Abandoned Industrial Icon: Armour Meat Packing Plant
The Armour & Company meat packing plant in National City, Illinois is a window into a bygone era, a time capsule with late-19th century...
Texas City Disaster: Deadliest Industrial Accident in U.S. History
Across the bay from Galveston in Texas is Texas City, a busy port with convenient access to Houston and the Gulf of Mexico. In...
Count Bagno’s City of Toys: Consonno, Italy
When Count Mario Bagno purchased a large amount of land in the remote northern hills of Italy fifty years ago, he envisioned building a...
Abandoned: St. Mary’s Mercy Hospital
In the final installment of the Gary series, we take a look at the skeleton of a healthcare organization founded over one hundred years...
Ambassador Apartments of Gary, Indiana
There certainly isn't a dearth of classic early twentieth century architecture around Gary, Indiana. Another fine example is that of the Ambassador Apartments at...
The Gary-Alerding Settlement House
When Gary, Indiana was founded by U.S. Steel in 1906, the steelworker was often not American. However the history of immigrants in Gary is...