tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11212270265847099572024-03-12T22:48:01.579-07:00f-stop etceteraBits, scraps, chunks, parts and pieces served up on a tasty slice of marble rye.f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-39481504529351419792014-01-29T10:26:00.001-08:002014-01-29T10:26:33.393-08:00You can't save them all . .I had the opportunity this morning to photograph another KCMOSD school building slated for demolition. Built in 1930-31, J.S. Chick Elementary was among thirty-something schools closed in a "right-sizing" plan by the School District a few years ago. Once eligible for sale and repurposing, it soon fell to vandalism and will now be torn down.<P>
There isn't anything unusual about this these days, nor is there much of anything special about this particular building. It's just a little sad, and a pretty big waste of a well-built, solid building. But, you can't save them all.<P>
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I was in Wichita for a few days photographing a large and fairly uninteresting project when we stumbled on to an amazing Catholic Church. Wichita has a lot of Mid-Century-Moden architecture, but this church is WAY over the top! "I bet it's still amazing inside.", I said as we drove by.<P>
On the last day in town we happened to drive past it again. It was fate. We stopped. We went in. And we were in awe.<P>
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I haven't been able to find any more about this building than what's on this dedication wall. I'd love to know who the architect was!
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So, next time you drive past that spectacular building, try this:<P>
Stop.<P>
Grab your camera.<P>
Knock on the door.<P>
You'll probably be glad you did!<P>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-23857375642095454132013-09-03T09:24:00.002-07:002013-09-03T09:26:14.266-07:00Sometimes it's easy . ."Go out to a beautiful, impeccably maintained site and try to get some pretty pictures of a spectacular project." Sure, I can do that!<P>
The project was the water tower in Unity Village just outside of Lees Summit, MO. <A Href="http://www.srjarch.com"> Susan Richards Johnson, & Associates, INC.</A> was tasked with designing 7 floors of usable office space inside the still-functioning water tower, as well as general building restoration and improvements. Their job was hard. I was asked to photograph the finished results. My job was easy.<P>
The footprint of the building measures roughly 30x30 feet, and in that space there is an elevator and two stairways PLUS (now) usable office space on seven floors! It's an amazing building, and due to its location, visible from several miles away.<P>
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Yes, it is STILL a water tower! The tank is just below the observation deck.
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The office spaces and lobby are surprisingly large, bright, and completely comfortable!
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Pretty cool, 'eh?f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-57852953003597877512013-08-26T10:18:00.001-07:002013-08-26T19:36:45.818-07:00The best part of waking up is . .Last week I got the fantastic opportunity to photograph the former Folgers Coffee plant in downtown Kansas City for <A HREF="http://www.rosinpreservation.com/">Rosin Preservation</A>.<P>
If you've ever been anywhere near 8th and Broadway within the last 100 years or so, you've probably caught the aroma of fresh ground coffee heavy in the air. It was kind of taken for granted by most residents. Well, Folgers closed the plant last year, the building has been sold, and I got to photograph the existing, pre-renovation conditions for historic tax credits.<P>
The one surprise inside was that that wonderful smell of ground coffee has all but left the building, despite there being piles of it found throughout.<P>
You really don't understand the massive scale of production that went on until you see the rooms full of huge machinery. What it all does, though, I couldn't tell you.<P>
So, at the risk of watching the proverbial sausage being made, let's have a look inside . . <P>
The equipment on the roofs (both buildings) is monstrous, with a touch of early NASA thrown in.<P>
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This stuff makes the coffee grinder at the grocery store look pathetic!<P>
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And all the machinery used simply to move coffee from one place to another . .
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I was tempted to scoop up a handful off the floor, but well, it's probably been sitting there for about a year, so no thanks.<P>
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So long, Folgers.<P>
f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-37724820229204307932013-07-18T14:24:00.001-07:002013-07-18T19:38:19.359-07:00Schools, schools and more schoolsOver the last couple of years I have photographed more schools than any other type of building. The vast majority have been vacant for a few years or more and are under consideration for other uses. This usually leaves their condition somewhat, well, lets just say "rough."<P>
What makes photographing these buildings interesting for me now is that there's a level of familiarity and comfortable nostalgia, tempered (or polluted) with a good dose of stark reality. Kind of like when you run into an old friend from grammar school and all you can think is, "WOW, he/she got OLD!"<P>
Old and rough, but still beautiful!<P>
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Todd is an interior designer and painter working all over Missouri and Illinois. His personal taste runs toward primitives, the more original and rustic the better. What some see as old, beat up relics, he sees as items with deep, meaningful history. "A pioneer woman probably used this." he often says.<P>
Todd likes the sculptural elements of old ladders, barn vents, HUGE dough bowls, shoe forms, etc. and displays them well. <P>
Enjoy the tour!<P>
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I've photographed a lot of interiors that are, at best, dimly lit. Old abandoned buildings rarely have power and usually the first few floors are boarded up. But earlier this week I had to document a building for <A HREF="http://www.rosinpreservation.com/"> Rosin Preservation</A> that was pretty well sealed from top to bottom. It was damp, (it was literally raining on ALL seven floors), cold enough to see your breath, and dark enough that I wasn't sure I would get any usable shots. On top of that, it was BIG and empty, so getting shots that actually show the entire space was tough.<P>
Even though a crew of guys had gone through the building and put railings up around all the open elevator shafts and missing stairwells, it still FELT like one of the most unsafe buildings I'd ever photographed.<P>
But, did I like the experience? No. <b>I loved it!</b><P>
Water . . EVERYWHERE!<BR>
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The bright slivers of light was all that got through the sealed windows, and it was barely visible to the eye.<BR>
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What lives in a dark, cold, wet space? Mushrooms, and whatever the hell that creepy red stuff is!<BR>
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This building had a tower, and here's what was left of the stairs to the roof.<BR>
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Here's the difference just ONE open window made!<BR>
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And here's what the first floor looked like, lit by only the glass entryway doors in the distance. FUN!<BR>
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Hopefully I'll get to go back when this building is finished. The transformation can only be stunning!
f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-48585188661862917042012-11-08T09:49:00.001-08:002012-11-08T09:52:16.298-08:00Everything new is old again!It's been said that nothing lasts forever, but wouldn't it be nice if your photographs could? Well, thanks to a blending of modern technology and ancient materials we're getting closer than ever. We're talking about image permanence here; how long will your photograph last before it fades or discolors?<P>
The best test of image permanence is history. In other words, what is the oldest "image" we know of and how was it done? Unfortunately, photography is just not very old. Finding crisp, unfaded photos from 150 years ago is more a matter of luck that methodology. And color photographs? They'll fade in 20 years or less.<P>
But there are images that have survived thousands of years; coal drawings on cave walls, pigments on ancient papyrus, etc. This doesn't really apply to photography, though . . or does it?<P>
Up until about ten years ago the consensus was that the highest level of photographic print permanence could be achieved best via the following method:<P>
Use quality black and white fiber-based silver emulsion printing paper, processed through a slow and precise procedure involving multiple baths of chemicals, then long wash times to remove those chemicals, then even more harsh chemicals to stabilize the remaining silver in the print to slow oxidation, and then more washing. Oh yeah, fun stuff. After all that, the print could be counted on to last a few hundred years before decay and oxidation finally caught up with it.<P>
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[This is a print processed using the old, archival, chemical method.]<P>
Then along came digital imaging technology and inkjet printers. For the most part, prints made with early inkjet printers were no better (often worse) than the cheapest color prints from your neighborhood photo lab in terms of image permanence. But a group of dedicated photographers began experimenting with different materials to stretch the technology far beyond what anyone at the time thought possible.
One such photographer, <A HREF="http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/">Paul Roark</A>, started pitching ideas to third party ink manufacturers to create ink sets for inkjet printers that replaced each color in the printer with a pure carbon pigment. Carbon is about as permanent as you can get. It just doesn't fade unless exposed to high temperature. And by thinning it with demineralized water it can achieve different tones. <P>
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[This is an inkjet print using only carbon on pure cotton bond paper.]<P>
When printed on quality, acid-free cotton bond paper you get an image that is literally as good as a cave drawing and maybe even better than the Dead Sea Scrolls!<P>
The future of image permanence is found in the past.<P>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-55349964233242940412012-10-25T13:25:00.000-07:002012-10-25T13:35:05.565-07:00Before & AfterI see a lot of historic buildings transformed using preservation tax credits, but rarely have I seen one as dramatic as this! It's taken me a little while to put this post together because I had to go back a ways to find the "before" shots, but it was worth it!<P>
In a previous life this was the Gate City National Bank building in downtown Kansas City. It sat vacant with its original interior partially demolished for years before a new owner with a great idea bought it and began the work of turning it into the Ambassador Hotel; now one of KC's finest boutique hotels.<P>
<B><A HREF="http://www.rosinpreservation.com/projects/gate-city-bank/"> Rosin Preservation</A></B> managed the historic tax credit aspects of the project, and you can learn more about it (and them) by clicking their link.<P>
So, lets have a look . .<P><BR>
Here's the view through the foyer into the main lobby, before & after:<BR>
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And looking back from the other side of the lobby:<BR>
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Interior side of the doorway from the lobby to the foyer:<BR>
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This awesome fireplace is now part of one of the finer rooms!<BR>
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The former basement now has a beautiful ballroom, exercise room and meeting areas.<BR>
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The original arched foyer ceiling was missing when purchased, but the the new owners replicated it beautifully!<BR>
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Large open spaces on the upper floors made the conversion to hotel rooms easier, and features like decorative brackets and large windows were retained for guest to enjoy.<BR>
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It's a wonderful hotel with a top notch restaurant, too. Check it out: 1111 Grand, Kansas City Mo., <B><A HREF="http://ambassadorhotelcolle-px.trvlclick.com/"> The Ambassador Hotel</A></B>.
