Determination

On January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, buildings, Nikon D7000, Portland, Tag, Thoughts, Urban DecayLeave a comment

Even this metal mesh could not deter some tagger from defacing a building on Alberta St.

Christmas Afternoon

On December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, buildings, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Business along Alberta Street was slow on Christmas afternoon.

Hanging out on Christmas Afternoon

On December 28, 2013December 28, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, buildings, childhood, Children, Houses, Nikon D7000, people, PortlandLeave a comment

Spotted these two girls on a rooftop ( near Alberta Street, Portland, OR.) playing with a blond-haired doll. The dialogue went something like this:

Me: “May I take your photo”?

Younger girl: “Do you have flash on that camera”?

Me: ” Yes, I do, but it is too sunny out to need it”.

Younger girl: “Don’t tell my mom we’re up here”.

Me: “I won’t tell. Be careful”!

Six Panels

On December 2, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Art, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Rose City

On November 29, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Art, buildings, design, Fall, Leaf, Nikon D7000, Portland, tree1 Comment

I thought the blue background worked in an interesting way with the red of the Japanese Maple.

Mural

On November 23, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Art, buildings, design, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Mural on the side of a building on Alberta St.

St. Andrews Church

On October 8, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Church, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Shot at dusk, St. Andrews Church in NE Portland.

Perhaps……

On October 7, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Nikon D7000, Portland, Signage, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Spotted along Alberta St.

After the Digging

On October 7, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, buildings, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

The day after the digging up of this section of Alberta St. the road was repaved, sealing whatever history in for the foreseeable future.

Probably Good Advice

On October 6, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Art, buildings, design, Nikon D7000, Portland, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Guy’s Interior Restoration

On October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Car, Nikon D7000, Portland, VehicleLeave a comment

Located on Alberta St., NE Portland. I have walked by this shop numerous times in the past 7 years and always just look in from the sidewalk. This day there was an employee working at the very back of the shop who saw me and waved me in. He was insistent, so I relented and went inside. He was working by himself as the owner was in Texas picking up another car to work on for a customer. He told me all about the shop and how he ended up working there three years ago. The shop does not advertise at all yet it gets business from all over the world. People ship their vehicles to the shop in crates, etc. The work they do is just amazing. The green Mercedes was my favorite this day. If you look behind the Mercedes you can see ( barely) a toddler in a stroller. That is our grandson, Adam, who is 2 1/2 yo. He was very patient with me as I conversed with the employee. The blue VW Bug is actually a light table of sorts that was made using a VW Bug that was sliced in half. Pretty amazing!! Most of the cars they work on seem to be older vehicles that need restoration and lots of TLC. The blue hot rod was under a ‘blanket’ that was removed just so I could take a few photos.

A New Language?

On October 1, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, graffiti, Nikon D7000, Portland, PosterLeave a comment

Monday Necessity

On September 30, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, coffee, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

An artful mocha from Random Order in NE Portland.

Section of Murals

On September 28, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Spotted in NE Portland.

Odds and Ends

On August 24, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, graffiti, Houses, Nikon D7000, Portland, VehicleLeave a comment

Odd and ends for a Saturday. All from NE Portland. Elevated bike? Large map of Portland on the side of a garage– I am not sure of the meaning of any of this stuff. “And so it goes”.