What will we do with the giant empty hulk of the Railway Exchange Building? It seems that the age of the august department store in downtown is over, because, despite angry nostalgia when they close,…
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Interior, Cathedral, Milan
The interior of Milan Cathedral is probably the darkest place I’ve ever tried to photograph; it is downright cavernous with minimal light. I hope these pictures give you some sense of the experience. Huge paintings…
Cathedral, Milan, Italy
Milan’s cathedral is a glorious pile of stone, a strange mix of the Gothic style, which never moved too terribly further south on such a grand scale, and other more Renaissance style motifs, such as…
A Room With A View, Urbino, Italy
I was in Urbino, Italy, last fall on business and snapped these three pictures out of my hotel window: once in the afternoon, once at dusk, and once the next morning before I left. What…
Firth of Forth Bridge, Scotland
The Nineteenth Century, in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, created some of the most iconic and innovative bridges of Western Civilization. While St. Louis pioneered the use of structural steel tubing in the construction…
The Old Farmhouse, Pleasantview Road
Amazing how a change of seasons and the passage of over half a year can change a building. The old farmhouse outside of Washington, Illinois, is still clinging to life, but as you can see…
Redevelopment at Pleasantview School, Washington Township, Central Illinois
Woah, something has been happening at the old Pleasantview School! We learned from our family’s friend (and distant cousin to my father, possibly six degrees removed) who had actually attended the school as a boy…
Abandoned Church, Mt. Sterling, Iowa
What is the story behind this church, in the tiny of hamlet of Mt. Sterling, just a few miles north of the Missouri border? Where did the people go? Did they move away? Stop going…
New Clark County Courthouse, Kahoka
Gotta love Post-Modernism, huh? Why, the new courthouse looks just as good as the old one! OK, I’m being sarcastic. I wonder how long this new one will last? By the way, for all of…
Manhattan, New York from Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey
I found myself sitting around Newark Liberty International Airport’s terminal again last weekend, so I snapped another two shots of the tallest buildings in Manhattan, this time with much clearer skies.
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