Patterned Wall

 

This wall is designed with a groovy pattern!

I'm not sure what is the history of this building.

It is in a declining part of town.

The art is by Aaron De La Cruz, installed in 2018 (signature in the lower right)

So it must have been pretty new when I took these photos.

Taken 18 December 2018.

Street Art #39: Mecca Billiards

Great artwork!

The colors are spot on, the distribution of the balls is excellent, the hand with the cue stick, the typography and size of the store name are perfect.

Photo below is the unfortunate next door neighbor.

I bet that old building has some stories to tell!

 

These photos were taken on 17 December 2018.

Brickwork

I took this first photo on 14 October 2018.

This church (Bethel Evangelical Lutheran) is more or less on my way to work.

I would see it every morning about a block off of my accustomed route.

The brickwork caught my attention.

 

I took these next two photos on 22 March 2021.

I thought the ambient light and the color of the sky were good, and I wanted to get a closer shot of the bricks above the door and above the stained glass window.

San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation

Downtown Fresno.

The buildings on the right are Warnor's Theater, on which I reported back in December 2018.

The taller building on the left is the San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation.

To see detailed info about the history and architecture of this building follow the link.

 

These photos taken 21 December 2018.

J. M. Rustigian Building, 1920

If you zoom in, you can read the "banner" above the terra cotta.

It reads, "J. M. Rustigian Building,"

and just above that is imprinted (engraved? embossed?)

1920.

So this building is approaching its 100th anniversary.

I love the details, especially the way it has been freshly painted.

Taken 17 May 2019.

Lines, Shadows, Shapes, and Planes

Stairwell with open balconies.

Taken 20 November 2018.

Plain Geometry

Yes, the title of this post was an intentional

"misspelling,"

but I find it descriptive of this

gathering of squares.

There is even a 'ghostly' square

sneaking in at the top of the frame...

Taken 20 November 2018.

Everyday Retro

Design features we see every day

and often take for granted.

Smooth curves, stripes, neon, tiles.

Comforting and exciting

at the same time.

Taken 20 November 2018.

Chinese Church

Chinese Church

on the west side of Fresno.

Taken 20 November 2018.

Artistic Brickwork

Some bricklayers

are (were?) truly 

artistic artisans

(is that redundant?)

Taken 3 November 2018.

St. Paul Armenian Church

St. Paul Armenian Church

1 November 2018.

Venerable Edifice

Not sure what its purpose was

when it was built (mid-20th century),

but now it guards the entrance to

a phalanx of storage units.

Taken 26 October 2018.

Fire Escape

This is the west side of the 

San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation

building.

The front view is much more impressive

but I wanted to show the fire escape.

This building was erected in 1924.

They don't make fire escapes like this anymore.

Or, at least, I don't think so...

Taken 26 October 2018.

St. Alphonsus Church

St. Alphonsus church in Fresno, California.

Not overly ornate, but imposing

and attractive.

Taken 26 October 2018.

Mystical Mayan Mural

Still being worked on, this powerful mural adorns

an innately artful structure near downtown.

Taken 23 October 2018.

D & L Florists

Detail from the building that houses D & L Florists.

Taken 22 October 2018.

Step inside the Water Tower

This is Fresno's iconic and historic

Water Tower.

It was completed in 1894,

and was in continuous use until 1963.

Let's step inside!

The brick construction of the structure that supports

the water tank is extraordinary.

Taken 21 December 2018.

Bank of the West

Bank of the West, Fresno, California.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Hotel Fresno

Historic Hotel Fresno

hoping for a new life.

Taken 16 October 2018.

Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

This is the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

in downtown Fresno.

The vacant ground in front of it is part of preparation

for construction of California's High Speed Rail project.

Taken 16 October 2018.