f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-87302562234746251132012-07-06T18:54:00.001-07:002012-07-06T18:54:53.366-07:00Architectural WhiplashIn trying to explain to a friend how my day had gone, the term "Architectural whiplash" came to mind. I don't think I've ever photographed two buildings so completely different in the same morning! It was a lot of fun, but a little disorienting.<P>
First I photographed a long-abandoned school before rehab begins, then went straight to a boutique hotel in the final stages of renovation.<P>
Have a look, but be warned! Those prone to seizures may want to skip this entry. All others may require a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HANS_device">Hans Device!</A><P>
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My projects seem to come in groups. For a while it was schools. Now it's, well you get it.<P>
When you think of hospitals, what <i>should</i> come to mind are images of clean, sanitary well-lit spaces. But just like any other abandoned building, vandals, water, and temperature will take their toll.<P>
There are three building in this collection, each slated for major rehab made possible by State Historic Tax Credits. The ultimate objectives vary from apartments and office space to senior housing. Despite their outward appearance all these buildings seem structurally sound and well worthy of rehab. Hopefully I'll get to see the finished results in a year or two.<P>
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A few weeks ago I went out of town to photograph a very similar school for a National Register of Historic Places nomination. I remember ten years ago people were grousing about 1950's houses now being considered "historic." Well folks, we're into the 60's now and I couldn't be happier about it! <P>
In the 50's and 60's the approach was that new building materials and construction methods should lead to new architectural ideas and designs, (unlike today's "new = cheaper and faster" mantra). Schools were/are a source of civic pride, so it follows that form should meet function along an esthetically pleasing plane. <P>
Yeah, I still like this style of architecture. I'll complain when 70's and 80's buildings becomes "historic!"<P>
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Fair enough, I suppose.<br /><br />Well last week, I found out for myself. <br /><br />I took a trip with <A HREF="http://www.rosinpreservation.com/"><B>Rosin Preservation</B></A> out to Little Rock to document the Albert Pike Hotel for a historic tax credit application. Pretty routine, except for one thing . . The hotel was spectacular!<br /><br />Simple enough looking exterior, not unlike those found near the Plaza in KC.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYorx_KXYcIviw5O2TsU5O759Xcd7F24vGCWJm3_nqhz4JNbmBAkX7aMloIwXZr4UYPwNwHkl939kuQW-inzlUi20dU58wddA-MNZpqPbfs7JhK96uK6Y2vnIkWwqZ1KuQlDiF2f5sgvq/s1600/pike-00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYorx_KXYcIviw5O2TsU5O759Xcd7F24vGCWJm3_nqhz4JNbmBAkX7aMloIwXZr4UYPwNwHkl939kuQW-inzlUi20dU58wddA-MNZpqPbfs7JhK96uK6Y2vnIkWwqZ1KuQlDiF2f5sgvq/s400/pike-00.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719808406900297298" /></a><br />Oh, but inside . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLzeR6RQrTSkGEs6n6WkPDquJOLrjeBVcAQGfy85pQNrGsVc5TKmoq72qLz5KIs8omkFT7G__D8LkWdaM5l2iYkrB-_7qAdpDPuh92BDzCYfK7lrAPnXZBdgcu0zo0umC8McGImUq0HM_/s1600/pike-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGGjkYO7rsvQKsvPhlOnWFmRV5mEvMBsi81xv6pjYFDetZWrMIQh_4vO4UeM3XK6_YwquLz_208sVpiocx53Z673k7sTHbzeFZCw_4CDfGI1lWLwdVmxkQK9d-qW1TtvAnbRWiFAlmuYH/s400/pike-07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719809286437937778" /></a><br />There was also, well . . weirdness. But maybe I'll get into that another time. Let's just say that some people have different ideas about what constitutes house pets.<br /><br />So what else is there in Little Rock?<br /><br />The Clinton Library . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZdemdIqf867Rj21mxnQVeZczN5WYg6z0N6hLDEXxpzVuScrMzjniv2T7PXbM4QbbrABTc_a7FM0JkZHLoMH6ZDD_cZqsKRPjzhMOb68rk9xFNumloXd8vSo9Elu1wwpuu9N_zYlIevnw/s1600/lr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZdemdIqf867Rj21mxnQVeZczN5WYg6z0N6hLDEXxpzVuScrMzjniv2T7PXbM4QbbrABTc_a7FM0JkZHLoMH6ZDD_cZqsKRPjzhMOb68rk9xFNumloXd8vSo9Elu1wwpuu9N_zYlIevnw/s400/lr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719810173957190834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0cNvwLyQM0o6VnpkC2NItcuYGw3mvQ5fpOTSbhNWYPuzTJcr3BsspW464wvDx0faaQGsIjwbkb-0VGQ0g3FohC4gI91A6UWVSPW7SLspmshz0k-JeANIB-mxCgMFR9RDHG4TlOA_gs0V/s1600/lr-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0cNvwLyQM0o6VnpkC2NItcuYGw3mvQ5fpOTSbhNWYPuzTJcr3BsspW464wvDx0faaQGsIjwbkb-0VGQ0g3FohC4gI91A6UWVSPW7SLspmshz0k-JeANIB-mxCgMFR9RDHG4TlOA_gs0V/s400/lr-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719810165387385730" /></a><br />. . and this nice old railroad bridge converted to a pedestrian walkway across the river to the Clinton Library.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDQaGiAVXp7mumkvaKyAN9Yy0psXhVUehqknkEnuZv43MhAqGEsMWwg-ilj2PH7DirSwvl5LlqzjFi5QE_VPak0f64ZcI0fyChHD6uzt6hqeELiwYi70p1Ak-mex1gunCcJQjZs-VJbGM/s1600/lr-03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDQaGiAVXp7mumkvaKyAN9Yy0psXhVUehqknkEnuZv43MhAqGEsMWwg-ilj2PH7DirSwvl5LlqzjFi5QE_VPak0f64ZcI0fyChHD6uzt6hqeELiwYi70p1Ak-mex1gunCcJQjZs-VJbGM/s400/lr-03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719810605269711586" /></a><br />Really nice old homes throughout the city . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFW-HOBpum3oQ5D0scvQ69Dsm7q4F74h25AbPldRjdyk5dikL4xJfupq_07hBROZoJKpw539QCCU2ovFHyxLUoJmLtghFqZjv_NoPuZykvtyyB3fdNOR08wIPBHCF3RPrYy_xaII3oWclJ/s1600/lr-04.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0r7YbIMsUT40P21IvAAdVME0r6GtC3PG30jJEBy8IHBVyOklDo_ltb9sVMB_oisqhjUhdYcv8qu8lmVOD69OYTfXcirUEoWnZ5qUo3_Etdvu5hB7twQuG8vvJ4v44MwYfbF5YBXmt1eTe/s400/lr-07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719811222791494322" /></a><br />We had dinner and drinks at the Capitol Hotel Bar . . <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2_j6RkcMj0zhVJ2CvpUcjwB2jtXJ8gs3S5ejhHzDzy2tXeB80GQGazRV0wD6AEqchBVTqANRJZsKIR7Orao26C7kWR_vRbvx66JgnhSiCrSPZf1EmoTZJVonqEG7IkitaxV6XVmXoVit/s1600/capitol-hotel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2_j6RkcMj0zhVJ2CvpUcjwB2jtXJ8gs3S5ejhHzDzy2tXeB80GQGazRV0wD6AEqchBVTqANRJZsKIR7Orao26C7kWR_vRbvx66JgnhSiCrSPZf1EmoTZJVonqEG7IkitaxV6XVmXoVit/s400/capitol-hotel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719811810976643394" /></a><br />All this within the constructs of a 1.5-day stay. <br /><br />There's more, there always is. But hopefully we'll be going back in a few months to see what they've done with the hotel, and I'll post more then.f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-75043398292224891392012-01-23T12:49:00.000-08:002012-01-23T13:05:41.445-08:00They don't make 'em like that anymore . .I'm not telling you anything you don't know here; big, old, beautiful churches all around downtown are sitting vacant. You have your favorites too, no doubt. "If only somebody would do something," you mumble as you drive by.