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Fake Castles (page 1)

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Castle Car Wash
Chicago, IL
The Castle Car Wash was built in 1925 as the John J. Murphy Filling Station. It was a Standard Oil station until at least 1970 and then became a garage/car wash. The building has been mostly vacant since the early 1980s. The County seized the property in 1995 for unpaid taxes. The crenellation on top of the tower was removed. In 2009 (bottom row of photos), the building was being restored for use as a restaurant. The planned name was "Chicken Castle". However, as of 2011, the building was still vacant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Castle Auto Sales
Akron, OH
 Wild Rover Public House
and Bistro
Marquette, MI
 Castle Storage
Dyer, IN
The Castle Auto Sales building appears to be an oldie. Does anyone know when it was built or what its original function was?

The Wild Rover Public House and Bistro opened in 2009. The building previously housed Jeffrey's Cafe. Does anyone know what was here originally?

Castle Storage appears to be a modern building. The knights in the turrets were mass-produced. There are many of these statues around the country.

Castle Car Wash
Long Beach, CA
This Castle Car Wash is apparently a much more recent construction.

Castle Car Wash
Princeton, IN
This Castle Car Wash was built in 1997. It was not related to the one above in Long Beach. These photos are from 2010. The business was closed in 2011 and the fate of this building is unknown.

Tire King
Dover, DE
The Tire King building was originally a gas station. In the 1960s, Tire King took over. They expanded the office section at the right, keeping the same castle-like roofline.

Diamond Castle
Cocoa Beach, FL
The Diamond Castle is a pawn shop. Does anyone know what this building was originally used for and when it was built?

Round Table Sports Bar & Lounge
Miami, FL
 Beverage Castle
Tampa, FL
The Round Table Sports Bar & Lounge appears to be a castle-style adaptation of a 1940s building. Does anyone know the history of this building?

This Beverage Castle is part of a former, apparently regional chain with castle-style buildings. This one appeared vacant in 2009. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

M.D. Custom Cycles
Key Largo, FL
 Castle Keep Storage
Hudson, FL
 Garage Sale Store
Culver, IN
M.D. Custom Cycles occupies this castle style building. Does anyone know what was here originally?

Castle Keep Storage was built in the early 1990s to resemble a castle. A "castle keep" was the safest part of the castle and where the most precious possessions were kept. For more, see their website.

The Garage Sale Store previously housed Castle Storage.

Seacoast Mini Storage
Seabrook, NH
Seacoast Mini Storage added this castle facade to their building in the late 1990s.

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