of N. Park St. from N. Franklin St. in front of the post office in downtown Decatur. Although this block is not included in the historic district, the buildings seen here all date from the late 19th to early 20th century, and are an example of mixed use commercial architecture from that period. The 200 block of N. Park runs along the northern edge of Decatur's Central Park, location of the famed Transfer House.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's population at the 2020 census was 70,522, making Decatur the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois.
A view of the south side of the 400 block of E. Monroe St. in the Central Springfield Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places. All of the buildings in this view were constructed in the final quarter of the 19th century. The taller building partially shown on the far right is the Odd Fellows Building built in 1896, and extensively altered in 1965 when given a Mid-Century Modern facade. The building houses the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. All of the other buildings in this block more or less retain their original Italianate and Romanesque Revival architectural style.
Located on the southwest corner of Capitol Ave. and 4th St. is the Classical Revival style Central Illinois Light Company Building. Completed in 1924, the building was originally constructed for Illinois Power, formerly Springfield Gas & Electric Co. Central Illinois Light Co., or CILCO, was organized in 1933 and remained in the building until its current owner, Illinois National Bank, purchased the building for its headquarters in 1999. In its original configuration, the utility company occupied the first floor, while apartments were on the second and third floors.
The Central Illinois Light Company Building is a contributing building within the 2015 Extension of the Central Springfield Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The District was first added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
A view of the east side of the 400 block of S. Main St. in downtown Hillsboro. Located steps away from the Opera House shown in my previous post is this three-story building formerly known as the Hamilton Hotel.
The building is a two-part block commercial style form that was the most common form for the small and moderate-sized commercial buildings in the United States between 1900 and 1930. This type of building is generally limited to two to four stories, and is characterized by a horizontal division into two distinct zones that typically reflects differences in its interior use. The street level indicates public spaces for commercial enterprises, while the upper section suggests more private spaces reserved for offices, meeting halls or apartments.
In the case of the Hamilton Hotel, the ground floor was designed for retail space and, for many years, was occupied by furniture stores. The second floor of the building was reserved for four residential apartments. This left the top floor to be developed as hotel rooms. One interesting note is the ground floor of the Hamilton briefly provided space for the Hillsboro's U.S. Post Office prior to the construction of a permanent building in the mid-1930s.
Today the former Hamilton Hotel is home to a Century 21 Real Estate Office and Bre's Beehive, a beauty salon on the ground floor. I am not certain of the upper floor usage, but guess that some if not all of the space is being used for apartments.
Hillsboro is the seat of Montgomery County. This south central Illinois city is located 50 miles south of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, and 65 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Health care and social assistance, public administration, and finance and insurance are Hillsboro's largest industries. The population of Hillsboro at the 2020 Census was 5,808, and the population of Montgomery County was 28,288.
Located northeast of the historic Montgomery County Courthouse on the courthouse square is the Red Rooster Inn. Known upon its opening in 1901 as the Hillsboro Hotel, the Red Rooster Inn sits on land that has been home to several generations of hotels since 1825.
The Inn was constructed in several phases, with the original 1901 building designed in the Colonial Revival style. Under new ownership, the old hotel has been under a major renovation since 2018. When finished, the property will include apartments, hotel rooms, a restaurant, brewery and distillery.
Hillsboro is the seat of Montgomery County. This south central Illinois city is located 50 miles south of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, and 65 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Health care and social assistance, public administration, and finance and insurance are Hillsboro's largest industries. The population of Hillsboro at the 2020 Census was 5,808, and the population of Montgomery County was 28,288.
A view of three late 19th-early 20th century mixed-use buildings on Hampshire St., across from the historic United States Post Office and Courthouse (now the Orville H. Browning Post Office Station). This location lies just outside the eastern boundary of the Downtown Quincy Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. All three buildings are known by their addresses: 725-727 Hampshire, 729 Hampshire and 731-733 Hampshire, with each having commercial space on the ground level and apartments on the second and third floors.
This photo shows the west side of the 600 block of N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington. The camera is pointed toward the north from Mulberry St.
The six buildings in this view were all completed between 1873 and 1927, and all are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From left to right the historic name, completion date and street addresses of the six buildings are:
▪ Swann-Smith Block, 1873, 602-608 N. Main St.
