No Turn and no entrance either at this Market Street doorway. I've always wondered about this once ornate stone entrance to nowhere. Its been bricked over a couple of times. On this street, to the right and left, and up there is a mix-match of patterns and designs. Some reconstruction has been administered and not for the better. Although now, its been rendered an architect's nightmare gone bad, I'm sure in its time it was well meaning and probably was an eye-catcher, as they say. This column design is found further up this block and carries on along the second story. There was a meaning to the madness; I'm sure.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
No Turn
No Turn and no entrance either at this Market Street doorway. I've always wondered about this once ornate stone entrance to nowhere. Its been bricked over a couple of times. On this street, to the right and left, and up there is a mix-match of patterns and designs. Some reconstruction has been administered and not for the better. Although now, its been rendered an architect's nightmare gone bad, I'm sure in its time it was well meaning and probably was an eye-catcher, as they say. This column design is found further up this block and carries on along the second story. There was a meaning to the madness; I'm sure.
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Hmm, I spy crosses. But they have strange symbol companions.
ReplyDeleteA mystery building indeed.
The doorway must have been elegant at one time.
ReplyDeleteThat scene has some character. I love the mish mash appearance.
ReplyDeleteWhat a mess! And you captured it beautifully. I hope you didn't get lost on your way home, though! That sign isn't a lot of help!
ReplyDeleteHmmm. This is indeed a mystery. It was once a quality structure. It makes us all curious what happened to it to cause its fall from grace.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
ReplyDeleteThis doorway is incredibly intriguing Birdman, the crosses suggest something 'churchy' to me, but you say it was a market of some sort, wonder how far back this building dates!!
ReplyDeleteIt must have had some religious use when first opened - convent?
ReplyDeleteVery intriguing. And so colorful and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOne day that entranceway will be restored. If it isn't heads should roll.
ReplyDeleteIt's a little sad to see this. I also wonder what the former glory might have looked like.
ReplyDeleteAn architect's nightmare gone bad. Man, heavy metaphor. This sort of rehab-for-the-worse happens in all older American cities. Sure does here.
ReplyDeleteMany stories behind stories here, peel back the layers, probe the mystery?
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