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I liked the design of the tin sheds in the background, hence the post.
Brisbane airport up till around 20 odd years ago used huge tin hangars like this for their arrival and departure areas and for many years were way behind our other large cities.
In those days arriving in Brisbane was like stepping back in time. I think they were built around Circa WW2.
It was kinda nice to see these again.
These buildings are in the Newstead area of Brisbane and I had to kinda break in (if you call opening a tied off gate breaking in) to a vacant block to get the shots.
New Kids On The Block on the NKOTBSB tour with the Backstreet Boys performing at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida on July 22nd, 2011.
Kiddo was awesome last night, and very content to play by himself. I took advantage of his independence and pieced six more of these blocks. I now only need three more and I'll have enough for this quilt top.
So after the first block, I was having too much fun to stop, but realized a quilt was probably a long term project. Decided on a pillow and couldn't stop with this color combo, also it was the colors I had the most text prints in.
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Experimenting with economy blocks for a new project!
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I don't remember which cell block number this is from the Eastern State Penitentiary. I think it was closed to guests beyond a certain point.
8 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC.
Description of Historic Place:
The Desrosiers Block is located on East Hastings Street on the southern fringe of Vancouver's historic Gastown district. It is a two-storey commercial building with Edwardian archtiectural elements.
Heritage Value:
The heritage value of the Desrosiers Block lies in the historic relationship between this area and the economy of early Vancouver. When Vancouver became the entrepot between the Canadian Pacific Railway and trans-Pacific shipping in 1887, Gastown was its hub. At the turn of the twentieth century, this area of town was developed as a shopping area, as commercial activity spread outward from its early roots in Gastown. The Desrosiers Building is associated with Gastown's history as a mixed-use district.
Michael Desrosiers, a plumber who also operated a retail stove outlet, worked with contractor P. J. Donahue in 1901 to construct this building. Although its larger neighbours on each side emphasize the modest scale of the building, its solid massing and stone detailing give the site substance and significance. This building provides a contrast in scale, massing, detailing and use, demonstrating the variety of architectural styles and functions established along Hastings Street. By 1908 the tenants included two liquor stores and a barber, catering to a largely male clientele. In 1913 a restaurant was opened in the Desrosiers Block. The retail use continues today.
Source: City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Character-Defining Elements:
The character-defining elements of the Desrosiers Block include:
- the physical and stylistic relationship between this building and its higher neighbours within the Gastown historic district
- form, scale and massing
- its siting on the property line, with no setbacks
- Edwardian architectural elements, such as moulded sheet metal parapet, projecting pediment inscribed "Desrosiers Block" supported by circular columns on each side, stone decorated brackets supporting cornice with dentils, medallions at top of three stone pilasters between windows, pattern of fenestration (four large double-hung one-over-one sash windows set in stone surrounds), rusticated stone string courses above ground floor level, and horizontal stepped string course above windows
- continued retail use of ground floor
(annnnnnd.... they shrunk the photo to 1024px on the long side. If I ever get flickr Pro, you'll probably see the larger version!)
The site of the former market cum hawker centre, the bustling centre of the estate. The building itself has been demolished to make way for a big green patch of grass.
Another one from the Benini Sculpture ranch. :)
Much nicer viewed larger on black here.
More from the set here.
Specifically designed for use over underfloor heating the Cathedral 300 x 140 Block is a new size for a modern outlook . This floor had been finished with Bona Traffic Lacquer.
Winchester hardwood Flooring Ltd.
This is my Blocked fabric design in charcoal gray, bright pink, lime green and white. It's available at Spoonflower:
www.spoonflower.com/fabric/310372
In case you're wondering what size the pattern is, the distance between the lime green striped lines is about 8 cm or 3"
These blocks are "vintage", as they date back to my childhood in the 1950's. My Dad made them for my brothers and me out of scrap 2 by 4's. This is about all that's left of them. As you can see, they have been much played with!
ODC 281 Back to Basics
Sorry Eva, ran out of fabric on the 2nd one! Jxo
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blocks are roughly 9" - trying to decide how big I can make this.
i'm trying to use up scraps but am running out!! if anyone wants to swap some (i'm especially looking for polka dots, or other green/red with white), I'd be happy to send some scraps (these colors or others) in exchange. small scraps are fine for this project.