Linke Tourist Homes, Davenport, Iowa
The 1930s version of an Airbnb, tourist homes were regular-ass homes with rooms rented out to travelers by the homeowners—in this case, John and Edith Linke.
Østerbrogade and Classensgade, Copenhagen
Østerbrogade 44 lost the entirety of its facade ornamentation in a 1935 modernizing remodel—the comically deadpan conservation assessment describes it as “somewhat dead”—but otherwise the northern edge of Copenhagen’s Little Triangle is basically the same 120 years later.
Østerport Station, Copenhagen
126 years later, 35,000 passengers a day, and a protected landmark—not bad for a temporary train station. “Not built for eternity” and “in spite of its cheapness, it’s quite decorative” were the reviews when Østerport, designed by DSB chief architect Heinrich Wenck, opened in 1897.
George Cleveland Hall Branch Library, Chicago
The enigmatic octagon atop the George Cleveland Hall Branch of the Chicago Public Library caps one of the most important libraries in the city.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport, Iowa
When the Irish community that gave Davenport’s Cork Hill its name outgrew their first church on this site, they hired (who else?) the Midwest’s preeminent Irish-American ecclesiastical architect to design the replacement, the Cork-born James J. Egan.