Signage, Old and New

On June 26, 2015 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Art, buildings, Nikon D7000, Portland, SignageLeave a comment

Alberta Rexall Drugs: the building is now a cafe with apartments upstairs and a tattoo shop adjacent to the cafe. Glad they have left the neon sign, a reminder of the past.

Location: Alberta St., Portland, OR.

Faux Windows

On June 19, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Art, buildings, iPhone4s, Portland1 Comment

Spotted in the Hollywood section of SE Portland, OR. Taken with my iPhone 4S, so quality is not quite there. The two ‘windows’ on the second floor are not real windows, but paintings of windows. Curious.

Curb Appeal

On June 13, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Houses, Nikon D7000, Portland1 Comment

I thought this entrance/porch very unique. Just below the address numbers is a shiny, curved metallic mailbox. Lots of eye catching geometry.

Brian Goes to Hollywood

On June 5, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, iPhone4s, people, PortlandLeave a comment

Portland, OR. drummer of renown, Brian Foxworthy, caught between sets at Blackwells, located in the (of course) Hollywood district of SE Portland.

Slice of Americana

On May 27, 2015 By Fred KingIn buildings, Houses, Nikon D7000, Portland, Urban Decay, Vehicle1 Comment

Desolate Streets

On May 10, 2015 By Fred KingIn B&W, buildings, Nikon D7000, SeattleLeave a comment

Looking a bit like a ghost town on a Sunday. this section of South Park, Seattle, has mostly light industry.

Beetle

On May 7, 2015 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Corner Market

On April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Nikon D7000, Pike Place Market, Seattle1 Comment

I’m Delicious

On April 15, 2015 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, buildings, Nikon D7000, Portland, SignageLeave a comment

Shadow and Light

On April 8, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Twin Tanks

On March 18, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Brooklyn, buildings, New York, Nikon D7000, water tanksLeave a comment

Seemingly identical water tanks spotted in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

Coit Tower, SF., 1970

On March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, city, San Francisco, Scanned from 35mm PrintLeave a comment

Scanned recently from a print made 45 years ago. Couldn’t pick one version over the other, so….a two-fer.

The Coverup

On March 10, 2015 By Fred KingIn buildings, Capitol Hill, graffiti, SeattleLeave a comment

I’ve done many posts on tagging, graffiti and street art in general. I thought it was time to give some space to the coverup effort that sometimes follows.

Grafitti and Gentrification

On March 7, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Nikon D7000, Seattle, Urban Decay2 Comments

Just an observation with no provable data: As neighborhoods decline and are on the cusp of gentrification, graffiti/street art goes on the upswing. If true, there is probably a multitude of reasons for this trend or cycle. These images are from the same area north of Seattle U., on Capitol Hill.

Capitol Hill

On March 6, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Capitol Hill, Nikon D7000, Seattle, Urban Decay2 Comments

I did a post a while back on the area north of Seattle U., on Capitol Hill. The area is changing rapidly. The old, two and four story brick buildings are being replaced by multiple use structures of glass, brick and steel. Some sections are pretty run down and could use some sort of a transformation, but I wonder how much longer the older, brick style buildings will last.

ps: I stretched my free space allowed on WordPress to the max ( 99.6%) so this morning I opted for the premium package, with more space and some other bells and whistles. For example, I should be able to customize fonts, etc. which I think will be nice. More options for the page layout as well, so…..maybe it is time to give this photoblog a minor makeover.

pps: March 28th I will have a booth at Springfest, an arts and crafts event. For Seattle folks I will have as many prints as I can put together for sale. More details about this event in the near future.

Filbert St. San Francisco, 1970

On March 2, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, B&W, buildings, San Francisco, Scanned from 35mm Print, StreetsLeave a comment

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On February 26, 2015 By Fred KingIn abandoned buildings, Architecture, buildings, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Urban DecayLeave a comment

Spotted on Capitol Hill, just north of SU. The area north of SU is rapidly gentrifying. I have been trying to document the changes, but they are happening very fast. Will post more in the coming days, about this transition.