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Bonus: sign placement fail
I just couldn’t resist….
I took a different route to work the other day and saw this; today I thought about it again, and drove over to get the photo.
82nd Street
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 2.23.2014
PS – Pizza for dinner? No. I don’t think so.
So THAT’S where it is.
I drive by this corner twice a day, most days of the week: it’s on my way to work. Every day I think I ought to, someday, stop and get some pictures.
Then, one foggy Sunday morning, I finally did.
But, the party. You may have wondered where, exactly it was. The helpful arrow on that sign shows you which way to go for your weddings and/or corporate events.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 11.10.2013
The excellent arrow
“The excellent arrow” is what I named this the day I found it.
It was a wayfinding arrow, showing where the parking lot was, for a now-defunct restaurant in downtown Lubbock. I like the curves, the blue-and-white, the way the artist signed it, the dappled sunlight on the concrete block wall.
For that matter, I even liked the restaurant.
(Regarding my use of the urban-planning term “wayfinding” – you may not know this about me, but I actually am a licensed urban planner! That doesn’t mean much, really, except that I once passed a test and continue to pay dues to the American Planning Association. But every now and then, just to keep in practice, I throw in a planning term. Here’s another one, just for fun: road diet. It really IS an exciting profession.)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.13.2011
The beast on the wall
Maybe this is one of those times when there’s nothing I can say that will add anything to the photo….
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.29.2012
A substantial sky
Out here, in this part of Texas, there are lots of opportunities to shoot skies, and I’ve been known to shoot a few myself. Almost always, though, the skies are, well, skies – without much else going on.
But if there’s a chance to photograph a nice sky and an interesting building, why not take it?
Not only that, but this building has my favorite kind of brick on it. What? You mean not everyone has a “favorite brick”? That’s very hard to believe. But I bet by now you are wondering what my favorite is, aren’t you? It’s Roman brick, with is long and skinny compared to standard brick. (Here’s a handy chart.) The darker brick on this building is Roman brick; you can see it better if you click to enlarge the photo.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.29.2012
