The old National Candy Company factory sat empty for years, and was first the target of redevelopment for a charter school a few years ago. That never happened, so in a continuing trend, U-Haul got a hold of it and… Continue Reading
North Broadway never fails to continue to fascinate me. Who would think a bunch of old warehouses and factories would have so much history? They do, obviously. Take the old American Brake Company’s buildings, which sit at Tyler Street. The… Continue Reading
I took a look around Chouteau’s Landing a couple of Saturdays ago, and I still marvel at the stunning buildings that fill the area. Particularly after looking at Dubuque’s revitalization of its former industrial core, I wonder why that rebirth… Continue Reading
The local news is reporting that the City has gotten a grant to tear down more abandoned buildings in the St. Louis Place and JeffVanderLou neighborhoods. If Las Vegas were open right now and taking wagers on St. Louis blight,… Continue Reading
In my dreams I have this fantasy where I win the lottery, and among other things, I secretly purchase all the crumby autocentric stores and used-car lots along Gravois east of Grand through straw buyers, and rebuild a pedestrian-friendly urban… Continue Reading
We continue to look at the Carr, Adams & Collier Company buildings and some of their neighbors, many of which have already been rehabbed successfully, or await redevelopment. We looked at more yesterday. The building below, I believe, was a… Continue Reading
The massive complex of the Carr, Adams & Collier Company, taking up multiple blocks of the woodworking district of Dubuque, was once one of the largest supplier of millwork in the city. It became Caradco, apparently, before eventually going broke. The… Continue Reading
If you ever wondered where Jeld-Wen Windows came from, this is the factory where Richard Wendt started his company back in 1960. Unlike many factories and mills which were being driven out of business in the mid-Twentieth Century, this was… Continue Reading
The Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing Company was once the largest millworking plant in the world, apparently, and as such took up several blocks of the industrial area along the riverfront in Dubuque. As we see more commonly with banks, the date of… Continue Reading
The north bank of the Mississippi is where Pillsbury, yes that Pillsbury, had its mills and grain elevators. Much of its huge physical plant is now condos, and it is really a beautiful area today, much like we saw yesterday.… Continue Reading