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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 is currently vacant. [map]

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

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]

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:
Joliet Prison (Joliet)
Prince Castles: 1, 2 (various locations) [gone]

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