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Lexington Trip 2022-05
May 26 - 29, 2022
Homeward Bound
Stop In Perryville, Kentucky
11:16 AM EDT, May 29, 2022
Wide view of the Perryville Cave with another old structure in the background and the carriage house on the right.
208 West 4th Street, Perryville, Boyle County Kentucky.
U1T 2022-0529_111634
A new part of the city developing on the site of the former blast furnaces in Esch Belval, Luxembourg
Was hoping for a waterspout with this one, but it didn't happen. Seen out over Lake Winnebago, Oshkosh, WI. July 20, 2010.
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Structures like this often fall into disrepair due to shifting regional demographics or economic consolidation.
Once left empty, these locations undergo a well-documented cycle:
Nature Reclaims: Weeds break through the concrete courtyard, and weathering strips the exterior stucco plaster.
Human Intervention: Vandalism, broken windows, and graffiti elements begin to leave a modern mark on the historic walls.
Geometrisches Muster
You could walk kilometres along a deserted sandy beach. Since I discovered this sand structures.
Man konnte kilometerweit am menschenleeren Sandstrand wandern. Da entdeckte ich diese Strukturen.
L'église dédiée à Saint François-Xavier a été construite par les Jésuites sur la place de la mairie de la vieille ville de Kaunas en Lituanie
Taken in Máximapark in Utrecht, the Netherlands with the Polaroid OneStep closeup using expired Impossible Project 600 film.
Structure 6 (or Structure VI) is on the west side of the Central Plaza and, together with Structures 4a, 4b and 4c, forms an E-Group astronomical complex.
In 1989 observations verified that on March 21, the vernal equinox, the sun rose behind Structure 4b as seen from Structure 6.
i actually like this second image better than the first -- there are so few brick buildings around here, not sure what this would have been used for originally?
The original colour file for the black & white conversions.
This wooden structure is a remnant of sea defences at Happisburgh Norfolk.
The Texas Centennial Exposition was not only a celebration of Texas independence, but also of Texas and Western culture. The 1936-37 Exposition was also a festival of architecture, which embraced the then-new International style of architecture. Traditionally, worlds fairs are the testing grounds for new ideas in building design; Dallas and its Exposition architects chose to reflect the style of the Exposition Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris in 1925. They were also influenced by the recently completed "Century of Progress" in Chicago (1933-34), where the International style of architecture was prominently displayed.
The significance of Fair Park also extends beyond the architectural theme of the remaining buildings. Fair Park is one of the largest intact grouping of Exposition buildings remaining in the United States. Most World's Fairs or Exposition grounds in the United States have been demolished, except for one or two exceptional buildings. However, many of the original 1936 buildings and open spaces remain today from the Texas Centennial Exposition, even though several were constructed as "temporary" structures.
Fair Park is also significant in terms of urban design, open space design, and artwork and sculpture. The Exposition architecture expressed monumentality in design, but this was reinforced by the open spaces and landscaping that the buildings were sited around. The grounds were planned on two landscape design themes: a Beaux Arts theme that involved grand plazas and vistas that intersected or were terminated by major buildings, and a pastoral theme that used winding paths, random landscaping, and building siting to create a very informal atmosphere. The majority of these open spaces, both formal and informal, exist today in one of America's most well-planned parks. Four major open space areas (and their buildings) still remain: Esplanade of State (Grand Plaza—Esplanade of State—Texas Court of Honor); Agrarian Parkway and The Chute; Federal Concourse (Federal Concourse—Constitution Place—Stadium Plaza); and the Lagoon and Centennial Drive. These spaces combine to create a series of monumental spaces, formal vistas, landscaping, and pastoral images unparalleled in a planned park in Texas and the Southwest.
The sculptures, murals, and other artwork remaining from the Exposition are also significant. Often intended to be "temporary" artwork, they reinforced the monumentality of the buildings and the open space design in Fair Park. Many of the artists studied in Paris; their work remains in exterior spaces as sculpture and murals, and inside many of the buildings in the Park.
The Continental Oil/Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) House was designed by W.R. Brown and constructed in 1936 for the Texas Centennial Exposition as the company's "Hospitality House". Visitors to the Exposition could sit & rest on the verandah of the house or visit the travel bureau inside, which was there to help folks find out about and get to other Centennial events across Texas. In 1938, after the Centennial Exposition and subsequent Pan-American Exposition, the Continental Oil Company donated the house to the Daughters of the American Revolution. This 2-story house in Southern Colonial Plantation style features a 2-story front porch supported by six columns and a balustraded deck over the porch. Inside are historical exhibits and displays of various artifacts donated by or belonging to D.A.R. members. One of the more interesting things to see is a Republic of Texas land grant signed by Sam Houston. On one wall hangs a picture frame full of old buttons and badges dating from around the turn of the century. Among these is an original "Quanah Route Day" badge bearing a likeness of Chief Parker. There are also State Fair badges dating back to 1888 and political buttons picturing Teddy Roosevelt and other politicians of his era.
The Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (or more commonly referred to as Fair Park or Site of Texas State Fairs) was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on September 24, 1986 for its long standing history described above and includes The Women's Museum above. Most all of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/c6f55c0d-ef32-44ca-950...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Though these may simply detract from the scenery, I actually find the fascinating with all their angles and shapes.
Take Aim: Triangles
This was the first time I stepped foot in Hangar One at Moffett Field, Mountain View. As a matter of fact, I drove by it many times on the freeway and could only see it from the far distance until last weekend. I was awed by such an immense structure when viewing it up close. This photo was taken at midfield showing just one half of the hangar. According to Wikipedia, the entire hangar covers 8 acres of the airfield and it 's supposed to be one of the largest free standing structures in the world.
Photo taken with Samyang/Rokinon 12mm F2 lens