The Old Chicago Mercantile Exchange aka The Butter and Egg building. Demolished in 2003 despite being fully occupied. Today an empty lot.2yr ⋅ stranger33 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Newberry and McMillan houses, Grosse Pointe, MI. Original Gothic Revival cottages built 1875, remodeled in the shingle style 1890s. Both houses torn down in 1910, Newberry built a new house in 1911. That house was torn down in 1957. New construction and a road replaced it.4yr ⋅ viktor72 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Farmers Bank Building on 500 Wood Street in Pittsburgh PA. Completed in 1902, imploded in 1997 for a low-rise department store.4yr ⋅ IhaveCripplingAngst ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Neues Kornhaus, Bremen, built in Weser Renaissance style (1591-1944)4yr ⋅ DrPimmelberger ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Exactly 50 years ago, on the morning of June 13, 1970, Hotel Continental in Gothenburg, Sweden was demolished by dynamite. The hotel Scandic Europa now occupies the lot.4yr ⋅ fulmaria ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
St Louis, Missouri, Broadway at Washington Ave 1892, all buildings in image lost4yr ⋅ desert_wombat ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Stanford Mansion, San Francisco, CA. 1874-1906. Burned to the ground after the 1906 Earthquake5yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Canvas Weekend House, New York (by Albert Frey). Built in 1934 and demolished in the 1950s.4yr ⋅ joaoslr ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Kalinigrad or Konigsberg, 1941 and 2019. The easternmost Prussian major city was devestated in a 1944 British air raid, and was subject to a siege by the Soviets the follow year. Very little architectural traces remain of german rule.4yr ⋅ mickeyspouse ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Berlin Zoo's Ostrich House in the style of an ancient Egyptian temple (heavily damaged in the war, demolished in 1956 )5yr ⋅ redofhair ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Großes Schauspielhaus (Great Theater) in Berlin, Germany, designed by Hans Poelzig (1919). Demolished in 1988.4yr ⋅ concrete_arch ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Inside of The Great Synagogue of Warsaw, destroyed by Nazis and never rebuild.5yr ⋅ DonPecz ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Mapes Hotel Reno, NV. Beautiful Art Deco Hotel and Casino. Built in 1947 demolished in 20004yr ⋅ jamesjskier ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Betz Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1892, demolished in 1926 for the PNB Building.3yr ⋅ IhaveCripplingAngst ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Temple of Music, constructed for the 1901 Pan-American Expo in Buffalo, NY4yr ⋅ adym_turrey ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Unnamed residential unit in Chicago, 1885-2019. See comments for more info4yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Associacao Comercial do Parana in the 1920s, 1969 and today. Curitiba, Parana - Brazil4yr ⋅ BricksHaveBeenShat ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Not so much lost architecture as never built architecture. The 1904 plan for the American Museum of Natural History in New York.3yr ⋅ SirBreckenridge ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Stimson Building in Downtown Los Angeles, built in 1893, it was demolished for a parking lot in 19634yr ⋅ moose098 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
A cluster of New York skyscrapers, all demolished in 1968 to construct One Liberty Plaza (photo c. 1909)5yr ⋅ v0lcanize ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel, New Jersey (built in 1902–1906, demolished in 1978)1yr ⋅ TheRickerd120 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The former 1875 riverfront embossed over the current arch grounds in STL2yr ⋅ goharvorgohome ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Saltair Pavilion, built in 1893 on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Destroyed by fire in 1925.7yr ⋅ Luxzin ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Thats it. The 115 year old Lincoln school in Leominster Ma is no more4yr ⋅ The_Angry_Fish ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Interior of Forestry Building, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, 1905 / Log Cathedral made from unpeeled Douglas-fir trunks.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Stacks in the old Detroit Public Library, built in 1887 and lost in 19316yr ⋅ GeneLatifah ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Chateau Miranda (Chateau de Noisy), Belgium: despite being in the middle of nowhere, it got demolished in 2017 for no apparent reason.3yr ⋅ SpectralBacon ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Instead of Madison Square Garden, Penn Station was almost partially demolished for a parking lot in 1960. As this rendering shows, its Waiting Room and Grand Concourse would have been spared.4yr ⋅ WindyWill ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Exposition Universal, 1900 Paris, France. View from the Pont Alexander III deck arch bridge5yr ⋅ redofhair ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Imperial Institute, London, UK. Built in 1893, demolished (despite public opposition) in 1957.5yr ⋅ archineering ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Birmingham Central Library, UK. Four libraries have stood on this site- this one, built in 1882 and demolished in 1974, was the second.5yr ⋅ archineering ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Hotel Regis in Mexico City. 1914. Lost in the catastrophic earthquakes of 1985.4yr ⋅ valeinthecity ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
