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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
With many toppings
This potato restaurant has been out of business for at least fifteen years, which gives you some indication of how fast vacant properties move in downtown Lubbock. I can remember eating here; it was so long ago that I was still wearing suits (with shoulder pads!) to work.
Odd that it couldn’t make a go of it, since they offered many toppings…and more.
along Broadway
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.6.2013
The refuge
I found this on my recent excursion in downtown Lubbock. I am not certain what The Refuge is, although it looks like it might be a place for broken or discarded office furniture.
This chair is obviously not feeling comfortable at The Refuge: it’s poised by the door, ready to make its escape….
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.6.2013
A tidy town
I like the way the squares and rectangles in this building line up. But mostly, I like the use of different arches – a couple of high ones, a few lower ones. And it all combines nicely to be a very tidy building, and the citizens of Alliance, Nebraska, ought to be proud.
Other images from Alliance include the Zesto sign, some (mostly) vacant storefronts, and another tidy building.
Alliance, Nebraska
all photographed 10.23.2009
(Maybe I ought to go back to Alliance!)
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