Tag: buildings

Edinburgh

On By Fred KingIn 2026, Architecture, Blue Sky, books, buildings, Church, city, clouds, Edinburgh, iPhone 17, Madeleine, people, Scotland, shadow, sky, Streets, Thoughts, Travels, vacation, wandering photographerLeave a comment

Before heading to Ireland we stayed in Edinburgh for three days to see the Tattoo as well as wander around the old city. We stayed right on the Royal Mile, which is one of the oldest, cobblestoned streets in Edinburgh. The Writers Museum was really cool. The building itself was amazing to walk through.

The Royal Mile.

The Writers Museum.

My granddaughter, Madeleine, helping me figure out how to take a panoramic shot on my phone. I understand cameras, but not so much the ones embedded in iPhones.

Live musicians and actors performed all day on the Royal Mile, as it was Fringe Festival time in Edinburgh. This musician is Luke Gajdus. You can catch him on Instagram and YouTube. Our Granddaughter was entranced listening. We stayed till he stopped for the day, just before dusk.

View of the backside of Edinburgh Castle from the rooftop of the Edinburgh Museum

St. Andrews Church.

Along the Royal Mile there are, too many to count, what are called “Closes”, these little walkways between old buildings. Some open up to a courtyard behind the buildings and others are just a pass through to the adjacent street. All have interesting, sometimes historical names.

Recent Idaho Road Trip

On By Fred KingIn 2026, abandoned, abandoned buildings, Architecture, B&W, Blue Sky, buildings, clouds, dusk, Environment, Ghostsign, iPhone 17, Landscape, nature, Nature, Signage, sky, Thoughts, Travels, wandering, wandering photographer1 Comment

Most of these images are from our two day stay in a very tiny town in Idaho called Downey. The mill or grain storage facility must’ve closed years ago, but it this is a glimpse into the American past. This is what is referred to as the high desert.

Times Passage: Then and Now

On By Fred KingIn 2026, Alki Point, beach, Blue Sky, buildings, childhood, Children, clouds, Elliott Bay, personal, Personal History, Portland, Puget Sound, Seattle, Spring, Thoughts, wandering photographer, Washington, West SeattleLeave a comment

Our granddaughter as a young child and today, going to her Senior Prom. ❤️

Entropy, 2012

On By Fred KingIn 2012, abandoned, abandoned buildings, B&W, black & white, cancer, entropy, Environment, Gentrification, Georgetown, Seattle, Nikon D7000, Personal History, Seattle, themes, Thoughts, wandering, wandering photographer, WashingtonLeave a comment

Some images taken in 2012 in the Georgetown area of Seattle. Years ago I was shooting in a few neighborhoods or sections of Seattle that seemed to be gentrifying faster than I could cover: Georgetown, First Hill and SODO. At the time of shooting these images, this wall ( if you zoom in a little), you can see the large, metal support poles holding this free standing brick wall. Developers, with the permission or encouragement of the City, rarely side with the notion of preservation. Eventually, this policy, destroys any hope for a sense of history to survive. If you control the perception of the past, by elimination, you lose the sense of connection to the history of our past.

{Quick health update: my last scan showed that the areas of concern are ‘stable’, which is good news. I’m still doing immunotherapy ( Durvalumab) every 28 days, which will continue ‘indefinitely ‘. Being a cancer patient for 18 or so months has been weird, but so far I think I’m one of the lucky ones.}

Random Black & White Images ( Pt. 2)

On By Fred KingIn 2014, Architecture, B&W, bike, buildings, business, design, LES, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Nikon D7000, NYC, Signage, street, street photography, Streets, Thoughts, Travels, wandering, wandering photographerLeave a comment

Hanging leather. Lower East Side, Manhattan, NYC. ( 2014)

“Save Water” , Lower East Side, Manhattan, NYC (2014)

Fire Escapes, Manhattan, NYC ( 2014)

Near and Far: Two Views of Bridges

On By Fred KingIn 2012, Architecture, B&W, Bridge, Brooklyn, buildings, clouds, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Nikon D7000, NYC, people, Personal History, Shadows, Streets, Travels, wandering photographerLeave a comment

Taken years ago. Top image is of the Manhattan Bridge-from the Brooklyn side of East River (DUMBO are= Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass).

Bottom Image: Brooklyn Bridge in background – taken 2012.

Keystone Korner, 1970

On By Fred KingIn 1970, Architecture, B&W, black & white, musicians, San Francisco, Travels, wandering photographerLeave a comment

Located in San Francisco, Keystone Korner was a great venue for live music, especially jazz and blues. Apparently the venue moved to Baltimore. Also, there is some incorrect info on the web regarding the year the venue opened. One site listed it as opening in 1972. I believe the opening was in the late 60’s and operated until 1983. I was only 18 when this photo was taken so I wasn’t able to legally go inside. During this same trip I visited a club in Berkeley on Telegraph Ave. On that evening I stood outside of the service entrance and listened to Mose Allison for a couple of hours.

This image was scanned from a 110 50 year old print. Anyway, Boz Scaggs and Benny Cecil and the Snakes’ were on the bill.