Public Spaces

A Church Turned This Old Jacksonville Mall into a Community Center

Located a little over five miles from the center of Jacksonville, FL, the structure that’s now known as Kingdom Plaza…

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Amelia Island Museum of History Was Originally the County’s Jail

While jails today range from innovative to giant plain boxes on the architectural spectrum, historic jail buildings were usually designed…

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Westminster Arcade, America’s Oldest Shopping Mall, is Still Standing

Long before the days of glitzy, sprawling suburban malls, the Westminster Arcade in Providence, RI, became one of America’s first…

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Chicago Saved its Iconic Old Water Tower and Pumping Station

Generally speaking, water towers are usually relatively boring structures, built for utilitarian purposes rather than aesthetics. But that wasn’t the…

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Houston’s Old Union Station Was Incorporated into Minute Maid Park

When the city of Houston set its sights on developing a new downtown baseball park for its hometown Astros, it…

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Nashville’s Frist Art Museum Was Once its Post Office

Located in downtown Nashville, TN, the Frist Art Museum has served as the city’s premier art gallery since opening in…

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Richard H. Chambers Courthouse in Pasadena Was Once a Hotel, Offices, and Even a Hospital

The grand Richard H. Chambers Courthouse sits atop a hill overlooking the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena, CA. It’s one of…

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Ponce City Market in Atlanta Makes Lively Use of Old Sears Building

While the company has fallen on hard times in recent years, there was once a time when Sears was a…

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This Old Brewery Complex is Now the San Antonio Museum of Art

Though it’s served as the home of San Antonio Museum of Art for nearly thirty years, the complex of buildings…

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This Funky Florida Library Now Serves as Nonprofit Startup Incubation Hub

For several decades, the distinctive Jessie Ball duPont Center building in downtown Jacksonville, FL, served as the city’s main public…

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