#landuse — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #landuse, aggregated by home.social.
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A High-Resolution Habitat Map For England (LCM 3m)
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https://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/information-products/lcm-3m <-- shared data resources and overview
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific product]
H/T @Chris Marston | Earth Observation specialist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
“What does it take to map England's landscapes at 3m resolution?
• 12,852 satellite images processed
• 1.85 trillion pixels analysed
• Over 14 billion pixels classified
• 72 land cover and habitat classes mapped
[The H/T is] delighted to share the launch of the new UKCEH 3m Resolution Land Cover Map for England.
Built using PlanetScope satellite imagery, Environment Agency LiDAR, Ordnance Survey datasets and machine learning, this is the most detailed national land cover mapping product that UKCEH has produced to date.
With every pixel representing a 3m × 3m area, the map captures landscape features that have previously been difficult to identify consistently at national scale, including individual trees, hedgerows, scrub habitats, field margins and urban green spaces.
For more than three decades, UKCEH Land Cover Maps have helped researchers, policymakers and land managers understand how habitats are distributed across the landscape and how they change over time. The new 3m product marks the next major evolution of that capability, opening up new opportunities for:
✅ Biodiversity monitoring and BNG assessment
✅ Habitat restoration planning
✅ Natural flood management
✅ Carbon accounting
✅ Ecosystem service assessment
✅ Urban green infrastructure planning
✅ Agricultural and environmental policy development
… Academic researchers can access UKCEH's Land Cover Maps, including the new 3m resolution product, free of charge through EDINA's Environment Digimap Service if their institution is registered…”
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“LCM 3m is UKCEH's highest-resolution national habitat map for England, providing habitat and land cover information at 3 metre resolution. It classifies England into 72 habitat and land cover categories and complements UKCEH's established Land Cover Map products by providing finer spatial detail for habitat-focused applications.
Key Benefits:
• 3 metre spatial resolution
• 72 habitat and land cover categories
• England-wide coverage
• Broad alignment with UK Habitat Classification (UKHab)
• 90.89% overall classification accuracy
The product documentation provides information on the methodology, habitat classification, accuracy assessment, applications and licensing options…”
#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #LandCover #HabitatMapping #Biodiversity #PlanetScope #Planet #UCKEH #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #UKHab #habitat #UK #LCM #LCM3 #landcover #landuse #LiDAR #AI #machinelearning #model #modeling #vegetation #hedgerow #agriculture #field #biodiversity #monitoring #BNG #assessment #flood #flooding #management #ecosystem #infrastructure #environment
@uk Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | @Ordnance Survey -
A High-Resolution Habitat Map For England (LCM 3m)
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https://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/information-products/lcm-3m <-- shared data resources and overview
--
[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific product]
H/T @Chris Marston | Earth Observation specialist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
“What does it take to map England's landscapes at 3m resolution?
• 12,852 satellite images processed
• 1.85 trillion pixels analysed
• Over 14 billion pixels classified
• 72 land cover and habitat classes mapped
[The H/T is] delighted to share the launch of the new UKCEH 3m Resolution Land Cover Map for England.
Built using PlanetScope satellite imagery, Environment Agency LiDAR, Ordnance Survey datasets and machine learning, this is the most detailed national land cover mapping product that UKCEH has produced to date.
With every pixel representing a 3m × 3m area, the map captures landscape features that have previously been difficult to identify consistently at national scale, including individual trees, hedgerows, scrub habitats, field margins and urban green spaces.
For more than three decades, UKCEH Land Cover Maps have helped researchers, policymakers and land managers understand how habitats are distributed across the landscape and how they change over time. The new 3m product marks the next major evolution of that capability, opening up new opportunities for:
✅ Biodiversity monitoring and BNG assessment
✅ Habitat restoration planning
✅ Natural flood management
✅ Carbon accounting
✅ Ecosystem service assessment
✅ Urban green infrastructure planning
✅ Agricultural and environmental policy development
… Academic researchers can access UKCEH's Land Cover Maps, including the new 3m resolution product, free of charge through EDINA's Environment Digimap Service if their institution is registered…”
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“LCM 3m is UKCEH's highest-resolution national habitat map for England, providing habitat and land cover information at 3 metre resolution. It classifies England into 72 habitat and land cover categories and complements UKCEH's established Land Cover Map products by providing finer spatial detail for habitat-focused applications.
Key Benefits:
• 3 metre spatial resolution
• 72 habitat and land cover categories
• England-wide coverage
• Broad alignment with UK Habitat Classification (UKHab)
• 90.89% overall classification accuracy
The product documentation provides information on the methodology, habitat classification, accuracy assessment, applications and licensing options…”
#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #LandCover #HabitatMapping #Biodiversity #PlanetScope #Planet #UCKEH #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #UKHab #habitat #UK #LCM #LCM3 #landcover #landuse #LiDAR #AI #machinelearning #model #modeling #vegetation #hedgerow #agriculture #field #biodiversity #monitoring #BNG #assessment #flood #flooding #management #ecosystem #infrastructure #environment
@uk Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | @Ordnance Survey -
A High-Resolution Habitat Map For England (LCM 3m)
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https://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/information-products/lcm-3m <-- shared data resources and overview
--
[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific product]
H/T @Chris Marston | Earth Observation specialist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
“What does it take to map England's landscapes at 3m resolution?
• 12,852 satellite images processed
• 1.85 trillion pixels analysed
• Over 14 billion pixels classified
• 72 land cover and habitat classes mapped
[The H/T is] delighted to share the launch of the new UKCEH 3m Resolution Land Cover Map for England.
Built using PlanetScope satellite imagery, Environment Agency LiDAR, Ordnance Survey datasets and machine learning, this is the most detailed national land cover mapping product that UKCEH has produced to date.
With every pixel representing a 3m × 3m area, the map captures landscape features that have previously been difficult to identify consistently at national scale, including individual trees, hedgerows, scrub habitats, field margins and urban green spaces.
For more than three decades, UKCEH Land Cover Maps have helped researchers, policymakers and land managers understand how habitats are distributed across the landscape and how they change over time. The new 3m product marks the next major evolution of that capability, opening up new opportunities for:
✅ Biodiversity monitoring and BNG assessment
✅ Habitat restoration planning
✅ Natural flood management
✅ Carbon accounting
✅ Ecosystem service assessment
✅ Urban green infrastructure planning
✅ Agricultural and environmental policy development
… Academic researchers can access UKCEH's Land Cover Maps, including the new 3m resolution product, free of charge through EDINA's Environment Digimap Service if their institution is registered…”
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“LCM 3m is UKCEH's highest-resolution national habitat map for England, providing habitat and land cover information at 3 metre resolution. It classifies England into 72 habitat and land cover categories and complements UKCEH's established Land Cover Map products by providing finer spatial detail for habitat-focused applications.
