The Flickr Historiclibrarybuilding Image Generatr

At the right, an ornamental arborvitae and a pair of utility pole guywires are bothering one another.

"I have never had a reason to shop at a fabric outlet," I remember Andy Rooney announcing sourly on TV, probably in the 1980s or 1990s. It was hilarious!

Yon dome has loomed o'er this scene since 1905. I wasn't born until 1927.

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In downtown Norwalk, Ohio, on June 16th, 2024, was a view from the south side of West Monroe Street, east of Case Avenue.

The Norwalk Public Library is a "contributing property" in the West Main Street District, 74001535 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Huron (county) (1002497)
• Norwalk (2081160)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• delivery trucks (300424394)
• domes (architectural elements) (300001280)
• fences (site elements) (300005044)
• historic buildings (300008063)
• parking lots (300007826)
• public libraries (buildings) (300006877)
• Thuja occidentalis (species) (300343677)
• tires (300266412)
• urban landscapes (300132447)

Wikidata items:
• 16 June 2024 (Q69307201)
• 1900s in architecture (Q16482507)
• 1905 in architecture (Q2744565)
• Carnegie library (Q1043939)
• Connecticut Western Reserve (Q1126227)
• contributing property (Q76321820)
• dumpster (Q8703132)
• fabric store (Q47508051)
• Firelands (Q5451878)
• guy-wire (Q1283556)
• June 16 (Q2653)
• June 2024 (Q61312789)
• National Register of Historic Places (Q3719)
• Norwalk Public Library (Q69487739)
• ornamental tree (Q33249028)
• Treaty of Fort Industry (Q7837057)
• West Main Street District (Q127619849)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Public buildings—Ohio (sh90002414)
• Wooden fences (sh98005803)

The pits in the sandstone at the bottoms of the columns have begun to rival stonecarvings in their intricacy.

What accounts for the unsightly gray blob-shaped areas. I'd hate for this building to be declared an urban blight and demolished!

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In downtown New London, Connecticut, on September 21st, 2021, at the Public Library of New London, begun in 1889 and completed in either 1891 or 1892, designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 70000712 on the National Register of Historic Places, also a "contributing property" in the Downtown New London Historic District, 79002665 and 88000070 on the National Register of Historic Places, at the southeast corner of Huntington Street and State Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• New London (7014213)
• New London (county) (1002714)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• brown (color) (300127490)
• brownstone (material) (300011403)
• carvings (visual works) (300047203)
• columns (architectural elements) (300001571)
• damage (condition) (300068940)
• deterioration (300054106)
• gray (color) (300130811)
• green (color) (300128438)
• historic buildings (300008063)
• historic districts (300000737)
• piers (supporting elements) (300000953)
• pitting (300054130)
• public libraries (buildings) (300006877)
• Richardsonian Romanesque (300018212)
• sandstone (300011376)
• stains (damage) (300379497)
• wear (300219449)
• weathering (300054115)

Wikidata items:
• 21 September 2021 (Q69306183)
• 1880s in architecture (Q60996911)
• 1889 in architecture (Q2744640)
• 1890s in architecture (Q11185467)
• contributing property (Q76321820)
• National Register of Historic Places (Q3719)
• Public Library of New London (Q7009899)
• September 21 (Q2891)
• September 2021 (Q61312991)
• Southeastern Connecticut (Q7569441)
• stone carving (Q255848)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Public buildings—Connecticut (sh85031176)

Union List of Artist Names IDs:
• Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge (American architectural firm, active 1886-1914) (500233080)

DATESTONES ARE OCCASIONS TO RECALL the hit songs of the years the datestones display.

For instance, from 1936 we got "Goody Goody" by Matty Malneck and Johnny Mercer, performed by Helen Ward plus Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, which you could hear here or here if necessary. Me, I have never liked that song!

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In downtown Massillon, Ohio, on July 2nd, 2020, at the Massillon Public Library (completed 1937, a "contributing property" in the Massillon Downtown Historic District, 100002553 on the National Register of Historic Places) at the northeast corner of 2nd Street Northeast and Lincoln Way East (Ohio state routes 172 and 241, the Lincoln Highway).

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Massillon (7014015)
• Stark (county) (1002917)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• brick (clay material) (300010463)
• brick red (color) (300311462)
• date stones (300374978)
• engraving (action) (300053829)
• historic buildings (300008063)
• historic districts (300000737)
• public libraries (buildings) (300006877)

Wikidata items:
• 2 July 2020 (Q57396801)
• 1930s in architecture (Q16482516)
• 1936 in architecture (Q2811656)
• 1937 in architecture (Q2811680)
• Akron-Canton (Q4701657)
• Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (Q5034020)
• contributing property (Q76321820)
• July 2 (Q2697)
• July 2020 (Q55281154)
• Lincoln Highway (Q819117)
• Massillon Downtown Historic District (Q114356243)
• Massillon Public Library (Q69961511)
• National Register of Historic Places (Q3719)
• Northeast Ohio (Q7057945)
• Ohio State Route 172 (Q2492051)
• Ohio State Route 241 (Q2492203)
• Treaty of Greenville (Q767317)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Public buildings—Ohio (sh90002414)