Masonic Temple, Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island’s Masonic Temple is a funny little example of the declining influence of fraternal organizations in the US.
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CRI&P Railroad Depot, Rock Island, Illinois
The Rock Island Line may have been a “mighty good road”, but the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific passenger station in its namesake city is surprisingly humble. Built in 1902 and designed by Frost & Granger out of Chicago, this was the CRI&P’s third (and final) passenger depot in Rock Island.
Fort Armstrong Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois
A flamboyant brick and terracotta movie theater opened in 1921, the Fort Armstrong Theater is a preservation success story from an era where those were rare for small cities like Rock Island.
Milwaukee Avenue, North of Division Street, Chicago
Raise your hand if you knew that there used to be a whole-ass building on Chicago’s Polish Triangle (clearly, not me, although I guess it’s obvious in retrospect).
Regeneration Relief, DuSable Bridge, Chicago
Sculptor Henry Hering’s Regeneration is one of four relief sculptures installed in 1928 on the tender houses of the DuSable Bridge, paid for by the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund–a unique Chicago civic sculpture endowment.