▪ R.P. Smith & Sons. 1878, 610-612 N. Main St.
▪ Noe Cleaners, c. 1927, 614 N. Main St.
▪ Baker-Macon Building, c. 1927, 616-618 N. Main St.
▪ Loudon Building, 1882, 620-622 N. Main St.
▪ Moy Sam Laundry, 1883/remodeled 1928, 624 N. Main St.
The architectural style of this block is primarily Italianate. Today these buildings are home to restaurants, bars, retail shops, commercial office space, and some residential apartments. From a historic standpoint, perhaps the most notable structure on this block is R.P. Smith & Sons Building (3-story building, second from corner) was designed and built as a center for one of Illinois' largest boot and sales wholesalers.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
A view of the 200 Block of E. Front St. in downtown Bloomington. Earlier in this series we visited the former Central Fire Station, now a restaurant, on the north side of this block.
The five buildings shown in this view were all completed between 1875 and 1908, and all are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District. The district was listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city. It encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From right to left the historic name, completion date and street addresses of the five buildings are:
▪ Ayres Cabinet Shop, c. 1908, 213 E. Front St.
▪ Harwood & Cass Building, c. 1908, 215 E. Front St.
▪ Bloomington Journal, 1875, 217-219 E. Front St.
▪ John Y. Chisholm, 1888, 221-223 E. Front St.
▪ Higgins Marble Works, date unknown, 227-229 E. Front St.
The architectural style of this block is predominantly Italianate. Today these buildings are home to a rug warehouse, commercial office space, residential apartments, and an antique store.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
John Yates Chisholm (1849-1918) was a prominent Bloomington businessman and real estate dealer. In 1888, he commissioned architect George H. Miller to design this Victorian Romanesque-style office building in the 200 block of E. Front St.
Miller, whose work has been seen throughout this McLean County series, delighted in the variation of colors and textures. Like many architects of the late 19th century, he was intrigued by the abundance of new ceramic products which were coming to market. The Chisholm building shown here was an early example of the use of terra cotta panels and other ceramics.
Miller believed businessmen wanted their buildings to be distinctive and be clearly distinguished from those of their neighbors. Both the Higgins Marble Works building next door (also designed by Miller and previously featured in this series) and the Chisholm Building are Victorian Romanesque-styles; yet the facades are quite distinct from each other. Today the Chisholm Building is a mixed use property with professional offices on the ground floor, and condominiums above.
The John Y. Chisholm Building is contributing architectural property in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring twin city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
The most visually striking building in the 200 block of E. Front St. is this Victorian Romanesque-style structure designed by Bloomington architect George Miller and completed in 1886. For seventy years the building was the home of the Higgins, Jung and Kleinau Monument Co.
Designed by Bloomington architect George H. Miller in Victorian Romanesque-style, the building was constructed for Civil War veteran Hamer J. Higgins. The name "H. J. Higgins & Co. Marble Works" is clearly visible above the center bay of second-story windows. The building's appearance attests to the stone curlers skill and medium with dealing detailing Bedford Limestone, Indiana Marble, and St. Cloud Granite. Miller orchestrated these materials taking full advantage of the craftsmen's talent.
After monument and headstone production came to an end in 1956, the next long-term tenant was Nybakke Vacuum who had offices in the building from 1960 until 1992. That same year, the building was restored by Mike Temple to include apartments on the second floor. Presently Pars Rug Warehouse occupies on the first floor, with apartments on the upper floors.
The Higgins, Jung and Kleinau Monument Co. Building is contributing architectural property in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
A late afternoon scene along the 600 block of N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington. In this view the camera is pointed toward the north from Mulberry St.
The buildings on this block were all completed between 1873 and 1927, and all are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
The architectural style of this block is primarily Italianate. Today these buildings are home to restaurants, bars, retail shops, commercial office space, and some residential apartments. From a historic standpoint, perhaps the most notable structure on the block is the R.P. Smith & Sons Building (3-story building, second from corner) which was designed and built as a center for one of Illinois' largest boot and sales wholesalers.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
A view of the Philip Ryan Building (left) and Elder Building (right) on the west side of the 400 block of N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington.