Key Benefits:
• 3 metre spatial resolution
• 72 habitat and land cover categories
• England-wide coverage
• Broad alignment with UK Habitat Classification (UKHab)
• 90.89% overall classification accuracy
The product documentation provides information on the methodology, habitat classification, accuracy assessment, applications and licensing options…”
#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #LandCover #HabitatMapping #Biodiversity #PlanetScope #Planet #UCKEH #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #UKHab #habitat #UK #LCM #LCM3 #landcover #landuse #LiDAR #AI #machinelearning #model #modeling #vegetation #hedgerow #agriculture #field #biodiversity #monitoring #BNG #assessment #flood #flooding #management #ecosystem #infrastructure #environment
@uk Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | @Ordnance Survey -
A High-Resolution Habitat Map For England (LCM 3m)
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https://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/information-products/lcm-3m <-- shared data resources and overview
--
[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific product]
H/T @Chris Marston | Earth Observation specialist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
“What does it take to map England's landscapes at 3m resolution?
• 12,852 satellite images processed
• 1.85 trillion pixels analysed
• Over 14 billion pixels classified
• 72 land cover and habitat classes mapped
[The H/T is] delighted to share the launch of the new UKCEH 3m Resolution Land Cover Map for England.
Built using PlanetScope satellite imagery, Environment Agency LiDAR, Ordnance Survey datasets and machine learning, this is the most detailed national land cover mapping product that UKCEH has produced to date.
With every pixel representing a 3m × 3m area, the map captures landscape features that have previously been difficult to identify consistently at national scale, including individual trees, hedgerows, scrub habitats, field margins and urban green spaces.
For more than three decades, UKCEH Land Cover Maps have helped researchers, policymakers and land managers understand how habitats are distributed across the landscape and how they change over time. The new 3m product marks the next major evolution of that capability, opening up new opportunities for:
✅ Biodiversity monitoring and BNG assessment
✅ Habitat restoration planning
✅ Natural flood management
✅ Carbon accounting
✅ Ecosystem service assessment
✅ Urban green infrastructure planning
✅ Agricultural and environmental policy development
… Academic researchers can access UKCEH's Land Cover Maps, including the new 3m resolution product, free of charge through EDINA's Environment Digimap Service if their institution is registered…”
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“LCM 3m is UKCEH's highest-resolution national habitat map for England, providing habitat and land cover information at 3 metre resolution. It classifies England into 72 habitat and land cover categories and complements UKCEH's established Land Cover Map products by providing finer spatial detail for habitat-focused applications.
Key Benefits:
• 3 metre spatial resolution
• 72 habitat and land cover categories
• England-wide coverage
• Broad alignment with UK Habitat Classification (UKHab)
• 90.89% overall classification accuracy
The product documentation provides information on the methodology, habitat classification, accuracy assessment, applications and licensing options…”
#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #LandCover #HabitatMapping #Biodiversity #PlanetScope #Planet #UCKEH #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #UKHab #habitat #UK #LCM #LCM3 #landcover #landuse #LiDAR #AI #machinelearning #model #modeling #vegetation #hedgerow #agriculture #field #biodiversity #monitoring #BNG #assessment #flood #flooding #management #ecosystem #infrastructure #environment
@uk Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | @Ordnance Survey -
A High-Resolution Habitat Map For England (LCM 3m)
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https://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/information-products/lcm-3m <-- shared data resources and overview
--
[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific product]
H/T @Chris Marston | Earth Observation specialist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
“What does it take to map England's landscapes at 3m resolution?
• 12,852 satellite images processed
• 1.85 trillion pixels analysed
• Over 14 billion pixels classified
• 72 land cover and habitat classes mapped
[The H/T is] delighted to share the launch of the new UKCEH 3m Resolution Land Cover Map for England.
Built using PlanetScope satellite imagery, Environment Agency LiDAR, Ordnance Survey datasets and machine learning, this is the most detailed national land cover mapping product that UKCEH has produced to date.
With every pixel representing a 3m × 3m area, the map captures landscape features that have previously been difficult to identify consistently at national scale, including individual trees, hedgerows, scrub habitats, field margins and urban green spaces.
For more than three decades, UKCEH Land Cover Maps have helped researchers, policymakers and land managers understand how habitats are distributed across the landscape and how they change over time. The new 3m product marks the next major evolution of that capability, opening up new opportunities for:
✅ Biodiversity monitoring and BNG assessment
✅ Habitat restoration planning
✅ Natural flood management
✅ Carbon accounting
✅ Ecosystem service assessment
✅ Urban green infrastructure planning
✅ Agricultural and environmental policy development
… Academic researchers can access UKCEH's Land Cover Maps, including the new 3m resolution product, free of charge through EDINA's Environment Digimap Service if their institution is registered…”
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“LCM 3m is UKCEH's highest-resolution national habitat map for England, providing habitat and land cover information at 3 metre resolution. It classifies England into 72 habitat and land cover categories and complements UKCEH's established Land Cover Map products by providing finer spatial detail for habitat-focused applications.
Key Benefits:
• 3 metre spatial resolution
• 72 habitat and land cover categories
• England-wide coverage
• Broad alignment with UK Habitat Classification (UKHab)
• 90.89% overall classification accuracy
The product documentation provides information on the methodology, habitat classification, accuracy assessment, applications and licensing options…”
#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #LandCover #HabitatMapping #Biodiversity #PlanetScope #Planet #UCKEH #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #UKHab #habitat #UK #LCM #LCM3 #landcover #landuse #LiDAR #AI #machinelearning #model #modeling #vegetation #hedgerow #agriculture #field #biodiversity #monitoring #BNG #assessment #flood #flooding #management #ecosystem #infrastructure #environment
@uk Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | @Ordnance Survey -
Placemaking with European-style Shopping Arcades
As precursor to the post-World War II shopping mall, European-style shopping arcades were primarily focused in downtown or midtown locations. Often linking streets with indoor glass-topped atriums along former mid-block alleyways, constructed within buildings, or occupying in some cases entire city blocks, these handsome structures were a graceful and elegant respite from noisy city streets, intense summer heat, or winter rain or snow.
As the list below shows, there are a number of surviving classic shopping arcades in the United States, though they are not necessarily used for retail purposes any longer. Some have been converted into apartments, others into condominiums or hotels, and many into mixed use developments.
Florida appears to have the most extant versions with nine, though given the heyday for shopping arcades was in the United States was the 1920s, the ones there are relatively small and one-story, as was Florida’s population was much less at the time. Seventeen of those listed were built complete during the Roaring 20s; seven in the 1910s, five in the 1900s, and four in the 1890s.
This blog author’s personal has had the good fortune to see four of these in person – the Grove Arcade in Asheville, Newark Arcade, Dayton Arcade, Nickels Arcade in Ann Arbor, and the Front Street Arcade in Traverse City. The Grove and Dayton Arcades are my two favorites thus far. Aside from them, based on the photos, many of the two and three-story arcades listed are quite beautiful.
Sadly, a number of historic arcades across the country have been lost over the decades to redevelopment, neglect, disuse, time, urban renewal, etc. The final one listed below, the Wright Arcade in St. Louis is in danger in being lost too, if something isn’t done soon to save it.
