To the south of Pontiac on Old U’S’ Route 66 Illinois State Police, now abandoned, which was built during World War II and an easement from the Illinois State Police District 6 headquarters until it was released in 2004′ L’Art Moderne (closely related to Art Deco) is an elegant-looking glass blocks, parts of the curves and smooth surfaces’
The structure is a relatively recent addition to the National Register of Historic Places, added March 7, 2007′ Rural areas are particularly attractive’ The building is abandoned on the tracks south of old Route 66, a road which in turn is recognized by the National Register, while the north lane is still in use as a road from two lanes in both directions’ The plate was considered’ In another article you can visit my website here or Ezinearticles
Modern Art and a sleek futuristic elements add meaning to the construction’
The glass blocks at the entrance of the building really futuristic feel, imagine the impact in 1941′ I liked the glass blocks as an architectural element, since I was a toddler, we had some of our basement windows’
Smooth surfaces are the influences of other modern art’
The choice of this building really interesting is what happened after police left the world a better, new excavations’ For some time, its future is in the air, the state struggled to find an owner who can afford to maintain the building, which has its share of problems when the police left’ Finally, after trying to sell, the state passed a law that took ownership of the property for the county of Livingston, was considered a victory for historic preservation and enthusiasts of Route 66′
Some graffiti has been noticed during my visit, I think it’s fun to smash the police’
Despite the change in ownership, the building was still vacant when he visited last fall’ It will take some work to do on the pitch, in addition to plumbing problems and other issues that had already building the persistence of acts of vandalism will be cleaned and blocked’