The second floor had been a boarding house, and the walls for each 12-by-15-foot room, along with individual sinks, trim, doors and transom windows, all remained untouched for 50 years or more.

His column also dismissed concerns about protecting the nearly 100-year-old blonde brick building from demolition ... but it’s a stretch to blame downtown buildings for their own neglect.

Ocala, historically known as the “Brick City,” earned its nickname after a devastating fire on Thanksgiving Day in 1883. The ...

Layered materials help as well: brick on top of glass on top ... are kind of homogenized,” Albright said. The historic buildings that remain downtown have become a part of the city’s ...