architecture – Page 2 – Ruth E. Hendricks

Round Corner Hotel in Lawrenceville

An interesting building built during the Civil War (1862) – you don’t see many round corner buildings in brick.

Thursday night after dinner across the street at Piccolo Forno.

Local artist William Pfahl painted this interesting building in 2017 as one of his cityscapes. A link to an article about Bill’s paintings. Bill is a fellow retired city art teacher. And link 2011 blog post about him painting the Sixteenth Street Bridge.

ROUND CORNER HOTEL – LAWRENCEVILLE.30x48in. Oil. 2017. SOLD.

The Round Corner Hotel building is the home of Esquina Cantina -Mexican Restaurant

Interested in building radial brick work ? A video with instruction

*P.S. big shout out to dc today-*
*stellar blog follower, guest contributor & frequent commenter*

March 21, 2025 by Ruth Categories: architecture, PhotographyTags: architecture, art, city scene, Civil War, Csntina, food, interesting building, Lawrenceville, neighborhood, painting, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, William Pfahl 6 Comments

Do you an opinion on painted brick?

There are many brick homes in Pittsburgh. One house up the street has eleven different colors of brick but the brick is not painted- it’s the color of the brick.

Difficult to miss a structure of painted brick when it’s as bright as this color. I was walking after I dropped off Steve’s car.

Seems there is more negative than positive about painting brick. But you can stain it, lime wash it or use some special masonry paint.

One of the negatives-

“Trapped Moisture: …..brick is porous. This means it has tiny holes that allow moisture vapor to pass through in both directions, helping to regulate humidity and prevent moisture from being trapped within the walls. This is why brick is often referred to as a material that “breathes.” Painting it creates a barrier, trapping moisture inside the brick, which can lead to: ___________________From an Article the Dos and Don’ts of Painted Brick

This is the only example I have photographed. I’ll keep an eye out

https://youtu.be/3GHs6TcQiQQ?si=BdgLei0Q8zxXAmj1

News from dc. Added 8:14 3/1

And another addition to the painted brick building

March 2, 2025March 3, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: architecture, Bloomfield, brick industry, bricks, city scene, construction, masonry, neighborhood, painted brick, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 14 Comments

Stained Glass Window 1931

Reblogged today December 24, 2024

Seemed a good choice for the season

Photographed March 27, 2019 at the Glass Exhibit in Heinz History Center Pittsburgh PA

The Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studio, mentioned in the exhibit panel at the History Center, was established in 1909

“As the craftsman selects the pieces of colored glass and puts them together in various combinations, he becomes more and more fascinated by the infinite variety of effects to be obtained, and to have a profound love and respect for the material that makes this possible.”

–Howard G. Wilbert 1891-1966

–from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Website

December 24, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 1931, architecture, church, exhibition panel, Heinz History Center, nativity, photography, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, reblog, stained glass, window 7 Comments

The Big Basket Slated to Become Luxury Hotel – 3 views

Newark, Ohio at sunset.

Sunday November 17th.

I was a passenger while Maura drove my car back to Columbus from Pittsburgh. Getting some good highway driving practice before her driving test. And I can take a few photos from the passenger seat.

Although maplewood Longaberger Baskets went out of business in 2018, the basket building is a beloved icon of architecture.

“Its former corporate headquarters on Ohio’s State Route 16 is a local landmark known as the “Big Basket”.Built to resemble the company’s top-selling product, the “Medium Market Basket”, the seven-story edifice is a well-known example of ^{novelty architecture. “}^Wikipedia

This article says the basket building will become a luxury hotel.