The Brown House In White

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

It’s been several months since I last posted a progress update photo of the Charles & Martha Brown House, currently being renovated by a group of volunteers (read more about it on the Brown House web site).
It’s come a long way since I last photographed it back in July of last year. New paint, new [...]

Coast Road Trip: Part 1

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

I went to the Oregon coast on Sunday for a day trip, so I thought it might be fun to post some of the photos I took. We went to Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, and Newport, so I’ll probably post at least one photo from each of those places over the next few days.
Today’s photo [...]

Two Hour Parking

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

The Our Town building on 3rd Ave. was painted this interesting shade of green. The above is a view of the side wall, where it meets the police station parking lot. It’s certainly a bold choice, I guess one could say. You can see what it used to look like on Google Maps Street View. [...]

In Detail

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Guest photographer Jon Goodman sent in today’s photo. His description:
This is an addition to your 3rd avenue photos from the other day. This is a detail shot showing the cool crown and dentil trims on the buildings.
I love the detail. The angle of the shot really highlights the two different buildings. From what I read [...]

Welcome

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Yesterday, I posted a photo taken on 3rd Ave. looking south, so for no reason whatsoever, here’s a photo taken in basically the same spot, looking the other direction. This time it’s looking up at some businesses instead of the sidewalk, so I suppose that’s different.
For a historical view of things, these buildings were constructed [...]

Ye Olde Barn

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

I posted a photo of this nifty red barn back on January 2nd. When I took that photo, the sky was bright blue. I figured it might be interesting to take basically the same shot with a cloudy sky, just for grins and giggles. The clouds make a big difference, I think.

Jefferson Bridge

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Guest photographer Jon Goodman sent in today’s photo of a bridge which crosses the Santiam River on the way out of nearby Jefferson. There’s certainly a lot of nifty detail in the structure… one of those things we might just pass by without really noticing. Thanks to Jon for taking the time to really see [...]

Quonset Hut

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Guest photographer John Brandt sent in today’s photo of a building here in Stayton I’d never seen before. It’s a quonset hut (follow the link for more info). John asked local nifty person Kay Pendelton about the building’s history (she’s works with the Santiam Heritage Foundation), and she had this to say:
That quanset hut was [...]

Caught In The In Between

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

This cool building sits at the edge of the power canal just off of 4th Ave. I don’t know what it is, but it’s on City property, I think. Anyone out there know what this building is or the purpose it serves? It looks like an old barn to me.
By the way, sorry about yesterday’s [...]

Guess It’s That Time Of Year

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Christmas is now less than a week away, Hanukkah is wrapping up, and 2009 is almost over. I think part of me is stll trying to adjust to the world being in the 2000’s, let along 9 years in.
Anyway, this photo was taken of the front of a festive looking apartment building, once known as [...]

Down At The Music Shop

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Yesterday, I posted a plea of sorts to help Ken Cartwright get KENC back on the radio airwaves (follow the link to find out how to help!). I had gone to Cartwright’s Music Repair to talk to Ken — since that’s his business and where he was and it would be silly to [...]

Step Up

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

I took this photo for the City Daily Photo doorway theme day at the beginning of the month, but ended up using a different one instead. So I’m posting it now.
This is the stone stairway at the Holm Building on 2nd Ave. I posted a photo of the whole building back in 2006, but had [...]

Various Ways

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Yesterday’s City Daily Photo theme day was “doorways.” I posted a non-traiditional doorway then, so I thought I’d post a normal doorway today.
This is the entrance to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, a catholic church on 6th Ave., which was built in 1951, according to the inscription on the front of the building.

Windows & Doors & A Tree & Leaves

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

This building lives on the corner of 3rd Ave. and E. Florence St. This is a side view of… well, read the title. The building isn’t really this bright blue… I played with the saturation and kind of went overboard. But it’s definitely blue.
If I have my buildings straight, I posted a photo of the [...]

Autumn At The Old Garage

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

I love this old building. I’ve posted photos of it before (and here and here), but this is the first time I’ve done it with autumn-colored trees, so that makes it completely different.
In related news, I’ve created a video slideshow of some of my autumn foliage photos. View it below:

The leaves around town [...]