<br /><br />Well, last week I photographed just such a church for a pending National Register of Historic Places nomination. Now putting it on the NR won't prevent it from being demolished, but through Missouri's Historic Tax Credit program it becomes more feasible to restore it. And it seriously needs restoration!<br /><br />Is it worth it? What do you think?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH074irhZEFC22jhLBhbQmYU4meZ0_8LMFu87n-oJgZ7rsd99dHvf5CEzYlOzVe_pQTuKnd5XChpmEoT-_5i-LrBj6XMIFAZRYrQ2-oSSwBo8WXSZRI6yO2ppmmJhwebUHJtf90Tu30qQK/s1600/lp-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH074irhZEFC22jhLBhbQmYU4meZ0_8LMFu87n-oJgZ7rsd99dHvf5CEzYlOzVe_pQTuKnd5XChpmEoT-_5i-LrBj6XMIFAZRYrQ2-oSSwBo8WXSZRI6yO2ppmmJhwebUHJtf90Tu30qQK/s400/lp-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700935706175106722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLJC4gSrmzLjj7GWXsrqnHAXTBeRM8DR590VjWUQNDYQjXKL0Rdgs1MSeCkdmRDldHmGJ-5ZDb1c0WPw0EfyG3nrjrXHtqOE7oKe7DdpymN1DNYjiqj4tmG8lJqiMoYI7W0n28KnaCbkD/s1600/lp-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLJC4gSrmzLjj7GWXsrqnHAXTBeRM8DR590VjWUQNDYQjXKL0Rdgs1MSeCkdmRDldHmGJ-5ZDb1c0WPw0EfyG3nrjrXHtqOE7oKe7DdpymN1DNYjiqj4tmG8lJqiMoYI7W0n28KnaCbkD/s400/lp-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700935704374229346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn660N7XCW_2l7HBAd2vu_urIjXkioAi-1mV5M2cKPcpNg3UZ6103WNW1NPVniSpaFM-f513f4mJKmDuHitY585yLzFh7a3rCKNjRe1feiZXgUMPm_l3wvgz_McQKVqRQ1D-TgYIjsxlt1/s1600/lp-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn660N7XCW_2l7HBAd2vu_urIjXkioAi-1mV5M2cKPcpNg3UZ6103WNW1NPVniSpaFM-f513f4mJKmDuHitY585yLzFh7a3rCKNjRe1feiZXgUMPm_l3wvgz_McQKVqRQ1D-TgYIjsxlt1/s400/lp-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700935698108816802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkf1-XIRpSXGbuh0dQ9Mm1LZq4FhxBy_p642K36CEDsdwt4uh_q5JGe5g385swMn5hyphenhyphenlsqjaIl3HtQ33u45WxeqgF8bmhmAVjtJdKwOOzQAwJJgRAfFUsJZN1PCyu5MOrE_IQQ4UsNrCz/s1600/lp-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkf1-XIRpSXGbuh0dQ9Mm1LZq4FhxBy_p642K36CEDsdwt4uh_q5JGe5g385swMn5hyphenhyphenlsqjaIl3HtQ33u45WxeqgF8bmhmAVjtJdKwOOzQAwJJgRAfFUsJZN1PCyu5MOrE_IQQ4UsNrCz/s400/lp-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700935699509261554" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-54142273390865452462012-01-16T12:43:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:06:58.157-08:00KCMOSD Part OneFor the last month and a half or so I've been out photographing Kansas City MO School District schools with <A HREF="http://www.rosinpreservation.com"><B>Rosin Preservation</B></A> for an adaptive reuse study. <br /><br />Everybody knows the schools in their neighborhood, but when you set out to see them <B>all</B> it can be very enlightening, and surprising. First of all, there are a LOT of schools! We're focusing on only about 75. Secondly, the diversity of architecture is impressive. Some are beautiful, and some are purely utilitarian. Some are huge and some are tiny. Some are occupied, others have been vacant for a long time. They're all interesting, though.<br /><br />Here are some examples from the first couple of days out. More to come . . <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIISTdl6PS-gwbI01AtcqKj-PV_RXXS0k0dIuGE_PE0QOyvoKqaJLzdr6xNDXHZAimSHLSfLeUObihd0evpyR06TJiiXuEJsxhmWt0I_3pqE283VpTFPbtDcshft5VfcHDs_zc39TdgUvg/s1600/BCF_0011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIISTdl6PS-gwbI01AtcqKj-PV_RXXS0k0dIuGE_PE0QOyvoKqaJLzdr6xNDXHZAimSHLSfLeUObihd0evpyR06TJiiXuEJsxhmWt0I_3pqE283VpTFPbtDcshft5VfcHDs_zc39TdgUvg/s400/BCF_0011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698338099944060098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgiKxME-6QkiLrN7IltZ5-8C9FB3WWoXrdvTm-ri0PeCMl0eVHbN69tn_LJMHraqwaqPJrq1Y7V4CtP6eljSWmNSY1ZfR-AnR0Rqo6iCV9a3jJz6wacu5x4ZLI2t1MIa4i9tshTcoWRed/s1600/BCF_0018.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNlV3pcysfMP9BwQba-2_8MbJJog_FOnZNKk8XYptAxPaEjkIk9S6S1mIZ5k8ZBy-83YC4jEggwHSVNtAoqhb6dTxVod9cF6koAE_A8ck8jb8BFJ-fO7nIg9KkYG3gCnn_NBHm6cWrVPW/s400/BCF_0144.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698337812129622194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz0Zexjc08JWkiFvZL8NSHhUvxghdImUH7x4JOp7lYcZjgiMeIJHYzer5DT4eEH6rQ5TLCOhonIKXwEsQfOikyzlUrj_bhVHrbx8CEqiJ44VkR_xjNbJfl-FFRip6TkWV9fdDQykw7DVx/s1600/BCF_0159.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz0Zexjc08JWkiFvZL8NSHhUvxghdImUH7x4JOp7lYcZjgiMeIJHYzer5DT4eEH6rQ5TLCOhonIKXwEsQfOikyzlUrj_bhVHrbx8CEqiJ44VkR_xjNbJfl-FFRip6TkWV9fdDQykw7DVx/s400/BCF_0159.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698337809561564690" /></a><br /><br />(The odds are really good that I can't remember where or what some of these schools are, so my apologies in advance if you're curious.)f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-86426961868902563622012-01-06T12:30:00.000-08:002012-01-06T13:21:50.707-08:00More "Art of Decay"I was out of town this week doing pre-restoration photos for a client. The building in question had been vacant and boarded up since the 80's. 250 boards covering all windows and doors had just been removed on the day we arrived, and all were being put back the next day when we left. It was like opening a time capsule for for a quick look, and then burying it again.<br /><br />Every time I get to do a project like this I'm awed by the patience and persistence of nature and the elements. Years of hot then cold, wet then dry, animals and insects coming and going, all wear on a building. In time, anything built by man will be reclaimed by nature, and sometimes the process is stunningly beautiful. And I get to photograph it!<br /><br />I'll be back again to photograph it when everything is repaired and restored, and few will believe that it could have ever looked like this.<br /><br />I <B>LOVE</B> my job!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTZ5izVVuUNZRyiPsUtT4RYYHvRYCpD6rvEV2LfdhQhvRK84cPdNE9Ctzf3TU5KVjMqFRspSRWoLwtQAqHSUOayhS9CyvK3C91OL6S_lxtFHr6fh8jBp6oEiO_e5Ak5dfKTh9tWD9oPkz/s1600/blog5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTZ5izVVuUNZRyiPsUtT4RYYHvRYCpD6rvEV2LfdhQhvRK84cPdNE9Ctzf3TU5KVjMqFRspSRWoLwtQAqHSUOayhS9CyvK3C91OL6S_lxtFHr6fh8jBp6oEiO_e5Ak5dfKTh9tWD9oPkz/s400/blog5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694626681584102098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9zxOFN5Ym3gxc4x5cf8uR7EQozm6YbPCOKMMAJtk-2Hh-6HAM7vP-uK0QqOye0FQwb_zPe_gRXe7fvuJ0w0Y49nIrDjbLWrnxYAU-WT9Vgg9GJZTkQsiSfXO-akfm-p8-vKrhNi5gJ-e/s1600/blog9.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRah-Rt-xxyzCOpnLjiDvfzStLaqaUc32LSCrhOaRX-qpEVDz_rLbidRq0Fa_WZ5q8FdLlTeZU9FhLs_KaGZCulVx3L0LB7G1IUnc2Ww3BbWwCbuOeBCMwZPOR0r9tAcFwseCN30GWe_1U/s400/blog10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694626678707411506" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-13699280870289201822011-12-15T13:28:00.000-08:002011-12-15T13:57:41.226-08:00How to re-use an old school . . (IMHO)I went out of town this week to photograph an old high school building that had been "re-purposed" into apartments. This kind of project is a LOT of work and can easily be done badly. Historic Tax Credits keep these projects going AND help to insure good results.<br /><br />This one came out really nice! So here, in my humble opinion, is WHY this was done right.