Category Archives: architecture
An alley? Yes, please!
I can’t think why it took me until about five months ago to figure out how fascinating alleys are. But I did finally get it, and so here’s another one.
It goes with ones in Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Lubbock, Austin and – well, you get the idea.
Alpine, Texas
photographed 1.18.2013
So, it IS a thing!
Remember the other day when I wondered if abandoned oil company shacks with boats parked next to them was a thing?
It appears that, yes, it is a thing: another sighting!
Lamesa, Texas
photographed 1.17.2013
PS – To my readers: let me know if you spot similar setups! I might have to start a whole new blog….
Oh, Marfa
I just returned from a trip to my favorite part of Texas. This is a tease of what’s to come – a nice little place I spotted in the tiny town (with a big reputation) of Marfa, Texas. My traveling buddy and I had some lunch at the famous Food Shark, checked out the Marfa Book Company, then spent a few hours walking the town.
You can probably imagine what was my favorite part….
Stay tuned for more photos from the trip. I have enough to last a long, long time.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 1.18.2013
Three arches
Another scene from an alley, this time in Austin.
I like the little window air conditioner. And I like the scraggly tree, trying to make a go of it, even though it’s not likely anyone tends to it. I like the metal door. I like the texture of the wood at the top of the building and how it contrasts with the brick.
But mostly I like the three arched openings and the way they’ve been bricked in.
Austin, Texas
photographed 12.21.12
S&Q alley
I like alleys.
S&Q Clothiers has been gone for decades. After the store closed, the local community theater used the building for productions; the column located in the middle of the stage provided a challenge for directors. And there’s just not that many good ways to incorporate columns into stage productions.
The sign in the window that says, “Lala’s Two coming soon” has been there so long, we’ve lost hope that it will ever happen. Especially since Lala’s original location, just across the alley, closed down.
But meanwhile, in the alley, it made my day to spot this original S&Q sign above the doorway. And that’s why I like alleys.
Lubbock, Texas
One Day | One Image 