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Fake Castles (page 5)

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Warm Springs Castle
Boise, ID
The Warm Springs Castle house was built from 2009-2011. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

castle building
Idaho Falls, ID
This castle building built in 1975. It housed the Puerto Vallarta Mexican restaurant from at least 2008 until it closed in 2020. I don't know if that was the original occupant. The building now houses the Idaho Dive Pirates, a scuba diving store. [map]

More Idaho:
Idaho Falls Pediatrics (Ammon)
water pump (Idaho Falls)

former Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Danville, IL
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was built in 1903. It 1906, it was renamed the Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Since 1962, the building has housed the Kathryn Randolph Theatre which is operated by the Red Mask Players. [map]

Joliet Prison
Joliet, IL
The Joliet Prison was designed by Boyington & Wheelock and built in 1858 from limestone quarried on site. It closed in 2022 and is now used for tours. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Medieval Times
Schaumburg, IL
This Medieval Times was built in 1991. It is one of 10 locations with the first one built in 1983 in Orlando, FL. For more, see this website. [map]

former Prince Castle Ice Cream
Rockford, IL
 former Prince Castle Ice Cream
Dixon, IL
The Prince Castle Ice Cream chain was started by Earl Prince in 1928 in DeKalb, IL. There were at least 20 locations built. In 1955, the name was changed to Cock Robin.

This former Prince Castle Ice Cream in Rockford opened in the 1940s. The building is now used by a used car dealership. [map]

This former Prince Castle Ice Cream in Dixon now houses B.B.Y. Chicken and Carry Out. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

former Prince Castle Ice Cream
Aurora, IL
This former Prince Castle Ice Cream has housed a Randall Liquors since at least 2009. [map]

former Prince Castle Ice Cream
Ottawa, IL
This former Prince Castle Ice Cream has been vacant for many years. [map]

former Prince Castle Ice Cream
Milan, IL
This former Prince Castle Ice Cream building has been buried in vegetation for decades and is missing its roof. [map]

RavenStone Castle Bed & Breakfast
Harvard, IL
Construction of the RavenStone Castle Bed & Breakfast started in 2001 as a residence for the Michel family. In 2008, it opened as a bed and breakfast with four theme rooms: the Egyptian Room, the King Arthur Room, the Queen Elizabeth Room, and a Unicorn Room. For more, see this website. [map]

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, the building remains vacant. [map]

Village Squire
Crystal Lake, IL
The Village Squire was established in 1974 at a location in West Dundee, IL which still has a neon sign. This location in Crystal Lake opened in 1979. The sign had neon until around 2024 when the letters and lion were replaced with backlit plastic. For more, see this website. [map]

Jeremy Rochman Memorial Park
Carbondale, IL
Jeremy Rochman Memorial Park is also known as Boo Castle Park and Dungeons and Dragons Park. Jeremy, nicknamed "Boo," was killed in a car crash nearby in 1993. He loved painting wizards and was a Dungeons and Dragons fan. This park was built in 2005 and has more than 30 sculptures. For more, see this website. [map]

More Illinois:
Bettendorf Castle (Fox River Grove)

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