Places You Go

The Batlord · 11-28-2015, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Posted more for the architecture.. That campus was made in ~1860-70s.. The stonework is amazing.

But yeh, the trees there were all in great health and massive.

I was actually thinking more about the architecture as well. Modern buildings just have none of the character of ones built even half a century ago.

EPOCH6 · 02-16-2016, 10:01 AM

I recently moved into a suite built into the top of a barn over a 4-bay auto shop on the western edge of my hometown.
Here are some pictures of the place and the surrounding area.

Mr. Charlie · 02-16-2016, 10:13 AM

^ The sky in that first shot, beautiful, looks almost molten.

EPOCH6 · 02-16-2016, 10:20 AM

It's funny the night before that was my sort of house warming party, a bunch of friends crashed on my floor totally wasted, we all woke up to that at 7:30 AM and sat there on the balcony with our jaws dropped, instant hangover cure.

Mr. Charlie · 02-16-2016, 10:26 AM

Yeah, I bet. That really is one pretty sky.

Paul Smeenus · 02-16-2016, 10:46 AM

Nobody's ever been anyplace.

Lisnaholic · 02-22-2016, 06:58 AM

@DwnWthVwls : I loved the pics of your college; particularly the ones of the Arboretum with the college buildings visible through the trees.
@EPOCH6 : congrats on your new residence. That sky! and the landscape are undeniably beautiful, though I have to say I would not care to live in such an area myself. But then, if I'm not within sight of a bus stop or subway station, I start feeling like I'm lost in an uncaring wilderness.That's because I've spent my life nestled in the security and conveniences of an urban environment. First in streets like these:

...and now in streets like these:

Tristan_Geoff · 02-22-2016, 08:36 AM

^^^

Still a beautiful city!

Lisnaholic · 02-22-2016, 10:16 AM

Thanks, Tristan ! I guess I've been lucky. I've always been surrounded by old architecture - cities built to the scale of the pedestrian, not the car.

I agree with Batlord and DwnWthVwls; modern buildings don't have the same appeal as the old stuff. To me they're so shallow and characterless. Even if they're well designed, they are missing a complete dimension, and that dimension is time.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 02-22-2016, 10:40 AM

I absolutely love the second picture, something about the yellow building really stands out, maybe that's because it's yellow, I don't know. Either way great shot!

02-22-2016, 06:58 AM	#87 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	@DwnWthVwls : I loved the pics of your college; particularly the ones of the Arboretum with the college buildings visible through the trees. @EPOCH6 : congrats on your new residence. That sky! and the landscape are undeniably beautiful, though I have to say I would not care to live in such an area myself. But then, if I'm not within sight of a bus stop or subway station, I start feeling like I'm lost in an uncaring wilderness.That's because I've spent my life nestled in the security and conveniences of an urban environment. First in streets like these: ...and now in streets like these: __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

02-22-2016, 10:16 AM	#89 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Thanks, Tristan ! I guess I've been lucky. I've always been surrounded by old architecture - cities built to the scale of the pedestrian, not the car. I agree with Batlord and DwnWthVwls; modern buildings don't have the same appeal as the old stuff. To me they're so shallow and characterless. Even if they're well designed, they are missing a complete dimension, and that dimension is time. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

02-16-2016, 10:13 AM	#83 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	^ The sky in that first shot, beautiful, looks almost molten.

02-16-2016, 10:26 AM	#85 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Yeah, I bet. That really is one pretty sky.