The Philip Ryan Building at 414 N. Main St. was constructed in 1887. The building was constructed for J.H. Bryant for $8,000 to house Philip Ryan Hardware and Store. The three-story masonry structure is a Victorian Romanesque design. Sadly, the name of the architect who designed t has sadly been lost to history. A restaurant by the name of Reality Bites now occupies the first floor.
Next to the Philip Ryan Building is the Elder Building at 416 N. Main St. Designed by Bloomington architect George H. Miller for Dr. W.A. Elder, the Elder Building is a three-story masonry structure deigned in Victorian Romanesque style. Upon its completion in 1884, the Elder building is said to have been the costliest store building that had been built up to that time in Bloomington. The Elder Building is now home to The Dapper Pet, a pet boutique and spa.
Both buildings are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District. The district was listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
A view of the west side of N. Main St. looking north from the middle of the 400 block toward Market St. The six buildings shown in this view were all completed in the 1870s and 1880s, and all are contributing properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From left to right, the buildings are:
Historic Name: The Philip Ryan Building
Address: 414 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1887
Architectural style: Victorian Romanesque
Original purpose: Philip Ryan Hardware Store
Historic Name: Elder Building
Address: 416 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1884
Architectural style: Victorian Romanesque
Architect: George H. Miller
Original Purpose: Offices for Dr. W.A. Elder
Other: Upon its completion in 1884, the Elder building is said to have been the costliest store building that had been built up to that time in Bloomington.
Historic Name: Mason & Elder Block
Address: 418-420 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1883
Historic Name: J. L. Beath Building
Address: 418-420 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1881
Architectural style: Italianate
Other: The building at is currently the headquarters for the McLean County Democrats.
Historic Name: McIntosh Building, c. 1875,
Address: 426 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1875
Historic Name: Harber Bros., 1886,
Address: 428-430 N. Main St.
Year Completed: 1886
Original Purpose: Office and warehouse for Harber Bros. farm machinery, wagons, buggies, and binder twine business.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067
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Cesar Pelli-designed FMC Tower and Evo Philly at Cira Centre South Apartments dwarf the historic main post office (now offices of the IRS) at University City, Philadelphia.
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Ponte Vecchio - Medieval closed-spandrel segmental-arch stone pedestrian structure, with jeweller, art dealer and souvenir shops
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Historic Centre of Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site
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view of the east side of the 400 block of N. Main St. between E. Market St. (behind us) and E. Monroe St. (ahead).
The eight buildings in this view were all completed during a ten-year span between 1871 and 1881. Seven of the eight buildings are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985. The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From left to right the historic name, completion date and street addresses of the eight buildings are:
▪ Dr. W.H. Smith Building, 1880, 415 N. Main St.
▪ Dr. T. Hacriny Building, 1871, 413 N. Main St.
▪ Trimter-Reibsame Building, 1871, 411 N. Main St.
▪ F. Niergarth Building, 1871, 409 N. Main St.
▪ Stutz-Major Building, 1871, 405-407 N. Main St.
▪ H. Jetter Building, 1871, 403 N. Main St. Non-Contributing due to a remodeling of the front facade.
▪ Evans Grocery Building, 1871, 401 N. Main St.
The Eddy Building, c. 1887-1894 at 421-427 N. Main St., is listed as a contributing building on the National Register but has since been demolished. Today the space is a parking lot.
The architectural style of this block is primarily Italianate. Today these buildings are home to a book store, thrift shop, clothing store, studio, coffee house, bakery, insurance agent, and a legal office. Upper floors provide both office space and apartments.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
A view looking east in the 200 block of N. Park St. in downtown Decatur. Although this block is not included in the historic district, the buildings seen here all date from the late 19th to early 20th century, and are an example of mixed use commercial architecture from that period.
Decatur is the seat of Macon County. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.
Decatur's population at the 2020 census was 70,522, making Decatur the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois.
A view of downtown Bloomington one block south of the Old Courthouse Square. With the camera pointed to the northeast, this photograph provides a view of the 100 block of N. Center St. on the left, and the 100 block of W. Front St. on the right.
This post is focused on the four buildings seen on the north side of the 100 block of W. Front St. From left to right, the historic name, completion date and street address of the four buildings are:
▪Unnamed Commercial Building, c. 1865, 115 W. Front St.
