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The Cecil is the City’s Fault

Hotel Cecil Whitewash, Part II For Part I, click here. Let me be clear. I’m not mad at the developer. The developer was only doing what developers do. They’ve got an ROI to look after. Where the story goes sideways is all on our end. The Office of Historic Resources was given materials by the…

The Cecil’s Ghost

No, I’m not talking about Pigeon Goldie walking the halls. Rather, I speak of the ghost sign on the Cecil’s south wall. Which, to be correct, is not truly a ghost sign, as it still advertises the famed, magnificent Hotel Cecil. It is the grandest of our great painted palimpsests, originally added to the wall…

B’nai B’rith—846 South Union Ave.

For the record, let me state at the outset: I revere the Catholic faith. I believe the Church to have had a vastly civilizing influence on humanity—yes, an enormously unpopular opinion, as society now considers statue destruction and church burning the ideal Sunday outing. Do admit, though, what are your temples of the Enlightenment compared…

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