Loop Back: Hewing Hotel
Built in 1897 for companies distributing carriages, wagons, plows and other farm machinery, the warehouse at 300 North Washington also took a spin as an early car dealership that drew plenty...
Historic North Loop
Loop Back: The “Internet Exchange” Building
In its first 100 years, the old warehouse at 411 North Washington advanced from the horse and buggy era to cyberspace, giving a boost to both. Built in 1913, it was...
Loop Back: “Greatest Church In The Northwest”
At the spot where thousands of drivers now enter and exit Interstate-394 in the North Loop each day, there used to be a Gothic Revival style Catholic church, known as...
Loop Back: Former Wagon Warehouse
Now known as the Designers Guild building, this L-shaped former warehouse at 401 N 3rd Street is one of many in the North Loop originally used to distribute wagons, buggies...
Loop Back: From Carriages To Crackers To Color TVs
Though it’s one of the older buildings in the North Loop, the limestone tower at 250 North 3rd Avenue has been at the center of some modern advances in American...