Balcony
windows and walls
The long walk home
Stockport Market Place
Bricks and arches 2
Bricks and arches 1
Corinth 2
Waverly Near Saint-Viateur, Montreal
Clothesline – Marquette Street, Montreal
Photoshooting
Danté woz 'ere (it says)
Brick Regressions
Academy Building of Leiden University
Leiden City Hall
Brickwork
Gamble Institute
Hippodrome
Hippodrome - detail
Two balconies
Holborn Rays
Holborn Rays
Elliot House, 151 Deansgate
A half arch
Window
Sough
Sneaking in?
Titchfield Abbey - detail on chimney
GWL Up
Anno 1889 – Saint-Denis Street, Montréal, Québec
Brickwork – de Maisonneuve and Wood, Westmount, Qu…
Duluth and Saint Laurent – Montréal, Québec
Van der Werfstraat
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Napoleon and Saint-Lau…
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Above the Pub
Portland, Michigan, again; Amy's Place (a restaurant) is the nearer building and The Pub (apparently the same business) is the blue storefront. I really like the symetry of the larger building. The backs of these buildings show in another of my Portland photographs.
Most midwestern downtowns are collections of century-old brick buildings. The street-level storefronts have typically changed several times to match fashion and the current tenant's whim; above the first story you generally get the original brickwork. It's pretty rare for the two portions to be even vaguely similar, and nearly as rare for the storefront to be half as interesting as the old brickwork.
The original storefronts were likely cast iron frames around glass panels. In general, I prefer buildings which have been "restored" in that direction. Downtown Kalamazoo has several such buildings; I don't know of any other local towns with more than one or two.
Most midwestern downtowns are collections of century-old brick buildings. The street-level storefronts have typically changed several times to match fashion and the current tenant's whim; above the first story you generally get the original brickwork. It's pretty rare for the two portions to be even vaguely similar, and nearly as rare for the storefront to be half as interesting as the old brickwork.
The original storefronts were likely cast iron frames around glass panels. In general, I prefer buildings which have been "restored" in that direction. Downtown Kalamazoo has several such buildings; I don't know of any other local towns with more than one or two.
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