St Andrew's Catholic Church, St Paul Minnesota USA (Built 1927, Currently Being Demolished)5yr ⋅ DrZurn ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Festival Hall build for the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco. Destroyed immediately after the event.5yr ⋅ Grahambert ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, UK. Built c. 1100, demolished c. 18005yr ⋅ archineering ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Old Stockholm telephone tower (ca 1890) was a metallic structure built to connect approximately 5,500 telephone lines in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Constructed in 1887, the tower was damaged by a fire in 1952 and demolished the following year.7yr ⋅ JebronLames23 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Roman Catholic church of St. Joseph the Betrothed, Vilnius, Lithuania. Built in 1636-1668, closed in 1865 and later demolished in 1877 by the Russian tsar's order as punishment for the failed January Uprising4yr ⋅ MAGNVS_DVX_LITVANIAE ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Reconstruction of a stockade patterned after Fort Nashborough, Nashville / built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, demolished after damage from the 2010 Tennessee floods.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Timber framed buildings lining Blue Anchor Lane in Southampton's old town. The buildings on the left were demolished in the 1890s to make way for a public lodging house for homeless men, which was itself demolished in the 1970s. Photograph taken c.1890.4yr ⋅ mattcfc ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Hume, Illinois - Hughes Bank - Built 1890, closed 1932, later used as the post office - demolished sometime after 2016.10mo ⋅ IndependentYam3227 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The harbour of Kastellorizo in the early 1900's, compared to today. Over 10,000 people once lived on the island, but today the population stands at 492.4yr ⋅ oldmateAL ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
IBM Building in Cranford, NJ designed by Victor Lundy. Built in 1965, demolished in 1990.3yr ⋅ Meetybeefy ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Moorish style Aransas county courthouse in Rockport, Texas. Built in 1889 and demolished in 1956.5yr ⋅ PlutoniumSpaghetti ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Imperial Hotel aka the National Surgical Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana (1890s - 1940s)5yr ⋅ sussoutthemoon ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Argentine Pavilion- Built in Paris for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, moved to Buenos Aires in 1893, demolished in 19335yr ⋅ archineering ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The last remnant of Los Angeles' Old Chinatown (~1850-1940) shortly before it was demolished to build the 101 freeway. Ferguson Alley (the last Civil War-era entertainment center left in the city) and Calle De Los Negros (the site of the Chinese Massacre of 1871), both ran through the area.5yr ⋅ moose098 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The 'White City' of the 1893 World's Colombian Exposition. Of the 200+ buildings constructed for the fair, just 2 remain today.6yr ⋅ YoungCallum ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Konigsberg Castle destroyed in WW2 and replaced by House of Soviets5yr ⋅ in-flexible ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
It’s not just architecture, it’s also the businesses inside the buildings. Jazz clubs on 52nd street.4yr ⋅ hirnwichserei ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Logan House on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, operated 1853-1927, torn down and replaced by a post office / one of the most completely appointed hotels in the country.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Warsaw was part of Saxon Palace, destroyed by Nazis in 1944.5yr ⋅ DonPecz ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Also good news, city gate built 1735 Alkmaar Netherlands. Demolished 1876. Recently reconstructed with original statues.5yr ⋅ Remseey2907 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Silas Palmer House - NW corner Van Ness and Washington, San Francisco (1886 - 1947)5yr ⋅ sussoutthemoon ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
