Welcome to the Bad Architecture Podcast Compendium!
Here you'll find reference photos and sources for each episode.
S1|E1: Designed for death
Sarah and Erin get down and dirty with this episode's theme: Designed for Death
The two cover Dr. Linda Hazzard's Starvation Heights in Olalla, Washington, and the murder castle of H.H. Holmes in Chicago, Illinois. They wrap the episode up with a "badass" example of the theme, but we're not ruining that surprise.
Episode recorded 4/13/2021. Produced by Mietball Productions.
Episode 1: Sources
Starvation Heights:
"Starvation Heights" by Gregg Olsen
Wikipedia
Murder Castle:
The Chicagoist articles by Lauren Whalen
WBEZ article on Englewood by John R. Schmidt
allthatsinteresting.com
history.com
Architect Magazine by Selin Ashaboglu
Biography.com
Harpers Magazine article by John Barlow Martin
CBS Chicago Murder Castle HULU Series article
Crime Museum.com
Indystar.com
Dusty Old Thing
Inside the Incredibly Twisted Murder Hotel of H.H. Holmes by Annie Garau
Wikipedia
Kyiv Crematorium:
Atlas Obscura
S1|E2: Crazy Collections
Sarah and Erin sink their teeth into sites that are a bit singular (and maybe a bit overly enthusiastic?) in their celebration of certain items for Episode 2: Crazy Collections.
We’ve got the ventriloquist dummies of Vent Haven in Fort Mitchell, KY, that are giving Sarah nightmares, and an abundance of corn (and corny jokes) at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. To wrap it all up, Erin shares a badass site that’s really the sh*t.
Episode recorded 11/9/2021. Mixed up by Mietball Productions.
S1|E3: Hotels from Hell
Sarah and Erin take you on a trip to two of the most unsettling and spine-chilling places for vacationers to check into for Episode 3: Hotels From Hell!
First, they head west to La-La Land to check out the historic and horrifying Cecil Hotel. Then they head to the small town of Tonopah, Nevada, where you can sleep surrounded by clowns and next door to a cemetery at the Clown Motel. Sarah then shares a badass site that will make you go gaga for Googie.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode does contain references to m*rder and su*cide, so please listen with care.
Episode recorded 12/15/2021. Mixed up by Mietball Productions
S1|E4: The Future is Now!
No need to fo find a 💥Flux Capacitor💥 because in Episode 4 the Future is NOW!
Sarah and Erin head back to the future by bringing you to Spaceship Earth, the Monsanto House of the Future, and then to Xanadu (and no, not the musical on rollerskates 🛼)
While we usually have a pretty distinct separation between bad and badass, Erin blurs the line this time with her selections.
Episode recorded 3/11/2023. Mixed up by Mietball Productions
Episode Sources
EPCOT's Spaceship Earth:
WDW News Today
“Walt Disney World Reveals Timeline of EPCOT History Ahead of 40th Anniversary”
All Ears
“The Storied History Behind EPCOT’s Spaceship Earth”
https://allears.net/2020/12/10/the-storied-history-behind-epcots-spaceship-earth/
Inside the Magic
“The Secret History of Disney Rides: Spaceship Earth”
https://insidethemagic.net/2021/06/spaceship-earth-ad1mmb/
Disney Parks Blog
“The Scientist Who Inspired The Name of Epcot’s ‘Spaceship Earth’”
Wander Wisdom
“The History of Disney World's Spaceship Earth”
https://wanderwisdom.com/travel-destinations/The-History-of-Spaceship-Earth
Disney Dining
“The Details of Spaceship Earth”
https://www.disneydining.com/the-details-of-spaceship-earth-ck1/
Weird Disney
“Some of Spaceship Earth’s Most Famous Animatronics Were Once U.S. Presidents”
Disney Tourist Blog
“Spaceship Earth Vintage Photos”
https://www.disneytouristblog.com/spaceship-earth-vintage-photos/
The Portalist
“How Ray Bradbury Helped Walt Disney Make Magic”
https://theportalist.com/ray-bradbury-walt-disney
The Mouselets
“History of the Original Spaceship Earth Corporate Sponsors”
https://themouselets.com/spaceship-earth-sponsors
Britannica
“Epcot”
https://www.britannica.com/place/Epcot
Best Life
“34 Disney World Secrets Only Insiders Know”
https://bestlifeonline.com/whimsical-disney-world-facts/
Screen Rant
“Disney Parks: 10 Weird Things Epcot Hides In Plain Sight”
https://screenrant.com/disney-parks-weird-things-epcot-hides-plain-sight/#epcot-means
The Disney Food Blog
“Creepy Stories from EPCOT”
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/07/15/creepy-stories-from-epcot/
Disney Lists
“10 Facts and Secrets About Spaceship Earth at Disney’s Epcot”
https://www.disneylists.com/2020/09/10-facts-secrets-spaceship-earth-disneys-epcot-2/
Monsanto House of the Future:
"Monsanto House of the Future"
Yesterland.com
"Monsanto House of the Future"
iconichouses.org
"Inside 1957's House of the Future"
mentalfloss.com
"Fascinating Photos Show the Plastic 1960's 'House of the Future'
Xanadu: The Home of Tomorrow:
"Xanadu" by Roy Mason
https://architectuul.com/search/query:roy+mason
My Photos and Memories
S1|E5 & E6 Part 1 & 2: Bad Eats
We know you're hungry for it, so here it finally is: Bad Architecture Episode 5 & 6: Bad Eats! These stories are so disturbingly delicious, we have to serve them up to you in two courses.
