The Flickr Racinecountywisconsin Image Generatr

A huge Great Depression was raging in 1876 but the Baptists in Racine had plenty of money I guess.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, at the First Baptist Church, a "contributing property" in the Southside Historic District, 77000147 on the National Register of Historic Places, at the southeast corner of Wisconsin Avenue 8th Street.

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Yes the building was erected 1915-1916 and was a YMCA, taken over by the Racine Bible Church in the early 1960s.

It having been a YMCA, I assume the building was a longtime centre of gay lovemaking in Racine, and I assume the new datestone was part of the church's effort to dissociate itself from that. I further assume gay lovemaking continued to occur in the building after the church took it over.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, at the southeast corner of 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The building is a "contributing property" in the Old Main Street Historic District, 87000491 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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"It's a tragedy for me to see the dream is over, this one's for the children, baby I love your way/freebird medley, just a small town dude with a big city attitude, heaven isn't too far away, dirty cash I want you, batdancing, been around the world and i-yi-yi, no money man could win my love, is this burning an eternal flame, your lips are venomous poison, roxette, soldier of love by donny osmond, walk on water by eddie money, tenderoni by bobby brown, you've been hit by you've been struck by a dude's genitals, ricky was a young boy he had a heart of stone, michael damian sings david essex, now you're feelin really fine 'cause the girl is stacked," etc etc, I babble, expressionless and dead-eyed.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, at an expansion of the Racine Public Library (completed 1991) at the southeast corner of 7th Street and Lake Avenue.

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"It wows ya!" is the Root River marketing slogan.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, the Root River as viewed off the west side of Water Street, south of Wisconsin Avenue.

The Root River flows to Lake Michigan.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, the Root River as viewed off the north side of Water Street, opposite Park Avenue.

The Root River flows to Lake Michigan.

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The tree near the bottom of the slope is bad and embarrassing but the slope itself is wonderful.

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, a view from the north side of a bridge on 6th Street, east of South Marquette Street.

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, on the north side of State Street (Wisconsin Highway 38), between Superior Street and Huron Street.

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It's nearly high noon on a sunny spring day!

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, the curve of 2nd Street to Wisconsin Avenue as viewed from the north side of a bridge on State Street (Wisconsin Highway 38).

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Ah yes Lake Michigan, established in its current form circa 1000 BCE. So young!

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, a view of Pershing Park from the east end of 8th Street.

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I pose my 1998 Lincoln Navigator and my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee in front of my new home. That is not my Pontiac Montana over there at the right.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, 700 Lake Ave (built 1894, known historically as the Lakeview Flats, the Chandler Apartments, and the Chandler Flats; built partly of Cream City brick) at the northwest corner of Lake Avenue and 7th Street.

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All yours!

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, a house (built 1898) on the west side of Park Avenue between 7th Street and 8th Street.

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I hope nothing stomach-turningly awful has ever happened in the building, but with so many people moving through over so many decades, I suppose it's unrealistic to hope that.

My heart is warmed in a uniquely individual way by each of the individual "Celebrate Racine" lamppost banners hung on lampposts all around downtown: The pleasure of seeing one "Celebrate Racine" banner is special unto itself, and is distinct from the pleasure of seeing any other "Celebrate Racine" banner on any other lamppost.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, "The Lucius," now known as the "Proost," built 1905, a "contributing property" in the Historic Sixth Street Historic District, 88000263 on the National Register of Historic Places, at the northwest corner of 7th Street (Wisconsin highways 20 and 32) and College Avenue.

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Here was a display of the locally famously yellow "Cream City brick" common to southeastern Wisconsin — from 1947!, a fascinating year for U.S. architecture.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, the William C. Proost Building (a "contributing property" in the Historic Sixth Street Historic District, 88000263 on the National Register of Historic Places) on the west side of College Avenue, north of 7th Street.

The upstairs apartments are said here to have been offices. Do we think that's true?

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"Gaby & Giselle botas y botines, western wear" reads the sign behind the flowering tree. The sign frame with the colorful streamers is empty.

Whose red Dodge Caravan is that!, from model years 2001-2007.

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, the La Salle Block (built 1912) on the north side of State Street (Wisconsin Highway 38), west of La Salle Street.

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Also united in blue siding: two more buildings!, both from 1890, which I didn't have room for in my picture, except for a little at the right.

Siding-covered oriel windows are funny-looking and therefore good.

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, Nelson Electric Supply Co. Inc. at 924 and 926-928 State St (1907 and 1908, respectively; 924 was formerly Nelson's Hardware) at the northeast corner of State Street (Wisconsin Highway 38) and La Salle Street.

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"Whose silver Chevy Sonic is that! Whose burgundy Kia Telluride is that!" I continued bellowing. I caused a big scene on a quiet Sunday morning!

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, 1002-1004 State St (built 1884, formerly Gem-Mark Aluminum Products Mfg. Inc.) and 1000 State St (built 1886) at the northwest corner of State Street (Wisconsin Highway 38) and La Salle Street.

At the right is the former shop "El 5 de Mayo cassets y CDs, musica mexicana, chicana, norteña, salsa; Gil. Meléndez, property owner." In a news article from 2002, the shop is mentioned in passing as the "Cinco de Mayo grocery store."

We see a Chevy Sonic from model years 2012-2016, and a Kia Telluride from model years 2020-2021.

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The tree demonstrates a typical example of a prunejob.

Look at the three bronze panels, each with a design of concentric circles impressed upon it. Keep looking, don't look away.

Ugh the building was the site of a Paul Ryan "constituent services center." Well I'm a consituent and I need for Speaker Ryan to kiss me on my hind end!

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, a State Farm Insurance office in the former First National Bank Trust Department (built 1933, a "contributing property" in the Historic Sixth Street Historic District, 88000263 on the National Register of Historic Places) on the north side of 6th Street (Wisconsin highways 20 and 32), east of Wisconsin Avenue.

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Would you look at the volutes at the tops of those pilasters. Would you look at the stylized sunrises on those polychrome panels. Did you ever see a cornice have such shallow dentils, I doubt you did.

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In downtown Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, Brandt Jewelers in the former Kaiser's men's clothing store (with 1928 façade, a "contributing property" in the Historic Sixth Street Historic District, 88000263 on the National Register of Historic Places) on the north side of 6th Street (Wisconsin highways 20 and 32), east of Wisconsin Avenue.

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"Funny buildings like these are among the things people like best about Wisconsin," I declared in a speech at the kickoff event of my campaign for a seat on the Racine Common Council.

The building (1014 State St, formerly known as 1014-1016 State St) is said here to be from 1910 but this fire insurance map from 1908 appears to show it. It's not shown on the 1894 map.

I looked at Racine city directories at ancestrylibrary.com, and found that the 1902 edition was the first to show a business at this address ("Jensen Bros. dry goods," located here through at least 1920, which was the last edition I looked at). Therefore I estimate that the original building, underneath the bricks and wood, is from circa 1901-1902.

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, "The Main Project and Cafe" on the north side of State Street (Wisconsin Highway 38), between La Salle Street and Marquette Street.

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I collect photos of buildings built in the year I was born (1923!), same as how some people collect coins or license plates or magazines or whatever from the year they were born.

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In Racine, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2021, a building from 1923 on the north side of State Street (Wisconsin Highway 38), west of Marquette Street.

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