Laci and Con Visit Centralia, IL

Con and I took a trip to Centralia. Con and I share a fascination with old buildings, so we decided to visit the old odd fellows building. It was late when we got there, but I woke Con up and he hopped out of the car and posed with me for a shot:
As the block indicates, the original building was constructed in 1852 but burned down in 1933 and was rebuilt soon after that. The building that was rebuilt was again used as an odd fellows lodge. The lodge was upstairs before and after the fire, and before the fire, a furniture store was downstairs. Currently a tattoo shop, Daddyos, takes up the downstairs while the owner of Daddyos, has made the 10,000 sq. feet upstairs a home for his family and himself. Luckily, I'm really good friends with this man and have had the opportunity to see what used to be the odd fellows lodge and it is amazing. There, now house, contains one original gymnasium, one original conference hall, and a multitude of rooms, some of which have been remodeled for the family and some of which (the induction rooms) that haven't. I didn't want to bother their family by roaming around and taking pictures but they did allow Con to get a picture with an original order of the odd fellows artifact:
The family sold many of the odd fellows artifacts but kept many as well. I always love to explore the lodge because I always find a new room that I've never been in. Con couldn't get enough of the building and was such a good guest that the family invited him back again. Con and I spent the night at a friends house and all night he was wiggling with puppy dreams which probably consisted of more exploration. We left the following morning and returned back to Wham building, leaving Con and I to have traveled a total of 163.26 miles round trip. Besides Con being a radio hog and a loud snorer, we had a really great time. The total miles Con has traveled is 163.26 miles.

Latitude: 38.525
Longitude: -89.13
Miles Traveled: 163.26
Total Miles Traveled: 163.26