James Ricci's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

James Ricci

Atlas Obscura addict and devoted experience collector, I am the co-founder and CTO of San Francisco's premiere (and only) insect farming company. Always happy to connect with interesting people, so if you'd like to talk bugs, cycling, urbex, startups, art, adventure or anything else, follow me on Instagram @jamesricciofficial, or find me on Facebook at Facebook.com/james.ricci.18 .

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Chicago, Illinois

Nelson Algren's Last Residence

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Dylan

Chicago, Illinois

North Avenue Baths Facade

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Added by lizzieboyle

Chicago, Illinois

Wicker Park

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Chicago, Illinois

Beer Baron Row

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

Dylan

Chicago, Illinois

Stan Mansion

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Amy Weber

Added by Amy Weber

Alameda, California

Naval Air Station Alameda

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

kat

Alameda, California

Alameda Spite House

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

San Francisco, California

Aria Antiques

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

Added by renakaba

San Francisco, California

The Head of The Goddess of Progress

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

ellingson

Added by ellingson

San Francisco, California

Musée Mécanique

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Added by mbison

San Francisco, California

Forbes Island

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

Added by brettyoung

Inyo County, California

Ballarat Ghost Town

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Added by zackofalltrades

San Luis Obispo, California

The Dorn Pyramid

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Added by cargocultnoise

San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

tralfamadore

Added by tralfamadore

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

lee

Santa Margarita, California

Rinconada Mercury Mine

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

Jandro

Added by Jandro

Buttonwillow, California

'Buttonwillow Bivouac'

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

jase

Llano, California

Ruins at Llano Del Rio

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Added by razormittens

Lake Los Angeles, California

Lake Los Angeles

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Added by neonconflagrations

Pasadena, California

The Pasadena Star-News Building

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Pasadena, California

Wrigley Mansion

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Los Angeles, California

The Music Box Steps

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Added by renkessler

Los Angeles, California

Angelus Temple

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

betty

Los Angeles, California

The Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Elise