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Recreational druguse fantasy of gray formations on another planet. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Recreational druguse fantasy of gray formations on another planet.

Another galaxy's sun has pink kidneys, and it settles into a bed of spiral-tendrilled clouds. Or is it a fried egg.

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In downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, on December 26th, 2017, on the west side of North Church Street (U.S. Route 221 and South Carolina Highway 56), north of Archer Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Spartanburg (7014524)
• Spartanburg (county) (2001766)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• brick (clay material) (300010463)
• clouds (300343840)
• fantasies (visual works) (300380288)
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• mural paintings (visual works) (300033644)
• spirals (geometric figures) (300163114)
• sunset (300343635)
• trees (300132410)

Wikidata items:
• 26 December 2017 (Q37788154)
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• December 26 (Q2761)
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• Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area (Q5604652)
• rock formation (Q631305)
• South Carolina Highway 56 (Q6984145)
• Upstate South Carolina (Q7899317)
• U.S. Route 221 (Q4816645)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Clouds in art (sh85027195)
• Sun—In art (sh85130490)
• Trees in art (sh85137260)

People love it here! by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

People love it here!

Certain Spartanburg South Carolinians are super loyal personally to this and feel bottomless goodwill toward this, their Hot Spot, its orange pump canopy.

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In downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, on December 26th, 2017, at the northwest corner of East Henry Street (South Carolina Highway 56) and South Converse Street.

"Hot Spot" is a regional chain.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Spartanburg (7014524)
• Spartanburg (county) (2001766)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• canopies (structural elements) (300069732)
• chains (business enterprises) (300263538)
• orange (color) (300126734)
• price (300055694)
• service stations (300007815)
• shop signs (300211862)

Wikidata items:
• 26 December 2017 (Q37788154)
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• Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area (Q5604652)
• South Carolina Highway 56 (Q6984145)
• streetcorner (Q17106091)
• Upstate South Carolina (Q7899317)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Business names (sh85018315)
• Gasoline—Prices (sh85053423)

A light gray refurbishment with windows of white plastic film and towers of scaffolding. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

A light gray refurbishment with windows of white plastic film and towers of scaffolding.

In downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, on December 26th, 2017, the Montgomery Building, erected 1924, 08000760 on the National Register of Historic Places, at the northeast corner of North Church Street (U.S. Route 221 and South Carolina Highway 56) and East St. John Street (U.S. Route 29), during its conversion from offices to apartments.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Spartanburg (7014524)
• Spartanburg (county) (2001766)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• apartment houses (300005707)
• commercial buildings (300005147)
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Wikidata items:
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• Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area (Q5604652)
• Montgomery Building (Q18154573)
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• plastic film (Q4370258)
• South Carolina Highway 56 (Q6984145)
• Upstate South Carolina (Q7899317)
• U.S. Route 29 (Q408957)
• U.S. Route 221 (Q4816645)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• High-rise apartment buildings (sh85060689)
• Office buildings—Remodeling for other use (sh85094173)

Comical "bright beige" winter dormancy of whimsically-shaped blob of turfgrass. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Comical "bright beige" winter dormancy of whimsically-shaped blob of turfgrass.

But the aggressive curviness of the turfgrass's right-hand boundary with the gravel arouses such delight that the bland uncertainty of its left-hand boundary with the mulch is a bad letdown in comparison.

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In downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, on December 26th, 2017, on the grounds of a Marriott Hotel at the southeast corner of North Church Street (U.S. Route 221 and South Carolina Highway 56) and East Daniel Morgan Avenue (South Carolina Highway 296).

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Spartanburg (7014524)
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
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Wikidata items:
• 26 December 2017 (Q37788154)
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• Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area (Q5604652)
• Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Q3918608)
• Marriott International (Q1141173)
• mulch (Q549563)
• South Carolina Highway 56 (Q6984145)
• South Carolina Highway 296 (Q2503109)
• Upstate South Carolina (Q7899317)
• U.S. Route 221 (Q4816645)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Turfgrasses (sh85138767)

"Paint the bricks blue and install siding over the windows!" by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

"Paint the bricks blue and install siding over the windows!"

"Do it!"

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In downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, on December 26th, 2017, a building said to have been erected in the 1940s (currently "Nautilus Fitness Center"), at the northwest corner of South Church Street (U.S. Route 221 and South Carolina Highway 56) and West Kennedy Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Spartanburg (7014524)
• Spartanburg (county) (2001766)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• blue (color) (300129361)
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Wikidata items:
• 26 December 2017 (Q37788154)
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• South Carolina Highway 56 (Q6984145)
• Upstate South Carolina (Q7899317)
• U.S. Route 221 (Q4816645)

Animal ears of 2 adjacent bldgs. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Animal ears of 2 adjacent bldgs.

The bldgs are the smiling faces of 2 animals pressing their heads together side-by-side, posing for a picture.

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In downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, on December 26th, 2017, the backsides of the Montgomery Ward Building (erected circa 1925) and the Kress Building (erected 1929) as viewed from the southeast corner of South Church Street (U.S. Route 221 and South Carolina Highway 56) and East Broad Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Spartanburg (7014524)
• Spartanburg (county) (2001766)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• backs (object portions) (300190692)
• brick (clay material) (300010463)
• commercial buildings (300005147)

Wikidata items:
• 26 December 2017 (Q37788154)
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• Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area (Q5604652)
• Montgomery Ward (Q3246929)
• S. H. Kress & Co. (Q7387517)
• South Carolina Highway 56 (Q6984145)
• Spartanburg Historic District (Q7573932)
• Upstate South Carolina (Q7899317)
• U.S. Route 221 (Q4816645)

Paved slopes hurry waters to draingrates at gas stations. by Tim Kiser

© Tim Kiser, all rights reserved.

Paved slopes hurry waters to draingrates at gas stations.

Warning!, attention!, a wide border of yellow paint.

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In downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, on December 26th, 2017, on the north side of East Henry Street (South Carolina Highway 56) between South Liberty Street and South Converse Street, at the "Hot Spot" gas station.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Spartanburg (7014524)
• Spartanburg (county) (2001766)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• alleys (streets) (300008248)
• gasoline tanks (300101256)
• grates (300003988)
• manholes (300004244)
• pavements (surface elements) (300002088)
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• storm sewers (300006128)
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• yellow (color) (300127794)

Wikidata items:
• 26 December 2017 (Q37788154)
• December 26 (Q2761)
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• Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area (Q5604652)
• Upstate South Carolina (Q7899317)

Transportation Research Thesaurus terms:
• Road markings (Dcmthru)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Underground storage tanks (sh00006897)

130825-4981 Musgrove Mill by WashuOtaku

Available under a Creative Commons by-sa license

130825-4981 Musgrove Mill

On the left is a stone marker indicating the site of the Battle of Musgrove Mill, American Revolution, August 18, 1780.

At center is a Union County Historical Trail sign, which at this location we are actually in Laurens County.

On the right is the Musgrove Mill welcome sign that explains about the park, its mission, and its hours of operations.

130825-4983 Musgrove Mill by WashuOtaku

Available under a Creative Commons by-sa license

130825-4983 Musgrove Mill

Built in 1999, the Battle of Musgrove Mill Memorial Bridge crosses over the Enoree River and into Union County from Laurens County.