Kinopalæet og Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen
Traces of climate change and Nazis—crises past, present, and future—mark the intersection of Gammel Kongevej and Vodroffsvej.
Polish National Alliance HQ / Studio Gang Architects, Chicago
Once the HQ of one of the most influential ethnic fraternal organizations in the US and now home to one of Chicago’s most famous architecture firms in Studio Gang, the old Polish National Alliance HQ is a dignified bit of Depression Deco.
Outer Drive Bridge and MS Chicago Tribune, Chicago
There’s so much here I don’t know where to begin, so I’ll start with...
...the boat?
Blackhawk Restaurant, 139 N. Wabash, Chicago
A post-fire building by Chicago’s first recognized architect, the first national bowling tournament, big band jazz in the 1930s, prime rib and spinning salad restaurant, gutted in a facadectomy that left the shell as a liner for the parking podium of a condo tower.
Broadway, Portland
A staggering number of theaters once packed American cities, and Broadway was the flashy heart of Portland’s entertainment district. Headlined by the Paramount and the Broadway theaters—amongst the seven marquees visible in this 1930s postcard—today Broadway hosts…two.