Sunday, November 14, 2010

Downtown Grapevine, Texas

Our fair City Hall:

This faithful old miner protects the city night and day:


Some balloons outside an establishment on Main Street, and their colorful shadows:

Texas Rangers Banner...I guess it wasn't quite time yet...
Maybe next year.

Water tower...

Construction of a new Visitor's Center...I humbly believe the new construction of
these tall buildings is wrecking the old-town feel, but that's just my opinion.
But I like the way I captured the streaky clouds...

Trees like this are always placed on the top tier of a multi-story building
during new construction. Tradition is for good luck. It also lets you know how
high the building will go:

Every time I take my camera downtown, I take a picture of these cool rusted out
tanks and buildings:

Hidden inside the round building is an old milling machine of some kind.
I like to imagine how long it has been since the last time it was fired up.

Everything here is fenced off...what I wouldn't give to be able to get in there,
poke around, and take more photos...

Peace be with you.

10 comments:

  1. I have never seen nor heard of that tree tradition. Very cool! I like your photos and the name of the town is great.

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  2. I like the old machinery at the bottom - very intriguing.

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  3. I certainly learned something new today! I had no idea that they actually put trees sticking out of buildings like that; it's really cool-!

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  4. The tree thing is a new one for me also, very cool in my opinion, and I too would love to get inside and poke around, learning the history of places like this is amazing, I bet there are many stories inside that old machinery.

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  5. Ya'll make my day with our cool comments, ya know.

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  6. really like the balloon shadows, and the last picture that kind of looks like a machine deer

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  7. How beautiful. Always love your photos. Thanks for sharing them.

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  8. Great photo tour Joe! I love them.
    I liked all the photos, but I'm always attracted to the decay of what we build, so the last group I especially liked!

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  9. I love to see tree placed at the top tier of building..
    It's first time for me to see such kind tradition...
    Very unique!!
    Thanks Joe, for showing it.

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