The Big Basket Slated to Become Luxury Hotel – 3 views

Newark, Ohio at sunset.

Sunday November 17th.

I was a passenger while Maura drove my car back to Columbus from Pittsburgh. Getting some good highway driving practice before her driving test. And I can take a few photos from the passenger seat.

Although maplewood Longaberger Baskets went out of business in 2018, the basket building is a beloved icon of architecture.

“Its former corporate headquarters on Ohio’s State Route 16 is a local landmark known as the “Big Basket”.Built to resemble the company’s top-selling product, the “Medium Market Basket”, the seven-story edifice is a well-known example of novelty architecture. “ Wikipedia

This article says the basket building will become a luxury hotel.

The Big Basket

Click to hear A Tisket A Tasket sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

Bringing Baskets to be Blessed

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