Tag: architecture
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Mérida, Spain 2025
Today I visited Mérida, Spain. The town is built on the site of some severely ancient Roman ruins. There is a circus where Gladiator games were fought, and a classic Roman amphitheater with columns and statues still standing. Not to mention the typical historic Spanish style streets, narrow and filled with people – although it’s…
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Gastonia, NC
Here are a few shots of some well worn buildings in Gastonia. The Martinizing shop is what initially caught my eye. “Martinizing” shops used to be everywhere. I haven’t seen one in decades until I stumbled across this one.
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Auto Shop in Central Illinois
Somewhere in a small town southwest of Chicago, there is an auto parts and service shop. The building looks like it must have been erected in the 1950s or 1960s. I noticed this building quite a few years back, as I drive past it on the way to work when I’m in this area. I…
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Shelby, NC
In 2015 I spent about a week in Shelby, NC. At the western end of the state, Shelby is a small town known for its historic downtown area with live oaks along the streets. Here are some photos I took back then.
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Abandoned Police Station
Sometime in 2009, I had the opportunity to enter the old Wilmington Police Station Building on Red Cross Street. It was the day that demolition was to start. I spent about an hour wandering around the empty building, wondering what kinds of scenes must have played out in each area. Here are some photos that…
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Matsue 2014
In 2014 I spent about a month in Matsue, Japan. There is an island in the lake there that is a photo spot. Lots of people try to catch the island as the sun sets directly behind it. I was there one day and I noticed all the photographers lined up attempting to capture the…
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Photos from Spain / Gibraltar
So Daphy and I went to Spain this past week. We started off in Gibraltar, where we hiked all over the rock for an entire day and saw all sorts of historic military tunnels and installations dating back to the 1700s. Also monkeys. I’m not a big fan of having wild monkeys all over the…
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