Finding Chicago's LAST Yellow Street Signs | The Story of American Road Signage
Street signs are one of the most common sights in your average city, but the average tourist often does not think of them. But just as the city of Chicago is not average, nor is their street signs. It...
17 Helmi 202215min
Why America's Battleship Graveyard is Forgotten (Philadelphia's Abandoned Ships)
Outside the Philadelphia International Airport is a shipyard of old and decrepit vessels, but they weren't always that way. Among these ships are some of the United States Navy's most storied vessels,...
10 Helmi 202224min
The Lost Streetcars of Chicago | Finding the Last Green Hornet Tracks
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5 Helmi 202221min
The LOST Docks of N.Y.C. (The History of New York's Waterfront)
Once at the forefront of New York's booming waterfront economy, many of the original docks that lined the bustling shores of New York City have fallen into disrepair. Some remain mere shells of what t...
3 Helmi 202216min
What happened to America's Telegraph lines? How the Telegraph Transformed America
The American Telegraph was one of the first advancements towards the near-instant communication of today. While the telegraph found its origin in Britain, it hit its stride in the United States with S...
29 Tammi 202230min
Why Chicago DEMOLISHED the Largest Dome in America - The Federal building story
Once one of Chicago's most incredible buildings, the Chicago Federal Building is now little but a long-forgotten memory for most of Chicago. Designed by Henry Ives Cobb and with a dome larger than the...
27 Tammi 202217min
New York's Weirdest Building - LOST FOREVER
A building with a very rocky history, 2 Columbus Circle was the core of significant controversy in New York City almost 15 years ago. From its privileged beginnings, its changes in ownership, and the ...
20 Tammi 202216min
Chicago's Fake Buildings - Secret Sub-Stations (the story behind them)
Around Chicago's downtown area is a collection of buildings that do not appear to be typical buildings at all. Windowless, doorless, but not at all featureless, these buildings hide many of the machin...
13 Tammi 202217min
