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The Los Angeles Public Library was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and opened in 1926. It's in an Egyptian Revival style with sphinxes, snakes, mosaics, and of course the pyramid on top of the building. There is a huge globe chandelier in the dome under the pyramid. The Central Library was heavily damaged in 1986 due to an arson fire. It was restored and expanded by Norman Pfeiffer, and reopened to the public in 1993.
The Los Angeles Public Library is on the National Register #70000136 and probably should also be a National Historic Landmark.
The Wiegel and Sons Furniture Store is in the historic district, while the slipcovered building is not.
St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District National Register #01000709.
The penthouse was designed by I.M. Pei in 1975. The Lamar Building is on the National Register #79000744, and is also found in the Augusta Downtown Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places #04000515.
Modern buildings frame the Grade II listed building containing the IKON gallery in Birmingham.
The Ikon Gallery is an English gallery of contemporary art, located in Brindleyplace, Birmingham. It is housed in the Grade II listed, neo-gothic former Oozells Street Board School, designed by John Henry Chamberlain in 1877.
Broadway and Embarcadero, Oakland, California • A modern building dwarfs Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, listed by the National Park Service on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 2000 (#00001067).
• To the left of Heinold's you see a wonderful mural depicting several stages of Jack’s life. To the left you see Jack and Charmian in front of the Winery Cottage welcoming guests to their estate. Then we see him standing at the steering wheel of the Snark. It is followed by an oval which displays the Wolf House as it was days before the fire. Over a view of Jack London Square as seen from the estuary hovering over Jack’s motto: The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. The famous wolf can be seen to the left of the hut Jack lived in during his Alaska years. – From Walter Schweikert's Bay Area Murals.
• Steeped in maritime lore, Jack London Square is one of Oakland’s most identifiable landmarks and a symbol of the city’s history as a seaport. Fronting a natural estuary leading to San Francisco Bay, the site was the heart of Oakland’s port operations, linking the industries of shipping and agriculture. It remains a vibrant working waterfront.
Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf along with many other popular books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing.
In an introduction to a collection of stories, he wrote:
I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.
Jack London spent much of his boyhood on the waterfront that is now Jack London Square. Here, his youthful adventures as an oyster pirate and sailor inspired stories like The Sea-Wolf. Visit the life sized bronze stature of Jack London standing watch over the waterfront at the foot of Broadway, created by artist Cedric Wentworth.
London made notes for future books while sitting at the tables of Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon, built in 1883 from the timbers of a whaling ship. Now a National Literary Landmark, Heinold’s preserves its rustic character from an earlier era when it was frequented by eminent politicians, statesmen, authors, and artists, as well as humble sailors shipping out to sea. Adjacent to Heinold’s, a recreated model of the cabin Jack London lived in during his time spent in the Yukon is available for viewing. – From the website of Jack London Square.
Broadway and Embarcadero, Oakland, California • A modern building dwarfs Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, listed by the National Park Service on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 2000 (#00001067).
• To the left of Heinold's you see a wonderful mural depicting several stages of Jack’s life. To the left you see Jack and Charmian in front of the Winery Cottage welcoming guests to their estate. Then we see him standing at the steering wheel of the Snark. It is followed by an oval which displays the Wolf House as it was days before the fire. Over a view of Jack London Square as seen from the estuary hovering over Jack’s motto: The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. The famous wolf can be seen to the left of the hut Jack lived in during his Alaska years. – From Walter Schweikert's Bay Area Murals.
• Steeped in maritime lore, Jack London Square is one of Oakland’s most identifiable landmarks and a symbol of the city’s history as a seaport. Fronting a natural estuary leading to San Francisco Bay, the site was the heart of Oakland’s port operations, linking the industries of shipping and agriculture. It remains a vibrant working waterfront.
Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf along with many other popular books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a lucrative career exclusively from writing.
In an introduction to a collection of stories, he wrote:
I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.
Jack London spent much of his boyhood on the waterfront that is now Jack London Square. Here, his youthful adventures as an oyster pirate and sailor inspired stories like The Sea-Wolf. Visit the life sized bronze stature of Jack London standing watch over the waterfront at the foot of Broadway, created by artist Cedric Wentworth.
London made notes for future books while sitting at the tables of Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon, built in 1883 from the timbers of a whaling ship. Now a National Literary Landmark, Heinold’s preserves its rustic character from an earlier era when it was frequented by eminent politicians, statesmen, authors, and artists, as well as humble sailors shipping out to sea. Adjacent to Heinold’s, a recreated model of the cabin Jack London lived in during his time spent in the Yukon is available for viewing. – From the website of Jack London Square.