Sidewalk cafes outside the Grove Arcade Grove Arcade’s Makers MarketAs a retired planner, these arcades were fantastic examples of community placemaking from the time of the their construction and remain so today. The Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is an amazing example of this ability to be a key focal point of downtown. Aside from its interior stores, restaurants, offices, and residential uses, The Grove Arcade also has a partially covered daily outdoor Makers Market and series of sidewalk cafes/restaurants. It truly is a marvelous centerpiece of the city.
If your city is lucky enough to have an old shopping arcade, everything possible should be done to try to save it and reuse it again, preferably for its original purpose.
Personally, this blog author would rather see some form of retail/dining component included in every classic shopping arcade so they may be the community placemaking attribute there were intended to be. While saving the building is a good thing, converting it to just apartments and condos will close off the iconic structure from being truly appreciated by the general public and largely voiding its placemaking ability.
Peace!
Arcade Building (1926): Fort Pierce, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comArcade Building (1928): Winter Haven, Florida
Source: sixtenllc.comBishop Arcade (1841): Bridgeport, Connecticut
Source: route1views.comBradford Arcade (1915): Fort Myers, Florida
Source: gulfshorebusiness.comBroadway-Spring Arcade (1924): Los Angeles, California
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBrown’s Arcade (1904): Baltimore, Maryland
Source: hmdb.orgBurlington Arcade (1980): Pasadena, California
Source: instagram.comCamayo Arcade (1926): Ashland, Kentucky
Source: stock.adobe.comCarew Tower Arcade (1931): Cincinnati, Ohio
Source: urbancincy.comChevy Chase Arcade (1925): Washington, DC
Source: slideshare.netCoolidge Corner Arcade (1926): Brookline, Massachusetts
Source: arcade-building-1.wheree.comCrislip Arcade (1925): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: stpetefoodies.comDayton Arcade (1904): Dayton, Ohio
Source: arcadedayton.comEquitable Arcade (1912): Columbia, South Carolina
Source: reddit.comFifth Street Arcades – Colonial (1898) and Euclid (1911): Cleveland, Ohio
Source: downowncleveland.comFront Street Arcade (1972): Traverse City, Michigan
Source: traverseticker.comGreen-Richman Arcade (1925): St.Petersburg, Florida
Source: theclio.comGrove Arcade (1929): Asheville, North Carolina
Photo by the blogpost authorJennings Arcade (1926): Bradenton, Florida
Source: Facebook.comLatta Arcade (1914): Charlotte, North Carolina
Source: 6amcity.comMarket Arcade (1892): Buffalo, New York
Source: preservation ready.comMonticello Arcade (1907): Norfolk, Virginia
Source; monticelloarcade.comNashville Arcade (1902): Nashville, Tennessee
Source: Facebook.comNewark Arcade (1909): Newark, Ohio
Source: historinewarkarcade.comNickels Arcade (1918): Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paddock Arcade (1850): Watertown, New York
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPlankinton Arcade (1916) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – now park of The Grand Avenue
Source: Instagram.comProctors Arcade (1926): Schenectady, New York
Source: atproctors.orgPueblo Arcade (1926): Vero Beach, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comRitter (or Huntington) Arcade (1924): Huntington, West Virginia – now condos
Source; en.wikipedia. orgShoreland Arcade (1925): Miami, Florida
Source; en.wikipedia.orgSnell Arcade (1928): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: floridarambler.comThe Arcade (1928): Albany, New York – now apartments
Source: arcadebuilding.comThe Arcade (1890): Cleveland, Ohio – now hotel and retail
Source: sah-archipedia.orgThe Arcade (1899): New Rochelle, New York – no good images found to date.
Uptown Station Arcade (1929): Oakland, California
Source: sfchronicle.comWestminster Arcade (1828): Providence, Rhode Island
Source: placer.aiWright Arcade (1913): St. Louis, Missouri – currently vacant and decaying
Source: builtstlouis.netLost but not forgotten (likely more):
- Adams Arcade (1920s-2025): Quincy, Massachusetts
- Arcade Building (1902-1969): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Banks Arcade (1830-1900+/-): New Orleans, Louisiana
- Boulevard Arcade (1922): Chicago, Illinois – no longer an arcade
- Douglas Arcade (1893-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Granville Arcade (1922-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Jenkins Arcade (1911-1962): Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Lind Arcade (1928-1994): Zanesville, Ohio
- Peachtree Arcade (1917-1964): Atlanta, Georgia
- Pembroke Arcade (1895-1943): Indianapolis, Indiana
- Pullman Arcade (1882-1926): Chicago, Illinois
- Reynolds Arcade (1829-1932): Rochester New York
- Spitzer Arcade (1895): Toledo, Ohio – no longer an arcade
- The Arcade/Hotel (1883-1988): Springfield, Ohio
- Thirty-Fifth Street Arcade (1929-1964): Chicago, Illinois
- Union Arcade: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Windsor Arcade (1901-1911): New York City, New York
- Woodruff Arcade (1923-2018): Chicago, Illinois
SOURCES:
- gemini.google.ai
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shopping_arcades_in_the_United_States
- http://www.google.com
- https://www.sixtenllc.com/blog/sixten-redevelops-historic-arcade-building-in-downtown-winter-haven
- https://route1views.com/travel/step-inside-history-exploring-bridgeports-sterling-block-and-bishop-arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway-Spring_Arcade#/media/File:Broadway_Arcade_(Spring_Arcade),_Downtown_Los_Angeles_Interior.jpg
- https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/89
- slideshare.net
- https://www.arcadedayton.com/index.php/our-history/
- https://www.traverseticker.com/news/big-changes-coming-to-front-street-cherry-republic-to-take-over-arcade-building/
- https://theclio.com/entry/32920
- https://www.monticelloarcade.com/tenants-gallery
- https://www.trolleytours.com/nashville/arcade
- https://www.historicnewarkarcade.com/about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickels_Arcade#/media/File:Nickels_Arcade_at_night.jpg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddock_Arcade#/media/File:Paddock_Arcade.j
- https://www.atproctors.org/about/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreland_Arcade#/media/File:Miami_FL_Downtown_HD_Shoreland_Arcade01.jpg
- https://www.theclevelandarcade.com/
- https://newrochelledowntown.com/the-arcade-building/
- https://www.placer.ai/anchor/articles/arcade-providence-and-the-promise-of-mixed-use
- https://buffaloah.com/a/bflobest/market/market.html
- https://www.preservationready.org/Buildings/617MainStreet
- https://www.arcadebuilding.com/
- https://www.builtstlouis.net/arcade4a.html
- https://historicindianapolis.com/pembroke-arcade/
- https://secretlosangeles.com/burlington-arcade-pasadena/
- https://www.historic-structures.com/oh/zanesville/lind-arcade-amp/
- https://www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/local/chicago-shopping-arcades
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown%27s_Arcade
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Arcade_Hotel_(Springfield,_Ohio)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/24337939232499150/posts/24966034459689621/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Brookline,_Massachusetts)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/quincyeverything/posts/24772070652481101/
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Placemaking with European-style Shopping Arcades
As precursor to the post-World War II shopping mall, European-style shopping arcades were primarily focused in downtown or midtown locations. Often linking streets with indoor glass-topped atriums along former mid-block alleyways, constructed within buildings, or occupying in some cases entire city blocks, these handsome structures were a graceful and elegant respite from noisy city streets, intense summer heat, or winter rain or snow.
As the list below shows, there are a number of surviving classic shopping arcades in the United States, though they are not necessarily used for retail purposes any longer. Some have been converted into apartments, others into condominiums or hotels, and many into mixed use developments.
Florida appears to have the most extant versions with nine, though given the heyday for shopping arcades was in the United States was the 1920s, the ones there are relatively small and one-story, as was Florida’s population was much less at the time. Seventeen of those listed were built complete during the Roaring 20s; seven in the 1910s, five in the 1900s, and four in the 1890s.
This blog author’s personal has had the good fortune to see four of these in person – the Grove Arcade in Asheville, Newark Arcade, Dayton Arcade, Nickels Arcade in Ann Arbor, and the Front Street Arcade in Traverse City. The Grove and Dayton Arcades are my two favorites thus far. Aside from them, based on the photos, many of the two and three-story arcades listed are quite beautiful.
Sadly, a number of historic arcades across the country have been lost over the decades to redevelopment, neglect, disuse, time, urban renewal, etc. The final one listed below, the Wright Arcade in St. Louis is in danger in being lost too, if something isn’t done soon to save it.
Sidewalk cafes outside the Grove Arcade Grove Arcade’s Makers MarketAs a retired planner, these arcades were fantastic examples of community placemaking from the time of the their construction and remain so today. The Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is an amazing example of this ability to be a key focal point of downtown. Aside from its interior stores, restaurants, offices, and residential uses, The Grove Arcade also has a partially covered daily outdoor Makers Market and series of sidewalk cafes/restaurants. It truly is a marvelous centerpiece of the city.
If your city is lucky enough to have an old shopping arcade, everything possible should be done to try to save it and reuse it again, preferably for its original purpose.
Personally, this blog author would rather see some form of retail/dining component included in every classic shopping arcade so they may be the community placemaking attribute there were intended to be. While saving the building is a good thing, converting it to just apartments and condos will close off the iconic structure from being truly appreciated by the general public and largely voiding its placemaking ability.
Peace!
Arcade Building (1926): Fort Pierce, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comArcade Building (1928): Winter Haven, Florida
Source: sixtenllc.comBishop Arcade (1841): Bridgeport, Connecticut
Source: route1views.comBradford Arcade (1915): Fort Myers, Florida
Source: gulfshorebusiness.comBroadway-Spring Arcade (1924): Los Angeles, California
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBrown’s Arcade (1904): Baltimore, Maryland
Source: hmdb.orgBurlington Arcade (1980): Pasadena, California
Source: instagram.comCamayo Arcade (1926): Ashland, Kentucky
Source: stock.adobe.comCarew Tower Arcade (1931): Cincinnati, Ohio
Source: urbancincy.comChevy Chase Arcade (1925): Washington, DC
Source: slideshare.netCoolidge Corner Arcade (1926): Brookline, Massachusetts
Source: arcade-building-1.wheree.comCrislip Arcade (1925): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: stpetefoodies.comDayton Arcade (1904): Dayton, Ohio
Source: arcadedayton.comEquitable Arcade (1912): Columbia, South Carolina
Source: reddit.comFifth Street Arcades – Colonial (1898) and Euclid (1911): Cleveland, Ohio
Source: downowncleveland.comFront Street Arcade (1972): Traverse City, Michigan
Source: traverseticker.comGreen-Richman Arcade (1925): St.Petersburg, Florida
Source: theclio.comGrove Arcade (1929): Asheville, North Carolina
Photo by the blogpost authorJennings Arcade (1926): Bradenton, Florida
Source: Facebook.comLatta Arcade (1914): Charlotte, North Carolina
Source: 6amcity.comMarket Arcade (1892): Buffalo, New York
Source: preservation ready.comMonticello Arcade (1907): Norfolk, Virginia
Source; monticelloarcade.comNashville Arcade (1902): Nashville, Tennessee
Source: Facebook.comNewark Arcade (1909): Newark, Ohio
Source: historinewarkarcade.comNickels Arcade (1918): Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paddock Arcade (1850): Watertown, New York
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPlankinton Arcade (1916) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – now park of The Grand Avenue
Source: Instagram.comProctors Arcade (1926): Schenectady, New York
Source: atproctors.orgPueblo Arcade (1926): Vero Beach, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comRitter (or Huntington) Arcade (1924): Huntington, West Virginia – now condos
Source; en.wikipedia. orgShoreland Arcade (1925): Miami, Florida
Source; en.wikipedia.orgSnell Arcade (1928): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: floridarambler.comThe Arcade (1928): Albany, New York – now apartments
Source: arcadebuilding.comThe Arcade (1890): Cleveland, Ohio – now hotel and retail
Source: sah-archipedia.orgThe Arcade (1899): New Rochelle, New York – no good images found to date.
Uptown Station Arcade (1929): Oakland, California
Source: sfchronicle.comWestminster Arcade (1828): Providence, Rhode Island
Source: placer.aiWright Arcade (1913): St. Louis, Missouri – currently vacant and decaying
Source: builtstlouis.netLost but not forgotten (likely more):
- Adams Arcade (1920s-2025): Quincy, Massachusetts
- Arcade Building (1902-1969): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Banks Arcade (1830-1900+/-): New Orleans, Louisiana
- Boulevard Arcade (1922): Chicago, Illinois – no longer an arcade
- Douglas Arcade (1893-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Granville Arcade (1922-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Jenkins Arcade (1911-1962): Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Lind Arcade (1928-1994): Zanesville, Ohio
- Peachtree Arcade (1917-1964): Atlanta, Georgia
- Pembroke Arcade (1895-1943): Indianapolis, Indiana
- Pullman Arcade (1882-1926): Chicago, Illinois
- Reynolds Arcade (1829-1932): Rochester New York
- Spitzer Arcade (1895): Toledo, Ohio – no longer an arcade
- The Arcade/Hotel (1883-1988): Springfield, Ohio
- Thirty-Fifth Street Arcade (1929-1964): Chicago, Illinois
- Union Arcade: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Windsor Arcade (1901-1911): New York City, New York
- Woodruff Arcade (1923-2018): Chicago, Illinois
SOURCES:
- gemini.google.ai
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shopping_arcades_in_the_United_States
- http://www.google.com
- https://www.sixtenllc.com/blog/sixten-redevelops-historic-arcade-building-in-downtown-winter-haven
- https://route1views.com/travel/step-inside-history-exploring-bridgeports-sterling-block-and-bishop-arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway-Spring_Arcade#/media/File:Broadway_Arcade_(Spring_Arcade),_Downtown_Los_Angeles_Interior.jpg
- https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/89
- slideshare.net
- https://www.arcadedayton.com/index.php/our-history/
- https://www.traverseticker.com/news/big-changes-coming-to-front-street-cherry-republic-to-take-over-arcade-building/
- https://theclio.com/entry/32920
- https://www.monticelloarcade.com/tenants-gallery
- https://www.trolleytours.com/nashville/arcade
- https://www.historicnewarkarcade.com/about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickels_Arcade#/media/File:Nickels_Arcade_at_night.jpg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddock_Arcade#/media/File:Paddock_Arcade.j
- https://www.atproctors.org/about/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreland_Arcade#/media/File:Miami_FL_Downtown_HD_Shoreland_Arcade01.jpg
- https://www.theclevelandarcade.com/
- https://newrochelledowntown.com/the-arcade-building/
- https://www.placer.ai/anchor/articles/arcade-providence-and-the-promise-of-mixed-use
- https://buffaloah.com/a/bflobest/market/market.html
- https://www.preservationready.org/Buildings/617MainStreet
- https://www.arcadebuilding.com/
- https://www.builtstlouis.net/arcade4a.html
- https://historicindianapolis.com/pembroke-arcade/
- https://secretlosangeles.com/burlington-arcade-pasadena/
- https://www.historic-structures.com/oh/zanesville/lind-arcade-amp/
- https://www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/local/chicago-shopping-arcades
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown%27s_Arcade
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Arcade_Hotel_(Springfield,_Ohio)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/24337939232499150/posts/24966034459689621/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Brookline,_Massachusetts)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/quincyeverything/posts/24772070652481101/
-
Placemaking with European-style Shopping Arcades
As precursor to the post-World War II shopping mall, European-style shopping arcades were primarily focused in downtown or midtown locations. Often linking streets with indoor glass-topped atriums along former mid-block alleyways, constructed within buildings, or occupying in some cases entire city blocks, these handsome structures were a graceful and elegant respite from noisy city streets, intense summer heat, or winter rain or snow.
As the list below shows, there are a number of surviving classic shopping arcades in the United States, though they are not necessarily used for retail purposes any longer. Some have been converted into apartments, others into condominiums or hotels, and many into mixed use developments.
Florida appears to have the most extant versions with nine, though given the heyday for shopping arcades was in the United States was the 1920s, the ones there are relatively small and one-story, as was Florida’s population was much less at the time. Seventeen of those listed were built complete during the Roaring 20s; seven in the 1910s, five in the 1900s, and four in the 1890s.
This blog author’s personal has had the good fortune to see four of these in person – the Grove Arcade in Asheville, Newark Arcade, Dayton Arcade, Nickels Arcade in Ann Arbor, and the Front Street Arcade in Traverse City. The Grove and Dayton Arcades are my two favorites thus far. Aside from them, based on the photos, many of the two and three-story arcades listed are quite beautiful.
Sadly, a number of historic arcades across the country have been lost over the decades to redevelopment, neglect, disuse, time, urban renewal, etc. The final one listed below, the Wright Arcade in St. Louis is in danger in being lost too, if something isn’t done soon to save it.
Sidewalk cafes outside the Grove Arcade Grove Arcade’s Makers MarketAs a retired planner, these arcades were fantastic examples of community placemaking from the time of the their construction and remain so today. The Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is an amazing example of this ability to be a key focal point of downtown. Aside from its interior stores, restaurants, offices, and residential uses, The Grove Arcade also has a partially covered daily outdoor Makers Market and series of sidewalk cafes/restaurants. It truly is a marvelous centerpiece of the city.
If your city is lucky enough to have an old shopping arcade, everything possible should be done to try to save it and reuse it again, preferably for its original purpose.
Personally, this blog author would rather see some form of retail/dining component included in every classic shopping arcade so they may be the community placemaking attribute there were intended to be. While saving the building is a good thing, converting it to just apartments and condos will close off the iconic structure from being truly appreciated by the general public and largely voiding its placemaking ability.
Peace!
Arcade Building (1926): Fort Pierce, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comArcade Building (1928): Winter Haven, Florida
Source: sixtenllc.comBishop Arcade (1841): Bridgeport, Connecticut
Source: route1views.comBradford Arcade (1915): Fort Myers, Florida
Source: gulfshorebusiness.comBroadway-Spring Arcade (1924): Los Angeles, California
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBrown’s Arcade (1904): Baltimore, Maryland
Source: hmdb.orgBurlington Arcade (1980): Pasadena, California
Source: instagram.comCamayo Arcade (1926): Ashland, Kentucky
Source: stock.adobe.comCarew Tower Arcade (1931): Cincinnati, Ohio
Source: urbancincy.comChevy Chase Arcade (1925): Washington, DC
Source: slideshare.netCoolidge Corner Arcade (1926): Brookline, Massachusetts
Source: arcade-building-1.wheree.comCrislip Arcade (1925): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: stpetefoodies.comDayton Arcade (1904): Dayton, Ohio
Source: arcadedayton.comEquitable Arcade (1912): Columbia, South Carolina
Source: reddit.comFifth Street Arcades – Colonial (1898) and Euclid (1911): Cleveland, Ohio
Source: downowncleveland.comFront Street Arcade (1972): Traverse City, Michigan
Source: traverseticker.comGreen-Richman Arcade (1925): St.Petersburg, Florida
Source: theclio.comGrove Arcade (1929): Asheville, North Carolina
Photo by the blogpost authorJennings Arcade (1926): Bradenton, Florida
Source: Facebook.comLatta Arcade (1914): Charlotte, North Carolina
Source: 6amcity.comMarket Arcade (1892): Buffalo, New York
Source: preservation ready.comMonticello Arcade (1907): Norfolk, Virginia
Source; monticelloarcade.comNashville Arcade (1902): Nashville, Tennessee
Source: Facebook.comNewark Arcade (1909): Newark, Ohio
Source: historinewarkarcade.comNickels Arcade (1918): Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paddock Arcade (1850): Watertown, New York
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPlankinton Arcade (1916) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – now park of The Grand Avenue
Source: Instagram.comProctors Arcade (1926): Schenectady, New York
Source: atproctors.orgPueblo Arcade (1926): Vero Beach, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comRitter (or Huntington) Arcade (1924): Huntington, West Virginia – now condos
Source; en.wikipedia. orgShoreland Arcade (1925): Miami, Florida
Source; en.wikipedia.orgSnell Arcade (1928): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: floridarambler.comThe Arcade (1928): Albany, New York – now apartments
Source: arcadebuilding.comThe Arcade (1890): Cleveland, Ohio – now hotel and retail
Source: sah-archipedia.orgThe Arcade (1899): New Rochelle, New York – no good images found to date.
