Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, Iowa
Once the boast of a bustling downtown that had arrived, hotels like the Blackhawk are a key source of energy, prestige, and cultural capital for a downtown coming back.
From the archive
Posts that have previously appeared on the Instagram account.
Michigan Central Railroad Depot, Jackson, Michigan
A gorgeous little Italianate relict in a rebounding city center once scoured by urban renewal and disinvestment
Danish Baptist Church / Cong. Tzemach Tzedek / Mt. Gilead Bible Church, Chicago
A tiny denomination in their home country, it was a real surprise that there were once enough Danish Baptists in Chicago to build this brick church in Humboldt Park in 1892.
Hotel Columbia, San Francisco
The Tenderloin’s trajectory in built form
Maryland Hotel / Warwick Hotel, San Francisco
A tidy Beaux Arts hotel designed by Righetti & Headman on the edge of the Tenderloin, the Maryland Hotel was built in 1912 and followed an extremely typical trajectory for a San Francisco residential hotel.