Author: WmX

I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.

Walker

in the west
Went up a mountain today courtesy of Walker. There were lots of places where he could have stepped off the path. He didn’t. I swatted mosquitoes and horse flies for him. He did me the favor of keeping us alive.

Non-conforming use

South elevation
1307 East Market. The City’s website gives the date of this building’s construction as 1920.
West elevation
It has been there for many years.
Once upon a time it was open for breakfast. For the past 15 years Jinx Kern opened it for lunch.
Once upon a time it was open for breakfast. For the past 15 years Jinx Kern opened it for lunch.
TV Corner
It was a storied place, a repository of 20th Century cultural ephemera and excellent barbeque.
gone
The building was knocked down in May. (photo by neighbor Greg Gelburd)

Ecoman

brief visit in Slabtown by ecoman...
brief visit in Slabtown by ecoman… Heartened to hear that Virginia republicans do not support the President’s proposed cuts to the Chesapeake Bay project.