Uptown Station Arcade (1929): Oakland, California
Source: sfchronicle.comWestminster Arcade (1828): Providence, Rhode Island
Source: placer.aiWright Arcade (1913): St. Louis, Missouri – currently vacant and decaying
Source: builtstlouis.netLost but not forgotten (likely more):
- Adams Arcade (1920s-2025): Quincy, Massachusetts
- Arcade Building (1902-1969): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Banks Arcade (1830-1900+/-): New Orleans, Louisiana
- Boulevard Arcade (1922): Chicago, Illinois – no longer an arcade
- Douglas Arcade (1893-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Granville Arcade (1922-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Jenkins Arcade (1911-1962): Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Lind Arcade (1928-1994): Zanesville, Ohio
- Peachtree Arcade (1917-1964): Atlanta, Georgia
- Pembroke Arcade (1895-1943): Indianapolis, Indiana
- Pullman Arcade (1882-1926): Chicago, Illinois
- Reynolds Arcade (1829-1932): Rochester New York
- Spitzer Arcade (1895): Toledo, Ohio – no longer an arcade
- The Arcade/Hotel (1883-1988): Springfield, Ohio
- Thirty-Fifth Street Arcade (1929-1964): Chicago, Illinois
- Union Arcade: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Windsor Arcade (1901-1911): New York City, New York
- Woodruff Arcade (1923-2018): Chicago, Illinois
SOURCES:
- gemini.google.ai
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shopping_arcades_in_the_United_States
- http://www.google.com
- https://www.sixtenllc.com/blog/sixten-redevelops-historic-arcade-building-in-downtown-winter-haven
- https://route1views.com/travel/step-inside-history-exploring-bridgeports-sterling-block-and-bishop-arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway-Spring_Arcade#/media/File:Broadway_Arcade_(Spring_Arcade),_Downtown_Los_Angeles_Interior.jpg
- https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/89
- slideshare.net
- https://www.arcadedayton.com/index.php/our-history/
- https://www.traverseticker.com/news/big-changes-coming-to-front-street-cherry-republic-to-take-over-arcade-building/
- https://theclio.com/entry/32920
- https://www.monticelloarcade.com/tenants-gallery
- https://www.trolleytours.com/nashville/arcade
- https://www.historicnewarkarcade.com/about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickels_Arcade#/media/File:Nickels_Arcade_at_night.jpg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddock_Arcade#/media/File:Paddock_Arcade.j
- https://www.atproctors.org/about/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreland_Arcade#/media/File:Miami_FL_Downtown_HD_Shoreland_Arcade01.jpg
- https://www.theclevelandarcade.com/
- https://newrochelledowntown.com/the-arcade-building/
- https://www.placer.ai/anchor/articles/arcade-providence-and-the-promise-of-mixed-use
- https://buffaloah.com/a/bflobest/market/market.html
- https://www.preservationready.org/Buildings/617MainStreet
- https://www.arcadebuilding.com/
- https://www.builtstlouis.net/arcade4a.html
- https://historicindianapolis.com/pembroke-arcade/
- https://secretlosangeles.com/burlington-arcade-pasadena/
- https://www.historic-structures.com/oh/zanesville/lind-arcade-amp/
- https://www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/local/chicago-shopping-arcades
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown%27s_Arcade
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Arcade_Hotel_(Springfield,_Ohio)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/24337939232499150/posts/24966034459689621/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Brookline,_Massachusetts)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/quincyeverything/posts/24772070652481101/
-
Placemaking with European-style Shopping Arcades
As precursor to the post-World War II shopping mall, European-style shopping arcades were primarily focused in downtown or midtown locations. Often linking streets with indoor glass-topped atriums along former mid-block alleyways, constructed within buildings, or occupying in some cases entire city blocks, these handsome structures were a graceful and elegant respite from noisy city streets, intense summer heat, or winter rain or snow.
As the list below shows, there are a number of surviving classic shopping arcades in the United States, though they are not necessarily used for retail purposes any longer. Some have been converted into apartments, others into condominiums or hotels, and many into mixed use developments.
Florida appears to have the most extant versions with nine, though given the heyday for shopping arcades was in the United States was the 1920s, the ones there are relatively small and one-story, as was Florida’s population was much less at the time. Seventeen of those listed were built complete during the Roaring 20s; seven in the 1910s, five in the 1900s, and four in the 1890s.
This blog author’s personal has had the good fortune to see four of these in person – the Grove Arcade in Asheville, Newark Arcade, Dayton Arcade, Nickels Arcade in Ann Arbor, and the Front Street Arcade in Traverse City. The Grove and Dayton Arcades are my two favorites thus far. Aside from them, based on the photos, many of the two and three-story arcades listed are quite beautiful.
Sadly, a number of historic arcades across the country have been lost over the decades to redevelopment, neglect, disuse, time, urban renewal, etc. The final one listed below, the Wright Arcade in St. Louis is in danger in being lost too, if something isn’t done soon to save it.
Sidewalk cafes outside the Grove Arcade Grove Arcade’s Makers MarketAs a retired planner, these arcades were fantastic examples of community placemaking from the time of the their construction and remain so today. The Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is an amazing example of this ability to be a key focal point of downtown. Aside from its interior stores, restaurants, offices, and residential uses, The Grove Arcade also has a partially covered daily outdoor Makers Market and series of sidewalk cafes/restaurants. It truly is a marvelous centerpiece of the city.
If your city is lucky enough to have an old shopping arcade, everything possible should be done to try to save it and reuse it again, preferably for its original purpose.
Personally, this blog author would rather see some form of retail/dining component included in every classic shopping arcade so they may be the community placemaking attribute there were intended to be. While saving the building is a good thing, converting it to just apartments and condos will close off the iconic structure from being truly appreciated by the general public and largely voiding its placemaking ability.
Peace!
Arcade Building (1926): Fort Pierce, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comArcade Building (1928): Winter Haven, Florida
Source: sixtenllc.comBishop Arcade (1841): Bridgeport, Connecticut
Source: route1views.comBradford Arcade (1915): Fort Myers, Florida
Source: gulfshorebusiness.comBroadway-Spring Arcade (1924): Los Angeles, California
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBrown’s Arcade (1904): Baltimore, Maryland
Source: hmdb.orgBurlington Arcade (1980): Pasadena, California
Source: instagram.comCamayo Arcade (1926): Ashland, Kentucky
Source: stock.adobe.comCarew Tower Arcade (1931): Cincinnati, Ohio
Source: urbancincy.comChevy Chase Arcade (1925): Washington, DC
Source: slideshare.netCoolidge Corner Arcade (1926): Brookline, Massachusetts
Source: arcade-building-1.wheree.comCrislip Arcade (1925): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: stpetefoodies.comDayton Arcade (1904): Dayton, Ohio
Source: arcadedayton.comEquitable Arcade (1912): Columbia, South Carolina
Source: reddit.comFifth Street Arcades – Colonial (1898) and Euclid (1911): Cleveland, Ohio
Source: downowncleveland.comFront Street Arcade (1972): Traverse City, Michigan
Source: traverseticker.comGreen-Richman Arcade (1925): St.Petersburg, Florida
Source: theclio.comGrove Arcade (1929): Asheville, North Carolina
Photo by the blogpost authorJennings Arcade (1926): Bradenton, Florida
Source: Facebook.comLatta Arcade (1914): Charlotte, North Carolina
Source: 6amcity.comMarket Arcade (1892): Buffalo, New York
Source: preservation ready.comMonticello Arcade (1907): Norfolk, Virginia
Source; monticelloarcade.comNashville Arcade (1902): Nashville, Tennessee
Source: Facebook.comNewark Arcade (1909): Newark, Ohio
Source: historinewarkarcade.comNickels Arcade (1918): Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paddock Arcade (1850): Watertown, New York
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPlankinton Arcade (1916) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – now park of The Grand Avenue
Source: Instagram.comProctors Arcade (1926): Schenectady, New York
Source: atproctors.orgPueblo Arcade (1926): Vero Beach, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comRitter (or Huntington) Arcade (1924): Huntington, West Virginia – now condos
Source; en.wikipedia. orgShoreland Arcade (1925): Miami, Florida
Source; en.wikipedia.orgSnell Arcade (1928): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: floridarambler.comThe Arcade (1928): Albany, New York – now apartments
Source: arcadebuilding.comThe Arcade (1890): Cleveland, Ohio – now hotel and retail
Source: sah-archipedia.orgThe Arcade (1899): New Rochelle, New York – no good images found to date.
