A low-angle night photograph looking down a narrow street in Osaka's Namba district. Vibrant, glowing signs in shades of electric blue, bright pink, yellow and green tower over the street. A single, bright orb-shaped streetlamp hangs in the center, looking something like a disco ball, illuminating a web of power lines against the dark night sky.
Osaka
April 23, 2023
7:39 p.m.
A beautifully ornate old light fixture hanging from the ceiling of the George Latimer Central Library in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota
A beautifully ornate old light fixture, decorated with white ribbon, hanging from the ceiling of the George Latimer Central Library in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota
A beautifully ornate old light fixture hanging from the ceiling of a stairwell in the George Latimer Central Library in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota
Looking up at a beautifully ornate old light fixture hanging from the ceiling of the George Latimer Central Library in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. The ceiling is painted in rich golds, greens, reds, and blues with detailed handpainted publisher marks added as decoration.
For those who love light fixtures and libraries, St. Paul's downtown branch holds countless treasures for you... ✨
Great, now I do not remember Hüsker Dü.
A vivid yellow poster hanging on a building facade features bold Japanese text and an illustration. The poster reads, according to Google Translate, “New customers are very welcome” and “Amazing special price!!” In the bottom right corner, there is a simple, cheerful cartoon of a man in a blue suit holding a megaphone to his mouth with one hand and holding a fist aloft with the other. Small text blaring from the megaphone reads, “I’ll do my best!” To the left, a portion of a red security sign and a blue address plate are visible on the stone wall.
Enthusiastic poster, Osaka
April 21, 2023
6:04 a.m.
Diagonal as well as traditional crosswalks in an intersection of Hong Kong.
I'd like to see diagonal crossings in high-pedestrian intersections, especially #Dinkytown. All traffic in both directions come to a halt, and people cross any way they wish.
A nighttime color photograph taken from low angle on a city street in Osaka, Japan. Taking up most of the foreground, set against a dark night sky, is the LVMH Osaka building (Kengo Kuma & Associates, 2004), with a brilliantly glowing facade made of thin onyx panels sandwiched between layers of glass. A large star is perched on the corner of its rooftop. To the right is the the Daimaru Shinsaibashi department store with name illuminated in bright teal neon lettering. A street sign in the lower center reads "Shinbashi," and a red traffic light is visible on the right.
Osaka, 8:18 p.m.
April 20, 2023
A favorite.
It was farrareezing.
Now playing: A debut EP containing six indie-pop gems.
EP: “Bendita Calamidad”
Bendita Calamidad (Madrid 🇪🇸)
2024
An upward-looking view of moss-covered stone stairs ascending a lush, wooded hillside. Stairs were cordoned-off at the time. Along the left side of the staircase, a line of weathered rectangular stone pillars, inscribed with Japanese characters, serves as a railing. Thick green moss blankets the edges of the steps and the surrounding retaining wall
Kurama-dera Temple, Kyoto
April 19, 2023
12:19 p.m.
A monochromatic grey scene, looking straight down at a sidewalk early one jet-lagged morning. A pair of grey and white shoes is shown in front of a grey square painted on the textured pavement. The pavement is made up of smaller squares of varying grey-black shades laid out in a grid. Inside the square is a white stencil of an adult and a child walking and holding hands, denoting a pedestrian path. Photo: me.
Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto
April 17, 2023
5:10 a.m
A high-angle, long-exposure photograph of Ginza, Tokyo, at night. View looks down a busy city street. Streams of traffic create glowing channels of light—red taillights on the left and golden headlights on the right—stretching receding into the horizon. Tall buildings line the sides adorned with glowing advertisements and signage in many colors. Hazy light trails and lens flares crisscross the image throughout. The image has a slight vertical divide and disconnect near the right edge where a narrow strip of the image carried over from the left page across to the right page. The image accompanied a story about the electric power industry in Japan.
Ginza, Tokyo, as pictured in the Autumn 1965 edition of Japan Illustrated — a quarterly published by The Japan Times from 1963 to 1977.
Photographer not credited.
Image via @archive.org; archive.org/details/vol.03
Wensleydale & Blueberries sounds like a regional 1969 psychedelic folk act.
Agreed. Either that or some sort of Laurel Canyon act with one ignored major-label LP.
1970 Buick sales brochure cover headed THE 1970 BUICKS featuring a cinematic, moody portrait of a couple in high-contrast shadows looking directly into the camera. Minimalist white typography contrasts against a dark background, listing the brand's vehicle lineup for the year: Riviera, Electra 225, Wildcat Custom, LeSabre, Estate Wagon, SportWagon, GS, and Skylark.
Car brochure cover as prospective band name / album art/ track listing
Image: Car Brochures and Adverts Facebook Group Collection via @archive.org; archive.org/details/1970...
Thanks! 😀👍
A photo of the reflection of Manchester Central Library in a large puddle. The building is a neoclassical rotunda inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. The cream bricked building has a circular design with a top level of romanesque columns.
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekOForOld
Manchester Central Library built in 1934
A grove of tall, thick bamboo stalks rises from a forest floor covered in dried, tan leaves. The stalks are a pale, dusty green with distinct horizontal rings and some textured, silvery-white patches on their surface. The dense arrangement of the vertical trunks creates a sense of depth and repetition.
Arashiyama, Kyoto
April 18, 2023
11:55 a.m.
Fun fact about the Minnesota hometown of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson, who is on the mound at the moment against the Twins at Target Field.
A wall-mounted fire safety station housed in a large, off-white cabinet with several compartments, each labeled with red Japanese text. A red light sits between two ventilation grilles. It is set into a textured, light-colored wall above a tiled floor that shows some signs of wear and scuff marks from use. Small inspection stickers are visible in the upper corners of the cabinet doors.
Utility cabinet
Karasuma Oike Station, Kyoto
April 17, 2023
8:57 a.m.
Reflection of Dork in condensation-covered mirror at Kipling Station in Toronto
Friday I'm In Transit
🎵 One more night to edit half-right
An illuminated subway station sign for Kyoto Station. The sign features a black background with glowing orange and white text. At the top, "Kyoto" is written in Japanese (きょうと) and English, alongside a green circle containing "K11." Below a horizontal orange line, the current station "Kyoto" (京都) is centered with a dot, flanked by "Kujo" (九条) to the left and "Gojo" (五条) with a "K10" marker and an arrow to the right. Photo: me.
April 16, 2023
2:26 p.m.
It seems, however, to be the year for improbabilities.
Daytime color photo at ground level of large, grey torii gate at Meiji Jingu, Tokyo. Scene is rainy but bright, sky above almost blue. People are walking around underneath and surrounding the gate in the light rain, and in different directions, carrying umbrellas of various colors. Most are seen from the back, walking toward the shrine. Rainwater on the flat surface reflects some of the peopleA uniformed security chap in raingear and cap gestures off to the left. Elegant shrine structures are in the background, shrouded by trees leafed out in spring green. Image: me
Meiji Jingu, Tokyo
April 15, 2023
9:51 a.m.
Archivists are great. I often expect to bore them with questions like this, only to watch their eyes light up. 👇
Did exactly this today.
👍
Stamped mail sign with gold metal design
Black decoration along the top Of the wall
Floral design in corner of window
Ceiling grille
Anyway here are some real details from inside the real Minneapolis Main Post Office building