Scott Kelby World Wide Photowalk 2009 - Cleveland, Ohio USA
The Society for Savings Building (1889) is dwarfed by Key Tower (1991). The lobbies of both buildings are connected and integrated. The SSB was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. At a height to the roof of 152 feet, it was the tallest building in Cleveland until 1896.
Key Tower is the tallest building in Ohio and stands 947 feet (289 meters) high.
Photography Voice Photo of the Day, 8/13/2009
I caught these moments and was granted permission to take photos of a beautiful girl showcasing luxurious, elegant, and noble fashion styles on a street sidewalk, blending ancient and modern elements in the dawn light of the bustling city.
Bullocks Wilshire was first just going to be a new branch for the downtown Bullock's Department Store. It quickly transformed into the most high-end department store in Los Angeles and ultimately became its own high-end chain. Death came knocking in the late 1980s when department store shares turned into junk bonds. Bullocks Wilshire was ultimately acquired by Macy's (pre-Federated) and changed into I. Magnin (which also ultimately died). This store closed in 1993. It was acquired by the Southwestern Law School in 1994. In one of the greatest adaptive reuses in department store history it was transformed into classrooms, office space, and a library. All keeping the original details and ornament. Here's to Southwestern!!
The store was designed by John and Donald Parkinson (they designed most of the architecturally significant buildings in the city); it was completed in 1929. The tower tops out at 241 f eet.
The building is not truly open to architectural tourists but if you're nice enough they don't mind you going in to see the more public spaces. (And I got a coffee cup with an image of the department store!!).
On the National Register #78000685.
A flat iron building designed five years before the famous Flat Iron Building in New York City. This was designed by Bradford Gilbert.
On the National Register #76000626, and also in the Fairlie-Poplar Historic District, National Register #82002416.
The cupola of the Niels Esperson Building is in the foreground with Pickard Chilton's 609 Main at Texas in the background. The Esperson was designed by John Eberson and opened in 1927. 609 Main at Texas was designed by Pickard Chilton and opened in 2017.
This former World War II era hangar is being adaptively reused into a self-storage facility (too bad they couldn't have come up with something more interesting).
The old Lowry AFB was in existence from 1938 to 1994. It has been adaptively reused into housing, shopping, recreation, and office space.
This former World War II era hangar is being adaptively reused into a self-storage facility (too bad they couldn't have come up with something more interesting).
The old Lowry AFB was in existence from 1938 to 1994. It has been adaptively reused into housing, shopping, recreation, and office space.
I caught these moments and was granted permission to take photos of a beautiful girl showcasing luxurious, elegant, and noble fashion styles on a street sidewalk, blending ancient and modern elements in the dawn light of the bustling city.
The Empire State Plaza was the idea of then governor Nelson Rockefeller. It was designed by Harrison and Abramovitz and was constructed from 1965 to 1976. Rockefeller reportedly doodled his ideas on a napkin incorporating elements from Brasilia and Chandrigahr. As was typical for urban renewal efforts of the era, an entire neighborhood was destroyed and rebuilt from the ground up. The focus of the development was the plaza itself were the buildings are situated along an axis emanating from the 1860s Romanesque Revival capitol building. The capitol building was constructed from 1860 and finally finished in 1899. A series of different architects worked on the building giving it it's mixture of Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival elements. The capitol is on the National Register of Historic Places #71000519, part of the Lafayette Park historic district which is also on the NRHP #78001837, and also a National Historic Landmark. Empire State Plaza is not yet on the NRHP.
Fabulous abstractions framed in these broad-framed window reflections. Seen from Ryrie Lane off Flinders Lane in Melbourne's CBD, Australia.
(Cropped from the accompanying image of this site).
A comparison between the new housing on the former parade field/athletic fields and the 1940 barracks. The former barracks is now the Grand Lowry Lofts. The barracks was completed in 1940 in the Spanish Revival style. It is on the National Register #98001076. The old Lowry AFB was in existence from 1938 to 1994. It has been adaptively reused into housing, shopping, recreation, and office space.
