"A"

"A", originally uploaded by johnpaul98_99.

I've started collecting images of single letters. Not totally sure what I'll end up doing with them, but I'm sure I'll think of something. This "A" is what got me started.

Found this large metal "A" on a trailer the other day. Blew me away. The size, the color, the setting. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I have no idea who made it or what its purpose is, but it's great!

World Court

World Court, originally uploaded by johnpaul98_99.

I've been scanning old 35mm slides that I took in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 1970's and posting them on Flickr. Here's one of an old motel.

Happy Easter!

This is a photo of Fat Boy Billiards on Central Avenue in NE Minneapolis that I took in 2006. Since then, a new building has been constructed in the vacant lot which almost completely obscures this wonderful mural. Now, all you can see from the front is a tiny bit of the original.



The view from the back.




Here are a couple of details from the original mural.

And as long as I'm at it, here's the front door where you enter through the 8-Ball.

Welcome to ....

Welcome to ...., originally uploaded by johnpaul98_99.

Why it's a bad idea to put lettering on a corrugated metal surface!

White Handprints

While driving down an alley, I noticed these white handprints. They reminded me of the painted handprints found in the Southwest left by the Anasazi or the handprints on the walls of caves in France left by prehistoric men. Perhaps it's a basic human trait to want to make some record of one's presence?

Another Photo

Metal Door with Graffiti, originally uploaded by johnpaul98_99.

This is one of my favorites. It was taken several years ago with my first digital camera. Needless to say, the building has been completely repainted since.

Red Wall with Vent

I decided to start this off with a recent photograph. I've been doing a lot more photography lately and wanted to start sharing some of the images. So here goes.

I've loved the texture of stucco since I lived in the Southwest. I especially like painted stucco. This solid red wall caught my eye the other afternoon and fortunately, I had my camera with me, so I pulled over and took a photograph of it.