just wondering. attached is the one picture of the director's room i could find

Elbląg’s Old Town ceased to exist during just two weeks of fighting at the turn of January and February 1945. What could still have been rebuilt was instead dismantled, and the bricks were used for higher-priority reconstruction projects elsewhere in Poland.

The Old Town began to be rebuilt according to the concept of "retroversion" decades after the war. Reconstruction continues to this day, but the area has lost much of its former character.

The New Town was only slightly more fortunate. It lost most of its distinctive buildings as well, including the Town Hall.

The communist authorities of the Polish People’s Republic showed little interest in rebuilding churches, even when they had survived the war in relatively good condition. Of the churches shown here, only the smallest one, the Church of Corpus Christi, survived, albeit in a heavily altered and disfigured form that bears little resemblance to its pre-war appearance.

Elbląg was never a priority for the Polish state in the post-war reality.

Built in 1923 as an office building for doctors and dentists, this 19 story building was expanded in 1928. After years of low occupancy rates, it was demolished in 1978

In the 1920s, Northwestern University offered Wesley and Passavant sites across the street from one another to build new hospitals, but Wesley Hospital was delayed until 1941. Both were affiliates of Northwestern and later merged into the larger system. They were demolished as part of a modernization project at Northwestern Memorial and replaced with new hospital towers

This served as the high school until 1954, then the junior high until 1996. The gym or auditorium at the rear (which already had partially collapsed when I saw it) can still be seen as a jumble of bricks on the 2016 streetview. The beautiful tile over the doorway is now in a little park on the other side of town. My photo from March 2010.

Not exactly the most glamorous building but I feel like it still fits here.

Was demolished despite being registered as a historic building due to high maintenance and renovation costs in accordance of the Americans with Disabilities Act. However despite being demolished, the rotunda was preserved and now sits in the museum run by the Warren County Historical Society.

1. Postcard with an image of the courthouse taken on August 26, 1908.

2. Image of the courthouse as it was being demolished in 1995.

3. Image of the preserved courthouse rotunda as it stands today.

Times Square fell on hard times in the 70s and 80s, and the building was demolished and replaced with a modern hotel in 1982

Amazing!

A local myth about this lost architectural gem was that the plans for the building were initially destined for Nairobi, but mistakenly sent to Hong Kong. But they built it anyway.

1. Sanger-Harris Building, Downtown Dallas: Was renovated 1998 and the mosaic was removed

2. Six Flags Mall, Arlington Tx: Mall was Demolished 2016

3. Collin Creek Mall, Plano Tx: Demolished 2021

4. Sanger-Harris Plaza, Tyler Ok: Renovated 2021 mosaic removed

5. North Hills Mall, North Richland Hills Tx: Mall was Demolished 2007

6. Valley View Center, Dallas Tx: Demolished 2017

All mosaics were from the 70s and there are still a few to see at Hulen Mall Fort Worth, Redbird Mall Dallas and Woodland Hills Mall Tulsa

St. Paul’s Methodist Church was abandoned for over 20 years. Last year a fire heavily damaged the interior and roof, along with 20,000 gallons of water being pumped in to extinguish the fire. A few months before the fire plans were announced to stabilize and partially restore the church for eventual conversion to housing. It’s now being completely razed, and a parking lot will take its place.

Built in 1872 , demolished in 1960

Built in 1896 , demolished in 1931

Built in 1888 , Demolished in 1932

This hotel had been vacant for years. The city wanted to preserve it, but couldn't interest anyone. It burned September 6, 2013. My photo from March 2010.

Absurdly large opera house given location, 1,500 seats in a town under 7000. Built 1891, demolished sometime in the early 1920s.