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At the theater
The sign alone would have been worth a photograph. Add in the shadow…and I had to stop.
Turns out that the sign, for the Scott Theater (which opened in 1959), was a revolving marquee fashioned after signs at the New York World’s Fair. The sign weighed 5 tons, and was said to have cost $35,000. It was also said to be able to withstand winds of 130 miles per hour. Mr. Bill Martin, whose company designed and built the sign, said it was “the ultimate design for the future of all marquees.”
The theater closed in the late 1980s. And the sign hasn’t blow down yet.
Odessa, Texas
photographed 12.8.2013
An early alley
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost four years since I took this photo.
I’d gone to Abilene, Texas, for the weekend to meet up with a friend. After she headed back home I stuck around town for a while and took some photographs. This was before I’d figured out the wealth of interesting things a photographer can see in downtown alleys, so I only took a few shots. Now, of course, I’d take a few dozen shots. Per block.
But maybe this is where I started figuring out about alleys….
Abilene, Texas
photographed 4.3.2010
Reserved Parking
There’s just not that much going on in town. But if you’ve got a handicapped parking permit, you can at least count on being able to park right in front of this vacant building.
That’s pretty helpful, I guess.
(Don’t get me wrong: when I take my dad places, I have a handicapped parking permit. You’d be surprised, though, at the number of times that we can’t use it, because the designated handicapped spaces are already full. Also, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires tactile surfaces on ramps; these are usually truncated cones cast in the concrete. I understand why they help visually impaired persons know they are on a ramp. But for 90-year-old men with walkers, these tactile surfaces are virtually impassable, and are quite annoying. In case you were wondering my opinion on the matter.)
Liberty Hill, Texas
photographed 3.9.2013
It was one of those days
There are days when every single thing I see seems like it ought to be a photograph. Those days can be mentally exhausting. But they can be – and usually are – exhilarating. Those are the days when I just know that this is what I am supposed to be doing: wandering around, taking pictures.
This day was one of those days: this is the 12th picture I’ve posted that I took on August 16. And there’s surely more to come. August 16 was a very, very good day.
Marfa, Texas
photographed 8.16.2013
One Day | One Image 