Category Archives: Architecture

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cinque Terre, Italy Click on the image to enlarge.

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Passing Thoughts on the High Line

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Today I met frequent UR commenter Tex for a walk along the High Line, the elevated-railroad-track-turned-public-park that runs for a mile through the southwest end of Manhattan. Discussions of the virtues of the park itself are probably … Continue reading →

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The Metro Theater

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Blowhard, Esq.’s recent post on the glorious Art Deco Pantages Theater brought to mind another theater of the same era in New York that has unfortunately been a casualty of New York’s notorious real estate developer wars: … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: Berlin Details

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A grab-bag of beautiful details from no-name buildings in Berlin: When was the last time you ooh’d and aah’d over the details on a modernist building? Would modernists have us think that details and ornaments are unimportant? … Continue reading →

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More Porches

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Thanks to Paleo for a reminder of how great porches are, and what a difference from the back patio with grill. How would you watch a parade without a porch? That’s my ex-front porch in Hopewell, New Jersey, … Continue reading →

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Porches of Carpinteria

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Kicking around the town of Carpinteria, CA for a few days recently left me marveling at an architectural wonder too often taken for granted: the American porch. Carpinteria (or, as everyone calls it, “Carp”) is an idyllic … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: Los Angeles’s Pantages Theatre

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As I implied earlier, this past weekend I was at the Pantages Theatre to see the touring company production of Book of Mormon. As wonderful and hilarious as the show was, it was almost upstaged by the venue itself, an … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Vogue Theater in Hollywood, CA, 1935 Click on the image to enlarge.

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Linkage

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: While Miami has the largest number of surviving Art Deco buildings of any place in the world, the number 2 city on the list might surprise you. Back here, I toured some Art Deco buildings in downtown … Continue reading →

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