Maryland Casualty Tower Building, Baltimore, MD. Once one of the most iconic buildings in the skyline, was sadly torn down in the 80’s after it was found structurally unsafe. To this day, regarded as Baltimore’s greatest architectural loss. (1912-1986)

BleedTheFreak_23 says

This is probably one of my favorite buildings from Baltimore, and I plan on including it in a skyline tattoo of Baltimore I plan on getting.

The building during construction.

Baltimore in the 50’s.

Another skyline pic.

The building was very prominent in the city’s skyline for decades, and if you look at any picture of Baltimore before 90’s you’ll still see it standing.

It sat close to City Hall, and was a beautiful partner to it in the skyline, during a time before larger buildings would hide City Hall.

Another picture of Baltimore from an interesting angle.

It was one of the most beautiful buildings in the city IMO.

Sadly time wasn’t kind to this iconic building, and began to fall into disrepair.

It could still be seen in the skyline as some of Baltimore’s tallest buildings began to be constructed.

Towards the end of it’s life.

At this time, as you can see with a lot of my posts, the city had torn down many old and iconic buildings. But, this building wasn’t going to be considered for the same fate. By all means, the building was going to survive urban renewal…

But sadly, that wasn’t the case. The building began to crumble and fall apart, parts of it literally falling into the streets.

The building during it’s final years, scaffolding surrounding the top.

Rare pic of it still standing as the William Donald Schaefer Building was completed.

It was deemed unsafe, and sadly torn down in 1986. Still the city’s biggest loss of architecture. The actual clock was saved and placed into storage, but today, the site is still a parking lot.

I’ve been waiting to post this building, as it’s probably the last of the city’s iconic lost architecture, though in my time of research I’ve found many more I can’t wait to share with everyone.

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BleedTheFreak_23 says

This is probably one of my favorite buildings from Baltimore, and I plan on including it in a skyline tattoo of Baltimore I plan on getting.

The building during construction.

Baltimore in the 50’s.

Another skyline pic.

The building was very prominent in the city’s skyline for decades, and if you look at any picture of Baltimore before 90’s you’ll still see it standing.

It sat close to City Hall, and was a beautiful partner to it in the skyline, during a time before larger buildings would hide City Hall.

Another picture of Baltimore from an interesting angle.

It was one of the most beautiful buildings in the city IMO.

Sadly time wasn’t kind to this iconic building, and began to fall into disrepair.

It could still be seen in the skyline as some of Baltimore’s tallest buildings began to be constructed.

Towards the end of it’s life.

At this time, as you can see with a lot of my posts, the city had torn down many old and iconic buildings. But, this building wasn’t going to be considered for the same fate. By all means, the building was going to survive urban renewal…

But sadly, that wasn’t the case. The building began to crumble and fall apart, parts of it literally falling into the streets.

The building during it’s final years, scaffolding surrounding the top.

Rare pic of it still standing as the William Donald Schaefer Building was completed.

It was deemed unsafe, and sadly torn down in 1986. Still the city’s biggest loss of architecture. The actual clock was saved and placed into storage, but today, the site is still a parking lot.

I’ve been waiting to post this building, as it’s probably the last of the city’s iconic lost architecture, though in my time of research I’ve found many more I can’t wait to share with everyone.
Paranoidas says

What an ominous name.
BigAl1117 says

At least it was taken down for a good reason rather than just to be replaced with something inferior.
KingMelray says

Why dont we rebuild this safely?