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70sEraVet

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30. Thanks, Diamond. Glad you enjoyed.

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Fri Aug 18, 2023, 10:07 PM

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Window detail, downtown bank building [View all] Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 OP

What a beautiful detail, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2023 #1

Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #3

I love the detail. Great shot, Diamond_Dog. brer cat Aug 2023 #2

Thank you, brer cat! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #4

Gorgeous. MLAA Aug 2023 #5

TY, MLAA! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #7

The marble columns are beautiful also. MLAA Aug 2023 #9

Yes, they are sort of a pale pinkish brown color. Really pretty. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #14

When I opened your post cyclonefence Aug 2023 #6

TY so much, cyclonefence! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #10

You're right, they don't build em like they used to.. Deuxcents Aug 2023 #8

I agree Deuxcents! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #12

I grew up in Miami and those old art deco buildings Deuxcents Aug 2023 #17

True - Those older buildings give a city a unique face. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #18

Beautiful workmanship! 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #11

Absolutely, 70sEraVet. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #13

And unless they come up with a way to resurrect those workers, there will never be another like it. 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #16

Recently Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #19

A story, if you dont mind Diamond-Dog. I think you'd appreciate. 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #23

Wow! What a discovery! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #25

Thanks, Diamond. Glad you enjoyed. 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #30

I wish they still built beautiful buildings. LisaM Aug 2023 #15

I know - the bottom line is often what counts most. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #20

Sadly most of the skilled craftsmen are gone, and restoring historic buildings takes time and housecat Aug 2023 #21

I was disgusted to learn that there is an actual school of architectural niyad Aug 2023 #28

Very effective combination of arts & craft plus art nouveau (art deco) styles. Do you know the date ShazamIam Aug 2023 #22

Yes, I looked it up Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #24

So beautiful. Thank you. niyad Aug 2023 #26

Thank you, niyad! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #27

First let me compliment you absolutely on the photo. It is very good! PatrickforB Aug 2023 #29

Thank you so much, PatrickforB! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #31

Well, I certainly would not be surprised if he had been a freemason, or perhaps a practitioner of PatrickforB Aug 2023 #32

It certainly is, when you understand the design and the times in which it was built. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #33

Can I ask what city? we can do it Aug 2023 #34

Youngstown, Ohio Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #35