A Sign Of The Times?

The Church of St. Stephen (or St. Stephen's Church, as it is also known) was built between 1889-1891.    It's a beautiful building.  I wonder what prompted its placement, or why people would be sitting on the steps.  The St. Stephen's parish was admonished by the Archbishop a few years ago for it's 'liberal' ways--adapting the approved litergy (such as including an environmental poem), allowing the laity, such as a "female minister" to have a stronger role in the mass.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

The Marie Antoinette

 

From the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities:
Marie Antoinette Apartments
Blaisdell and 22 St. W.
Architect Carleton W. Farnham, 1939
"A charming Moderne apartment building with black vitrolite glass around the entrances."

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Antenna On Roof

I was intrigued, as I often am, by a pattern, in this case, the antenna, roof angle and siding.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Space Age Architecture

The entrance to this 1960 mid-century apartment building at Pillsbury and 22nd St. W  is set at an angle and looks like you could take off while waiting in the entranceway.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

A Little Alley Action?

A lovely day for lilacs to bloom and for checking out alley furniture.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

House Patterns

The patterns of these house elements and swing caught my eye as I was driving up Pleasant Ave. one day. I had to go back a few days later to photograph it.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Little Tijuana and Black Forest

I've never looked at these two main-stay neighborhood restaurants from this view before.  They add vibrant color to the street scene.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Winter Night With Moon

The sky at dusk and lit up building present a sense that something special is going to happen.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Doric Columns

This building, on Stevens Ave., with the Greek doric columns around the sides, must be emulating the old main entrance of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on 24th Ave.  See PhilWhit365 blog on 6/14/2011: http://phillipswhittier365.blogspot.com/2011/06/rainbow.html

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Honeywell Smokestack

View from 28th and 4th streets,  the old Honeywell company campus is now home to Wells Fargo.  The tower behind the smokestack was built by the Minneapolis Heat Regulator Co. in 1927 (you can see the name carved into  the light-colored material at the top of the tower on the other side of the tower), the same year it merged with Honeywell.

White Stairs Trapezoid

Looking down from the 3rd floor in the new Target wing of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, you could get dizzy following the stairs.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Renovation In Progress

This building at 109 26th St. is being renovated.  It was constructed in 1887.  Walk by it to see the artisan-created, tooled-in-metal design over the entrance--original with the building.

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Ghost Mansion

 Fair Oaks, the W. D. Washburn residence, as it looked in 1886 in the location that is now Fair Oaks Park.  The house was donated to the Minneapolis Park Board in 1912, after W.D. died;  It bacame too expensive to maintain and was razed in 1924.  It seems so sad that such a magnificent building wasn't saved.  Fortunately, other residences around the park from that era are still in use and preserve the grandeur of the young city of Minneapolis.

Photo of the W.D. Washburn residence, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Photo compositie: Jo Ann Musumeci

Just Breathe Mural

Perfect message for this incredible fall weather:  Just Breathe.  The building is for sale or lease.  

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Franklin Laundromat

I've never seen a laudromat with pipes sticking out of the roof.  Anyone know exactly what they are for?  The laundromat is at 903 E. Franklin Ave.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Meadow in the Sky

A green roof, literally a meadow in the sky, with native plants, on the roof of the former Green Institute.  From this position, you can see the Hiawatha Light Rail train go by at eye level.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Victorian Decorative Details

One of the many Victorian-style houses near the Minneapolis Institute of Arts--this one on First Avenue.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Surreal Morning

The high contrast shadow in this arch reminds me of the paintings of Giorgio de Chiroco, the Italian Surrealist painter ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_de_Chirico and http://www.abcgallery.com/C/chirico/chirico.html) as in Piazza d'Italia, below.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

James' House

James, enjoying the ambiance of his colorful house, originally built in 1878 in the Eastlake (architect Charles  L.) style, then reframed into the current Craftsman style.  As an artist and (retired) art teacher,  James is applying his whimsical sensibility to adding decor to the interior, a studio, and the yard.  It's an ongoing project.

More information on Eastlake and his influence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eastlake

Photo:  Jo Ann Musumeci

Art Deco Entrance

2613 3rd Ave. S., Echo Flats Apartments
Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci