Three buildings went down for a parking ramp. (A damn good-looking parking ramp, too. At least there's that consolation.) Falling to the ball are, left to right: the light-colored Merchants building, a pleasant little Italianate structure; the little Egyptian structure in the middle, and the Thorpe building. (The facade of the Thorpe in this picture is different than the pictures that follow - it suffered the usual ham-fisted 50s renovation.)

All three are mourned, especially the bizarre example of the generally bizarre Egyptian revival, a post-Tut craze that had few followers. At least the facade was unique enough to qualify for landmark status - as you'll see.

The technical term for this is called "facadomy."

The big building on the far left still stands, and can be found here.