When I went to college in DC in the late 1970's a bit of this still remailed- it was leveled down to the first floor and given a flat roof- but for some reason parts of the corner spires were allowed to stick up. For a while it housed a really tacky wax museum.
I love Shorpy, but the idea that magnificent structures have disappeared is kinda sad. In my home town we had two huge market halls, also with wonderful detailing - also torn down somewhere in the fifties. * sigh *3
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 9:59am.
Born and lived in DC and later the burbs my whole life and I've never laid eyes on this building before. The building burned in the 40s and may have looked much different afterwards until it was torn down perhaps. I was born in 1957.
The Liberty Market burned in 1946 and was finally torn down in the 80s, and a replacement center was built nearby. Someone on flickr said that the parking lot you see there now will end up being condos soon, but I can't find any confirmation of that.
Submitted by Anonymous Snapster on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 6:24pm.
This will certainly be humbling to anyone who considers himself a "photographer." Maybe I should just throw my pathetic little $3k camera out the window and become a "writer." Sigh.
