Heer's Building

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This building has been disscussed elsewhere but i was wondering if any of you had been up in there, its huge and alot of stairs, what was this building used for at one time?
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try a search for it. there's lots of discussion about this building past and present.
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Violent Ray wrote:This building has been disscussed elsewhere but i was wondering if any of you had been up in there, its huge and alot of stairs, what was this building used for at one time?
Must I really rehash this subject?

Well... It was built in 1915 as Heer's Department store and remained a department store until 1995. Since then the building has been vacant. I was in there a few times in 2005 before it was gutted. A few friends if mine have been up there since the gutting too. Anyway if you want more information just do a general search on Heer's.
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Oh....my.....God.
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Heers building? Wha? I've never heard of this stucture before! I demand to know why no-one has explored it or photographed it yet! GOSH! :P :roll:
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Willard MUST be on some GOOD stuff he didn't scream yell or threaten to rip off any ones head
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Well Deedee would kick his ass if he tore up the house.
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Willard wrote:
Violent Ray wrote:This building has been disscussed elsewhere but i was wondering if any of you had been up in there, its huge and alot of stairs, what was this building used for at one time?
Must I really rehash this subject?

Well... It was built in 1915 as Heer's Department store and remained a department store until 1995. Since then the building has been vacant. I was in there a few times in 2005 before it was gutted. A few friends if mine have been up there since the gutting too. Anyway if you want more information just do a general search on Heer's.
And that was the really small version of what the Heers building is. Your lucky usually he has alot to say about it. :D
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Nicotti wrote:Well Deedee would kick his ass if he tore up the house.
Naw, im not the one who usually cleans it. :D
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Only 2 more posts to go Dee...
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No one has been in there at all. Nope.
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Wow I don't even live in SPF and even I know the Heer's building. :roll:
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Yeah, V-Ray's about 52 cards short of a full deck upstairs. :lol:
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No, no, no, Willard. You have it all wrong. The Heer's building was originally an Aztec temple to the sun, built around 5,000 B.C. It is estimated there were at least 3,000 human sacrifices a year. After the Spanish defeated the Aztecs and stole all their gold, the temple was transformed into a Catholic church from 1612 to 1730, and then the Pilgrims moved in and opened Ye Olde Haberdashery and Whatnot Shoppe. Ok, I'm boring myself. Anyone want to pick this up and run with it?
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I believe it was Dave's Disco Palace for a short while in the 70's.
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