Cape Girardeau, MO

I'm told it was built as a motel. Mid-century-modern, bordering on brutalist?

Also, a woman who looked kinda like that clerk in Kentucky who wouldn't issue marriage licenses to gay couples emerged from the building to tell me I couldn't photograph it. I suspect she won't be happy when she learns about Google Street View...

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After a long battle over its possible preservation, this Goldberg-designed hospital is just starting to undergo demolition

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I guess they have snake tails, not sure if that would be called a "medusa"?

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