Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Get Your Kicks
Old Route 66, Dwight, Illinois
Bank of Dwight (1910)
Between the banks...
First National Bank of Frank (Lloyd Wright, that is. 1905)
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Bank of Dwight (1910)
Between the banks...
First National Bank of Frank (Lloyd Wright, that is. 1905)
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Get Your Kicks
I got mine between Chicago and Bloomington, IL, this last weekend. Pix to follow later in the week.
Many thanks to the fine folks at the Chicago Architecture Foundation in for allowing Mr. Bill and I to tag along for a trip designed for their docents, instead of the general public!
Hidden Treasure
I'm tired of snow, snow and more snow, so I'm going to throw up some photos of a beautiful sculptural piece that sings of warmth:
All the pieces together represent a woman in repose. This angle looks from her head at the far end to her toes nearest.
I have a friend who's a docent with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and she loves showing off hidden wonders. Thus, when we were out heading from one place to another one recent evening, she stopped short and dragged me into this building down in the financial district. Lo and behold, there was Amber in Repose by Martin Blank.
All the pieces together represent a woman in repose. This angle looks from her head at the far end to her toes nearest.I have a friend who's a docent with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and she loves showing off hidden wonders. Thus, when we were out heading from one place to another one recent evening, she stopped short and dragged me into this building down in the financial district. Lo and behold, there was Amber in Repose by Martin Blank.
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Update: Seems that I'm not the only one who's sick of winter and pictures of snow. Go visit Marathon Pundit for a change of scenery.
Have you done an anti-winter, anti-snow photo post lately? Let's share!
Architectural Tour
More photos of Transformers 3 scenery -- architectural structures this time. Look for these in the movie:
The old bus shelters have, as I predicted, taken a beating (although they're not mashed as flat as I thought as soon as I thought).
They look like a stiff breeze would tip them right over.
More bits, which were being worked on when I walked by...
The old bus shelters have, as I predicted, taken a beating (although they're not mashed as flat as I thought as soon as I thought).
They look like a stiff breeze would tip them right over.More bits, which were being worked on when I walked by...
Cruisin'
I cruise by this funny bit of Art Deco architectural detail several times a week...
... and it always makes me think of the Straight White Guy. I can't, for the life of me, imagine why.
... and it always makes me think of the Straight White Guy. I can't, for the life of me, imagine why.
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