<br /><br />From the outside, it still looks like a great old school building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA6aaWBzw18cUENtsz-kV7hmXyUZ2ty2WAVaQoxju-52biUFJ7dYU3ZXaIB7stQLciqbRK50yutSqV2PV80Dh_G2eHaOu9AhZGHe36Mdk09HAfjcpb2tGltWa_9gYMDYdrUfDI44QnJUG/s1600/BCF_0285.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA6aaWBzw18cUENtsz-kV7hmXyUZ2ty2WAVaQoxju-52biUFJ7dYU3ZXaIB7stQLciqbRK50yutSqV2PV80Dh_G2eHaOu9AhZGHe36Mdk09HAfjcpb2tGltWa_9gYMDYdrUfDI44QnJUG/s400/BCF_0285.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686471991733382674" /></a><br />Inside, you'll find the original hallways and stairways. Why change them?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7Zxt9HOkVMgwUCV_7mMiQtCicqkAcp7ydBaGZQYsM4ph8xHpEJARNFHYQKjoLtZo2fYWTdgWFm8jmwOaKLqSzaSPdoF0TzqZJmMyMVy4sETuLS23i3WcwIaslxNVOkMUEUgw7cbntfgX/s1600/BCF_0091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7Zxt9HOkVMgwUCV_7mMiQtCicqkAcp7ydBaGZQYsM4ph8xHpEJARNFHYQKjoLtZo2fYWTdgWFm8jmwOaKLqSzaSPdoF0TzqZJmMyMVy4sETuLS23i3WcwIaslxNVOkMUEUgw7cbntfgX/s400/BCF_0091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686472511016620178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUduCwmetoCYvDHJ0ydZ6Wj6RxPYbcfMcw6gxeHorAh5ePIfEA8RwpReXxLc2Cu4N0t2bk4VM9uveIdPhTCk4hwRJQZSUf3NH99ka-KEdXHg4MQPSelcA-kP_7sG4HhJg6xAnzpetYCxq/s1600/BCF_0087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUduCwmetoCYvDHJ0ydZ6Wj6RxPYbcfMcw6gxeHorAh5ePIfEA8RwpReXxLc2Cu4N0t2bk4VM9uveIdPhTCk4hwRJQZSUf3NH99ka-KEdXHg4MQPSelcA-kP_7sG4HhJg6xAnzpetYCxq/s400/BCF_0087.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686472510493690834" /></a><br />If existing doors were no longer needed, they were left in place and made inoperable. Where new doors were needed, they were made to match the existing ones. Which doors are new and which are original?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs7X_XUBuFTqjTXwRPdA8tROPY1KjgmnoCkpgCuloif7htJyhV_gu164wEFqm8l781oxEd3l13aRVIsl6nv2E_56gHtonRLXvM0MyYwIxIXefhieolCitUClcig2bSEtLPvR2bppOtumC/s1600/BCF_0044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs7X_XUBuFTqjTXwRPdA8tROPY1KjgmnoCkpgCuloif7htJyhV_gu164wEFqm8l781oxEd3l13aRVIsl6nv2E_56gHtonRLXvM0MyYwIxIXefhieolCitUClcig2bSEtLPvR2bppOtumC/s400/BCF_0044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686473164122255922" /></a><br />There isn't much use for a school auditorium in an apartment building, but it's such an important part of the building that the stage and some representation of the seating was saved. Image a neighborhood association meeting here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm9ZQyXNZFuLhAd-DqihSqlyXgv8iXgW7Od_2z39faKuXrGLYUL5HwPdDFNBaPC77Z2gd1qzLrPgCf_k9U1yobp3iHjKvvspwfHnwRyfIg3UMKUGRB_l0fov-cVqgaXrML8T7k1l0LGMn/s1600/BCF_0129.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm9ZQyXNZFuLhAd-DqihSqlyXgv8iXgW7Od_2z39faKuXrGLYUL5HwPdDFNBaPC77Z2gd1qzLrPgCf_k9U1yobp3iHjKvvspwfHnwRyfIg3UMKUGRB_l0fov-cVqgaXrML8T7k1l0LGMn/s400/BCF_0129.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686474325161805570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrprLGZueNWlLXw2JfNtJf8zmDYEqwCjJeN4LK0GkYFcSOw2Xo4e1VRi7km93hp9gQNxmY8W3vkSAGsX-3qhT1yDbyL_IYn4wD26x_gqjAvN2dyNsStD4iN91qSedYTKAOQFHwgPfWLkZ/s1600/BCF_0128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrprLGZueNWlLXw2JfNtJf8zmDYEqwCjJeN4LK0GkYFcSOw2Xo4e1VRi7km93hp9gQNxmY8W3vkSAGsX-3qhT1yDbyL_IYn4wD26x_gqjAvN2dyNsStD4iN91qSedYTKAOQFHwgPfWLkZ/s400/BCF_0128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686474324493991442" /></a><br />In the apartment units, care was taken to step the walls and dropped ceilings back away from the windows (where necessary) so they wouldn't be seen from outside. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hJ8h1MbtYVS-g-sBvpd0EDJId_0o47Ecuxh2y467ohdhpJVje029pemPEO36W1NzZBvf3kK2iW0m44BzfF-RqfB9F8klkCiuf78tzMnjHbiByxwqxF8DOvgw11uuIHaEWVc7Y-pAZ3Cq/s1600/BCF_0034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hJ8h1MbtYVS-g-sBvpd0EDJId_0o47Ecuxh2y467ohdhpJVje029pemPEO36W1NzZBvf3kK2iW0m44BzfF-RqfB9F8klkCiuf78tzMnjHbiByxwqxF8DOvgw11uuIHaEWVc7Y-pAZ3Cq/s400/BCF_0034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686475270876770786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRnGeqGpyCqYmjIqP84Qdve_m9cq27yOZKCWYM7LokYG2oKxWmmPXzZqNfukYa-gy7L9GKHQT5xGHspLbTODNNIev4Tgjwm6G2sL92OEmvadajusuwc0EKWaZbSCSjNOuJmvpC0zIi53B/s1600/BCF_0024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRnGeqGpyCqYmjIqP84Qdve_m9cq27yOZKCWYM7LokYG2oKxWmmPXzZqNfukYa-gy7L9GKHQT5xGHspLbTODNNIev4Tgjwm6G2sL92OEmvadajusuwc0EKWaZbSCSjNOuJmvpC0zIi53B/s400/BCF_0024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686475273060415506" /></a><br />And what about the units themselves? After all, what good is all this if, in the end, nobody wants to live there?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGR9tAB8nayIRf-zfdnCQYPdSZ2XbUUl0j3cJXnqIZJe-QGdJGKJfZSvkw4GZUmFKhB2-rdNzPlIzI12Z2Jj-AkCpP6qQk2IFa2-_kWipo2MYpzlYw_ASuBWFsmNL8dQ09IPJUt12g9S8/s1600/BCF_0066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGR9tAB8nayIRf-zfdnCQYPdSZ2XbUUl0j3cJXnqIZJe-QGdJGKJfZSvkw4GZUmFKhB2-rdNzPlIzI12Z2Jj-AkCpP6qQk2IFa2-_kWipo2MYpzlYw_ASuBWFsmNL8dQ09IPJUt12g9S8/s400/BCF_0066.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686475853922964674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKspdLvLYB1u4UQhm0aN24UCzX6phA6yoylYqcOc-sMDCmpV9g7-BX-GjkVz21jUiKYm0w6Bl35_YEpxIOQx9myxT2U-rZ9KMmSjHkr_gBfFeW3fr_qv0uINyHjqCGezzmbmq3MuIOowTb/s1600/BCF_0065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKspdLvLYB1u4UQhm0aN24UCzX6phA6yoylYqcOc-sMDCmpV9g7-BX-GjkVz21jUiKYm0w6Bl35_YEpxIOQx9myxT2U-rZ9KMmSjHkr_gBfFeW3fr_qv0uINyHjqCGezzmbmq3MuIOowTb/s400/BCF_0065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686476463268377442" /></a><br />The units are spacious and bright with lots of windows. Yeah, I'd live there.f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-79115863698020172612011-07-29T11:14:00.000-07:002011-07-29T17:23:38.108-07:00Dangerous Buildings?I've been doing a lot more pre-rehab than post-rehab documentation these days. Personally, the pre-rehab documentation is more thrilling. What are you going to find? Nobody knows!<br /><br />Earlier in the week we were going through a small, two story warehouse when, while going down the stairs to the basement I noticed an odd smell. Not a bad or foul smell, more metallic and acrid. Not a typical damp basement smell. Flashlights and my camera's flash revealed the source . . mold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhxC51E3h3_FnZTFyzr82W2WxhCRL7Qa1zjUj7ocO4POPxyvcH4mu4vSpTeADgW5sS_AR6mxIyxD_1XTUMGRjWoRvDBdlXG3mDz8vSF15BcNFlwB7_1_5E1zHbixuNKa2RHB-voA1MgOr/s1600/eew1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhxC51E3h3_FnZTFyzr82W2WxhCRL7Qa1zjUj7ocO4POPxyvcH4mu4vSpTeADgW5sS_AR6mxIyxD_1XTUMGRjWoRvDBdlXG3mDz8vSF15BcNFlwB7_1_5E1zHbixuNKa2RHB-voA1MgOr/s400/eew1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634841520081622978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lwPovv-j42QAIanKxgsbRHMoE0UelhP5-gEw1NW1qiGfP8NJ7lWvZBiTFHpTW29JTJ2Q5WvnsxshMSVP-6j7QejrdsXQjgtHKPLGyQOBLTeOU84154S6qVTQ0Z7ioE06X5c4WZCysq_U/s1600/eew2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lwPovv-j42QAIanKxgsbRHMoE0UelhP5-gEw1NW1qiGfP8NJ7lWvZBiTFHpTW29JTJ2Q5WvnsxshMSVP-6j7QejrdsXQjgtHKPLGyQOBLTeOU84154S6qVTQ0Z7ioE06X5c4WZCysq_U/s400/eew2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634841522755792754" /></a><br />It shouldn't have been a surprise. Wet spring, hot summer, tightly closed building, dirt-floor basement. I got a few shots from the bottoms of the stairs and we left.