▪McMillan Grocery Building, date unknown, 113 W. Front St.
▪Rounds Block, 1857, 105-111 W. Front St.
▪McLean County Bank Building, 1854, 101 W. Front St (Side Address) 102 N. Main St. (Main Address). The McLean County Bank Building is featured in an earlier post in this series.
The unnamed commercial building on the corner, Rounds Block, and the McLean County Bank Building (whose main address is on N. Main St) are all Italianate designs. The three buildings are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The Bloomington Central Business District includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character. The McMillan Grocery Building (second from corner) is non-contributing due to alterations which impacts the historic integrity of the structure.
The Rounds Block, which occupies most of the 100 block of W. Front St., is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Illinois designed by a professional architect. Rudolph Richter designed the building in Italianate style. The Rounds Block has been the site of commercial activity in Bloomington since its construction. Economic growth fueled by the arrival of the railroad in 1853 spurred new retail and craft businesses. The first floor of these buildings housed saloons, grocers, druggists, and restaurants. The upper floors were used for light craft production and as sleeping rooms for clerks and craft workers. The building was restored in 1995.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Explore #26 on April 22, 2022.
A view of the northwest corner of the Old State Capitol Plaza showing the 100 block of N. Fifth St. on the right, and the 400 block of E. Washington St. on the left. The buildings in this view lie within the Central Springfield Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The handsome, Beaux Arts style building on the corner is the Stuart Broadwell Building. Located catty-corner from the Old State Capitol Building in downtown Springfield, the structure was built in 1917 for Broadwell's Drug Store and remained a drug store until 1981. Since then the building has been home to a variety of retail establishments on the ground floor, and professional offices on the second and third floors.
Bridges were built for settlement expansion, for trade, for war and sometimes demolished for protection; they are part of myths and legends. These two specimens are continents an millennia apart .: the most rudimentary and naturaal method
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Explore #23 on March 18, 2021
A photo showing the west side of the 400 block of N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington. The cross-street in this photo is W. Monroe.
The seven buildings in this view were all completed in the 1870s and 1880s. All are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
From left to right, the historic name, completion date and street address of the seven buildings are:
▪ McClun Block, 1872, 402-412 N. Main St. (Main Address), 101-103 W. Monroe St. (Side Address). The first three buildings on this block are listed as a single entity on the National Register nomination form.
▪ Phillip Ryan Building, 1887, 414 N. Main St.
▪ Elder Building, 1884, 416 N. Main St.
▪ Mason & Elder Block, 1883, 418-420 N. Main St.
▪ J. L. Beath Building, 1881, 422-424 N. Main St.
▪ McIntosh Building, c. 1875, 426 N. Main St.
▪ Harber Bros., 1886, 428-430 N. Main St.
Views of the front facades of the Philip Ryan Building and the Elder Building (3rd and 4th buildings from corner) were posted earlier in this series.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
Tourbanism and Coffee Culture: Most cities, small to large, depend on visitors for a good portion of their GDP. Tourism depends on cute, striking imagery - real or staged.
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Cities need connections to survive and thrive. Crossing gorges , rivers, and valleys has always been a priority for communication, trade and conquests. Neolithic to advanced industrial technologies were all used in the service of bridging progressively larger spans.
Medieval closed-spandrel segmental-arch stone pedestrian bridge, with jeweller, art dealer and souvenir shops
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River Arno
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Historic Centre of Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Canberra Abastract Series.
Nishi at New Acton. Architects: FKA in association with Suppose Design Office.
Mixed Use Office, Retail, Hotel and Apartment building.
Cesar Pelli-designed FMC Tower and Evo Philly at Cira Centre South Apartments dwarf the historic main post office (now offices of the IRS) at University City, Philadelphia.
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A J Morris in his History of Urban Form said it best:
•“Hence this urban historian’s emigration to a country village [from London]. In my previous two introductions I sought to justify this move by explaining : ‘my own kind of “idea city” no longer exists – if indeed it ever did’. Twenty years on – and approaching thirty in the village – I know that still to be true – especially in terms of family enjoyment. And yet, on the other hand, many of life’s memorable moments have been in cities; none more so than Paris – which could also have been included in the dedication. APOLOGY