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A small stand of trees at a 1971 brutalism of senior housing in Altoona.

What has caused the numerous rust-colored stains on the concrete!! I do not dislike the stains but I want to know what caused them.

 

Wow that corrugated stairwell enclosure is good.

 

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In downtown Altoona, Pennsylvania, on June 28th, 2019, the Green Avenue Tower owned by the Altoona Housing Authority, erected 1971, at the southwest corner of Green Avenue and 9th Street.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Altoona (7015966)

• Blair (county) (1002185)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• apartment houses (300005707)

• balconies (300002588)

• Brutalist (300112048)

• concrete (300010737)

• corrugating (300218595)

• high-rise buildings (300004810)

• public housing (300000323)

• retirement homes (300005674)

• stains (damage) (300379497)

• stairwells (300004324)

• trees (300132410)

 

Wikidata items:

• 28 June 2019 (Q57350251)

• 1970s in architecture (Q17173162)

• 1971 in architecture (Q2812561)

• Altoona Housing Authority (Q65588601)

• June 28 (Q2660)

• June 2019 (Q47087599)

• ornamental tree (Q33249028)

• Western Pennsylvania (Q7988152)

 

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• High-rise apartment buildings (sh85060689)

• Trees in cities (sh85137261)

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Uploaded on January 8, 2020
Taken on June 28, 2019