Three historic Woolworth buildings in SoCal face different futures, from fire damage to revival and adaptive reuse.

Lynn Merrill was eating lunch on a bench outside San Bernardino City Hall on a warm Monday last month when a fire engine raced by. With alarm, Merrill saw a plume of smoke rising only two blocks away.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a new chapter for one of Bakersfield’s most iconic landmarks. The Woolworth Building has reopened its doors, bringing new ...