Loop Back: Meatpacking Plant On Washington
While shoppers in recent years have visited 211 North Washington for things like skirts and sweaters, it was all about steaks, spare ribs and other cuts of meat at this...
Historic North Loop
Loop Back: From Saloon Spittoons To Craft Cocktails
It was just after the turn of the 20th century, 1901, when a German immigrant named Louis Cussler began construction of a two-story saloon/boarding house at 119 Washington Avenue North...
Loop Back: Colonial Warehouse
It was built by a visionary and expanded by innovators, but the history of Colonial Warehouse also includes mentions of gangsters, bandits and bootleggers. The building’s first three stories went up...
Loop Back: “The Oldest Candy Company In The West”
Roach, Tisdale & Company, established in 1864, billed itself as the "oldest candy company in the West." It built its fanciest--and final--factory/warehouse facility at the corner of North 3rd Street...
Loop Back: Boxed Chocolates From The Paris Candy Factory
From 1916 to 1936, workers at the massive Paris Factory crafted tasty assortments of chocolate-covered treats at the corner of North 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue North. It was owned by...