Former Church and 1890 Arcade Among US Historic Shops Reborn

Several historic buildings across the United States now offer visitors more than a glimpse of the past. In Mishawaka, Indiana, Phoenix Bar & Grill occupies a building dating to 1873, with remnants of its earlier history—including an early-1900s floor and opera-house memorabilia—alongside food and games. Cleveland’s 1890 Arcade, inspired by Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, remains an active downtown passage beneath a skylight made of about 1,800 panes of glass, with hotel rooms on its upper floors. In Maine, a former ice cream plant houses a two-level antique mall spanning more than 6,000 square feet, while a former 1867 Lexington church now contains more than 10,000 square feet of antiques.