Fairyland Kiddie Park
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Closed 2002
Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace
Los Angeles, California, USA Closed 1981 Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace was converted from a bowling alley into a roller rink in 1979, becoming a brief sensation for its live bands and celebrity guest list. An episode of Charlies Angels (Angels on Skates) was filmed there in 1979. It closed in 1981 and today the building […]
Florent
New York, New York, USA
Closed 2008
Homeless Home
New York, New York, USA
Removed 2020
Honey Run Bridge
Paradise, California, USA
Wildfire 2018
Howard Johnsons
Henderson, Kentucky, USA Closed 1990 Built in the 1950s with the iconic Howard Johnson’s sign, this building ceased to operate as a Howard Johnson’s in 1990, became a Chinese restaurant and finally a Los Toribos Mexican restaurant before being demolished in 2019 to make way for a Dollar Tree store. It’s not the sign that […]
The High Line
New York, New York, USA
Redeveloped 2006
Idora Park
Oakland, California, USA Demolished 1929 Idora Park was an amusement park constructed by The Realty Syndicate in 1904 in Ayala Park and leased by the Ingersoll Pleasure and Amusement Park Co. In addition to several roller coasters, the park also had a zoo, an ostrich farm, animal shows, a dance hall, a racetrack, an outdoor amphitheater, […]
Iriquis Walk
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Fate Unknown
Joe Jr. Restaurant
New York, New York, USA
Closed 2009
Kim’s Video
New York, New York, USA Closed 2014 Kim’s Video and Music were a group of video and music retail stores in and around New York City, known for their esoteric titles and knowledgeable if haughty staff. The owner, Yongman Kim, opened the first location inside his laundromat at 85 Avenue A. There was a second store at […]
Lincoln Park
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Closed 1987
Madison Square Garden II
New York, New York, USA Demolished 1926 The second Madison Square Garden was a Manhattan indoor arena that replaced the first Madison Square Garden. It was designed by noted architect Stanford White, who was murdered there in 1906 by millionaire Harry Thaw over his affair with Thaw’s wife, the actress Evelyn Nesbit. Although the Garden hosted […]
Mars Bar
New York, New York, USA
Closed 2011
Martin Tower
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Demolished 2019
Masonic Temple Building
Chicago, Illinois, USA Demolished 1939 The Masonic Temple Building was an early Chicago skyscraper designed by the firm of Burnham and Root, completed in 1892. With 21 stories, it was the tallest building in the city until the 1920s. It was the home office of the Knights Templars and Masons Life Indemnity Company and some of […]
Mecca Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Removed in 1988
Mormon Temple
Nauvoo, Illinois, USA
Arson 1848
New Haven Coliseum
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Demolished 2007
North Ferry
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Closed 1950s
Oasis Café
Key Biscayne, Florida, USA
Burned 2017
Ohrbachs
Los Angeles, California, USA
Closed 1950s
6222 Osage Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bombed 1985
Packard Automotive Plant
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Closed 1958