The original Central Library building, located on St. Clair Street and extending from Meridian to Pennsylvania Streets, was completed in October, 1917 at a cost of $510,000. Designed by Paul Cret and built in the Greek Doric style, it was considered one of the most outstanding architectural library structures in the United States. Fittingly, its […]
There is no shortage of abandoned schools in Gary, Indiana; at last count there is the wreckage of 21 former public schools amongst struggling Gary neighborhoods. At one time, these former public schools were the nucleus of thriving sections of the city, nearby residents and former students recalled. But that’s a bygone era. Now, vast
Continuing my photo tour of Indiana’s waterfalls, I headed down to Spencer, Indiana, and McCormick Creek State Park. I didn’t have enough daylight to tour the entire park, but from what I saw this place is amazing! I hiked Trail #3 down to this area of the river seen in my images, but there are
I wanted to shoot a sunset image of the Indianapolis skyline, but I wanted a different view-point from the usual ones I see online. Everybody does the shot of the canal going into downtown next to the Indiana State Museum, including me. That’s a great shot, but it’s been done so many times. I also
We spent the weekend in Chicago visiting a friend, and I got out a couple of times to shoot. It was cold and raining a majority of the time, but I liked how the images turned out. The grey weather sometimes adds character to architectural shots, like the image below of the Bean at Millennium Park.
I know, I know…my first image here is overdone. Every photographer has taken this photograph before, and I’ve done it numerous times as well. I can’t help it. If I’m in the area I will usually stop at this bridge to snap a few shots, just to see if something spectacular happens when I least
