A person walks down a narrow alleyway between old buildings.
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A person walks down a narrow alleyway between old buildings.
View of the Nevsky thread manufactory "Nevka" buildings from the Aptekarskaya embankment.
Established in 1849.
, Town Centre, Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom, UK
A view of the Town Centre in Market Harborough, England, showcasing the architecture and streetscape of the historic market town. The Independent Chapel is visible in the background.
A view of the Town Centre in Market Harborough, England, showcasing the architecture and streetscape of this historic market town. The Independent Chapel, with its distinctive facade, is visible alongside other buildings lining the street.
, Town Centre, Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom, UK
A view of the Town Centre in Market Harborough, England. The image captures the architecture of the town, including shops and the spire of St. Dionysius Church. The photograph showcases the everyday life and streetscape of this historic market town.
A view of the Town Centre in Market Harborough, England, showcasing the town's architecture and streetscape. The image captures the mix of shops and businesses that line the street, with the spire of St. Dionysius church visible in the background. The scene depicts a typical day in the town, with cars and pedestrians moving through the area.
, Town Centre, Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom, UK
A view of Town Centre in Market Harborough, England, showcasing the town's architecture and streetscape. The image captures the mix of shops, businesses, and historic buildings that characterize the town center, a hub for local commerce and community life.
A view of the Town Centre in Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom, showing a mix of shops, restaurants, and historic buildings. The image captures the everyday activity of people walking along the street and cars parked along the roadside. The spire of St. Dionysius church is visible in the background.
, Town Centre, Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom, UK
A view of the Town Centre in Market Harborough, England, showing the historic architecture and streetscape. The image captures the intersection of several streets, with shops and businesses lining the sidewalks. The spire of a church is visible in the background. The scene depicts a typical day in the town, with cars and pedestrians moving through the area.
A view of the Town Centre in Market Harborough, England, showing a mix of historic buildings and shops. The image captures the intersection of several streets, with traffic and pedestrians moving through the area. The spire of St. Dionysius church is visible in the background. The town centre serves as a hub for commerce and community life in Market Harborough.
This view of the Bourn Mansion on San Francisco’s Nob Hill captures the full theatricality of one of the city’s most enigmatic architectural treasures. Designed in 1896 by celebrated architect Willis Polk for mining baron William Bowers Bourn II, the mansion is a rare and moody example of Renaissance Revival architecture rendered in richly textured red brick. It stands in striking contrast to its stuccoed neighbors, exuding a fortress-like elegance with layered classical detailing.
From this angle, the building’s sculptural elements come into sharper relief. A pedimented stone balcony hovers over the main entryway, while balustrades and dentil cornices crown the upper floors with Gilded Age precision. The three dormers tucked under a steeply pitched slate roof—each crowned with scrollwork and copper accents—evoke the grandeur of 17th-century European châteaux.
The absence of ornamentation on the flanking walls heightens the drama of the entry facade, where wrought iron lanterns and rusticated stone surrounds frame the main doorway. A leafless tree in the foreground adds to the building’s Gothic allure, casting long shadows that feel more literary than residential. This home has been the source of ghost stories, high-society gossip, and architectural pilgrimages for decades—and with good reason.
Tucked quietly into the steep grid of Nob Hill, the Bourn Mansion is more than a historic home—it’s an atmospheric masterpiece. Whether you’re drawn by its architectural pedigree or haunted mystique, it remains one of the city’s most compelling and photogenic private residences.
A weathered red brick building features a rusted metal door, with two bricked-up windows and an air-conditioning unit on its wall. Near the building's corner, there is an overgrown patch of grass, and in the background, a blue pickup truck is parked alongside urban structures.
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Black and white photo of laundry hanging on a clothesline over a canal in Venice, Italy.
September 20, 2024 - Exploring Silverton, Colorado prior to our ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to Durango.
Gondola on a canal in Venice, Italy.
