Lot 271 - State Fair Ave. E.
August 14, 2006
Late of the archives of the F.H.A. is this home designed and built in 1939.
Located on lot 271 on State Fair Ave. E., I’m not sure how to go about cross referencing lot numbers to street addresses. So I’m not sure if this one is still around or not.
Designed by…
Going... Going...
August 11, 2006
So I drove by the Veteran Plumbing site yesterday morning on the way to work. The older two story building was half demolished already.
A giant hole is appearing in the streetscape.
The building eater is poised ready to get back to work destroying things.
I drove by again on my way home, and all that remained was a twisted pile of metal and wood.
The clock is ticking rapidly on the old…
Welcome to Yorktown Square
August 10, 2006
Located in South Windsor, this relic from the 1950’s still lights up the parking lot at Yorktown Square (as the dates below show, the Yorktown store that was first to open, did so in 1953). Thanks to John and Mike for the heads up that the old sign still lights up.
At…
Lifetime Warranty
August 9, 2006
The deathfences are up, and time has run out for the old Veteran Plumbing store on Wyandotte St @ McDougall. The store was a long time downtown fixture, and in the last few years, packed up and headed to the south end of the city near the Sprawl-Mart. I used to head frequently to Veteran Plumbing during plumbing projects. Once they moved, I tried to go there once, and found them closed. I never…
More HDR
August 8, 2006
It was a long weekend on the Canadian side of the river this weekend. Most of mine was spent painting.
Here is my house, with a mix of colors going up on the lower level bay window, in glorious HDR.
Still messing around, I took this HDR shot of looking west along my…
HDR & lots of work...
August 5, 2006
So I’m just messing around with HDR. I think I’ve finally got a little grasp of the whole process….
The photo above is my house. The scaffolding is up, and that means scraping and painting, and cleaning out and stabilizing rotted wood… What a joyous…