In the first part, Erin takes us down the wild rabbit hole (and a few underground tunnels) of the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri.
Sarah brings you back to the height of the 90's eatertainment craze with a trip to the Rainforest Cafe-A Wild Place to Shop and Eat (TM), where getting screamed at by animatronic animals and misted with water (all while eating bland, overpriced food) was supposed to be fun?
Erin then serves up the sweetest dessert with an Art Nouveau immersion in Paris. She also surprises Sarah with a treat (again!) from the famed establishment..only if Sarah can open it.
Episode recorded 4/15/2023. Mixed up by Mietball Productions
Episode Sources
The Lemp Mansion
"The Haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis" Legends of America https://www.legendsofamerica.com
The Lemp Mansion Website https://www. lempmansion.com
"The Fascinating Story About the Lemp Family, the Lemp Brewery, and Haunted Mansion" by Cathy Coombs. https://www.medium.com
"The Last Lemp" by Jeannette Cooperman St. Louis Magazine, May 15, 2015
Wikipedia
Check out all of the Lemp articles at St. Louis Magazine- they have so many I had to limit the research at one point!
Rainforest Cafe
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70870/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-rainforest-cafe
https://www.mashed.com/227989/the-untold-truth-of-rainforest-cafe/
https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/rainforest-cafe-still-exists/
https://www.rainforestcafe.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest_Cafe
https://www.eater.com/twin-cities/23598371/rainforest-cafe-history-appreciation-mall-of-america
https://schusslercreative.com/concepts/rainforest-cafe/
https://www.nrn.com/operations/rainforest-cafe-creator-opens-boathouse-disney
https://www.executivespeakers.com/speaker/steven-schussler
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Fisherman-s-Wharf-dining-gets-tropical-treatment-3055433.php
https://www.landrysinc.com/franchise/rainforest-cafe-franchise
https://medium.com/founders-hustle/this-founder-wildly-spent-400k-to-close-investors-ac9c05003b98
Maxim's de Paris
Maxim's website: https://maxims-de-paris.com
Tripadvisor and Yelp for those reviews
Maxim's Shop: www.maxims-shop.com
The New York Times, "Maxim's is Dropped from the 1978 Michelin Guide", March 7, 1978
S1|E7: Take Me to Church
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate Episode 7 of Bad Architecture –Take Me To Church. Can we get an AMEN!?
First, Sarah whisks us away to a small fishing village in Taiwan to step inside the biggest glass slipper the world has ever seen. And one with a sad story more fitting for a Grimm fairytale.
Then Erin blows Sarah away with the Inflatable Church industry. You read that right…Inflatable. Church. If visions of bounce houses with flying buttresses are dancing in your head, you’re not far off.
To wrap the episode, Sarah shares a Bad Ass church that will make you drop to your knees in pure rapture. But you’ll have to listen to find out what this heaven-sent structure is.
