We're still here, in Illinois, Wisconsin. I'm sorry no, Louisiana MO.

The Masons liked to remind you that they were around before the Greeks got started.

Polychromed beaut. The site made them take good advantage of their levels, too. Mason's delight!

Speaking of polychrome:

I suspect the post-war spiffification facade was brighter when it first went up.

It was always just the front. Rarely the sides. The illusion ended just around the corner.

Looks like too many people were rubbing against the side of the building. Or the weather at that specific spot is quite intense.

Nice rehab. Or preservation. Or both.

DUDE CALM DOWN

That’s a lot of exuberance, but you can’t not like it.

Mr. Lafferty, being prudent, declined to adorn his work as much as his neighbors.

They were all outdone in size and taste by . . .

		Mr. Fritz.

This poor fellow had a “modernization” in the worst possible era, probably the later 60s or early 70s.

It’s as if the half-hearted "modernization" delivered a curse.

Benevolent Eagles, showing you how you can get a big effect on the cheap:

Nice strip of glass blocks to keep the interior from being entirely dim.

The computer code believes it should protect the privacy of Mural Man.

They’d like to be known as a city of murals. They have about two dozen. This one is Zebulon Pike.

Another gem. The town really has a nice supply of these, no?

Why, all this downtown lacks is - well, commerce.

Finally: the most Hopperesque Google Street View shot I’ve seen in years.

Nice little town. A round of applause for a place that did it well. But there's more! That's next week.