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The James Whitcomb Riley Home and museum sits quietly, wintering just another January day like it’s done for the last 135+ years at 528 Lockerbie Street. The street itself now is kind of an updated version of the original cobblestone one. It has a unique and unmistakable sound and feel when driving on it. Gazing down the street, one can easily imagine horse-drawn carriages there instead of automobiles.
An evening shot of the State Capital building looking west on Market Street taken very recently from high on the steps of the Monument a couple blocks away. I thought the Dome looked especially interesting, all lit-up for the season…and the lights on Market Street give things a nice glow.
Here’s another view below taken in May earlier this year. Obviously a little closer and from a different angle taken from street
Anyone want to join me here for a Big Chief, french fries and a cherry Coke? If we only could. OK…I’m dating myself by posting this but I knew a few people will get a kick out of it. It’s the only photo on this site that I haven’t take myself…so far at least…but I thought it was worth it. A friend of mine gave it to me last
Have you been downtown around the Circle lately? There’s some interesting things going on there now at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The crew was hard at work today working on what I am told is some needed repairs, updates and face lifting. There’s a huge, tall crane with a cable that is supporting this yellow bucket with two workers inside. It was kind of fun to watch them swing the
I was downtown a couple days ago visting a bookstore really close to the Madam Walker Building, and grabbed an opportunity to snap this photo. I wish I had a photo to show of the Madam Walker Theater inside too. It’s really beautifully done.
The real Madam Walker who this theater is named for, was truly a pioneer for successful women in business, women as political activists and African-Americans. Her success and involvement in the early 19th century
Thousands upon thousands of people have tread past this scene at one time or another without giving it any thought…including me probably on a few occasions. It looks like just a bunch of old looking guys, politicians perhaps?…and soldiers. But on this day I focused on it for some reason and became intrigued by this bronze relief that is set into the wall flanking the stairs on the east entrance to
I was just thinking for a moment. I was wondering what it would feel like to have actually lived in a home like this. It’s beyond my comprehension really the kind of lifestyle that would be. If someone said “Congratulations…you are the 10 millionth visitor to the museum, and you win the Grand Prize…an all expense paid stay in this house for a month”. What a blast that would be though
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