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.

Artistic Brickwork

Some bricklayers

are (were?) truly 

artistic artisans

(is that redundant?)

Taken 3 November 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.

J. B. Hill & Co.

Old Feed Store

near downtown Fresno.

I wonder how many cans of paint it took to paint

that graffiti?

Taken 19 October 2018.

Old School

Here are some pictures of the courtyards and colonnades

of the Old Administration Building (OAB)

at Fresno City College.

Read a bit of the history of Fresno City College

HERE,

and see some excellent photos,

especially of the Library.

Inside these walls there is a beautiful

auditorium, in which I will be participating

in a musical program called

"A Little Night Music"

in just a couple of weeks.

When classes are in session

you will see students sitting

in these areas studying.

Once upon a time,

even rain spouts were works of art.

Taken 21 December 2017.

Sanibel Lighthouse

Had trouble choosing

so y'all get a bunch of 'em!

Taken March 2016.

Brickwork

The contrast between the very old brickwork

and the much newer brickwork

is striking in itself.

Then the lines and shadows from

pre-existing windows

add interest.

These bricked-in windows

are from a re-purposed corner

of this building:

Check out the painted wood molding

across the top!

Taken 2 August 2010,

Tampa, Florida.

Henry's Soul Cafe

A little free advertising

for Henry's Soul Cafe

in Washington, DC.

The food was fabulous!

The proprietors wonderful.

AND the price was right, too!

The building itself is a delightful

study in brick and paint,

windows and a/c units,

iron grates and neon.

Dig those glass bricks around the entryway.

And I could sure go for

a nice big piece of

that sweet potato pie right now!!!!

The fella coming in the door

with his bicycle

is their delivery man.

Taken on 18 November 2010.

Teatro, Ybor City

Scenic, delightful

Ybor City,

Tampa, Florida.

Note the "Arturo Fuente" Cigar Factory Sign in the background.

Gotta love the "gaslight" retro globe lampposts.

Palm tree, blue sky,

brickwork,

terra cotta roof,

neon signage...

What's not to love?

Taken 2 August 2010.

Cigar Factory with Palm

This former cigar factory in Ybor City,

Tampa, Florida,

has been converted to office space.

Attractive in the most literal sense:

Shape and shadow of the arch detail above the windows,

brickwork "ledge" below second-story windows,

neatly painted crown detail across the top.

Note the iron hinges on either side of each window;

one lonely pair of shutters remains to explain and represent.

Taken on 2 August 2010.

Bright Light, Deep Shadows

Striking brickwork on this edifice in Georgetown (DC).

If you look closely

(by clicking on the image)

you can see the triangular shadows along the top

are formed by bricks laid at an angle.

Taken 19 November 2010.

Study in Shadows

I saw so many interesting things for my eyes to linger on in this setting:

brickwork, tile, awning, molded concrete,

but the most interesting aspect to me was the depth and character

of the shadows;

especially the details in the brick part of the column,

and the triangles created by the shapes in the concrete

base of the columns.

This is an entrance to the Shops at Georgetown Park

in Georgetown, Washington, DC.

Taken 20 November 2010.