What a shame!! Buildings in Europe can be hundreds of years old still respected and loved. We Americans think that anything older than 40 to 50 years old needs to be replaced with something new, better. I think it is shameful to have lost so many wonderful homes, buildings all in the name of progress. 😢
I just hope when these wonderful old holmes were destroyed that the interiors were stripped of their ornate carved panels, fireplace mantles, crystal chandeliers, stained glass windows etc. so much "art" is lost when a home like this is razed!!!
That was a crime to do that, they couldn’t build around it ? Oh and all they saved is a 6’x2.5’ railing ? All that imported wood and marble/granite and gold covered crown molding ? but boy we got a railing 🤦♂️
Thank you. As a youth in Chicago, I had always heard of the opulence of the Palmer mansion, and loved just visiting the Palmer House Hotel, where I understand Lucille Ball got her start as a chorus girl. Another story, that the Queen of Bulgaria (?) halted her trip to Chicago from New York, saying she refused to be hosted by the wife of an innkeeper. Her loss. I'd also recommend a visit to Graceland Cemetery in Chicago to see some incredible marvels, including the Palmer tomb, Lorado Taft sculpture, Cyrus McCormick's monument, of cotton gin fame; the young Goodman monument with pond, as he loved sailing; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe burial site, and so many more who made Chicago what it is today. We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before, and built the legacies we inherited.
I stayed at the Palmer House Hotel several times many years ago when I was on business. The atrium caught my eye when I first stayed there as a young man. I did not, however, know the story of Mr. Palmer and his wife. Thank you for this excellent information and presentation.
It's the greed in the western world. And the social climbing that was standard at that time. Taste was questionable and homes were competitive,. To keep on climbing, old was replaced by new. The new need not be better it just had to cost more money. The greed continues to grow, people a tally spend hundreds of million dollars on one house? And some have five or six houses while prices have been going steadily up and people new to the rental or real estate market are left 😢😢 standing next to their tents.
There are several mansions that were in Minneapolis, Minnesota with amazing stories that people may enjoy hearing. The Gates mansion, Dunwoody mansion, Fairoaks mansion to name a few.
1350 N LSD. Across the street from Oak St Beach. I do pass by the Pullman Mantion 605 e 111 st. The owners bought it for 80k in 2011.. The O'Leary Mansion was for sale for under $500,000 not too long ago it's located at Halsted and 55th Street or Garfield Boulevard whatever you want to call it but that strip mall I guess took all their property
What a shame!! Buildings in Europe can be hundreds of years old still respected and loved. We Americans think that anything older than 40 to 50 years old needs to be replaced with something new, better. I think it is shameful to have lost so many wonderful homes, buildings all in the name of progress. 😢
That is an excellent point.
I just hope when these wonderful old holmes were destroyed that the interiors were stripped of their ornate carved panels, fireplace mantles, crystal chandeliers, stained glass windows etc. so much "art" is lost when a home like this is razed!!!
I normally love this era, but i may be wrong thinking this exterior isn't the best of that time. Maybe not a total loss?!😂😮
That was a crime to do that, they couldn’t build around it ? Oh and all they saved is a 6’x2.5’ railing ? All that imported wood and marble/granite and gold covered crown molding ? but boy we got a railing 🤦♂️
Thank you. As a youth in Chicago, I had always heard of the opulence of the Palmer mansion, and loved just visiting the Palmer House Hotel, where I understand Lucille Ball got her start as a chorus girl. Another story, that the Queen of Bulgaria (?) halted her trip to Chicago from New York, saying she refused to be hosted by the wife of an innkeeper. Her loss. I'd also recommend a visit to Graceland Cemetery in Chicago to see some incredible marvels, including the Palmer tomb, Lorado Taft sculpture, Cyrus McCormick's monument, of cotton gin fame; the young Goodman monument with pond, as he loved sailing; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe burial site, and so many more who made Chicago what it is today. We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before, and built the legacies we inherited.
Mansions are demolished because the heirs don't want the cost and nobody remembers the person who owned it anyway.
Time passes...
I stayed at the Palmer House Hotel several times many years ago when I was on business. The atrium caught my eye when I first stayed there as a young man. I did not, however, know the story of Mr. Palmer and his wife. Thank you for this excellent information and presentation.
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It’s like destroying a precious piece of artwork, like the Mona Lisa, and then they replace it with some square rectangular utilitarian piece of junk
Yes it's like calling Hunters blow art is good
@@emmajohnson6955 exactly like that?
It's the greed in the western world. And the social climbing that was standard at that time. Taste was questionable and homes were competitive,. To keep on climbing, old was replaced by new. The new need not be better it just had to cost more money. The greed continues to grow, people a tally spend hundreds of million dollars on one house? And some have five or six houses while prices have been going steadily up and people new to the rental or real estate market are left 😢😢 standing next to their tents.
How about wealthy homes in Pennsylvania?
Hoe about u make a utube about it... don't wait for somebody else
The incredible gothic Hopkins Mansion, San Francisco.
There are several mansions that were in Minneapolis, Minnesota with amazing stories that people may enjoy hearing. The Gates mansion, Dunwoody mansion, Fairoaks mansion to name a few.
LOL. You're trying to compare a small city like Mpls with a population of only 400,000 with Chicago?
1350 N LSD. Across the street from Oak St Beach.
I do pass by the Pullman Mantion 605 e 111 st. The owners bought it for 80k in 2011..
The O'Leary Mansion was for sale for under $500,000 not too long ago it's located at Halsted and 55th Street or Garfield Boulevard whatever you want to call it but that strip mall I guess took all their property
COMMENT: Which legendary “lost” mansion in the United States would you like us to cover next?
My house. As cluttered as it is, in the Victorian style, it's stood the test of time since 1955. Make me famous! 😅
The Mellon house now Mellon Park in Pittsburgh, PA
In the 1950's they tore down the big homes along the main street in Danville, IL. for urban renewal. I vaguely remember it.
Moral of the story - don't build in the path of progress.
Where are the construction photos?
What a shame it was not saved. They don't make them like that anymore. As a kid I knew one of the Palmers. I just knew him as Potter.
The Swedish Institute (Swan Turnblad Mansion) in South Minneapolis is easily a more handsome castle than the Palmer Mansion. Just my opinion.
LOL. Mpls has a population of 400,000 and you're trying to equate it with Chicago?
Good riddance to this visual eyesore !!