Editor’s Note: Enjoy this final installment of the history of the Greek Orthodox era at Byron Hot Springs.  Much of the research material could be found at the Bancroft Library. You may visit the entire set of photos here.
Byron was not the first to play up the symbolic healing properties of its waters. The belief […]

Editor’s Note: The sparsely populated area of Byron has been host to scores of photographers over the past five years.  It is a place of great fascination for anyone who is privileged to see it in person. Yet few know of the history of the springs and their significance.  This two-part series will explore the […]

Earlier, I had mentioned the acquisition by Bearings of a very rare pictorial book with detailed illustrations of all buildings constructed for the Chicago World’s Fair.  I’m here to continue the posting with the latest scan from the book: The ill-fated Cold Storage Building.
The cold storage building at the Columbia World’s exposition was the first […]