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...
Historic North Loop
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...
Loop Back: Bookmen Lofts
Though they were built as warehouses for wholesale grocers in 1914 and 1915, the side-by-side brick buildings now known as Bookmen Lofts are best known for their namesake, The Bookmen,...