March 28, 2008
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Weekly Photo Challenge, “Old Buildings”
the subject from stixandstonez is:
“Old Buildings”
Old buildings in the United States aren’t nearly as old as they are in Europe where structures date as far back as ancient Rome or older. There is an exception as some ”imported stone by stone structures” from Europe, for instance the London Bridge, have been relocated here in the states. There are ruins of old settlements like Jamestown, Virginia which dates its beginnings as May of 1607 but most of our old buildings won’t date more than a couple of hundred years. Not being ancient makes them no less interesting as history has to begin somewhere and begin it did for every city or town spread across my country.
My Photos of
older structures in Cincinnati, Ohio
1- This is the Krohn Conservatory of Flowers entrance in Eden Park. It is dated 1933 and Wikipedia has good information. Wikipedia Krohn Conservatory of Flowers
2-This solid structure of stone stands at the entrance to Spring Grove cemetery and Arboretum. The cemetery dates back to 1844. Wikipedia is the place to read about it with lots of wonderful information. Wikipedia Spring Grove Cemetery
3- This is one of the private mausoleums in the cemetery.
4- This is the back of the Cincinnati Art Museum founded in 1881. They have done a lot of additions through the years. I wanted to show off the old stone work as best I could. Read more in Wikipedia
5- I took this shot of the Baldwin Piano Company building (1857) through the trees in the art museum parking lot. It’s a massive old building and quite interesting to look at. Read more in Wikipedia
6- This is the Golden Lamb Inn and it is the oldest hotel in Ohio dating to 1803. We have enjoyed meals there but we enjoy the old ice cream parlor across the street as much and it affords the photo views I usually take of the Inn. Read more in Wikipedia.
There seems to be a destructive movement, here in the states, targeting its very young but existent history. Cities fight continually to protect the older structures which marked the beginnings of cities and towns. Written history is always more complete when tangible evidence of architecture is kept up for viewing by posterity. Why the old is continually marked for destruction to rebuild with newer and possibly interesting but seldom the quality of workmanship is a puzzlement.
Keep on taking those photos
Comments (30)
These are great.
You are fast!! Well done. Number 2 is the best…I just love old churchlike buildings!!
Very nice. I would enjoy seeing these in person…or rather in the flesh. No, what I mean is, “Your photos make me want to visit these buildings.”
Great shots ! ( as always )
I love the Baldwin Piano Comapny Building.. look like there’s a lot of stories to it…
Happy Weekend!
great post
Hi your photos are really really awesome
Great shots! What is the effect on these? Very cool.
~mesh~
Wonderful photos and stories Becca!!
There is a private mausoleum in Lakeview (aka Dreamland) Cemetery that looks just like yours above. I still don’t personally consider such mausoleums as buildings, though technically they are. I think of them as hideouts for the dead.
I’m always in awe of large glass stuctures, how do they stay up? all great shots for the challenge Becca.
Beautiful, beautiful photos! I love all of the architectural ornamentation in the second one. Great job!
Beautiful photos. I especially love the building in the second picture.
Enjoyed the informative post.
The church and the mausoleum are fantastic. Nice work!
All beautiful photos of “Old Buildings”.
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I think these are really nice photos, they really illustrate the theme. Its also proof the the USA has got some interesting architecture other than Log Cabins and out west Saloons. Nice one Becca.
these are beautiful. and i agree that something doesn’t have to be ancient to be old and have value. there are plenty of known structures around here that are 100 years old or older, but i didn’t seem to have photos of them handy! maybe i can do a bit of a photo tour tomorrow and collect a few more.
Thanks for stopping by my site.
I think fav is the Spring Grove cemetery and Arboretum.
RYC: You are right in what you say about history. Unfortunately, sometimes it is in the horror of it we catch a glimmer of the beauty of man kind as well, as strength and character prevail in the after math.
These are great!! I love the cemetary building.As to destruction of the past,it ‘s happening here too ,in certain circumstances.I know change is unavoidable ,but I feel places are defined to an extent by their architecture,old and new.
thanks for the comment, wow, I wish there were such lovely old buildings here where I live! Thanks for sharing
I like what you’ve done with those photographs.
I like the 5th picture the most . The building viewed through the trees looks like a old roman style church .
I agree with you , Cities try to keep their ancient buildings but it ‘ s hard to resist to the need to have place for larger and more functional buildings .
Love to you Becca
Michel
@brysta559 - Having seen your photos, I don’t think you need spectacular old buildings, only a camera in hand and your eye. What I saw in your “Old Buildings entry” were some really creatively done images where nothing was turned into something nice enough to put on someones wall.
@BrEnHoLtZ - Hi, you asked about what I used for technique on my “Old Buildings” images. I do all of my editing with PaintShopPro and used what is called edges which has different settings to play with.
Becca
What you say about the tendency to knock down old buildings is true, and it is a shame. On the other hand many old American buildings are too fragile to repair (short of completely rebuilding them, which is often tantamount to knocking them down & replacing them). The Central Hall of my college was repaired at the cost of tens of millions of dollars, and it isn’t that big a structure, and it was less than 200 yrs old. Ugly building, but they felt that, as it is the symbol for the college, they had to restore it. There were two equally old buildings (my favorites, far more attractive than Central Hall) that were entirely torn down, and replaced. The replacements were built to look very similar on the outside, but they are completely different inside. Can’t say I like them.
I like the way you processed these photos, btw.
I love your photo’s how do you photoshop them to look like that it’s amazing
@PhotoMom1216 - Hi, in answer to your question, I use PaintShopPro and there is a setting called edges where you can make adjustments. Its fun to use but does not work well with all photos. It takes a little bit of playing but I enjoy that part. Thanks for your nice comment. Becca
Nice pics!
Interesting pictures! I still haven’t explored PaintShopPro enough…does ‘edges’ put that effect on the whols picture then? I’ve been keeping to Adobe mainly so I don’t get mixed up between the two. Someone’s going to do a weekly course in PSP though locally, he’ll let me know when he says.
I find the older apartment blocks in (say) New York so interesting, especially the fire escapes where people are always getting shot at in films.
Some great building pictures here my friend