The Coolest Building in Indianapolis
Posted by admin on November 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Coolest Building in Indianapolis
Art Deco? Utility Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Art Deco (Flare), Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Preservation, Indiana, Indianapolis, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Art Deco Architecture, Art Deco Buildings, Deco Style, Indiana Architecture, Indianapolis Architecture, Utility Architecture, Utility Building
The Abandoned Machine Shop of Eldridge R. Johnson, Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, New Jersey
Posted by admin on August 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Abandoned Machine Shop of Eldridge R. Johnson, Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, New Jersey
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Category Built Environment, Camden, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New Jersey · Tags Camden New Jersey, Eldridge R Johnson, Emile Berliner, Flat Disc Record, Gramophone, Invention, Lost Buildings, Music History, Philadelphia Buildings, Record History, Record Industry, Record Label, Sound History, Spring Motor, Victor Talking Machine Co
The Best Bus Barn In America…Coca Cola Bottling Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
Posted by admin on June 21, 2012 · 2 Comments
The Best Bus Barn In America…Coca Cola Bottling Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
858-868 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
Within the National Register of Historic Places-Listed Massachusetts Avenue Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana–one of the great state capitols in America, the “Bus Barn” of the Indianapolis Public Schools is housed in this architectural wonder. The rather well kept resource is a [...]
Category Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Built Environment, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Preservation, Indiana, Indianapolis, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Reuse, Salvage, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Art Deco Architecture, Bus Barn Buildings, Bus Barns, Coca Cola Architecture, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Coca Cola Bottling Works, Indianapolis Architecture, Indianapolis Public Schools, Louis Sullivan, Reuse, Sullivanesque Architecture
The Fantastical Garden Shed of Robert Gage, Austin, Texas
Posted by admin on April 24, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Fantastical Garden Shed of Robert Gage, Austin, Texas
Located at the rear of a fairly large lot on Rio Grande Street in the “Judge’s Hill” Section of Austin, Texas, a charming old wood-frame dwelling has an even more charming wood-frame shed. The shed was built by Robert Gage, a long time antique dealer and artist [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Architectural Salvage, Built Environment, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Green, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Reuse, Salvage, Salvage Materials, Style Section..., Texas, Urban Landscape · Tags Curator of Shit, Fantasy Architecture, Garden Buildings, Garden Shed Design, Garden Sheds, Historic Garden Sheds, Outbuildings, Robert Gage, Robert Gage Antiques, Robert Gage Artist, Robert Gage Austin Tx, Wood Frame Buildings, Wood-frame outbuildings, Wooden Architecture, Wooden Buildings
One of the First Helicopter Engines in America, by Emile Berliner…In An Old Barn At 1458 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on February 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
One of the First Helicopter Engines in America, by Emile Berliner…In An Old Barn At 1458 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, D.C.
Emile Berliner (1851-1929) began studying aeronautics/aviation in the 1890s at his Columbia Heights (then Pleasant Plains) Mansion at 1458 Columbia Road, NW, where he owned nearly all of the 1400 block. This was prior to [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, District of Columbia, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Right Up Your Alley, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape, Vernacular · Tags 1458 Columbia Road, Aeronautical History, Architectural History, Aviation History, berliner helicopter, Columbia Road DC, Curator of Shit, Emile Berliner, Emile Berliner Gramophone, Emile Berliner Microphone, Helicopter History, helicopter invention, invention history, Victor Talking Machine, Washington DC History
Gross Carriages Have Left The Building, Baltimore, Maryland
Posted by admin on August 25, 2011 · 2 Comments
Occupying both 300 and 302 North Carrollton Avenue at the intersection of 1200-1300 Saratoga Street, in Baltimore, Maryland, a record of past labors stands as a derelict tomb to what once was… Still bearing the cross of its labors, the building was formerly the site of a carriage maker—better known in the early 20th century [...]
Category Architectural History, Baltimore, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Federal (Urban), Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, August Gross Wagon Maker, Baltimore Architecture, Baltimore History, Carriage History, Curator of Shit, Decayed Buildings, Derelict Buildings, Historic Preservation, History of Vehicles, Horse Drawn Vehicles, Maryland Architecture, Maryland History, Vehicle History, Wagon History, Wagon Makers
What’s With The Yellow Brick Buildings–Churches, Houses, Stores, & At Least One Beisert Warehouse at Giddings, Texas?
Posted by admin on August 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
While much of the historic agricultural built environment of Lee County, Texas has been lost to recent generations of apathy, neglect, and ugly replacement, there are still a few old houses—mostly, in town. And if you have ever seen the sprinkling of “yellow brick buildings” in Giddings, Lee County’s seat of government, then you are [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Ranch House, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Texas, Vernacular · Tags Architectural History, brick masonry Construction, brick warehouse, Curator of Shit, domestic architecture, giddings texas, Historic Preservation, lee county texas, lee county texas history, mid century domestic artchitecture, ranch style architecture, Ranch Style Dwelling, Yellow Brick
Big Rig Style + Adaptive Reuse = Semi-Mobile Home (Triple Shotgun)
Posted by admin on July 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Big Rig Style + Adaptive Reuse = Semi-Mobile Home
(Triple Shotgun)
Triple Shotgun House/Semi-Mobile Home, Canal Street,
Violet, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Coming from New Orleans, East St. Bernard Highway leads to more than the glories of Bayou Road. In fact, almost immediately, upon entering the town of Violet, Louisiana, a left turn onto Canal Street, can be quite a treat. In [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Folk House (Bumpkinastic Revival), Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Location Location Location, Louisiana, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Style Section..., Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags adaptive Reuse, Architectural History, Buildings, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, mobile homes, odd buildings, trailer house, trailer house siding, Ugly Buildings
New Orleans’ Creole Style Parking Garage Beats Vacant Lots…
Posted by admin on July 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
New Orleans’ Creole Style Parking Garage Beats Vacant Lots…
Creole Cottage is a Parking Lot, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana
While we always hate to see the interior of anything gutted for modern development or something insensitive and/or inferior to the original, this sort of renovation with preservation of the exterior is optimal to a vacant lot. [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Creole Cottage, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Louisiana, Most Recent, New Orleans, Residential Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Creole Cottage, Creole Cottage Parking Lot, Curator of Shit, French Quarter Parking, Historic Preservation
Biloxi’s Trailer Parks Weren’t Always A Federal Ordeal…
Posted by admin on July 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Biloxi’s Trailer Parks Weren’t Always A Federal Ordeal…
Early 20th Century Commercial Buildings, Vintage Trailer Park, Etc., Judge Sekul Avenue & Tuxedo Street, Biloxi, MS
We had not enough nerve upon visitation to actually enter the residence portion. Southerners and especially post-Katrina survivors are rather sensitive to photographers, even of a cultural nature, but we hope to [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Cultural Landscapes, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, History, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Mississippi, Most Recent, Occupancy and Building = Personal Feeling, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Vernacular · Tags Architectural History, Barber shops, Biloxi Architecture, Biloxi Before Katrina, Biloxi Mississippi Casinos, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Trailer Parks, Vintage Trailers
