Category Archives: Architecture

Hiking High Tor

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I usually take a couple of weeks off from work during the summer. One of the things I like to do during those too-brief respites is hike. I don’t know why I like it. Probably because … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Here’s a selection of snaps that I took during a recent visit to Phoenix’s wonderfully eccentric, handmade and wayward 18-room, three-level Mystery Castle. It seems like part hippie project, part Italian or Spanish hilltown house, part Southwest Indian … Continue reading →

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New York Baseball, Part 1: Yankee Stadium

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:   The Yankees recently played the Angels and your correspondent eagerly headed out to the Bronx to take in the new Yankee Stadium for the first time. Here are a few pics I snapped. First place I headed … Continue reading →

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Review: “Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation”

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: I really enjoyed this documentary on the construction of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Solid background material is interspersed with meditative shots of the construction in action, and on site interviews with figures major and minor tie it all together. … Continue reading →

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The Sombre Sadness of Right Angles

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The train reached Ogden at two o’clock, where it rested for six hours. Mr. Fogg and his party had time to pay a visit to Salt Lake City, connected with Ogden by a branch road; and … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour: Hampden, MA

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I recently spent some time in sleepy, idyllic southern Massachusetts, my first time in New England. Fenster disputes that this area is New England at all, but what does he know? What the town lacked in ethnic restaurants … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: Juxtaposin’

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via Callowman, the proposed design for the Italian pavilion at Expo 2015.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Doctors House, Glendale, CA, built in the Eastlake style. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Submitted for your consideration, 20th century architectural history in miniature, as illustrated by three buildings. Located in Inwood neighborhood of upper Manhattan, each is located right next to the other. Here’s a map in the order we’ll be … Continue reading →

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