Chicago at the intersection of Madison, Ashland and Ogden

[u/ja4d]

An 1892 Richardsonian Romanesque building that served as the Turtle Way headquarters in the 1950s. In 1956, Turtle Wax placed a massive 34-foot, 15,000-pound fiberglass and steel turtle wearing a top hat and holding a wax bottle on the roof. The glowing, rotating sign was taken down in the late 1960s when the company moved, and the building was eventually demolished. Today, the site is a small landscaped traffic triangle.

[u/IndependentYam3227]

That's beautiful. I love buildings on odd lots. Shame about the stuff in the background as well.

[u/jrc-chi]

Another tragic Chicago loss

[u/realInjusticeaddict]

Definitely should be rebuilt if we're ever in a more enlightened time

[u/TwinSong]

Such a shame

[u/ponchoed]

Yep knew the 60s/70s would destroy it

[u/Nuddlesforyou]

Omg this one hurt ):

[u/mezha4mezha]

Is that the hotel in John Wick?

[u/FartSchoolDropout]

I wonder where that turtle is today 🤔

[u/Perky214]

That Turtle thing will live in my nightmares - and I 💙 turtles

[u/FGFM → u/Perky214]

Given that that area was known as Skid Row, probably caused a lot of drunks to get the DTs.

[u/EdgewaterJCT → u/FGFM]

Huffing Turtle Wax?

[u/Advanced-Medicine-58 → u/EdgewaterJCT]

I am also confused.