JG - Postcard Past / Present Photo (Page 14)

Feb 14, 2023 Copenhagen

Søpavillonen, Copenhagen

Originally built as a clubhouse for Copenhagen’s Ice Skating Association in 1894, who’d skate on the frozen Peblinge Sø, the Søpavillon is one where I wish it would’ve been disassembled and moved elsewhere - there were once plans to replace it with a public swimming hall designed by Jørn Utzon.

Feb 9, 2023 Indianapolis

Dill Implement Company, 1531 Stadium Drive, Indianapolis

Gotta admit I didn’t expect this one to still be standing - I’m pleasantly surprised that this old tractor sales and service center in Indianapolis is not only still there, but it’s been rehabbed and converted into offices across the street from the city’s 16 Tech innovation district.

Feb 6, 2023 Indianapolis

The Ban-Dee Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge, Indianapolis

Where you could once see bands like Bill Black’s Combo and get a bite to eat until 4am, you can now...uhhhh, huff exhaust fumes? This stretch of Fountain Square was, of course, bulldozed for highways.

Jan 30, 2023 Indianapolis

Universal Finance Corp., Fountain Square, Indianapolis

Two different fountains have been the fountain in Indianapolis’ Fountain Square - but since 2010, they’ve shared the square. Well, sort of.

Jan 27, 2023 Copenhagen

Østerbro Stadium, Copenhagen

You can almost sense the first pangs of Functionalism in Wittmaack & Hvalsøe’s austere neoclassical design for the monumental gateway into Østerbro Stadium. Built in 1926, Wittmaack and Hvalsøe’s grand entry portal was part of a broader expansion to the first athletics stadium in Denmark.