1950’s bricks being removed from a 1800s building.
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What was the thought process for the 1950s design ?
The original is so much better
I have nothing to contribute other than this is in Cincinnati.
When a brick facade was cheaper then restoring the face of the building. Taxes possibly related to this work.
It’s crazy to me that anyone would’ve thought bricks looked better!
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Local bank had the most beautiful lobby all done in red oak with craftsmanship from the 50’s. PAINTED it all white!
Wow. Where is this?
Please tell me they are restoring the old building.
What city
So it’s not just paneling and carpet and paint, we used brick to cover up stone. We are SO weird.
In the early 2000’s I worked in the second oldest Broadway theater still in existence, but it was being used as an event space, hadn’t produced theater in a long time.
The theater had actually been used as a tv studio at one point in the early days of tv and as a result, the fronts of the Queen’s boxes had been cut out to make room for jibs and other equipment.
We thought that was really the extent of the damage. Until one day work was being done on the theater and someone removed a chip of plaster from the proscenium wall and saw something glimmering behind.
The entire proscenium and the balcony parapet had been decorated in Tiffany mosaic glass tiles and the schlubs who ran the studio covered it in an inch of plaster because of lens flare….
I believe there’s a profound lesson to be learned here.
[Here](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es26q-KXcAsDqaF?format=jpg&name=orig) is a higher quality version of this image. Credit to the photographer, Scott Beseler.
Per [here](https://www.citybeat.com/news/3cdc-reveals-historic-architecture-behind-brick-faade-while-redeveloping-downtown-building-12157795):
> By Hailey Bollinger on Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 11:51 am
> An unassuming downtown building is in the spotlight this week, after a set of images revealing a glimpse of history hidden behind a brick façade from Greater Cincinnati-based photographer Scott Beseler went locally viral on Facebook.
> The building, formerly owned by Chong Inc., is being redeveloped by the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC).
> Joe Rudemiller, 3CDC’s vice president of marketing and communications, tells CityBeat that the corporation hired Digging Cincinnati History’s Ann Senefeld to learn more about the building and its past.
> Senefeld’s research uncovers that since the building was first constructed between 1887 and 1891, several department and furniture stores have inhabited the space, as well as a Kroger store from 1960-1969.
> But Senefeld’s most fascinating discovery is that in 1951, the building went through a massive renovation, removing the 5th and 6th floors and covering the exterior with a new brick façade.
> Research on the building’s history continues, and Rudemiller welcomes additional information.
> This renovation was made visually apparent this week as construction crews worked to remove the brick.
> Beseler, who also owns arts incubator The Lodge in Dayton, Kentucky, says he was tipped off about the construction by his friend Sara Bedinghaus who works at 3CDC and knows of his interest in architecture as well as in the Chong Inc. retail shop…
Dear redditor, if you liked this post a lot, you would probably [also like this.](https://twitter.com/arch_revival_)
And more specifically [this.](https://twitter.com/Arch_Revival_/status/1398276266407698439)
Too bad they couldn’t hire the Big Bad Wolf.
I’m really interested in the bricks being removed and not your soggy carpet. The story behind these bricks sounds interesting. Why were the bricks put up in the first place? More info would be greatly appreciated.
What if the 1800s stone were removed to show a 1700s building?
Architectural Inception.
Are those enclosed voids behind the brick? Scary from a fire standpoint if they are.
wow
Wow, such a piece of history in this photo.
I had no idea there were still Macy’s around.
Downtown Cincinnati
Makes me wonder why so many people did this in the 1950s. It ruined so many old structures and damaged so many detailed structures permanently.
The number of beautiful buildings that were covered in brick between the 50’s and 90’s is a travesty.
If anybody is interested [here](https://www.google.de/maps/@39.1026693,-84.5150603,3a,60y,49.64h,118.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSwpw33uAxHC20N5NjYxLyg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en) is the link to google streetview. Sadly the pics are not uptodate.
I like to imaging the owners of the building didn’t have the money to clean and repair the old façade. They always planed to remove the brick later. This is reason they covered it up instead of tearing it down.
I don’t get why people still prefer modern designs when beautiful intricate unique designs like that are so much better
here’s some interesting info about this project, if anyone cares: https://www.citybeat.com/news/3cdc-reveals-historic-architecture-behind-brick-faade-while-redeveloping-downtown-building-12157795
My shop building is a Tudor house. That was bricked up in the 50s.. I’d love to see what it was like originally. can’t even repoint the bricks without the heritage nazis trying to get involved.. hardly heritage 70 year old bricks…
I wonder if there are city regulations about maintaining the original facade
and this is happening in 2021? correct? if we’re just citing the years things are made or are happening, thought you should include that.
They’re doing a lot of that in my hometown in Ohio and restoring some of those buildings. The architecture and detail are amazing. That stuff will never be replicated.
Modern “architects” thinking up excuses of how the flat brick is better than interesting design underneath.
Depressing environment = depressed people.
dear 1950s.
WTF?
Sincerely the 2000s.
OG design is superior
Next level version of tearing up old carpet and finding nice hardwood underneath