The site today. The old house was obliterated long ago, and a street runs through the yard. On the right, the post-war fire station that replaced the old one. The YMCA is still gone, but now we see an office block built in 1910, and rehabbed a few years ago.

The brick building in the middle of the blown-up detail was the Ancient Order of United Workmen building; you can learn more here. Or maybe not – it’s a hard site to read, but the images are interesting.

Next: the most boring hotel in Western Civilization.