#lost architecture

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Pickfair was a sprawling estate in Beverly Hills, California purchased and further renovated in 1919 by silent film actress Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks, the "Queen and King of Hollywood." The 25-room mansion was named by combining parts of their last names ("Pick" + "fair").

Pickfair was considered one of the most celebrated private homes of America, and became a famous symbol of Hollywood glamour and excess in the 1920s/30s. It hosted iconic parties with famous guests like Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Helen Keller, F. Scott Fitzgerald and presidents Coolidge and Roosevelt. Life magazine described it as “a gathering place only slightly less important than the White House… and much more fun.”

After divorcing Douglas Fairbanks in 1936, Mary Pickford married actor Charles "Buddy" Rogers and continued living in Pickfair until her death, in 1979. A new owner, actress Pia Zadora, eventually demolished the mansion in 1990, despite some outcry. Zadora later claimed the place was haunted: “You can deal with termites, and you can deal with plumbing issues, but you can’t deal with the supernatural.”

A new mansion stands on the site bearing no resemblance to the original Pickfair.

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Cliff House, San Francisco, 1906.

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Cast-Irons Stairs — The New York Life Insurance CO.'s Building, Minneapolis, MN.

The suspended, double-helix masterpiece that rose inside the lobby of the former New York Life Insurance Building in Minneapolis was so much more than a staircase— it was an architectural work of art!

Designed by the architectural firm of Babb, Cook & Willard, this might be the finest lobby we've ever laid eyes, past or present.

* Photo has been retouched & enhanced by me.

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Cowboys and others gathered around the Llano Hotel in Midland, 1888. Located on the corner of Main Street and Wall Street, the hotel was subsequently destroyed by fire, rebuilt with bricks, and then destroyed by fire again in 1909. Courtesy the fabulous The Portal to Texas History.

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It might have taken me 20 hours but I have a new lockscreen!!!

You know the drill close ups under cut

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A trip down memory lane! Though the tower seems to have changed…

Celestial tower! Built during the direct aftermath of the Founding Unovan Civil War, it remains a cultural landmark in memory of those lost in the fire and storm.

Time has dulled the scars left behind by the twin dragons. Today, the tower is primarily used as a mausoleum (the preferred method of burial are urns) and, well, a tourism site. Legend says if you climb to the top of the tower and ring the bell, you can lay your ghosts to rest. But mostly? You can ring a GIANT bell.

Course, you gotta GET to that bell first.

Masterpost for more pokemon shenanigans here!

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honestly the funniest part of tmagp 8 is the poor ta who had to grade that paper. "see me" is code for "i cannot say 'what the fuck' in the official gradebook"

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my hot pjo take is that Jason isn't a second Percy, Jason is a second Annabeth. Jason is just if Annabeth was a guy and also a Big 3 kid.

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The Rococo ballroom

41, Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, W1. London, United Kingdom,

The house, created in the 1880s by George Devey for shipping magnate Charles H. Wilson, later Lord Nunburnholme, was neo-Jacobean in style.

Image credit: ©The Historic England Archive

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Заброшенный отель Gletscher Belvedere в Швейцарии.

Отель «Бельведер» на Фурка - самый известный отель на перевале в мире. Был построен в 1882 г. семьей Зайлер из Вале на повороте новой дороги, откуда открываются лучшие виды на Альпы и в близости от главной достопримечательности - ледника Ронегг.

Потом ледник отступил , его уже стало не видно из отеля. Но Бельведер стал популярным объектом съемок . Сам Джеймс Бонд в 1965 году промчался по Фурке на своем Aston Martin, миновав Бельведер.

В период своего расцвета в конце XIX века, отель вмещал до 90 путешественников. Гостиница расширялась.

В 1920-х годах автобусы и железная дорога, привозили гостей на ледник. Поездки были рассчитаны с ночевкой. С появлением легкового транспорта они превратились в однодневные поездки туда и обратно. Гости, которые раньше оставались на ночь, теперь успевали посетить знаменитый ледник Рона с его восхитительным гротом, а в отеле лишь ��ообедать или просто выпить чашку чая. Да и сам ледник, из-за глобального потепления настолько удалился и потерял свою привлекательность, что желающих увидеть необычную красоту уменьшилось.

В 1988 отель купила семья из Брюгге. Поддерживать старинное здание в рабочем состоянии было тяжело и в 2015 году они закрылись. Отель выставлен на продажу.

Abandoned Gletscher Belvedere Hotel in Switzerland.

The Belvedere Hotel on the Furka Pass is the most famous hotel on the pass in the world. It was built in 1882 by the Sailer family from Valais at the turn of the new road, offering the best views of the Alps and close to the main attraction - the Ronegg Glacier.

Then the glacier retreated, it was no longer visible from the hotel. But the Belvedere became a popular filming location. James Bond himself raced along the Furka Pass in his Aston Martin in 1965, passing the Belvedere.

In its heyday at the end of the 19th century, the hotel accommodated up to 90 travelers. The hotel expanded.

In the 1920s, buses and the railway brought guests to the glacier. The trips were designed with an overnight stay. With the advent of passenger transport, they turned into one-day trips there and back. Guests who used to stay overnight now had time to visit the famous Rhone glacier with its amazing grotto, and only had lunch or just a cup of tea at the hotel. And the glacier itself, due to global warming, has become so remote and lost its appeal that there are fewer people wanting to see the unusual beauty.

In 1988, the hotel was bought by a family from Bruges. It was difficult to maintain the old building in working order, and in 2015 they closed. The hotel is up for sale.

Источник: /www.tripadvisor.ru/Attraction_Review-g1096348-d314802-Reviews-Furka_Pass-Oberwald_Canton_of_ Valais_ Swiss _Alps.html, /vk.com/@s0zertsay-zabroshennyi-otel-gletscher-belvedere-v-shveicarii, /dzen.ru/a/Zw-oZOTb8142pRv8, //dzen.ru/b/ZOJJzqX8cxBBD3KJ.

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One of the first skyscrapers and the headquarters to the namesake newspaper, the New York Tribune Building was first completed in 1875 and then further expanded, reaching its maximum size in 1907. At the time, it was the second-tallest building in New York City, only losing to Trinity Church.

It was demolished in 1966, and replaced by the 1 Pace Plaza building.

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Evrard, a marble worker who was so devastated by the death of his wife, created this unique mausoleum in her honour. Erected in 1920. The mausoleum, features a mourner, extending an arm to a blank wall. Once a year, around summer solstice, sunlight in the shape of a heart is formed - a touching reminder of an unending love from well beyond the grave.

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Villa Wilmer / Tränenburg (1890 - 1971)

(also know as The Palace of Tears)

Location: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Photograph by: Karl Friedrich Wunder (c.1890)

After the heirs of Friedrich Willmers sold their villa to Hannoversche Industries in 1970, it was immediately scheduled for demolition for the purpose of building new apartment - which now has turn into a parking lot!

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Entrance to Keith's Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opening in 1902, Keith's Theatre ran until it was reopened in 1950 as Randolph Theatre. The building was remodeled multiple times until it was demolished in 1971.

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The Treehouse, Lost Villa Resort,

Ginkgo Valley, Guangjiachong Valley, Hubei, China,

Courtesy: Moguang Studio