Lovely clouds add to the water reflections of Panama city buildings
Panama City Reflections
Panama City Reflections
Tag Archives: buildings
Reaching for the Sky
In contrast to historic buildings on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, these modern skyscrapers reach for the sky in striking ways ….
Reaching for the Sky
A Mix of Patterns and Textures
An example of the various materials of different textures and patterns used in the old buildings at Hart Square (A village from the 1800s preserved in its entirety right here in the hills of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Kudos to Bob Hart, a doctor, who has been going and going for 40 years now on this land. He’s gathered 100 buildings from the surrounding counties and moved them to this 200-acre haven. He’s stuffed the cabins with beds, chairs, food, dresses, shoes, brooms, medicine. Each structure represents a part of this village he calls Hart Square.
I hope you enjoyed this series on the amazing buildings and structures at Hart Square.
A Mix of Patterns and Textures
Louisiana – New Orleans French Quarter
The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré – or the “Quarter” to locals, sits on a crescent in the Mississippi River on some of the highest ground in New Orleans.
French Quarter architecture is a mix of Spanish, French, Creole and American styles. Plastered walls and single chimneys reflect laws enacted after fire virtually destroyed the city in 1788 and 1794. Walled courtyards, perfect for French Quarter parties, are a gift of the Spanish influence. Cast iron balconies were added to many masonry buildings after 1850,
Louisiana – New Orleans French Quarter
Texas – Galveston – The Old and the New
A scene capturing the blending of architectural styles – the old and the modern in Galveston, Texas
Texas – Galveston – The Old and the New
Texas – The Old Exists in Galveston
It is only 45 miles down the Gulf Freeway from the glittery metropolis that is the new Houston to old Galveston, but it might as well be on another planet. The causeway that leads across Galveston Bay to the long narrow barrier island is like a time machine transporting the visitor into a 19th-century world of light and airy Victorian, Gothic and Greek Revival buildings and homes. Galveston Island has more surviving Victorian houses than any other old houses and historic architecture especially from the Victorian era.
Texas – The Old Exists in Galveston
Texas – Houston – Reflections on Glass
Light reflecting off the tall glass buildings in Houston provide interesting images
Texas – Houston – Reflections on Glass