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This, too, was taken along the streets of Galveston's Historic Downtown, namely called The Strand. This apparently isn't anything particularly special, but it looked like it could be a courthouse or something. I especially like the intricacies along the top, although I guess I didn't get a very good picture of it. Sorry about that. This is on Avenue B, which is known as "The Strand."

The Strand Historic District, also known as the Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas, is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings (of the late 1800s) that now house restaurants, antique stores, and curio shops. The area is a major tourist attraction for the island city. It is widely considered the island's shopping and entertainment center.
[Wikipedia]

This particular building is located at the corner of Kempner Street and The Strand--or Avenue B. Also take note of the handsome clock stand at the corner.

Hope you all enjoy!


On the streets of
The Strand Historic District
Strand District
Historic Downtown
Galveston, Texas
052125


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This handsome view along Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.’s Embassy Row perfectly captures the neighborhood’s eclectic architectural blend. On the left, a mid-century modernist building with textured concrete panels and a geometric steel canopy reflects the postwar boom in government and commercial development. To its right, a striking late 19th-century brick townhouse basks in golden light, standing proud with its clean cornice, gabled dormers, and simple bay windows—a restrained example of Washington’s Victorian-era urban housing.

Next door, a French Second Empire–style mansion shows off a classic mansard roof and wrought-iron balcony, adding European flair to the row. In the distance, the sharp vertical lines of a modernist white-and-glass building punctuate the skyline, hinting at the evolving character of this stretch of Massachusetts Avenue.

While today many of these historic homes house embassies, private clubs, and cultural organizations, the street’s architectural DNA—part stately, part experimental—remains distinctly Washingtonian. The bare winter trees lining the avenue allow full appreciation of the façade details, from decorative brickwork to elegant iron railings.

This is Embassy Row at its finest: a walking history lesson where 19th-century ambition, 20th-century pragmatism, and 21st-century innovation coexist.

This elegant brownstone mansion on Washington, D.C.’s Embassy Row is home to the Dumbarton House Foundation, a cultural institution housed within a Gilded Age architectural gem. Its most defining feature is the dramatically patinated copper-clad oriel window, which projects over the main entrance like a sculpted lantern—an exquisite combination of texture, material, and craftsmanship.

Built in the late 19th century, the structure’s Romanesque Revival influences are evident in the rounded window arches, richly hued brickwork, and fortress-like presence. The oriel window's green copper surface, oxidized with time, features embossed medallions and framed windowpanes with diamond leaded glass—a motif that recurs throughout the facade. A deeply recessed oak door beneath a low brick arch welcomes visitors with understated grandeur, flanked by wrought-iron railings and lantern sconces.

Inside, the building functions as a museum and event space, often used for diplomatic receptions, lectures, and cultural programming. But even from the sidewalk, it commands respect—especially in the golden hour, when the copper glows softly and the brick radiates warmth.

Nestled among some of D.C.’s most prestigious addresses on Massachusetts Avenue NW, this building perfectly encapsulates the quiet strength and artisanal detail that defines the capital’s finest residences.

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A classic illustration of an elegant cyclist, holding a Chinese lantern to illuminate the road in front of her as she makes her way back to Paris from a day’s outing in the Fontainebleau Forest. Note the two feathers on top of the woman’s hat, an allegorical reference to Mercury, both the God of trade and the God of travelers. This image in a larger format first appeared on a poster that Georges Richard commissioned when he opened a new show room in a Paris district already filled with bicycle dealerships. [Source: Swann Auction Galleries, Poster Sale 2133, Dec. 19, 2007]

In the 1890s, bicycles were rapidly growing in popularity as a way to get around town quickly, easily, and cheaply. A family could enjoy an outing on conjoined bicycles, with a child seat in the middle. Improved production technologies meant that working men could afford them, and bicycles were much cheaper than horse-drawn carriages.

Bicycles also played an important role in women’s rights. In 1896, Susan B. Anthony said that “the bicycle has done more for the emancipation of women than anything else in the world.” The bicycle craze effectively killed the corset while ushering “common sense dressing” and increased the mobility of women tremendously.

Bicycling was so popular in the late 1800s that the League of American Wheelmen formed to lobby for better roads. Soon, those roads began serving an even newer technology – cars.

Mesker in Comer

*This next series is of Deadman’s Junction Ranch in Savona, BC Canada, and this is one of the buildings off the main road to the ranch.


In 2011, Matt Sandvoss moved from the Langley to a property just outside of Savona where he proceeded to build an old western town based on replicas of actual historic buildings located throughout the US and Canada

His time period is late 1800's and his passion is weapons. He has a large collection of old gun, rifles and native weapons along with a huge collection of assorted artifacts from that time period. His collection is so large that he rents it out to movie producers to use as props and can supply up to two movie sets at a time.

When he isn't travelling around North America with the Knowledge Network uncovering historical buildings and artifacts, he is building his own piece of history to store his collection in. His town contains a trading post, a saloon, a county jail, a drug store and an undertaker's shop amongst other buildings.

The town, which has already been used to film Western movies and featured on Canadian Pickers, has a great gift shop where you can purchase an assortment of native art, weapons and even peace pipes.

Reference: Story by Teresa the Traveler @ teresathetraveler.ca/deadman-junction-ranch

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Piguenit was the first Australian artist to use photography in his composition, and also to exhibit photographs. This originated from his work with the Surveying Department. Unfortunately none of Piguenit's photographs have been identified. This beautiful scene along the River Derwent at Glenorchy was probably painted plein air.

tasmaniangeographic.com/an-artist-in-the-wilderness/

Remnant of a late-1800s lime kiln operated by the Hoyt family, who quarried and burned lime for agricultural purposes. Greenfield Center, New York.

The Morris Dailey Auditorium at the SJSU campus in San Jose, CA. The historic Morris Dailey Auditorium is one of four original buildings on the campus, dating back to the late 1800s.

The adobe bricks appear to be hand made and the wood for the roof appears to be hand cut . The bricks for the chimney look a little more refined and perhaps city made. This was located somewhere between Gardner and Westcliffe on CO-69 N. in either Huerfano or Custer County. Guessing it's from early 1900s or earlier. Didn't see a well or signs of any other buildings. Perhaps a hunter or trapper called this place home ages ago.

Carrying Bridge St over the Merrimack River. All that field and woods area in the top of the photo is now filled with Fort Eddy Rd. shopping plazas, roads and other 'progress'.

Powerhouse #1 in foreground, powerhouse # 2 extends to the left, out of frame.

More historic info and archived photos can be found here:
www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.nh0232.photos/?sp=1

Dallas was first settled in 1841, by John Neely Bryan as a trading post near the banksof the Trinity River. The cabin in this photo and the few next ones is a restored replica of the first house in Dallas. The original house was almost destroyed by a flood in the late 1800s. The cabin stands at Dallas County Historical Plaza also known as Founders Plaza less than a quarter mile from Bryan's original site.