“Buy, Eat, Live local” shirts in a downtown Blacksburg store. The Blacksburg Farmers Market has an impressive looking permanent pavilion structure. The large lawn that is adjacent provides plenty of space for the public to spread out and spend some time. We walked around campus and said hello to Chrissy’s brother Mike who was attending … Read more
The visitor center has a complex of buildings with gift store, museum space, classroom and meeting space, and dining area. A central courtyard is framed with loggias on either side. The Thomas Jefferson by StudioEIS is surprisingly life like. The position is near where the trolley takes visitors up to the house. View approaching the … Read more
General “Stonewall” Jackson died eight days after being wounded in the words at Chancellorsville. General Robert E. Lee upon his death acknowledged the loss by saying “I know not how to replace him.” After the war local residents erected a small boulder to commemorate the general’s wounding. That rock still stands. On June 13, 1888, … Read more
Installations Outdoors “Atlantes Figures,” circa 1899, are from the town house built for Hugh J. Chisolm at 813 Fifth Avenue. Chisholm was a wealthy paper manufacturer. One pair flanked the doorway and the two other figures supported the upper stories. The term atlante alludes to the mythical Atlas, who supported the sky on his shoulders. … Read more
Built in 1881 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Howell Opera House occupies the second and third floor of this building in downtown Howell, Michigan. As work to restore the theater-proper proceeds, a space on the ground floor hosts performances, community events, and can be rented for private use.
Glass + Mirror Craft has produced four illuminated laminated towers that are located along Detroit’s historic Woodward Avenue. In this sculptural project, Glass+Metal Craft laminated two pieces of glass with a thermoplastic interlayer. During the day they have an aqua color accented by dark colored illustrations. At night they are illuminated, guiding people along the … Read more
We had time for only a short visit to Howell. One of the highlights was visiting the Howell Opera House, built in 1881, and undergoing a rehabilitation in 2012 when we visited. This handsome three story building had a prominent location downtown. As was typical the theater proper was one the upper floors. To assist … Read more
While living in Wyandotte between 2005 and 2007, we had an opportunity to introduce developers interested in rehabilitating the historic 1911 International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Temple. While local leaders developed the property themselves, it was still a nice project to be involved with very early in the process. Flexible gallery space inside gives … Read more
The Ferndale Way-finding project was supported by a Preserve America grant. What resulted from this, thanks to the tireless work of the Ferndale Downtown Development Authority, City of Ferndale, National Park Service and other partners is something that truly amazed me a few months ago when I visited Ferndale for the first time in a … Read more
