Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Swamp Root #WordlessWednesday

This is the building Swamp Root built.
The Kilmer Building on the edge of downtown Binghamton, New York was built in 1903 as a facility for manufacturing Kilmer's Swamp Root, a patent medicine that made its creator quite wealthy.

It later had other tenants, including a perfume making facility. Eventually, it stood vacant for some 17 years.  In the early 2000's, it was renovated and opened with two tenants, a jewelry store (which closed earlier this year) and an upscale restaurant.
Inside the Kilmer building.
A fireplace inside the then-jewelry store.

Mosaic.
Some more of the mosaic work in the building.

Our area has a wealth of old buildings.  Sadly, many are in ruin

But others, like the Kilmer Building, have been rescued.

I am joining the following blog hops this Wednesday:
Sandee at Comedy Plus

Natasha and Esha's Wordless Wednesday



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12 comments:

  1. LindaFebruary 26, 2020 at 8:41 AM

    I love architecture (and I am all about preservation). Beautiful.

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  2. Cerebrations.bizFebruary 26, 2020 at 9:53 AM

    At least some good came from this patent medicine.

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  3. Liz A.February 26, 2020 at 1:34 PM

    I love older buildings. Hopefully the other unit will get a new tenant soon.

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  4. John HoltonFebruary 26, 2020 at 2:02 PM

    Are the upper floors offices or condos? That's a great old building.

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  5. Debbie D. February 26, 2020 at 3:27 PM

    Such beautiful architecture! 💖 It's a shame old buildings aren't preserved more often. Happy Wednesday!
    Debbie @ The Doglady's Den

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  6. CAACFebruary 26, 2020 at 5:36 PM

    Alana,

    Old buildings are really cool. I'm glad to see this one was rescued. Too bad more can't be saved. I added this post to my WildWednesdays linky party. Thanks for stopping by, my dear.

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  7. Monika OhsonFebruary 26, 2020 at 8:32 PM

    Heritage needs to be firstly valued then appreciated and looked after. Most don't value it or at times are plain casual towards it.

    It looks like a strong and lovely architecture.

    Have a great week!

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  8. Veronica LeeFebruary 26, 2020 at 10:35 PM

    WOW! The architecture is impressive! Love the photos.

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  9. LindaFebruary 27, 2020 at 12:13 AM

    That's a fancy building for "Swamp root!"

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  10. songbird's crazy worldFebruary 27, 2020 at 9:09 AM

    Gorgeous architecture

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  11. EshaMarch 2, 2020 at 2:15 AM

    Love old buildings. They have so much history behind them, that it would be a shame not to preserve/treasure them! The mosaic work is remarkable! Thank you for joining us, Alana. Have a fabulous week ahead.

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  12. NatashaMarch 5, 2020 at 1:51 AM

    Very impressive, historical walk this. Thank you, Alana

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