Old Barn Vignette

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Old Barn on Gumtree Rd Vignette 1
Old Barn on Gumtree Rd Vignette 1

Old barn detail on Gumtree Rd near Walburg in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Click here to similar compositions from my Carolina Landscape Vignette gallery.

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C. S.

The Cobblestones of Shockoe Slip

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

If you walk, ride, or drive down the Shockoe Slip in Richmond, Virginia you can’t help but marvel (or perhaps trip over) the cobblestones, an historic feature in the Capitol city of Virginia. The history of why the streets are paved such is fascinating.

“Near the end of the Civil War in 1965, Confederate soldiers fleeing Richmond to fire to the city. During reconstruction, the district was lined with granite setts, also known as Belgian blocks. The blocks proved effective for horse traffice on the hilly streets near the James River, along the horses hooves to gain better traction. Sometime during the 19th Century and the 1970s, the streets were paved over with asphalt.

In 1978, during revitalization of the downtown area, the asphalt was removed and it was discovered that 70% of the cobbles were still intact. Together with the Historic Richmond Foundation, the Shockoe Slip Association, and the Central Richmond Association, 125 volunteers restored the historic setts on May 20,1979″

 

 Taormina, Sicily

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Corso Umberto, Taormina Composition 1
Corso Umberto, Taormina Composition 1

Corso Umberto street vignette in Taormina, Sicily looking up towards the Castello Saraceno Casteltaormina on the hill in the background.

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C. S.

Medieval Reflection

Black And White Photography, Charly, Photography

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Trajan’s Forum and Saint Mary of Loreto, Rome

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Trajan's Forum and Saint Mary of Loreto Composition
Trajan’s Forum and Saint Mary of Loreto Composition

Ruins of the Basilica Ulpia and Trajan’s Column, both part of Foro Traiano (Trajan’s Forum) a Roman square built by Emperor Trajan in the 2nd-century, the column celebrating victory over Dacia (roughly modern day Romania).  In the background is Santa Maria di Loreto, a 16th century church with a square first story and an octagonal second story built in travertine and brick.

Cheers,

C. S.