2/29/08

I SEE BUDS...

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Every single time I look at this image I think of a flower then my brain chatter goes into high idle with: "I see Bud because I want t...

ST. LOUIS BRICK CONFIDENTIAL

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Ah, the elegance! I wondered if there was a term for bricks turned in this manner so I e-buzzed the exquisite Dave Lewis with my question: ...
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GREEN GARAGE

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Oh dear, the dreaded cinder block garage! Painted green to blend in with all things outside? In the late 50's my 'rents made a cinde...
2/27/08

TERRA COTTA FLEUR-DE-LIS!

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How's this for astonishing? Brick cornice on 39 Juniata with brick dentil molding and terra cotta fleur-de-lis.

PAY DAY

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Hunting down cool stuff is one of the things I enjoy most in life. I travel to dank sections of IL to find it: weird church and odd yard sal...
2/25/08

FOR WHOM THE TAIL WAGS

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Click on the title above.
2/24/08

PLASTER - A FIELD IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

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Due to a recent crack in the roof the interior plaster abdicated (exit stage south ) allowing me to snatch this prize. And it's the onl...

FLOWERS FROM DALE SWEET

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Dale came to dinner and bought this bouquet. Anyone out there know what the purple-back leaves are? The color is truly that intense.
2/22/08

41 HARTFORD BRICK DUPLEX

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Hmm. I've always thought this house was a duplex until this moment of typing. It's because of those double porches. I've always ...
2/20/08

COPPER ROOF

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I love this copper roof on 40 Hartford! Once it gets that patina it's sealed for life. No repairs. Just walk away, Renee.
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2/16/08

POETIC BRICK WALL

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I like to pretend that the builder wanted to show off his appreciation for these bricks by creating this wall sculpture just for me to enjoy...
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2/14/08

RILEY'S WALL FELL DOWN

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Riley's, corner of Arsenal and Arkansas in TGE. What's behind the face bricks (or not). DAMN, dude! Tossing bricks on the roof? Seri...
2/10/08

38 HUMPHREY

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I keep trying to imagine what the original woodwork looked like before it was demoed. Killer brick work: corbels and cornice Phenomenal glaz...
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1/30/08

Glazed white bricks are crumbling in TGS

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I've noticed many glazed white bricks are spalling in TGS. I haven't noticed this happening with the other color glazed bricks. Thi...
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ILLUSTRATED TRIANGLES

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Head Ear Foot pad
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1/29/08

COLONIZATION

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I'm rather proud that I was able to take this photo when doing 60 down 55. These are cedar trees and they are the first tree to colonize...
1/28/08

ARTS AND CRAFTS

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This is a view of the second floor of my two family building. I don't have this woodwork downstairs but I have quicker access to the bac...
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1/27/08

BLACK & PLUM BRICKS!

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Here's an astonishing find: black and plum color bricks on a side of a 50's building in TGS. I've named these skid mark bricks. ...