by Architectural Observer | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog, Observations
Today I happened upon a building which was delightfully peppered with sculptured glass block. I haven’t seen much of this stuff outside of Chicagoland where it was popular in the 1960’s, so I did some digging online. Soon I was rewarded with A Chicago...
by Architectural Observer | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Observations
Five different structures that all stand out in their own unique way…
by Architectural Observer | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog, Observations
More overlooked structures and architectural details to contemplate…. ...
by Architectural Observer | Feb 22, 2017 | Blog, Observations
How many businesses can you think of that have been in continuous operation for 135 years in the same location? Probably not many. Lord’s Hardware has been operating continuously since 1882 in downtown Indianola, Nebraska. If you need some obscure widget and...
by Architectural Observer | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Observations
This door graces a mid-20th century ranch house in Southwestern Nebraska. I had to photograph it when I saw a “For Sale” sign in the yard and determined that no one was actually living in the house. An unfortunate storm door could not completely obscure...
by Architectural Observer | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Observations
People have been remodeling buildings ever since they started building them. Here is a structure which was began as a two story brick office building sometime in the 1920’s. In the late 1940’s or early 1950’s it was modernized and given an extra...