<br /><br />That same day we were headed for the roof of another building taking note of the damaged roof supports on the floor below so as to avoid those sections. I have to say that this is the worst I've ever seen. It's shored up by a temporary beam so it was not as dangerous as it looks, but that beam wasn't there the last time I was in this building!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRHJCSIICZaU-32XsydKMKoZvoAS8zOLPqYVL21o35LAGW-cByKuPCCXTDETtc6VxCL-QRfFoz8_nerIBKsznpdAOCPXIz93vkK2pe8zaRiuF6w76JbSfDO51JuzwyEsrfkQB2XPBKXGE/s1600/beam1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRHJCSIICZaU-32XsydKMKoZvoAS8zOLPqYVL21o35LAGW-cByKuPCCXTDETtc6VxCL-QRfFoz8_nerIBKsznpdAOCPXIz93vkK2pe8zaRiuF6w76JbSfDO51JuzwyEsrfkQB2XPBKXGE/s400/beam1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634844120100672594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgB4uqzpx6DUo-vCKxoO6MYlNz4C1ela3wmUlLY_INtUB_0ZR0frQhMivpQWtOK_oWppfLdzvfDJMJc4LQOFOuPfLTwkI8VFFpVDtgsUbeEZlMOCsIqIeD-5hrY2_RcA2T6KZuN8LQEkX/s1600/beam2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgB4uqzpx6DUo-vCKxoO6MYlNz4C1ela3wmUlLY_INtUB_0ZR0frQhMivpQWtOK_oWppfLdzvfDJMJc4LQOFOuPfLTwkI8VFFpVDtgsUbeEZlMOCsIqIeD-5hrY2_RcA2T6KZuN8LQEkX/s400/beam2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634844114616050530" /></a><br />It's always an adventure!f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-22622932117243239832011-07-26T19:31:00.000-07:002011-07-26T19:39:34.539-07:00In the meantime . .Sometimes I can't share the things I photograph. Sometimes it's only a matter of time before I can. While I wait for the green light on a previous project, here's a couple from today's shoot.<br /><br />While documenting a rooftop downtown I noticed the amazing patina on this door (who wouldn't?).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMOqRzOvUU6FJsxnsK1h48_QZ4zutetsCD6ZXbK7UYWxOS6YtA42pCN_ICuOXA9xZ90d0rrykav2RXizQiUyM7jY-XgZJ7xmTugQ-7Y-r_lTvx1L6UT22q1A_lOPjzWxfeS8TJ1BXzVV_/s1600/door.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMOqRzOvUU6FJsxnsK1h48_QZ4zutetsCD6ZXbK7UYWxOS6YtA42pCN_ICuOXA9xZ90d0rrykav2RXizQiUyM7jY-XgZJ7xmTugQ-7Y-r_lTvx1L6UT22q1A_lOPjzWxfeS8TJ1BXzVV_/s400/door.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633855246223291234" /></a><br /><br />And this view of the new Performing Arts Center is one you will see nowhere else!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap5NTE9ny5ufZaDnffH05at8mP0OYO5e32PYxBHvPZNlsRi-hnagZEZTZwv_-xwp8y4OYBjvU_Wy4EUv8AuWGxztgbq2zgipqKgci-qmAvQYIcuql5im3TsDaJxm48x67G5JGUv-k0wT0/s1600/PAC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap5NTE9ny5ufZaDnffH05at8mP0OYO5e32PYxBHvPZNlsRi-hnagZEZTZwv_-xwp8y4OYBjvU_Wy4EUv8AuWGxztgbq2zgipqKgci-qmAvQYIcuql5im3TsDaJxm48x67G5JGUv-k0wT0/s400/PAC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633855241015592674" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-38685139522175627872011-06-24T15:00:00.000-07:002011-07-27T13:52:11.346-07:00Inside Kansas City's Cosby HotelOver the last year or so a lot of ink has been spilled concerning the possible fate of the Cosby Hotel at 9th & Baltimore. I've been hoping to get inside to photograph it for FAR longer than that, though! Well, that day came a few weeks ago. I was hired by <A HREF="http://www.rosinpreservation.com/"><B>Rosin Preservation</B></A> to document it for a possible historic tax credit application. Yesterday the project was officially announced and I can now share what we found inside this incredible structure.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6x7WZC6UqTGRYGSNYbiUAF89QF3NnpDAi_xQQVKVJPf5qTlJTh7y_cAYJMxoslRGemN7aMF3qsiYtVpDmjk_OPcEUJXblQOhVszyPzuC7isRLgEOV24J2_e61QASnyrihAtXBuuyq5-g/s1600/cosby-20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6x7WZC6UqTGRYGSNYbiUAF89QF3NnpDAi_xQQVKVJPf5qTlJTh7y_cAYJMxoslRGemN7aMF3qsiYtVpDmjk_OPcEUJXblQOhVszyPzuC7isRLgEOV24J2_e61QASnyrihAtXBuuyq5-g/s400/cosby-20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621916154360463362" /></a><br />Built in 1881, the building was purchased by Joseph Cosby in 1899 and converted into a hotel. The first floor is all commercial storefronts, and although the spaces are in need of restoration there's nothing special or unexpected in there. One small doorway outside, however, leads upstairs to the most intact, unmolested, un-remodeled, 110-year-old hotel space I've ever seen!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMBAw4O4B8_w1taceort0pW5LOzqnwRFXGJTbDrUnwJebpGFFdQB1CTQbIzP2958hH7xv9tXhy9wDLfN8rzB-Egp5ieaPz_BgnViExo-_bLb16d8EZ8fTvkOW42ynvgcYMSf-xYTPiY3Y/s1600/cosby-04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMBAw4O4B8_w1taceort0pW5LOzqnwRFXGJTbDrUnwJebpGFFdQB1CTQbIzP2958hH7xv9tXhy9wDLfN8rzB-Egp5ieaPz_BgnViExo-_bLb16d8EZ8fTvkOW42ynvgcYMSf-xYTPiY3Y/s400/cosby-04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621916598926539714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4Me_HVftAnnAcaVoB7L70l0-sCu9lDgQRX-_lJn6TC0unOvumtE5-yQ05-ntBkoS5kZIZydAS6bMc9gs5FbpnAqYFblkGEKTOf_MEEAaFlYFAFHuuVZU0eVJkha-INH1x5Z3ZwzfoRjn/s1600/cosby-06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4Me_HVftAnnAcaVoB7L70l0-sCu9lDgQRX-_lJn6TC0unOvumtE5-yQ05-ntBkoS5kZIZydAS6bMc9gs5FbpnAqYFblkGEKTOf_MEEAaFlYFAFHuuVZU0eVJkha-INH1x5Z3ZwzfoRjn/s400/cosby-06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621916600074179714" /></a><br />The check-in booth, the staircase, the atrium . . all still there (albeit missing some pieces). The room sizes are original, as are the doors, moldings, trim, windows, etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC81FPa3Tmmy8qg9m62ksrQlxlC9ITEOa8mhac6xKBCc-WWZToaC-7-YSF8Tut_qXfrI-JIVccfsrVfZDaeQrWxAbFNpqpsGf8cLF-33tPeynB7FlBnMWj2Su9pSOKijN1dg768_tWYMM/s1600/cosby-19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC81FPa3Tmmy8qg9m62ksrQlxlC9ITEOa8mhac6xKBCc-WWZToaC-7-YSF8Tut_qXfrI-JIVccfsrVfZDaeQrWxAbFNpqpsGf8cLF-33tPeynB7FlBnMWj2Su9pSOKijN1dg768_tWYMM/s400/cosby-19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621917586683384722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVB8rI4yYqYrugk3rKLfgUWxyNgKiNOcHq6_xgpVNG-g4Z2X0Z2HXo4UemdcKNohohqRr7vvqitm7pFwLasOGHfH7ws4_EjRF73jmGoaeQcr44DLN-Vl69ZkwP1h9RY7mO-jUgExtTLXxD/s1600/cosby-08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVB8rI4yYqYrugk3rKLfgUWxyNgKiNOcHq6_xgpVNG-g4Z2X0Z2HXo4UemdcKNohohqRr7vvqitm7pFwLasOGHfH7ws4_EjRF73jmGoaeQcr44DLN-Vl69ZkwP1h9RY7mO-jUgExtTLXxD/s400/cosby-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621917593822971730" /></a><br />As was typical in hotels of this era, there is one bathroom (multiple stalls) and one tub (located elsewhere) per floor. Your room had a sink and a closet (maybe).