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 […]
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
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
I’ve updated all the images on my website and added a new page, My Latest Images. These sunset pictures of the city of Indianapolis were all taken from Highland Park, just east of downtown. Check out more sunset images by clicking here. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting
The Indiana State Capitol, the Statehouse, has been the seat of Indiana’s government since 1887 and is perhaps the grandest 19th-century Neo-Classical Revival building in Indiana. Alexander Ralston balanced his plan for the city with two symmetrically placed sites on Market Street east and west of the circle. The west parcel, a terminal point of
Designed by architect George F. Schreiber, the Indianapolis Scottish Rite Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis is a magnificent example of Tudor-Gothic architecture. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the cathedral is one of the largest Masonic buildings in the world, and has been described as one of the finest examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in the
