Inside The Claude Nolan Cadillac Building

[Metro Jacksonville]

Inside The Claude Nolan Cadillac Building



Metro Jacksonville takes a trip inside one of the last remaining century old Prairie School style structures on Main Street.

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[Overstreet]

I doubt that you'll find many other examples of bottom cord supported elevated storeroom floors. I'll bet the structural engineer didn't sign off on that one.

Might have been interesting to see the layout of the old belt drive machine shop under that overhead drive shaft. Those wheels on that drive shaft were probably driven by leather belts to the floor mounted machines. One large heavy relatively "low" hp motor probably drove the large wheel on the end.  A dangerous set up but high tech for its time.

[billy]

wonderful interior shots
the way the building sits on Hogans Creek makes it look downright Venetian in that one photo

[BridgeTroll]

Save the staircase!

[sheclown]

There are two wonderful staircases.  The one pictured has Italian tiles and is magnificent.  The other is wrought iron with newels, handrail and spindles, all iron and very cool. 

[Ocklawaha]

Making the Skyway a part of downtown, geeze Lake, why didn't we think of that?

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[Garden guy]

Condos?

[Wacca Pilatka]

I sure would love to see this one restored to its original appearance.  It'd be nice if a vintage Cadillac sign could be added to the building too, whatever its eventual use. 

[acme54321]

Does anyone know what, if anything, is left of the original facade?

Are the windows still there under that concrete?  Obviously the awnings are gone, but it would be great to see this restored to it's former glory across from the city engineer's building.

[Jason]

I doubt that you'll find many other examples of bottom cord supported elevated storeroom floors. I'll bet the structural engineer didn't sign off on that one.

Might have been interesting to see the layout of the old belt drive machine shop under that overhead drive shaft. Those wheels on that drive shaft were probably driven by leather belts to the floor mounted machines. One large heavy relatively "low" hp motor probably drove the large wheel on the end.  A dangerous set up but high tech for its time.

Nice catch on the structural details.  I also would have loved to see those drive belts in their heyday.

[strider]

There are places the old leather overhead belt drive systems are still in use. Entire machine shops were run that way. If you go back far enough, steam or water power was used to spin those shafts. Of course, I am sure this building did use electric motors.

While it would be expensive, the facade could certainly be restored.  Most of the brick work will be intact under all that crap. I'd sure like to try it, including the replacement iron and glass awnings.

It is also interesting that the two brick buildings behind the main one are also Klutho designed.  Most renderings for this space show these buildings gone and yet as we have lost some many Klutho buildings, they are just as important.

[hightowerlover]

hogan's creek looks like an episode of "life after people".

[duvaldude08]

Does anybody have anymore pics of how the inside looked back then? These seemed to be somewhat of a tease. I want to see more pictures of the original

And I agree. Hogans creek looks disgusting. I can believe we let it get that way. That is such a disgrace.

[finehoe]

Any clues as to what the original exterior color scheme was?

[Cliffs_Daughter]

We never knew there was any ornate tile work inside there - I agree, it should be saved somehow.

By the way, in one picture I saw up there: are the rafters really bowing, or did you use a wide-angle lens?