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It’s no secret around here that I really like to make images in parking garages. But I also like to make images from parking garages – it gives me views of things that I can’t see from the street. Like this place, which used to be something and is now something else. (Yes, I went to grad school and studied historic preservation planning, which is what enables me to provide such insightful, articulate commentary. My professors must be very proud.)
Denver, Colorado
photographed 9.24.2015
Four Doors
This place used to be a motel. This must have been the low-rent section, because the other part had carports next to the rooms; that’s a nice touch if you need to leave your car outside in a Texas summer.
But the arrangements of four doors and four windows was quite pleasing.
Junction, Texas
photographed 9.7.2015
Fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis has a long history that spans religious, political, artistic, and other symbols. Of course, it’s also used as a decorative element in headboards, as seen here.
I think the fleur-de-lis designs really class up this scene, in a roofless building in a tiny Texas town. And not only that, they seem to be providing some sort of building-security function at the same time. Way to go, fleurs!
(Also: WordPress is pretty sure I meant to type “flour-de-lis,” which just shows what they know.)
Spur, Texas
photographed 3.14.2015
A Marked Entrance
My guess is that this a neighborhood bar. The building doesn’t have signage other than two neon beer signs (Coors, of course, because it’s in Colorado; and Budweiser), but it has the look of a place that gets a lot of business. For example, the way the door is worn and dirty in a semi-circle around the doorknob, from patrons shouldering their way to grab a cold one, and from the smattering of cigarette butts that didn’t quite make it into the ashtray.
Fort Lupton, Colorado
photographed 9.26.2015