Episode recorded 5/21/2023. Mixed up by Mietball Productions
Episode Sources
The Glass Slipper Church of Taiwan
"Shocking Truth Behind Taiwan's High-Heel Church Revealed" Taiwan News, 2021
"Blackfoot Disease in Taiwan: a 30-Year Follow-up Study" WP Tseng, June 1989, PubMed
"Cinderella's Shoe Becomres Giant, Glass Church in Taiwan" The San Diego Union Tribune, July 25, 2016
"A Contolled Retrospective Study of Blackfoot Disease, an Endemic Peripheral Gangrene Disease in Taiwan" I-Cheng CHT, R. Quentin Blackwell, American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 88, July 1, 1968
Wikipedia
"In Taiwan, There's a Church Shaped Like a Stiletto Shoe" Culture Trip
"Taiwan Builds Glass-Slipper Church for Fairytale Wedding Photographs" Dan Howarth, Dezeen, Jan. 15, 2016
"This 55-Foot-Tall Glass 'Church' in Taiwan Was Built to Attract Women" Kristin Tablang, Forbes, Feb. 2, 2016
"Town Builds Church Shaped Like a Giant High Heel for Women" Jillian Steinhauer, Hyperallergic, Jan 13, 2016
"Taiwan Now Has a Giant, Shiny, Shoe-Shaped Church" Laura Wagner, NPR, Jan 15, 2016
"The Giant Glass Slipper Church of Taiwan" Heather Chen and Grace Tsoi, BBC, Jan 15, 2016
"The High-Heel Church" Atlas Obscura
Inflatable Church
www.inflatablechurch.com
youtube-Baxtervision
Borgund-Stave Church
"Borgund Stave Church: A Testament to Norway's Cultural and Architectural Heritage" ArchEyes, July 13, 2016
stavechurch.com
Wikipedia
"Churches of Norway" chapelinthehills.org
"The Spectacular Borgund Stave Church" David Nikel, Life in Norway, Nov. 22, 2018
Borgund Stave Church SpottingHistory.com
Borgund Stave Church Visit Norway
S1|E8: Boo Architecture
Boo Architecture
We’re coming at you with our first-ever Halloween Special: Boo Architecture!
Erin and Sarah each share their favorite haunted houses from their hometowns, so expect architectural thrills and ghostly chills in this bonus Bad Architecture episode!
Erin takes us to Frankfort, Illinois to a home haunted by ghosts, bad reviews from a medium, and a very questionable design choice. Sarah then takes us to the Brae Loch Inn in Cazenovia, NY where guests -both living and dead- can enjoy a sweet, Scottish-inspired getaway. No badass this episode, just all boo. 👻
***Trigger Warning: There are mentions of SA and violence in this episode, so please listen with care.***
Episode recorded October 2023. Mixed up by Mietball Productions
Episode Sources
The Stellwagen House
Frankfort Historical Society
Frankfort Public Library - Research Librarian Jill
Village of Frankfort
"'It'll give you some nightmares': Filming wraps on ghost movie shot in Frankfort's 'haunted' house" Donna Vickory, Chicago Tribune, Sep. 15, 2018
"Girl Vets 207 Center RD Frankfort IL House" Tinley Park Mom, Oct. 30, 2021
"Former IL Bordello Haunted by Two Girls Featured in Netflix Movie" 97zokonline.com
"For Sale: Suburban Mansion, Ghost Possibly Included" Brad Edwards, CBS2 News, Oct. 30, 2015
"The Story Behind Historic Frankfort's Haunted House" Anna Schier, patch.com Dec. 5, 2012
The Brae Loch Inn
Brae Loch Inn Website, braelochinn.com.
“10 Haunted Inns Along The Haunted History Trail Of New York.” Sera Parris, TheTravel.com, 2022
1940 Census. Ancestry.com
“Brae Loch celebrates 75th anniversary, honors Scottish poet Robert Burns.” Kate Hill, The Eagle News, 2021
“Brae Loch Inn - Cazenovia NY Haunted Place.” NewYorkHauntedHouses.com
1975 Building Structure Inventory Form - Brae Loch Inn. cris.parks.ny.gov
“Burr House.” TheClio.com, 2018
Cazenovia Republican, Wednesday, February 10, 1869. Page 1
“Cazenovia's Brae Loch Inn turns 70, with its founding clan still in charge.” Don Cazentre, Syracuse.com, 2016
“A General History of the Burr Family.” Charles Todd Burr, 1878
“Paranormal activity interrupts NewsChannel 9 interview at haunted hotel.” Andrew Donovan, LocalSyr.Com, 2015
The Cazenovia Republican, October 13, 1949. Page 1
Cazenovia Republican, November 23, 1983. Page 19
The Cazenovia Republican, March 24, 1927. Page 3
The Cazenovia Republican, November 16, 1933. Page 5
The Cazenovia Republican, May 1, 1947. Page 13
The Cazenovia Republican, December 1, 1949. Page 13
The Cazenovia Republican, December 8, 1949. Page 13
S1|E9: Spite Houses
Lets get spiteful today. Were talking Spite Houses. Spite houses are structures built purely, well, out of spite, built to piss off, wall off, block off, and pretty much tell someone else to fuck off.
First, Sarah takes us to Alameda, California, to learn about the Alameda Spite House. Then Erin brings us to a building called "The Grudge" (appropriate) in Beirut, Lebanon. Sarah then gives us a truly badass building and story that is a true testament to the exact opposite of spite, love.