117 Fenchurch Street, London. Built in 1921 designed by architects E Stones with W Gilbee Scot. Demolished to make way for 120 Fenchurch Street4yr ⋅ richbrook101 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Unidentified houses on their way to be demolished, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles: The Bunker Hill neighborhood,6mo ⋅ KindSeriousness ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Nine-story pagoda in Hwangnyongsa, built in 645 AD. It was likely the tallest building in Asia (~81m) at the time of its construction. Throughout its history, it was struck by lightning and rebuilt multiple times, and it was finally destroyed in 1238 during the invasion of the Mongolians.4yr ⋅ aidungeon-neoncat ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The singer building, tallest in the world from 1908-09, demolished in 1968, as well as the building in the background to make way for 1 Liberty Plaza3yr ⋅ Dan-aufsE-IOO ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Windsor, Marlborough-Blenheim and Traymore hotels gave Atlantic City one of the most beautiful boardwalks ever built. They were all demolished.5yr ⋅ 10001010111001111100 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Church of St. Lambertus, Germany - Destroyed in 2018 to make way for a lignite mine - The Church was considered a heritage monument.5yr ⋅ Rustycaddy ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
INION RAN Library in Moscow — Large part of it has been demolished in a fire in 2015; Torn down completely in July 2019, although the remaining parts of the building could have been preserved; To be re-built according to the original design by the Soviet architect Yakov Belopolskiy.5yr ⋅ Qoffin ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Old Kansas City Board of Trade Building. Built 1888 and demolished in 1968 for a parking lot.5yr ⋅ desert_wombat ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PA 1909-1976. Baseball's first steel-and-concrete stadium4yr ⋅ Fetty_is_the_best ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Bazar Krauss, Santiago de Chile, located in plaza de armas, demolished in the early 80s to make space for an office building4yr ⋅ allhailpalta ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Women’s Temple, Chicago. Demolished in 1926. Bit more info in the comments.5yr ⋅ MrJazzaf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Place de la Republique, Paris. Before (left) and after (right) the 2013 renovations.3yr ⋅ Synchronyme ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Maritsa Pharmacy. Built in 1911 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Demolished by the communists in 1979.3yr ⋅ fyw ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Portland High School (rename Lincoln High School in 1909) in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1885 and demolished in 1929 when the school was moved to a new location.6yr ⋅ iloveduckies ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
'De Utrecht' in Utrecht, the Netherlands: Demolished in 19745yr ⋅ JohnPlayerSpecialRed ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Drake Hotel in NYC, an iconic Manhattan hotel with a rich past. Built in 1929, demolished in 2007 to make way for the infamous 432 Park Ave skyscraper.4yr ⋅ IhaveCripplingAngst ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Steuben Glass building, Manhattan in the 1930’s. I can’t find any more information on the why it’s not there and more.5yr ⋅ VaiterZen ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Fire Station no. 2, Walla Walla, WA 1909-1927. Demolished and a new, but smaller, firestation was built in its place4yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Rotterdam the 'Delftsevaart'. Completely vanished due to bombardment in 1940.5yr ⋅ Remseey2907 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
the entire street of holmensgade in copenhagen was razed in the first half of the 20th century due to crime, poverty and poor living conditions.2yr ⋅ thehippieswereright ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
East Market, Philadelphia c. 1904 - Apart from City Hall, almost none of this remains.3yr ⋅ ArcticSploosh ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine (b. 1113) - blown up by the communist authorities in 19374yr ⋅ Strydwolf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
St. Louis at the foot of the Eads Bridge. No building in this picture survives3yr ⋅ goharvorgohome ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Tre kronor castle in Stockholm, Sweden (Construction started in the 13th century, destroyed by fire in 1697)6yr ⋅ Veiksel ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Benedict & Burton store in Norwalk, 1876. Once a great store in the old west, it has been lost to time.4yr ⋅ 10001010111001111100 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The first McDonald's in Poland, Warsaw, 1992. The building was demolished in 20153yr ⋅ Mackelowsky ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Anyone know what these little ledges are? What is their purpose, what are they? Have never seen on other buildings.2yr ⋅ delarozay ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Lands End Station on the California Street Line, San Francisco - demolished in the 1930s after damage from landslides.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