Uptown Station Arcade (1929): Oakland, California
Source: sfchronicle.comWestminster Arcade (1828): Providence, Rhode Island
Source: placer.aiWright Arcade (1913): St. Louis, Missouri – currently vacant and decaying
Source: builtstlouis.netLost but not forgotten (likely more):
- Adams Arcade (1920s-2025): Quincy, Massachusetts
- Arcade Building (1902-1969): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Banks Arcade (1830-1900+/-): New Orleans, Louisiana
- Boulevard Arcade (1922): Chicago, Illinois – no longer an arcade
- Douglas Arcade (1893-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Granville Arcade (1922-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Jenkins Arcade (1911-1962): Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Lind Arcade (1928-1994): Zanesville, Ohio
- Peachtree Arcade (1917-1964): Atlanta, Georgia
- Pembroke Arcade (1895-1943): Indianapolis, Indiana
- Pullman Arcade (1882-1926): Chicago, Illinois
- Reynolds Arcade (1829-1932): Rochester New York
- Spitzer Arcade (1895): Toledo, Ohio – no longer an arcade
- The Arcade/Hotel (1883-1988): Springfield, Ohio
- Thirty-Fifth Street Arcade (1929-1964): Chicago, Illinois
- Union Arcade: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Windsor Arcade (1901-1911): New York City, New York
- Woodruff Arcade (1923-2018): Chicago, Illinois
SOURCES:
- gemini.google.ai
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shopping_arcades_in_the_United_States
- http://www.google.com
- https://www.sixtenllc.com/blog/sixten-redevelops-historic-arcade-building-in-downtown-winter-haven
- https://route1views.com/travel/step-inside-history-exploring-bridgeports-sterling-block-and-bishop-arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway-Spring_Arcade#/media/File:Broadway_Arcade_(Spring_Arcade),_Downtown_Los_Angeles_Interior.jpg
- https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/89
- slideshare.net
- https://www.arcadedayton.com/index.php/our-history/
- https://www.traverseticker.com/news/big-changes-coming-to-front-street-cherry-republic-to-take-over-arcade-building/
- https://theclio.com/entry/32920
- https://www.monticelloarcade.com/tenants-gallery
- https://www.trolleytours.com/nashville/arcade
- https://www.historicnewarkarcade.com/about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickels_Arcade#/media/File:Nickels_Arcade_at_night.jpg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddock_Arcade#/media/File:Paddock_Arcade.j
- https://www.atproctors.org/about/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Arcade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreland_Arcade#/media/File:Miami_FL_Downtown_HD_Shoreland_Arcade01.jpg
- https://www.theclevelandarcade.com/
- https://newrochelledowntown.com/the-arcade-building/
- https://www.placer.ai/anchor/articles/arcade-providence-and-the-promise-of-mixed-use
- https://buffaloah.com/a/bflobest/market/market.html
- https://www.preservationready.org/Buildings/617MainStreet
- https://www.arcadebuilding.com/
- https://www.builtstlouis.net/arcade4a.html
- https://historicindianapolis.com/pembroke-arcade/
- https://secretlosangeles.com/burlington-arcade-pasadena/
- https://www.historic-structures.com/oh/zanesville/lind-arcade-amp/
- https://www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/local/chicago-shopping-arcades
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown%27s_Arcade
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Arcade_Hotel_(Springfield,_Ohio)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/24337939232499150/posts/24966034459689621/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_Building_(Brookline,_Massachusetts)
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/quincyeverything/posts/24772070652481101/
-
Placemaking with European-style Shopping Arcades
As precursor to the post-World War II shopping mall, European-style shopping arcades were primarily focused in downtown or midtown locations. Often linking streets with indoor glass-topped atriums along former mid-block alleyways, constructed within buildings, or occupying in some cases entire city blocks, these handsome structures were a graceful and elegant respite from noisy city streets, intense summer heat, or winter rain or snow.
As the list below shows, there are a number of surviving classic shopping arcades in the United States, though they are not necessarily used for retail purposes any longer. Some have been converted into apartments, others into condominiums or hotels, and many into mixed use developments.
Florida appears to have the most extant versions with nine, though given the heyday for shopping arcades was in the United States was the 1920s, the ones there are relatively small and one-story, as was Florida’s population was much less at the time. Seventeen of those listed were built complete during the Roaring 20s; seven in the 1910s, five in the 1900s, and four in the 1890s.
This blog author’s personal has had the good fortune to see four of these in person – the Grove Arcade in Asheville, Newark Arcade, Dayton Arcade, Nickels Arcade in Ann Arbor, and the Front Street Arcade in Traverse City. The Grove and Dayton Arcades are my two favorites thus far. Aside from them, based on the photos, many of the two and three-story arcades listed are quite beautiful.
Sadly, a number of historic arcades across the country have been lost over the decades to redevelopment, neglect, disuse, time, urban renewal, etc. The final one listed below, the Wright Arcade in St. Louis is in danger in being lost too, if something isn’t done soon to save it.
Sidewalk cafes outside the Grove Arcade Grove Arcade’s Makers MarketAs a retired planner, these arcades were fantastic examples of community placemaking from the time of the their construction and remain so today. The Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina is an amazing example of this ability to be a key focal point of downtown. Aside from its interior stores, restaurants, offices, and residential uses, The Grove Arcade also has a partially covered daily outdoor Makers Market and series of sidewalk cafes/restaurants. It truly is a marvelous centerpiece of the city.
If your city is lucky enough to have an old shopping arcade, everything possible should be done to try to save it and reuse it again, preferably for its original purpose.