***Trigger Warning: There are mentions of suicide in this episode, so please listen with care.***
Episode recorded February 2023. Mixed up by Mietball Productions
Episode Sources
The Alameda Spite House
Census records from 1910
Google Maps
Sanborn Maps
David E. Early, “Three Bay Area houses worthy of gawkers.” Mercury News, Bay Area News Group, November 25, 2015. https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/11/25/iconic-bay-area-houses-so-special-they-live-full-rich-fascinating-lives-on-their-own/
“Alameda Spite House, Alameda, California.” Atlas Obscura, August 8, 2016.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alameda-spite-house
“Alameda’s Spite House.” Admiral’s Cove
https://www.admiralscovealameda.com/blog/alameda-spite-house
SA Rogers, “Spite Houses: 12 Structures Built Just to Annoy People.” Web Urbanist.
https://weburbanist.com/2014/03/31/spite-houses-12-structures-built-just-to-annoy-people/
“Alameda, California: The Spite House.” Roadside America.
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/24853
Jordan Guinn, “Architecture meets subversion in Alameda’sspite house.” SFGATE, May 11, 2018. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Architecture-meets-subversion-in-Alameda-s-12908705.php
Kathy Martinolich, “Spite Houses, Ranked by Spite-ness.” The Hairpin, December 16, 2013.
https://medium.com/the-hairpin/spite-houses-ranked-by-spite-ness-d7f21b76e494
Joe Parzanese, “The Spite House.” Weird California, September 21, 2017.
http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=824
“Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Alameda, Alameda County, California” .Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4364am.g4364am_g003741897/?sp=71&st=image&r=0.451,0.771,0.281,0.131,0
“Alameda History.”Alameda Museum.
Ryan Mitchell, “Tiny Spite Houses With Big Personality.” The Tiny Life, September 29, 2022.
https://thetinylife.com/tiny-spite-houses/
John Metcalfe, “A Brief History of Houses Built Out of Spite.” Bloomberg, July 14, 2014.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-14/a-brief-history-of-houses-built-out-of-spite
“8 Homes Built Out of Spite.” The Twisted Sifter, October 13, 2011.
https://twistedsifter.com/2011/10/homes-built-out-of-spite/
The Grudge
The Insider
Independent, "Built out of spite, Lebanon's skinniest building now among most valued real estate", Shweta Sharma
Bored Panda, "This Man Built Probably the Thinnest Houst in Beirut to Block His Brother's View to the Sea", Andzelika
Daily Mail, "Lebanon's skinniest building dubbed 'The Grudge' because it was installed by a spiteful brother to block his sibling's sea view becomes one of Beirut's most valuable properties", Inigo Alexander
The Mystery Castle
http://www.mymysterycastle.com/
Life Magazine article from 1948
https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/mystery-castle-phoenix/
S1|E10: Bridges of WTF County
Ooooooooh do we have a bridge (or two) to sell ya in Episode 10 of Bad Architecture…The Bridges of WTF County!
First, we travel to the Puget Sound with Sarah who tells the twisted and twisting tale of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, AKA Galloping Gertie, in Tacoma, Washington. Then Erin shares the very dark downfall of the Truesdell Bridge Disaster in Dixon, Illinois. If traveling over bridges already gives you the shakes and shivers, you will absolutely hate this episode.
For the Bad Ass portion of the show, Sarah gives a much-needed palate cleanser with a bridge that has stood the test of time in stunning style. What is it? You’ll just have to listen to find out!
***Trigger Warning: Death is mentioned in this episode, so please listen with care.***
Big thanks to Mietball Productions for mixing up these episodes!
Episode Sources
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge
https://www.britannica.com/technology/suspension-bridge
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/tnbhistory/1940-bridge.htm
https://www.weather.gov/arx/nov111940weather
https://practical.engineering/blog/2019/3/9/why-the-tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapsed
https://practical.engineering/blog/2019/3/9/why-the-tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapsed
https://people.math.harvard.edu/archive/21b_fall_03/tacoma/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington
https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=maine/deerisle/
The Truesdell Dixon Bridge
Bridge Failure in Dixon, Illinois, by Frank Griggs, Jr., Dist. M.ASCE, D.Eng., P.E., P.L.S., Structure Magazine
National Register of Historic Places, Tilton Island Park Bridge
150 Years Later, Dixon Bridge Tragedy Among Nation's Worst, AP News, May 2023
1873 Truesdale Bridge Collapse in Lee County, Illinois, Geneology Trails
New Historic Landmark Commemorates Dixon Bridge Disaster of 1873, Destin Howard, May 7, 2023, WREX.com
Wikipedia
The 33 Bridge (Siosepol Bridge)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si-o-se-pol
https://www.visitiran.ir/attraction/si-o-se-pol
https://www.tappersia.com/sio-se-pol-bridge-33-bridges/
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x307709
https://www.tappersia.com/isfahan/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/safavid-architecture-history-facts-examples.html
https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/isfahan
https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/iran/top-10-remarquable-facts-about-si-o-se-pol-bridge/