Tag: streets
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On Bloomington’s brick streets
Lovely older homes in a Bloomington, Indiana, neighborhood with century-old brick streets.
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19th-century granite pavers on Sand Street in Indianapolis
The last known 19th-century granite pavers that once were common in Indianapolis.
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single frame: Wet winter street
Melting snow on a small-town street, on Ilford HP5 Plus.
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single frame: Main Street, South Bend
The one block of Main Street still paved in bricks in South Bend, Indiana.
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single frame: Randolph Street at night in December
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single frame: Ross Trump Self-Park (with Man)
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Favorite subjects: 56th & Illinois
Twenty years ago my neighbors were bakers. They made breads, pastries, and cookies for a popular deli at 56th and Illinois Streets here in Indianapolis. They brought unsold products home and gave a lot of it to us. They’d call and say simply, “Meet us at the fence.” Such sweet words! They made a flat-out…
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St. James’ GateNikon N2000, 35mm f/2.8 AI NikkorKodak T-Max 4002016 We went to the Guinness Storehouse while we were in Dublin. Meh.
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Documenting the rapidly changing built environment
Writing yesterday about the changes to my childhood neighborhood before I was born made me think about how much an intersection near my northwest Indianapolis home has changed in the 20 years I’ve lived near it. The area surrounding 56th Street and Georgetown Road is filled today with shopping centers, gas stations, and modern suburban…
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Autumn on Kessler Boulevard
George Kessler (1862-1923) was a pioneer city planner who believed that cities could be beautiful – lush and green, with limited pollution. Many American cities hired him to design their park and boulevard systems, including all three Indiana cities in which I have lived – South Bend, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis. Someday I need to write a…