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wSdHWbm9CrINygZpzILv6J9bPiszqTyUo9bfvubq-ruore9XGlsek1mKvWxyNf8jcpNx8r5ZFTV3wuS_J_zgE8jW_rZHPq6k8IU-gwif4LgzpEqje176ZodgERDZD9RrirELM0xLSiuf/s1600/cosby-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wSdHWbm9CrINygZpzILv6J9bPiszqTyUo9bfvubq-ruore9XGlsek1mKvWxyNf8jcpNx8r5ZFTV3wuS_J_zgE8jW_rZHPq6k8IU-gwif4LgzpEqje176ZodgERDZD9RrirELM0xLSiuf/s400/cosby-11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621918428546177794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqCvL-7hVKSMEcxAkE8xhH03W_JHd8vOtPKPAX5HQZGhWDpyz9BGWVaS3S6mn_C1I6kPm4DvwrsJb4KIci-xvxiWE_g6Aja8fXZWZkrBJBXLvqUh5h0hTWW3gghUSFqSLyOF6Y_iHlSqg/s1600/cosby-17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqCvL-7hVKSMEcxAkE8xhH03W_JHd8vOtPKPAX5HQZGhWDpyz9BGWVaS3S6mn_C1I6kPm4DvwrsJb4KIci-xvxiWE_g6Aja8fXZWZkrBJBXLvqUh5h0hTWW3gghUSFqSLyOF6Y_iHlSqg/s400/cosby-17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621918433686619170" /></a><br />Here's a typical room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjaGWYOffeMRF3YHBcCEWsUDDKT5MOh6UoIBhfAYt4E7_8RZCAzgIV5nqkEKW7xmg_lT2JXVl8R-lXJyd_fC9FXLxaqWwkVngnk4ZPTo83XOZhLgvfFC761AHh4attaDudQa46V8ZSFH4/s1600/cosby-14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjaGWYOffeMRF3YHBcCEWsUDDKT5MOh6UoIBhfAYt4E7_8RZCAzgIV5nqkEKW7xmg_lT2JXVl8R-lXJyd_fC9FXLxaqWwkVngnk4ZPTo83XOZhLgvfFC761AHh4attaDudQa46V8ZSFH4/s400/cosby-14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621919602734220770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSHxHxRTzDP6wef_5i51q7eUT9fDlDFbkQ3SeGryLBfhAootVpXDLfu_EP86dNT5lCSr8vZcniYKuGN9AwKSMsN0sHYXz05UYgvb24BgVTYRj7T2Cm8LCaHJYMoieewwVIupYN6c9XjxV/s1600/cosby-13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSHxHxRTzDP6wef_5i51q7eUT9fDlDFbkQ3SeGryLBfhAootVpXDLfu_EP86dNT5lCSr8vZcniYKuGN9AwKSMsN0sHYXz05UYgvb24BgVTYRj7T2Cm8LCaHJYMoieewwVIupYN6c9XjxV/s400/cosby-13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621919596579762866" /></a><br />I can't stress enough how unusual it is to find an interior from 1881 <B>THIS</B> intact! Notice the old, exposed, nob-&-tube wiring on the ceiling of this bathroom. All the rooms still had this! The bathroom fixtures, although likely not original, are probably 100+ years old and are complete with old wooden toilet seats. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu2VCZjIcbi4smHG7j2pNl8oQvYr8Q7veKlPrWQHrK-DrxY_z3TkTdYjB7Rbhaj4vtGaUGpgocH79xJvEuoYoU_08mqvxcsopcbM__nfjWFFMz_8eCfXYLwIYz2aKoUweIkxQyn6c4uQ7/s1600/cosby-16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu2VCZjIcbi4smHG7j2pNl8oQvYr8Q7veKlPrWQHrK-DrxY_z3TkTdYjB7Rbhaj4vtGaUGpgocH79xJvEuoYoU_08mqvxcsopcbM__nfjWFFMz_8eCfXYLwIYz2aKoUweIkxQyn6c4uQ7/s400/cosby-16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621920115638757378" /></a><br />Transoms, hardware, floors . . all there! This place looks like it hasn't been remolded in 100 years! It's a huge time-capsule in the heart of Downtown. Sure, it's in really bad shape, but it's THERE!<br /><br />And there's more! Hidden above a newer ceiling on the first floor, in a small crawl-space, is the original mezzanine ceiling complete with tin and painted canvas, with moldings of cattle skulls and bullseyes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nj1YIAMzWKar71-B3kPkRmbGEdmURUv7izJbG0GmCswUcDAhG5gpm9fMhSCJ95t6MQgIe1TgOarnKvnEFs0oqWwTRua0IF519gO8mDxAk_E-27rdwI0U5Ujlk-R5OVkBEWlD-78N7TK2/s1600/cosby-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nj1YIAMzWKar71-B3kPkRmbGEdmURUv7izJbG0GmCswUcDAhG5gpm9fMhSCJ95t6MQgIe1TgOarnKvnEFs0oqWwTRua0IF519gO8mDxAk_E-27rdwI0U5Ujlk-R5OVkBEWlD-78N7TK2/s400/cosby-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621923624605248146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFitl5DNUj817z9K7FR_HxEzrrB-xBX-hSqT1xinNHyf4LpSivFkSPBARoxpnNZ60q4XM8ZRczR9OURRxWykXTxAesIMLyJW_X1u6QxWwB4X20KuYNuwFQ4QNLusFQAWYxgcOnGIzwJcld/s1600/cosby-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFitl5DNUj817z9K7FR_HxEzrrB-xBX-hSqT1xinNHyf4LpSivFkSPBARoxpnNZ60q4XM8ZRczR9OURRxWykXTxAesIMLyJW_X1u6QxWwB4X20KuYNuwFQ4QNLusFQAWYxgcOnGIzwJcld/s400/cosby-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621923617324439794" /></a><br />I wonder who she is?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij81EIPXxSs5fN0VUd1JwxXwRpFSVjRkUeEFIqAdN_fS37XS5Y6RcpdYq3cbzQZdrIA2CJdBB1uVxDFnHNCOrYISxmFDnu178RDxr3TpPi6TE95rXMO_S_16V3_eyPY-1_3ue4C2n4PzAP/s1600/cosby-03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij81EIPXxSs5fN0VUd1JwxXwRpFSVjRkUeEFIqAdN_fS37XS5Y6RcpdYq3cbzQZdrIA2CJdBB1uVxDFnHNCOrYISxmFDnu178RDxr3TpPi6TE95rXMO_S_16V3_eyPY-1_3ue4C2n4PzAP/s400/cosby-03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621923613054412594" /></a><br />What a place!f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-58059395357518066472011-05-20T13:22:00.000-07:002011-05-20T14:08:01.022-07:00Demolition? Seriously???While I was in Iowa this week photographing a project for Kerry Davis of <A HREF="http://preservation-solutions.net/"><B>Preservation Solutions</B></A>, Kerry was told of a beautiful Catholic church located about 10 miles outside of Le Mars that the Diocese wants to demolish. Naturally, we had to go have a look.<br /><br />The St. Joseph Church, built in 1924, sits literally in the middle of thousands of acres of farmland. And, to put a fine point on it, this is really the only thing wrong with the building. <br /><br />In the early half of the 20th century it took far more people to manage farmland than it does today. Many farms were only 100 acres, and many hands were needed to work them. Filling a rural church of this size was not a problem then. Today the congregation is nearly non-existant.<br /><br />So the Diocese solution is to demolish the building, which seems to me to make a sad situation even worse, but what do I know? Can there be adaptive re-use if there is no use needed? Would it be better to sell it and roll the dice on a new owner caring for it? Or is demolition now preferable to the slow demolition of neglect? Or maybe it could be moved? It's a real challenge but alternatives to demolition need to be explored, IMHO. Hopefully there's still time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTzVQA1MsK8loCOmmjYiq1qe9fmYdBzzHFjm3HiTYRnY_-5xipaNrZeSa2eeqTc1tsbA9f8v_AHKDSGXKQ_g5pFCqAEU39mtDCm6AwaySM9Xj7r_9NmriSHttXvwnrzQsrClDzgC2HDoW/s1600/church00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTzVQA1MsK8loCOmmjYiq1qe9fmYdBzzHFjm3HiTYRnY_-5xipaNrZeSa2eeqTc1tsbA9f8v_AHKDSGXKQ_g5pFCqAEU39mtDCm6AwaySM9Xj7r_9NmriSHttXvwnrzQsrClDzgC2HDoW/s400/church00.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608901798299003602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9YBvUeZ5FUh7paDLTPfBDoZ0KwtYZdSwAoC6oMgK1DusB_Mrr3kl4dCRC3Tf2fXoSjCy0qgh3UtPqXoXHhZ7rz9iqIjnG-IKF9cGZc_scnF-TJ57G813DgR54jayUAFH0R_tH4JFDznf/s1600/church00a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9YBvUeZ5FUh7paDLTPfBDoZ0KwtYZdSwAoC6oMgK1DusB_Mrr3kl4dCRC3Tf2fXoSjCy0qgh3UtPqXoXHhZ7rz9iqIjnG-IKF9cGZc_scnF-TJ57G813DgR54jayUAFH0R_tH4JFDznf/s400/church00a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608901796098269714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yWJd7Qs63RmHWZqcJtSOHGd9AlVBZiVHnEwzpEPJJlOLG3O1ByoTDrQ0mxHozdiF9qTbS-3EUfe2enD16Yjea3Uwor5zl-r-PhHG_LcthYmi7fccktsYPc7nYIS2KNsdTqL-IP3Iayul/s1600/church00b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yWJd7Qs63RmHWZqcJtSOHGd9AlVBZiVHnEwzpEPJJlOLG3O1ByoTDrQ0mxHozdiF9qTbS-3EUfe2enD16Yjea3Uwor5zl-r-PhHG_LcthYmi7fccktsYPc7nYIS2KNsdTqL-IP3Iayul/s400/church00b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608901791514168786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_0pW5-Y3qkByAid4kmXHRrdfjZlMy3eT2E8fAVheLWrUqEEQyeBkUrIQ759Uvi8LA1u7kG15tABgfHVHzgpGh_q9zEdDwyAUCS53I3kGCAEDBzehEGwvyb2QL73PaEb1jkUQ3a8X-S34/s1600/church01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_0pW5-Y3qkByAid4kmXHRrdfjZlMy3eT2E8fAVheLWrUqEEQyeBkUrIQ759Uvi8LA1u7kG15tABgfHVHzgpGh_q9zEdDwyAUCS53I3kGCAEDBzehEGwvyb2QL73PaEb1jkUQ3a8X-S34/s400/church01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608901789029559202" /></a><br /><br />Artistic influences of the largely German-immigrant population are front and center in the highly detailed woodwork of the Dais. Wood from cigar boxes and other sources make up the hundreds of individual pieces which comprise the whole.