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Posted 10 years ago
Ted_Straub
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This grandly designed building really fascinates me. How wonderful this must have looked following its opening. Even with the tackiness of the first floor, its beauty shines through….Notice the clock that has sadly been turned into a vent, and how about that stained glass window and stonework?
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Hello, Manikin…thanks for the love…I appreciate it very much!
Thank you, Tom…the love is well appreciated...
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Hi, v-50. fortapache, and ttomtucker for your loves!!!!
Good morning, geo26e…I appreciate the love!
Thank you Roycroftbooksfromme…I appreciate the love!
Hi Ted!...beautiful old buildings...they don't build them like that any more..do they even know how to build them like that?????...:-(
Hi, inky. thanks for your love and comment…yes such design and execution is a thing of the past!, sad to say.
Hi, antiquerose, RonM, Vintagefran and kingshawn….thanks for the love!
i love this style of architecture! aesthetic / eastlake / queen anne / gothic / victorian??? when i was a kid, we lived in a huge, rambling 36-room victorian w/ lots of history to it. it was so big that we had to move into closer central rooms on just two stories in the winter time, because of heating costs. we had a very fancy barn which has a peak just like this one and there was a vent in it exactly where this one is. are you certain that it had a clock there before? if so, then it should also have plenty of vents there as well, because they get pretty hot in there. when we moved away, we took one of the stained glass windows w/ us and installed it in our modern home in the woods. you can see it here: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/67149-leaded-multi-colored-bullseye-stained-gl
Thank you, ho2cultcha…both for your love of and comment on this building. I'm thinking that it originally had a clock displayed, because of the Roman numerals visible in the ring. Perhaps it was later removed for the reason that you suggested…to vent excess heat.
I am glad that you took the window with you when you moved! It is a real beauty!
Thanks again…i truly appreciate your input!!!!
I have just searched it at Google maps... how is it possible they didn't respect its façade??? so crazy and such a pity they did... that!
Yes, my friend, it was a terrible disrespect to the façade! I don't know what they were thinking when they did this!
Fortunately, from the outward appearance, it appears that the "modern" façade can easily be stripped away, and once again most of the original building be apparent.
See my photo depicting the entire contemporary mess that this building's exterior has become. It can be found within this group of photos.
Thank you, Moonie…a little late getting back to you on your love for this building, I'm so sorry!
Yes, i saw your third pic and saw the whole building on Google Street view (i am such a fan of it!!! LOL)
Well, it hapens everywhere. In Britain, for instance, almost virtually any façade has been destroyed at ground level and then you can see the beauty of the original buildig from the 1st floor upwards, and so hapens in Spain... but buildings such as this one should be protected by laws. We're talking about art and history here!