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Stepping Up
When I was in urban planning school in New Orleans, I learned that in New Orleanian vernacular, houses built like this – one story in front and two in back – were called “camelback” houses. And they were built that way because property taxes were assessed based on the building’s height on the front property line.
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Santa Anna, Texas
photographed 2.17.2020
In the house
And here’s the view I am sure you’ve all been waiting for: inside the 2,500 seat Helen DeVitt Jones Main Theater. The inaugural season will be announced soon…
Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (under construction)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.4.2020
Steps Two Through Five
Another view of the stairs from yesterday’s post. I am not sure why they’ve been numbered during construction, but I liked it.
Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (under construction)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.4.2020
Grand Staircase (and scaffolding)
A view of the grand lobby of the under-construction Buddy Holly Hall, including the helical staircase.
Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (under construction)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.4.2020
Municipal Government
Here are some trash receptacles. And the Mobeetie City Hall. There’s a sign taped to the door at City Hall, giving a short list of contact numbers. You can reach the Bill Umsted, the city manager, or Bobbie Walker, the mayor. But if you need to reach offices of the City of Mobeetie, you’ll get an answering machine. That’s what the sign says.
Mobeetie, Texas
photographed 12.27.2019
