Black and White – Page 45 – photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

build out

UVA Parking garage — The desirability of a 3D tool so non-architects can understand the implications of plans, orthographic drawings, has long been discussed in local planning circles.

new hotel — The tools exist. SketchUp is such a tool. The building could be built with digits. Visualized in a way the layman can understand. Lets see what proposed development looks like in context before the bricks get mortared one on top the other.

10th and Page neighborhood — How will a neighborhood with a 35′ vertical envelope fare when more massive buildings come on the scene? Lets see it before we build it. Lets try visually informed planning.

100 years ago

Divonne, dogs — the people, the remains of uniforms, the dogs, more likely 95 years ago. Divonne…

West Main public hearing

KING HENRY V: Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: — KING HENRY V:
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:

Procyon lotor Homo sapiens

beach footprints — on the beach

fuel tax

Sunoco Blue — local state or federal? Seems like a good time to increase the fuel tax to render the commons safe for bicyclists and bipeds.

day of rest

church — HOUSE OF PRAYER & FAITH CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
1622 4TH AVENUE, • RICHMOND, VA. Benjamin Caine, Pastor

Adamsville

Old Harbor Road — Walking south on Old Harbor Road, with one foot you’re standing in Massachusetts, next step lands you in Rhode Island.
I’ve always been curious about this structure. Who built it? Why?

Chester PA

good buildings hard times — When William Penn visited in 1682 he named this city Chester

census.gov quick facts — census.gov, a portion of the Chester page

street trees

Benefit Street — What do we want?
Street trees.
How do we get there?
We plant street trees.
Are we there yet?
We inventory the street trees, reassess and plant as needed.

406 Benefit Street

sign Providence RI — Effective graphic arts, simple, beautiful, driven by a concept, done!