Personally, this blog author would rather see some form of retail/dining component included in every classic shopping arcade so they may be the community placemaking attribute there were intended to be. While saving the building is a good thing, converting it to just apartments and condos will close off the iconic structure from being truly appreciated by the general public and largely voiding its placemaking ability.
Peace!
Arcade Building (1926): Fort Pierce, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comArcade Building (1928): Winter Haven, Florida
Source: sixtenllc.comBishop Arcade (1841): Bridgeport, Connecticut
Source: route1views.comBradford Arcade (1915): Fort Myers, Florida
Source: gulfshorebusiness.comBroadway-Spring Arcade (1924): Los Angeles, California
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBrown’s Arcade (1904): Baltimore, Maryland
Source: hmdb.orgBurlington Arcade (1980): Pasadena, California
Source: instagram.comCamayo Arcade (1926): Ashland, Kentucky
Source: stock.adobe.comCarew Tower Arcade (1931): Cincinnati, Ohio
Source: urbancincy.comChevy Chase Arcade (1925): Washington, DC
Source: slideshare.netCoolidge Corner Arcade (1926): Brookline, Massachusetts
Source: arcade-building-1.wheree.comCrislip Arcade (1925): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: stpetefoodies.comDayton Arcade (1904): Dayton, Ohio
Source: arcadedayton.comEquitable Arcade (1912): Columbia, South Carolina
Source: reddit.comFifth Street Arcades – Colonial (1898) and Euclid (1911): Cleveland, Ohio
Source: downowncleveland.comFront Street Arcade (1972): Traverse City, Michigan
Source: traverseticker.comGreen-Richman Arcade (1925): St.Petersburg, Florida
Source: theclio.comGrove Arcade (1929): Asheville, North Carolina
Photo by the blogpost authorJennings Arcade (1926): Bradenton, Florida
Source: Facebook.comLatta Arcade (1914): Charlotte, North Carolina
Source: 6amcity.comMarket Arcade (1892): Buffalo, New York
Source: preservation ready.comMonticello Arcade (1907): Norfolk, Virginia
Source; monticelloarcade.comNashville Arcade (1902): Nashville, Tennessee
Source: Facebook.comNewark Arcade (1909): Newark, Ohio
Source: historinewarkarcade.comNickels Arcade (1918): Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paddock Arcade (1850): Watertown, New York
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPlankinton Arcade (1916) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – now park of The Grand Avenue
Source: Instagram.comProctors Arcade (1926): Schenectady, New York
Source: atproctors.orgPueblo Arcade (1926): Vero Beach, Florida
Source: m.yelp.comRitter (or Huntington) Arcade (1924): Huntington, West Virginia – now condos
Source; en.wikipedia. orgShoreland Arcade (1925): Miami, Florida
Source; en.wikipedia.orgSnell Arcade (1928): St. Petersburg, Florida
Source: floridarambler.comThe Arcade (1928): Albany, New York – now apartments
Source: arcadebuilding.comThe Arcade (1890): Cleveland, Ohio – now hotel and retail
Source: sah-archipedia.orgThe Arcade (1899): New Rochelle, New York – no good images found to date.
Uptown Station Arcade (1929): Oakland, California
Source: sfchronicle.comWestminster Arcade (1828): Providence, Rhode Island
Source: placer.aiWright Arcade (1913): St. Louis, Missouri – currently vacant and decaying
Source: builtstlouis.netLost but not forgotten (likely more):
- Adams Arcade (1920s-2025): Quincy, Massachusetts
- Arcade Building (1902-1969): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Banks Arcade (1830-1900+/-): New Orleans, Louisiana
- Boulevard Arcade (1922): Chicago, Illinois – no longer an arcade
- Douglas Arcade (1893-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Granville Arcade (1922-?): Chicago, Illinois
- Jenkins Arcade (1911-1962): Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Lind Arcade (1928-1994): Zanesville, Ohio
- Peachtree Arcade (1917-1964): Atlanta, Georgia
- Pembroke Arcade (1895-1943): Indianapolis, Indiana
- Pullman Arcade (1882-1926): Chicago, Illinois
- Reynolds Arcade (1829-1932): Rochester New York
- Spitzer Arcade (1895): Toledo, Ohio – no longer an arcade
- The Arcade/Hotel (1883-1988): Springfield, Ohio
- Thirty-Fifth Street Arcade (1929-1964): Chicago, Illinois
- Union Arcade: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Windsor Arcade (1901-1911): New York City, New York
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Drivers Of Forest Disturbance In Southeast Asia [incl. spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105220 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://github.com/shijuanchen/SEA_forest_dis <-- shared GitHub ‘data repository 🔗
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Drivers Of Forest Disturbance In Southeast Asia [incl. spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105220 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://github.com/shijuanchen/SEA_forest_dis <-- shared GitHub ‘data repository 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #vegetation #Forestdisturbance #Forestdegradation #Deforestation #remotesensing #SoutheastAsia #Asia #tropicalforests #timeseriesanalysis #geostatistics #disturbance #clearing #planting #agriculture #earthobservation #imagery #CCDC #changedetection #landcover #landuse #change #plantation #cultivation #slashandburn #planning #mitigation #catalogue #conservation #management #landmanagement #machinelearning #imageanalysis #AI -
Drivers Of Forest Disturbance In Southeast Asia [incl. spatial analysis]
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105220 <-- shared paper 🔗
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https://github.com/shijuanchen/SEA_forest_dis <-- shared GitHub ‘data repository 🔗
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #vegetation #Forestdisturbance #Forestdegradation #Deforestation #remotesensing #SoutheastAsia #Asia #tropicalforests #timeseriesanalysis #geostatistics #disturbance #clearing #planting #agriculture #earthobservation #imagery #CCDC #changedetection #landcover #landuse #change #plantation #cultivation #slashandburn #planning #mitigation #catalogue #conservation #management #landmanagement #machinelearning #imageanalysis #AI -
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An output of the #FIREUSES project!
👉 https://doi.org/10.1177/00732753241304144
#Histodons #HistoryOfScience #EnvironmentalHistory #FireManagement #LandUse #Wildfires #HistóriaAmbiental #HistóriaDaCiência
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📖 In an paper published in History of Science, Inês Gomes and Frederico Ágoas examine ‘the intersection of environmental history and the history of science, specifically the impact of forestry science and fire management on land use and community dynamics in rural Portuguese mountains’.
An output of the #FIREUSES project!
👉 https://doi.org/10.1177/00732753241304144
#Histodons #HistoryOfScience #EnvironmentalHistory #FireManagement #LandUse #Wildfires #HistóriaAmbiental #HistóriaDaCiência
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📖 In an paper published in History of Science, Inês Gomes and Frederico Ágoas examine ‘the intersection of environmental history and the history of science, specifically the impact of forestry science and fire management on land use and community dynamics in rural Portuguese mountains’.
An output of the #FIREUSES project!
👉 https://doi.org/10.1177/00732753241304144
#Histodons #HistoryOfScience #EnvironmentalHistory #FireManagement #LandUse #Wildfires #HistóriaAmbiental #HistóriaDaCiência