J. Judson Bagley House/Michigan Conservatory of Music, Detroit, 1868 - 19135yr ⋅ sussoutthemoon ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Market Hall in Hannover (built 1892) - once one of the biggest steel and glass buildings in Germany - destroyed on July 26th 1943 by the RAF - and its replacement4yr ⋅ Strydwolf ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Eglise Saint-Jacques d'Abbeville in Abbeville, France: Demolished in 20135yr ⋅ JohnPlayerSpecialRed ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Elizabeth Plankinton House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Built 1887. Demolished in 1980 despite inclusion on National Register of Historic Places.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Old Cotton Exchange Building in Liverpool, UK. Built 1906, torn down 1967-69.3yr ⋅ pow-wow ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Ranelagh Rotunda, London, UK. Built c. 1750, demolished 1805. A nine-year-old Mozart performed here in 17655yr ⋅ archineering ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Carlton Hotel: Opened in 1899 London-- predecessor to the Ritz-Carlton hotel marquee. Closed in 1940 and demolished in 1957.3yr ⋅ jewish_tricks ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Hyde Building, built 1890 demolished 1979. Everything from the Hyde to the Mohawk has been demolished5yr ⋅ volvbro ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Milwaukee circa 1900. Wisconsin Street and Pabst Building. The city's first skyscraper, completed in 1891, demolished 1981.6yr ⋅ rpsforza ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Sint-Eusebiuskerk in Arnhem, the Netherlands: Demolished in 19905yr ⋅ JohnPlayerSpecialRed ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation(HSBC) Main Building - Ver.3 (1935-1984), Hongkong. Demolished and replaced by the current one designed by Norman Foster in 19855yr ⋅ American3Point14 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Crawford House, resort hotel in White Mountains, New Hampshire, 1859-1977.6yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Barat House, Detroit Mich. (1960-2017) An inpatient psychiatric facility for young women and that also served at-risk youth. Irony: Purchased by the Detroit Institute of Arts, who cleared it for 65 parking spaces despite being dedicated to preserving a diverse array of art and cultural artifacts.2yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Something positive for once — the Art Deco Karstadt department store in Berlin is finally to be rebuilt, after destruction in WWII5yr ⋅ Viva_Straya ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo - opened 1841, burned down in 19525yr ⋅ sussoutthemoon ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Temple of Fame in Arlington National Cemetery It was demolished in 1967 and its foundation was rediscovered during a recent archaeological survey.5yr ⋅ johnny119 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Japanese General Government Building, Seoul. Completed 1926. Sadly demolished 1996.4yr ⋅ DerpyDominon ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Bird’s eye view of Pennsylvania Station in New York City, circa 1915. Opened 1910-Demolished 1963.6yr ⋅ frecklefactor ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Bryn Mawr Hotel, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad on the Philadelphia Main Line / Opened 1872, lost to fire 1887.6yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Palais du Trocadero, dismantled in 1935 and replaced by Palais de Chaillot.5yr ⋅ Julieniscancer ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Triumphal Bridge at the entrance to the Pan American exhibition in Buffalo, NY 19015yr ⋅ TarTarianPrincess ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Hasselgarden, Oslo. Built in 1902, renovated beyond recognition in 1970.5yr ⋅ yakovgolyadkin ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The original General Motor's Futurama- 1939 World's Fair, Flushing Meadows, Queens, NYC. Inside was a depiction of life in the future year of 1960.2yr ⋅ MCofPort ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Blue house painted by Monet in his Dutch period in Zaandam the Netherlands. It survived, but the surroundings changed. In 2014 they decided to paint it in the original colors again.4yr ⋅ Remseey2907 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Suffolk County Courthouse, School Street, Boston. Built 1810, designed by Charles Bulfinch / used as County Court, US Court, and City Hall, demolished in 1863 for construction of larger City Hall.5yr ⋅ sverdrupian ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Ceremonial gate built to greet Franz Joseph I of Austria. Prague, 1907.5yr ⋅ Plivumaso ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Fifth Avenue hotels north from 51st Street, Manhattan NYC circa 19084yr ⋅ dnadosanddonts ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
The Rue du Marche aux fleurs on the Ile de la Cite, made way for Haussmann's renovation of Paris 1853-704yr ⋅ red_calum ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Thompson, Iowa - Possibly a Clinic? - Built around 1900, demolished sometime after 20135mo ⋅ IndependentYam3227 ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