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0__hi671HJmhTvqsUZKkbBTmBaMdZBXod1jVZU_23Cffr0DdO0DaB9-Q0Diw0cbaykNdezfOSt0lhA87uI1-ITspPl45khdAmKYDXspj45pSYTrhiOA9j6pwtJFLR-ZmfMvgR7BAqlf8/s1600/church02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0__hi671HJmhTvqsUZKkbBTmBaMdZBXod1jVZU_23Cffr0DdO0DaB9-Q0Diw0cbaykNdezfOSt0lhA87uI1-ITspPl45khdAmKYDXspj45pSYTrhiOA9j6pwtJFLR-ZmfMvgR7BAqlf8/s400/church02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608902234054360834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFujW0Rjx7HCJnLj_eTlsWhTANhFtY3vfy2dIAdG6uQhIJRaYfpcFjwmi1AMDg-rKsOwz2DA2DtY31_HXNmM56aJAlsUOVJFhShRdRQEEhgOtj8eCti3ztHp5bH0rG9xAuXL2SvlEI1Et/s1600/church03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFujW0Rjx7HCJnLj_eTlsWhTANhFtY3vfy2dIAdG6uQhIJRaYfpcFjwmi1AMDg-rKsOwz2DA2DtY31_HXNmM56aJAlsUOVJFhShRdRQEEhgOtj8eCti3ztHp5bH0rG9xAuXL2SvlEI1Et/s400/church03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608902229806552802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CF2UZOyd_Vfy5_6QDJIqYmf-Lf3TGFAxpRktWrZWRK2dQNFRb6sx7dSldeOvz_QdvVDIAdWYxA-ds3Y0SCeSKR533sgvUImWRdoPc_2ha9RVuaStRj2UxXkbcEI33g-1MIFZMH2Iv212/s1600/church04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CF2UZOyd_Vfy5_6QDJIqYmf-Lf3TGFAxpRktWrZWRK2dQNFRb6sx7dSldeOvz_QdvVDIAdWYxA-ds3Y0SCeSKR533sgvUImWRdoPc_2ha9RVuaStRj2UxXkbcEI33g-1MIFZMH2Iv212/s400/church04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608902221605316610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmq3vOozY2AuWndMdrQTyOCsfjHh1TWl0n6-4gBKo78vrEEiRizsQ_8C7YkUafPjDwWMj8J65cdgAVOxBz_1Y-jULiO39-BpY5ksCuFnwIw8xE5Wp46F1lw-AJYdv4S_T5YgjqScbIGXb/s1600/church05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmq3vOozY2AuWndMdrQTyOCsfjHh1TWl0n6-4gBKo78vrEEiRizsQ_8C7YkUafPjDwWMj8J65cdgAVOxBz_1Y-jULiO39-BpY5ksCuFnwIw8xE5Wp46F1lw-AJYdv4S_T5YgjqScbIGXb/s400/church05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608902215943243202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCFbIFA-RtlKiv0-vebRxEd2KtER8NxeZrw2V7vIsUe3vBLgGi2BzxEoFpIjiOGgkHfzBAepFS4Yh63G1tD3f5f1Rze-OfqGsIQ9aXZjK6JqcGVeJ7gzCXL5c1RO6U5pbYRzOJs-AkGfY/s1600/church06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCFbIFA-RtlKiv0-vebRxEd2KtER8NxeZrw2V7vIsUe3vBLgGi2BzxEoFpIjiOGgkHfzBAepFS4Yh63G1tD3f5f1Rze-OfqGsIQ9aXZjK6JqcGVeJ7gzCXL5c1RO6U5pbYRzOJs-AkGfY/s400/church06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608902212035867586" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-31761588856511985692011-05-17T07:22:00.000-07:002011-05-17T07:36:25.776-07:00Too many schools . .Who could have guessed that this would become a problem? With many school districts consolidating and "right-sizing," older school buildings are up for grabs while districts scramble to come up with "repurposing" plans. Over the years I've seen school buildings converting into apartments, senior living, technical training facilities, and even better schools! The buildings are often in great shape, considered landmarks in their respective communities, and highly worthy of the effort it takes to preserve and re-use them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwDg7Rtlv83LIgsabv7toY7Hv8uuHkS4NIfqEPjZUCKMLrmxCU2Vxfi1Rqc64VtKNfWaQ3mORvzMhLHlz5X3owBYkC2k5FvECMiqKNQS_OC3L415N7NWg-W0cdr6ogfuDGFh6orxdybdg/s1600/old-school01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwDg7Rtlv83LIgsabv7toY7Hv8uuHkS4NIfqEPjZUCKMLrmxCU2Vxfi1Rqc64VtKNfWaQ3mORvzMhLHlz5X3owBYkC2k5FvECMiqKNQS_OC3L415N7NWg-W0cdr6ogfuDGFh6orxdybdg/s400/old-school01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693558571668162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWVuFITtLwg9uSnNjem12syLUEkJRfOoDvrmhM7GpXkJkhVok8N7fzEa7dCK8UJFQPctUH6TJSK6eB-AfLBmdXcsuBj_IPB2wPISotvRnXHTR_ljDytBL96VovepKxM1n_eNZvf4C30Nh/s1600/old-school02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWVuFITtLwg9uSnNjem12syLUEkJRfOoDvrmhM7GpXkJkhVok8N7fzEa7dCK8UJFQPctUH6TJSK6eB-AfLBmdXcsuBj_IPB2wPISotvRnXHTR_ljDytBL96VovepKxM1n_eNZvf4C30Nh/s400/old-school02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693424338466434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2n473fembLg4g7P7NhXRWrn0n51oGLFtqcdwkLvKvYsO71ISYtgVr1CUiJGDEHATdA3UrMmoMbThJY1O5MJ9OnKjX2Nx8qzLdyFng-oa_0-_YaA_kiaAcD7A42Br9W4God7h7Sl4NT4F/s1600/old-school03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2n473fembLg4g7P7NhXRWrn0n51oGLFtqcdwkLvKvYsO71ISYtgVr1CUiJGDEHATdA3UrMmoMbThJY1O5MJ9OnKjX2Nx8qzLdyFng-oa_0-_YaA_kiaAcD7A42Br9W4God7h7Sl4NT4F/s400/old-school03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693423904574434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLS2p2UhiUj_21pT7LmKsffeuUSNJZkhoYkraAv-Y-9sFIQSDTTndk5vb7CeRLppiokP-jykN9zpB9waZzdMshmiTzh7eq_2fwUrIrDw3-ZdSRidexnkJjMStDB7m4BU09Zm46OTzx9KDi/s1600/old-school04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLS2p2UhiUj_21pT7LmKsffeuUSNJZkhoYkraAv-Y-9sFIQSDTTndk5vb7CeRLppiokP-jykN9zpB9waZzdMshmiTzh7eq_2fwUrIrDw3-ZdSRidexnkJjMStDB7m4BU09Zm46OTzx9KDi/s400/old-school04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693416718914914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsCGfUuKGwL6NKXg2MM8aRzbEObbPBi-LOSRtrw8XiBm5HW8JyZpF-C_hfsl44piDnQ29HoBH0nvspIPvFQR3P7uS2TInTOmjb3sIvpgVYKAuYSYqTbcIVhXjTVhybAnbjbyKn7s_645U/s1600/old-school05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsCGfUuKGwL6NKXg2MM8aRzbEObbPBi-LOSRtrw8XiBm5HW8JyZpF-C_hfsl44piDnQ29HoBH0nvspIPvFQR3P7uS2TInTOmjb3sIvpgVYKAuYSYqTbcIVhXjTVhybAnbjbyKn7s_645U/s400/old-school05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693417800993298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P0lxKETCnyY_JVEq3IevbBMTwtcVZHJ9oLnQFeu26I2WPwOh4v4P-X4XISxCpxfRtKiyKAe9qter2HXkIGGdpWxFWi4QwZ5jRTHT99CtTfwxUtppa2kxQBUUX5SXcbgDqNOEdjxdTfJT/s1600/old-school06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P0lxKETCnyY_JVEq3IevbBMTwtcVZHJ9oLnQFeu26I2WPwOh4v4P-X4XISxCpxfRtKiyKAe9qter2HXkIGGdpWxFWi4QwZ5jRTHT99CtTfwxUtppa2kxQBUUX5SXcbgDqNOEdjxdTfJT/s400/old-school06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693410321977858" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-55820839764789181802011-04-21T13:38:00.000-07:002011-04-21T14:55:21.854-07:008th St. Tunnel - 9th St. InclineI had the chance today to see something not many people even know exists. A hundred-plus years ago when Kansas City's west bottoms was a more happenin' place than it is even today, getting in and out of it wasn't easy. That is, until the 9th Street Incline was opened in 1888. The idea was to build a tunnel beginning just west of Broadway and angle it down through the bluffs into the west bottoms, creating a direct rail link to downtown and Quality Hill. It worked quite well, albeit a bit scary for those first passengers, some of whom bailed off as the train began to descend. