Archive for the 'Buildings' tag

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The details on top

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Did you ever notice the amount of detail builders used to include on the tops of their creations?

decorative building top

People rarely look at those spots, yet architects and trade workers took the time to craft them with wonderful designs.

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Teardown

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

half demolished building behind barbed wire

After at least five years of sitting vacant, the Royster-Clark facility is finally being torn down.

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Parallel lines

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

roof support structure

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Scenes from a foggy Capitol Square

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Inspired by the excellent fog pictures my nephew Mike took, I headed to the square yesterday evening to see what I could do with the unusual winter weather.

Capitol in fog

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Old barn

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Barn at Gov Dodge State Park

There is an old barn in the middle of Governor Dodge State Park. A reminder of a farm that existed years ago on the same land.

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Ghosts of Madison past (part 2)

Monday, June 28th, 2010

More pictures from my tour of Madison history.

restaurant in former church

Church or Italian restaurant?

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Ghosts of Madison past (part 1)

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Lately I’ve been fascinated with old buildings and their history.

former Madison Candy Company

There are many clues to the past out there, although they’re easy to overlook.

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