Another Californian chiming in, but my personal favorite is the Bradbury Building.
Yeah, would not have thought of that one. Not so much on the outside, but WAY cool on the inside!
At first glance I thought that was the LeVeque tower in Columbus.
There’s definitely a kinship there, but Terminal is taller, and also at the center of its complex, rather than off on a corner.
Tennessee’s entry is the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville. I beg to differ. Yes, it’s cool but if you are going with replicas of ancient buildings, you can’t beat the Memphis Pyramid. I went there many times when it was an arena but haven’t visited since its remake as a Bass Pro Shop extravaganza. It also houses two restaurants and a hotel.
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The one for Kansas is the museum that covers the world’s largest hand-dug well in Greensburg. Meh. I would have gone with the Chase County Courthouse.
I’ve visited Arizona’s entry, the Chapel of the Holy Cross near Sedona and it’s a really impressive structure. Another good candidate for the state is Taliesin West but there’s already another Frank Lloyd Wright building on the list.
I came here to say that they’ve gone terribly wrong on Massachusetts but I’ve been ninja-ed on both the alternatives I was going to propose.
Harrison Hall, on the North Carolina State University campus, was a round building on stilts, that was torn down in 2016.
Correction: Harrelson Hall.
That’s an apt comparison, as the Cathedral was mainly built from sandstone. Which is a problem today because sandstone gets damaged by acid rain. The construction work on the Cathedral is neverending…
Hawaii is correct with Iolani Palace. Fun facts: The palace had electric lighting and telephones before the White House.
Missouri’s is a parking garage in Kansas City - next to the public library, and made to look like books.
I guess the Arch was too obvious?
Neither of those have much zing, however. I, for one, think this abandoned castle in a state park is pretty cool.
For Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Art Museum.
The ‘wings’ open in the morning and close at night.
The parking garage of the central branch library in Kansas City is actually pretty good in person.
Union Station in Kansas City is quite nice as well.
I remember the movement to restore it was considered a cranks mission, until it suddenly caught fire. The movement I mean, not the building. Now it’s the centerpiece of a major urban revival that has taken place and brought suburbanites into the city again.
I do have to quibble with this part of their description of California’s pick:
It was designed in 1960, but the Chemosphere still looks futuristic
Not to me it doesn’t. It looks like something straight out of the Googie / modernist era, which is exactly what it is. Not that that’s a bad thing; I like modernist architecture, but that doesn’t make it “futuristic”. It looks like something very much of its time. I do think it’s cool, but in a “cool piece of midcentury architecture” sort of way, not a “woah, that’s so futuristic” way.
I agree. It looks like it was designed in the '60s to look futuristic. Like many a Buick. It may as well have tail fins.
If Idaho gets some stupid dog hotel, New Jersey should get Lucy the Elephant:
My grandparents used to live in Margate, and I worshipped that building as a little kid.
Roadside attraction, not cool. Seen it and all.
The Twin Lights are way cooler.