05 Sunday May 2019
Posted in history, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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architecture, England, history, London, photography, photowalk, preservation, random, Travel, U.K., United Kingdom, urban
Just a few minutes from the King’s Cross/St. Pancras railway complex in London are the Coal Drop Yards, a former industrial area along the Regents Canal being remade for modern retail/leisure, near other new buildings housing offices and residential spaces. Here is one of the buildings, as it was about a year ago.
03 Friday May 2019
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canada, heritage, history, Ontario, photography, photowalk, preservation, rail, railway, random, Toronto, train, train station, trains, Travel, urban
This stately building on Yonge Street in Toronto used to be home to North Toronto railway station. I had to look up this building in Google to verify its history … but its proximity to train tracks and the lovely clock tower pretty much gave away its heritage. It is currently a (very beautiful) liquor store.
14 Sunday Apr 2019
Posted in history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Toronto, trains, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
16 Saturday Mar 2019
Posted in history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, trains, Trains & Transit, transportation, Travel, urban
04 Monday Feb 2019
Posted in Alberta, architecture, Calgary, Canada, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, architecture, calgary, canada, history, photowalk, preservation, random, urban
This is the last photo I took of the little yellow house once belonging to Enoch Sales.
The building in Calgary’s Victoria Park neighbourhood, long in a state of disrepair, was the last remaining Queen Anne Revival-style home in the city. It had been slated to be part of an area revitalization project called the Rivers District.
The building burned in a two-alarm fire on Feb. 2, 2019, and was subsequently demolished.
15 Friday Jun 2018
Posted in England, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
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architecture, Bath, Bath Abbey, church, England, history, photowalk, preservation, random, U.K., urban
While I was waiting for the clock tower climb and tour at Bath Abbey last month, I took a moment to admire the abbey’s stained glass and fan vault ceiling.
10 Tuesday Apr 2018
Posted in Arizona, history, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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arizona, history, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, preservation, random, Travel, urban
An old building waiting some TLC in Phoenix’s Warehouse District, spotted about a year ago.
11 Sunday Jun 2017
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, calgary, canada, HDR, history, iPhoneography, photography, photowalk, preservation, random, urban
Today, the Rocky Ridge and Tuscany neighbourhoods are just far-flung suburban areas of Calgary. But back in the 1950 and ’60, there was not much around the area, except a lot of open spaces and a service station along the highway to Cochrane.
The Eamon’s Bungalow Camp sign was restored and made part of the Tuscany CTrain station. The garage was put into storage some time ago and purchased for a nominal sum by a group in High River, to be restored and used there.
The photos here were snapped a few days ago.
13 Sunday Nov 2016
Posted in Berlin, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
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Berlin, Germany, history, palace, photography, photowalk, Potsdam, preservation, random, Travel
Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany, is home to some neat historical palaces tied to the German monarchy. Above is the New Palace; below is Sanssouci Palace. Most of the buildings have been preserved and are open to the public for visits; some are used by the University of Potsdam.
19 Thursday Jun 2014
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alberta, calgary, canada, decay, HDR, history, iPhoneography, photowalk, preservation, random, urban
With an entire neighbourhood disappearing around it, this house near the Calgary Stampede grounds has somehow withstood the changes. At last report, it was to be moved to make way for a condo project. When I last visited it at the end of April, it was already it pretty rough shape.