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(Below photos courtesy of the Kansas City Public Library's photo collection.)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSub2HThBQNf-AQbADcK3e07v2B-TY3EurSFrdwK9AB0ykJthxTsb4Ob-mErrM8S3uLx7tnCqvvd4Zg9F-2msK1EykM0qNhstF8QR6cfkVJxYhb5EFyL73QHKWqV4FxANyifZcVEaYQuqe/s1600/kcpl01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSub2HThBQNf-AQbADcK3e07v2B-TY3EurSFrdwK9AB0ykJthxTsb4Ob-mErrM8S3uLx7tnCqvvd4Zg9F-2msK1EykM0qNhstF8QR6cfkVJxYhb5EFyL73QHKWqV4FxANyifZcVEaYQuqe/s400/kcpl01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598147338211462098" /></a><br />You can see streetcars coming in and out of the tunnel in the lower center of this photo (above), and the track as it emerges from the bluffs. (below)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeIU0FRuJcUqDFeI4O_knu8R70FXioDW_X4gjnTZ3Zl-MOfU5CjHx-0Oz-UoCXZlJeWQZL8zi2rHC2B-lHnZt2pPucZH-ISRsydDSxNxFHroFlvup5S2VF5eoMu4imeevko1M23RK_Axi/s1600/kcpl02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeIU0FRuJcUqDFeI4O_knu8R70FXioDW_X4gjnTZ3Zl-MOfU5CjHx-0Oz-UoCXZlJeWQZL8zi2rHC2B-lHnZt2pPucZH-ISRsydDSxNxFHroFlvup5S2VF5eoMu4imeevko1M23RK_Axi/s400/kcpl02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598147472158915666" /></a><br />Fast forward to today . . About 100 yards of this tunnel still exists and is occasionally opened for private tours. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbafnDchg21cDYKz0ae_HKeqUm99gZBXDJNtqjfypDZPds7qf1bOu7h6KcPLusQjErG4VCA_YloK_mtiG9_rhCYiK-xu1GURWrdQXnpyYvjgMXTDWCKZ4goBKNOcm14bdBRIdM96VTL7Fd/s400/tunnel-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598145325750436594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD46Ca1sUtxqWdZkKxAGAAze9WVeCpZlLPk5R_Q10Xb-Mo74Gu3GIb97o1pE1yI2NCBPU6QAE5aOGVvy4sLJWaUgCebHGGYC1KJ8SU9bOMUGLRjPM1PUYSPh1lrXO_xjikYI8rmmpwrqq_/s1600/tunnel-06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD46Ca1sUtxqWdZkKxAGAAze9WVeCpZlLPk5R_Q10Xb-Mo74Gu3GIb97o1pE1yI2NCBPU6QAE5aOGVvy4sLJWaUgCebHGGYC1KJ8SU9bOMUGLRjPM1PUYSPh1lrXO_xjikYI8rmmpwrqq_/s400/tunnel-06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598145324687347474" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-38711589080831010612011-03-30T09:03:00.000-07:002011-03-30T09:17:38.568-07:00Goodbye BMAIt's been about ten years since I was first hired to photograph BMA Tower for a National Register of Historic Places nomination. Since then I've photographed the building for pre and post-rehab documentation for historic tax credits as often as several times each year. Last Monday, however, was my final trip to BMA, now One Park Place. A lot has changed with the building in that time, but it's still my favorite job and has produced some of my best work. I'm sad to be finished with it.<br /><br />Here are a few shots done for the <A HREF="http://www.f-stop.com/bma"><B>nomination ten years ago</A></B> which are not on my main website.<br /><br />Here's how it looks today:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNdnJxpb3tePrUCvA3ZeeBxZm2a50QCkxSNtXQrMjg4LgjH1_O_K9schKTXXWLeyJaVGthBewBgb220SEqiMj5mKKajW1UtOFQyPIsZZAVWmXW_tp05eaTXthPuhyd72JaARw7e-GNEze/s1600/new-residents.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNdnJxpb3tePrUCvA3ZeeBxZm2a50QCkxSNtXQrMjg4LgjH1_O_K9schKTXXWLeyJaVGthBewBgb220SEqiMj5mKKajW1UtOFQyPIsZZAVWmXW_tp05eaTXthPuhyd72JaARw7e-GNEze/s400/new-residents.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589906915559089346" /></a><br /><br />The view from the 19th floor is spectacular, and can be yours for just under $1 million!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoniXWZHGCujndCG0guvib693bagEYdCDY2Zpc1RXfgVahGOVZ5MeWnI9S0P1V9ZiavqohWX20-blK_3wEaJhD2MJOgD9r-MWIvCpQJQXpEq9l4uLELwA13SuWEJ29VdPBMhgz9NQwsW2/s1600/skyline.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoniXWZHGCujndCG0guvib693bagEYdCDY2Zpc1RXfgVahGOVZ5MeWnI9S0P1V9ZiavqohWX20-blK_3wEaJhD2MJOgD9r-MWIvCpQJQXpEq9l4uLELwA13SuWEJ29VdPBMhgz9NQwsW2/s400/skyline.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589906917505688930" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNLwvpkzPm1DqWej-9_m5GYNUPXTSCezCV2Jvvd8yX3-hKxMADnPzSji0GEPPb2ztNBrGx9ijIKBRhh2XBvJlpCRp4-JXniD2J15wZfeFAQoDgE6kcWnXxIlq88dhabGolyF5PI1XMIqD/s1600/bma-pool.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNLwvpkzPm1DqWej-9_m5GYNUPXTSCezCV2Jvvd8yX3-hKxMADnPzSji0GEPPb2ztNBrGx9ijIKBRhh2XBvJlpCRp4-JXniD2J15wZfeFAQoDgE6kcWnXxIlq88dhabGolyF5PI1XMIqD/s400/bma-pool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589906912235834882" /></a><br /><br />So long BMA. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUymfPPK7l9lY_rZT4zv0pUlRugYgnjEM9JJc311-fjIXiuXrMnGWGz_ajXuABgW43Uu3WIU_ODtKjJdJZm0ffzBYKqDmA40GhM2CTMSi1IU3YzsFBkZucxSDtoyT6nByKl9g3rH-xoT86/s1600/leaving-bma.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUymfPPK7l9lY_rZT4zv0pUlRugYgnjEM9JJc311-fjIXiuXrMnGWGz_ajXuABgW43Uu3WIU_ODtKjJdJZm0ffzBYKqDmA40GhM2CTMSi1IU3YzsFBkZucxSDtoyT6nByKl9g3rH-xoT86/s400/leaving-bma.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589906913285305442" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121227026584709957.post-38878077739511103492011-03-14T16:11:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:15:54.771-07:00Dreary day in the studio . .Nothing going on, no pressing projects, nasty weather. Perfect for experimenting in the lighting studio; something I don't do enough of.<br /><br />Simple enough setup . . Three halogen lights, home-made soft box, heavy tripod, a black vinyl notebook for a background and my watch. Here goes . .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWvy1_fBvR31LgeVfC-_F6xaUN7a9yO9KSRfYUuaNk_ic46jqcT642C64H7Dgj9mAs6xliCxgmxUazHqeDPKcTM3-w_AGBUvVAuRKAi1jwaeuqzFhneloh3Zz6k3C9SCxwMxQR3jKddc6/s1600/seiko-solar-03a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWvy1_fBvR31LgeVfC-_F6xaUN7a9yO9KSRfYUuaNk_ic46jqcT642C64H7Dgj9mAs6xliCxgmxUazHqeDPKcTM3-w_AGBUvVAuRKAi1jwaeuqzFhneloh3Zz6k3C9SCxwMxQR3jKddc6/s400/seiko-solar-03a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584078181221801282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffsRa0o-fnmLXugvF5s0KpOOOYLegkzYM_ax27nI4AGVZxUIwm3fAw08ugmVt3EfOs35cAh2oGSys-9A5Jqe4hgR1ivZcq0r6lkPciizgkFVE6lsVjvPQ95CCcLEQxXrPSVNnHdDw-dCn/s1600/seiko-solar-05a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffsRa0o-fnmLXugvF5s0KpOOOYLegkzYM_ax27nI4AGVZxUIwm3fAw08ugmVt3EfOs35cAh2oGSys-9A5Jqe4hgR1ivZcq0r6lkPciizgkFVE6lsVjvPQ95CCcLEQxXrPSVNnHdDw-dCn/s400/seiko-solar-05a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584078178580704002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBUHpDHsG1M3RIcMite2LapNUoppKDipvBcsq7LFiRgdSrGPK81D177IGOwCeVeX42dMbOVJz8fp0PggxdkCeu0pNf9vPbU0GCiXZDlA2V1AKqdbZn8bFvqieT1QLT5fpKfrABk-ksdat/s1600/seiko-solar-04a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBUHpDHsG1M3RIcMite2LapNUoppKDipvBcsq7LFiRgdSrGPK81D177IGOwCeVeX42dMbOVJz8fp0PggxdkCeu0pNf9vPbU0GCiXZDlA2V1AKqdbZn8bFvqieT1QLT5fpKfrABk-ksdat/s400/seiko-solar-04a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584078176051635554" /></a>f-stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126702321514528149noreply@blogger.com0