The Hairport, Pembroke, Virginia–A Fun Re-Use of An Early 20th Century Commercial Building
Posted by admin on August 23, 2013 · 1 Comment
Special to the Curator of Shit from The Meanest Bitch in Water Street.
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Vernacular, Virginia · Tags adaptive Reuse, Commericial Buildings Reused, Curator of Shit, Funny Advertising. Architectural History, Odd Signs, Pembroke VA, Roadside Architecture, The Hairport, The Hairpot Pembroke, Unusual Signage
Fries’ Above Ground Pool in the Art Deco Taste, Fries, Virginia
Posted by admin on December 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Fries’ Above Ground Pool in the Art Deco Taste, Fries, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Art Deco (Flare), Built Environment, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Virginia · Tags Above-ground Pool, Art Deco Architecture, Art Deco Pool, Fries VA, Fries Virginia, Virginia Architecture, WPA Buildings
Washington & Lee’s Italianate House and Its Gothic Revival Porch…Lexington, Virginia
Posted by admin on November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Washington & Lee’s Italianate House and Its Gothic Revival Porch…Lexington, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Preservation, Italianate, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Virginia · Tags AJ Downing, Arched Windows, Curator of Shit, Gothic Revival Architecture, Gothic Revival Cottage, Gothic Revival Porch, Historic Buildings, Italinate House, Italinate Mansion, Lexington VA, Pointed Arches, Virginia Architecture, Washington and Lee, Washington and Lee Historic Building
The Old Chimney of William Christian, Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin, Virginia
Posted by admin on November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Tree, Vernacular, Virginia · Tags American Ruins, Claytor Lake State Park, Colonial History, Colonial Virginia, Curator of Shit, Oxmoor Farm, William Christian, William Christian Bullitt
Pocahontas Coal Miners Were Eternally Warm In Their Butt Coffins, Butt & Co. Coffins, Pocahontas, Virginia
Posted by admin on September 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Pocahontas Coal Miners Were Eternally Warm In Their Butt Coffin
Butt & Co. Coffins, Pocahontas, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Virginia · Tags Architectural History, Butt & Co, Butt Coffins, Coal Region Virginia, Coffin Factory, Curator of Shit, Pocahontas Coal Town, Pocahontas Fields, Pocahontas Ghost Town, Pocahontas Virginia, Wood Frame Buildings
Green Begins With Reuse: The C.F. Sauer Company, Flavored Extracts, West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Green Begins With Reuse: The C.F. Sauer Company, Flavored Extracts, West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Modernistic (1920s through 1940s), Most Recent, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Virginia · Tags Buildings, Curator of Shit, Flavored Extracts, Green Buildings, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Industrial Buildings, Industrial Revolution, Richmond Architecture, Richmond VA History, Virginia Architecture
The Largest Lights, The Biggest Bulbs, Aeronautical Advancement at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia
Posted by admin on January 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Location Location Location, Military, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Virginia · Tags Aeronatutical History, Aeronautical Architecture, Antique Flood Lights, Architectural History, Aviation History, Curator of Shit, Early Lighting, Fort Monroe, Fort Monroe History, History of Lights, Military Architecture, Runway Flood Lights
Rear Elevation at Jones Point Lighthouse, Jones Point Park, Alexandria, Virginia
Posted by admin on December 22, 2011 · 2 Comments
While the Jones Point Lighthouse was constructed in mid-19th century, it underwent numerous substantial changes, including environmental conditions, throughout its long history to-date. The image shown above, no doubt taken by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Lifesaving/Coast Guard construction division (perhaps even the Treasury Department), portrays the lighthouse building and its grounds looking towards the [...]
Category Built Environment, Greek Revival, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Vernacular, Virginia · Tags Alexandria Architecture, Architectural History, Battery Cove, Curator of Shit, Historic Lighthouses, Jones Point Light House, Jones Point Lighthouse, Jones Point Park, Lighthouse architecture, U.S. Lifesaving Service, United States Coast Guard, USCG facilities
Early Green & We Won’t Leave The Light On For You!
Posted by admin on May 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Category Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Green, Historic Context, History, Interior, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Virginia · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Early Efforts in Energy Saving, Electricity History, Green Architecture, History of Green Movement
Forgive We Not The Ugly Home Depot Doors Galore!!!
Posted by admin on March 31, 2011 · 1 Comment
Forgive We Not The Ugly Home Depot Doors Galore!!!
A Quick Rant On Ugly Home Depot Doors Throughout Various East Coast Cities
Baltimore MD – New York City – Philadelphia – Washington DC
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Category Absurd Mansard, Baltimore, Beaux Arts (1880-1940ish), Built Environment, Chateauesque (1880-1940ish), Collegiate Gothic, Colonial Revival, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Delaware, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Georgian, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), HOME DEPOT Doors, Italianate, Location Location Location, Maryland, Massachusetts, Most Recent, Neoclassical (1880-1940ish), New Jersey, New York City, New York State, Pennsyltucky, Philadelphia, Public Architecture, Queen Anne Revival, Residential Architecture, Romanesque Revival (1860-1900ish), Second Empire (1860-1900ish), Style Section..., Turds, Virginia · Tags Architectural History, Fogotten Architecture, Historic Buildings, Home Depot Doors, Mistreatment of Buildings, New York City, Old Buildings, Philadelphia, Ugly Doors, Washington DC
