Lost America – Stoneleigh was a summer house built by H.S. Leech in Saratoga Springs, New York, around 1886 when the town was a booming […]
Gilded Age Potter Palmer Mansion
So many Gilded Age mansions have gone the way of the wrecking ball. The Potter Palmer Mansion was no exception. Born in 1826 in Albany […]
Lost America – The Old Olney Sanitarium, Illinois
The old Olney Sanitarium was razed in 1957. It was a place of both tragedy and joy for those who were admitted there. Among […]
5 Lost or Abandoned Churches
Every year, 6,000 to 10,000 churches across America shut their doors. Here are five that were either lost by the wrecking ball or abandoned. […]
Lost America – Home of Early Detroit Settler
Lost America – Home of Early Detroit Settler This was the birthplace of Charles Moran on Woodbridge Street in Detroit. The Moran family had massive […]
Lost America – The Sad Ending of the Talmadge Mansion
Lost America The Henry Pearl Talmadge Mansion was a flamboyant work of art designed by architect Douglas Smythe and built in 1887 at a cost […]
Lost America – Jersey Shore’s Circus Drive-In Couldn’t Survive the Wrecking Ball
It survived nor’easters and Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, but the Circus Drive-In couldn’t survive the wrecking ball. Located in Wall Township, the Jersey Shore landmark […]
Lost Syracuse – The Danforth Congregational Church
On September 5, 1884, the cornerstone of the Danforth Congregational Church was laid on a large lot in a “very pleasant and growing suburb.” […]