I liked this shot. A close-up of part of the dome on the State Capitol Building. It was a bright sunny day. Nearly noon…and really brought out some of the detail.
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Glaring Details
Posted on September 18th, 2010 by Richard. Categories: Historic Homes / Buildings.
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Old School Thinking
Posted on May 10th, 2010 by Richard. Categories: Community Feature, Downtown, Historic Homes / Buildings.
One of the best features about the Indiana State Museum is the immensity of space there. Large-as-life displays for instance like this replica of the 3-story facade of Indianapolis’ School No. 5. After entering from the underground parking garage, it’s one of the first things you see inside the Grand Lobby. The site of the original School No. 5 was not too far from where the museum is now located and was named after the 19th century social activist
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State House
Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Richard. Categories: Downtown, Historic Homes / Buildings.
If you’ve never been there or if it’s been a while, you might consider taking a couple minutes sometime to go inside the Old State House building downtown at the corner of Capital and Washington Streets. The architecture and features inside are truly remarkable. This view is from the interior of the south wing, the part of the building that has the enormous skylight…which seems ahead of it’s time for 1888 when
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528 Lockerbie Street
Posted on January 27th, 2010 by Richard. Categories: Historic Homes / Buildings.
The James Whitcomb Riley Home and museum sits quietly, wintering just another January day like it’s done for the last 135+ years at 528 Lockerbie Street. The street itself now is kind of an updated version of the original cobblestone one. It has a unique and unmistakable sound and feel when driving on it. Gazing down the street, one can easily imagine horse-drawn carriages there instead of automobiles.
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The Capital…now and then
Posted on December 6th, 2009 by Richard. Categories: Historic Homes / Buildings, Public Buildings & Sites.
An evening shot of the State Capital building looking west on Market Street taken very recently from high on the steps of the Monument a couple blocks away. I thought the Dome looked especially interesting, all lit-up for the season…and the lights on Market Street give things a nice glow.
Here’s another view below taken in May earlier this year. Obviously a little closer and from a different angle taken from street