The John Shillito Company was founded by John Shillito and William McLaughlin in 1832 as McLaughlin & Shillito Dry Goods, McLaughlin dropped out and it became the John Shillito Company. This was their third building (and kind of their fourth). In 1878, the store moved to Seventh and Race to a large building designed by James McLaughlin (son of William McLaughlin). You can only see the 1878 facade on the south side. In 1928, Shillito's was acquired by F&R Lazarus & Company and a new Art Deco facade designed by Potter Tyler Martin was wrapped around the original 1878 building in 1937. The Shillito nameplate was dropped in 1982 in favor of Lazarus and by 2005 Lazarus was transformed into Macy's.
It was adaptively reused into office and lofts in 1998.
The John Shillito Company store is in the Race Street Historic District #95000878.
I caught these moments and was granted permission to take photos of a beautiful girl showcasing luxurious, elegant, and noble fashion styles on a street sidewalk, blending ancient and modern elements in the dawn light of the bustling city.
I caught these moments and was granted permission to take photos of a beautiful girl showcasing luxurious, elegant, and noble fashion styles on a street sidewalk, blending ancient and modern elements in the dawn light of the bustling city.
Henry Hobson Richardson designed Trinity Church on Copley Square in 1872 and it was finished in 1877. It is on the National Register of Historic Places #73001948 and also a National Historic Landmark and resides in the Back Bay Historic District which is also on the National Register of Historic Places #73001948.
A spire from one of the London Tower Bridge towers partially frames the modern section of the Thames which includes the Shard and the city hall.
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, over the River Thames. It has become an iconic symbol of London.
I caught these moments and was granted permission to take photos of a beautiful girl showcasing luxurious, elegant, and noble fashion styles on a street sidewalk, blending ancient and modern elements in the dawn light of the bustling city.
San Francisco reveals a dynamic blend of architectural styles in this urban streetscape. The image captures a mix of curtain-wall glass façades and textured masonry towers rising into clear blue skies. The central stepped tower draws the eye with its postmodern symmetry and varied surface detailing, while surrounding buildings offer contrasting grids and curves. A broad staircase in the foreground leads up to a lush pocket park, adding greenery to the dense urban core. Framed by pedestrians and mid-rise structures, the composition reflects the city’s evolving architectural identity—where modern development and human scale meet on steep, storied streets.
False preservation of the old Texas Theater
Found in the San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places #100002128.
On the left is the northernmost block of the old downtown commercial district on Sherman Avenue. On the right is an office building bought by Northwestern University in 2004 that contains, among other things, the Office of Information Technology (NUIT) and the Office of Innovation and New Ventures (INVO).
I caught these moments and was granted permission to take photos of a beautiful girl showcasing luxurious, elegant, and noble fashion styles on a street sidewalk, blending ancient and modern elements in the dawn light of the bustling city.
The Guardian Building was constructed in 1929 as the Union Trust Building. It was designed by Wirt C. Rowland, of the Smith, Hinchman & Grylls firm, was the building's architect while Corrado Parducci created the two sculptures flanking the Griswold Street entrance. Mary Chase Perry Stratton worked closely with Rowland in the design of the symbolic decorations throughout the building. The building's interior is lavishly decorated with mosaic and Pewabic and Rookwood tile. The semi-circular exterior domes are filled with Pewabic Pottery. The building is on the National Register #89001165 and part of the Detroit Financial District Historic District. #09001067; it is also a National Historic Landmard.
This was originally the Finney Building. It was constructed in 1876.
In 1898, the building was renovated for Crawford's Department Store. All interior brick walls dividing the Bradford-Martin Building (see below) and separating it from the Finney Building were removed. All the original cast iron storefronts were removed in the Bradford-Martin Building and an elaborate 27 foot wide entrance bay complete with glass dome was carved into the center of the Washington Avenue elevation. Crawford's Department Store occupied the building for only six years. In 1904, the property was purchased by David May, and turned into The May Company. The May Company merged with Wm. Barr Dry Goods Co. and moved into the Railway Exchange Building in 1913.
The May Company Department Store is on the National Register #8300650.
Canon EOS 3000v / Canon 55-200 / Rollei Retro 80s
If you like architectural contrast, tokyo is your place. In no other city that I have visited you can find two-story buildings face-to-face to 40-story skyscrapers.
I caught these moments and was granted permission to take photos of a beautiful girl showcasing luxurious, elegant, and noble fashion styles on a street sidewalk, blending ancient and modern elements in the dawn light of the bustling city.
Dusk view over Birmingham City with the classic design of the Ikon Gallery framed by modern structures.
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London
A medium-sized market town during the medieval period, Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide developments in science, technology and economic organisation, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society.
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