Is The Wonder Bread Factory Brick Wall Still A Historic Building.?! Washington, D.C.
Is The Wonder Bread Factory Brick Wall Still A Historic Building.?! Washington, D.C.
Unlike most of the industrious American cities on the east coast–Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, &tc., the City of Washington, the District of Columbia, was the premier manufactourer of policies and regulations rather than raw goods, among other products. In fact, the Federal City was (and remains) almost execlusively centered around the Federal government, its pseudonyms, and their [...]
The LOADING DOCK in Front of This House is NOT just any “Parking Space”…Washington, D.C.
The LOADING DOCK in Front of This House is NOT just any “Parking Space”…Washington, D.C.
A Comment on Public Space in the District of Columbia
One of the most misunderstood laws in the District of Columbia is regarding the public space that comprises the front and side yards of our houses. In the last years of the 19th [...]
The Fantastical Garden Shed of Robert Gage, Austin, Texas
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 [...]
Why Is The National Historic Landmark Program Renting A New Building Next To An Abandoned National Historic Landmark?
We have illustrated Liz Farmer’s Washington Examiner article to make it very clear where the Historic Preservation problem lies…
Perhaps the National Park Service could decamp from 1201 I Street, NW, Washington, D.C., a nasty “K Street-esque” office building, to restore its abandoned neighbor–the Franklin School. In Liz Farmer’s recent Examiner article highlighting the building and the state [...]
Some “Bricks and Stone” With Concrete Bones, Nashville, Tennessee
In an effort to respect the continued use of “bricks and stone,” among other aesthetic minded materials, we will not give our opinion as to the facade treatment of APlus Stone and Materials at No. 8 Hart Street, in Nashville, Tennessee. While we are happy to see that the building has been reused, we are [...]
The Glorious Evolution of Messeur Elisaeus von Seutter’s Pleasure Grounds at Ivy Cottage, Jackson, Mississippi
The Glorious Evolution of Messeur Elisaeus von Seutter’s Pleasure Grounds at Ivy Cottage, Jackson, Mississippi
Elisaeus von Seutter, Photographer (1869-1909), Ivy Cottage and Pleasure Grounds, Jackson, Mississippi
Prior to the construction of Ivy Cottage, Elisaeus von Seutter (1827-1909) had made his way from Lindau, an island of Lake Constance in Germany. Born into an aristocratic family, he was [...]
Green Truth On Urban Planning, Historic Preservation and Green!
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Washingtonia Trees, Olive Trees, Or Just Plain Street Trees at Chico, California
Washingtonia Trees, Olive Trees, Or Just Plain Street Trees at Chico, California
Street Trees, 5th Street, Chico, California, Circa 1915
This is a testament to the early commitment to landscape architecture in American cities and small towns. Also, this reflects the understanding that trees were important to the environment of even an urban area.
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Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
1926 View of Raised Gardens and Lawns Along the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland
While “raised beds” have their reasons, here and there, they are largely a fashion trend among the those of the “Green” trend in today’s morally correct environmentally concious… Yet there was a time when such [...]
Early Green & We Won’t Leave The Light On For You!
Early Green…We Won’t Leave The Light On For You!
Suritz-Sharff 1973, P.O. Box 824, Wash DC 20044
Apparently, the Green Movement and the general effort to “Save Electricity” began even before the bicenntenial as this modern view shows a 1973 advertisement atop a lightswitch cover that advertised for Dominion Naiotnal Bank.
We enjoyed this little oddity amidst an [...]
