Used to be, once, long time ago
Wednesday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As mentioned yesterday, a humble narrator was desirous of spending a night out on the town, and used mass transit to get to a bar which occupies a visually interesting location. The area which this particular establishment is found in is feature rich, so one planned in a two hour long scuttle, to exercise both the camera and myself, prior to settling down in front of a pint glass.
There’s lots of natural compositions to be had in this part of Pittsburgh, alongside the Monongahela River. Vehicle and rail bridges, lots of industrial activity… that sort of stuff.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
As you’re reading this, Our Lady and myself are barricaded in the house back in Dormont. Today is the anniversary of the ‘Pittsburgh Incident’ of 1968. A documentary film about the regional tragedy was made available to the public in October of that year, one which is now in the public domain, and you can watch it at this YouTube link.
This is a solemn night in Pittsburgh, and the tradition here is to board up your windows in remembrance and to stay up all night with a loaded gun on your lap until dawn. The Pittsburgh Incident of 1979, aka the Monroeville Incident, is seldom discussed hereabouts as it started at dawn and led into a fairly lousy day.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Brrr. One found a comfortable spot at the brewery’s outside seating and settled in for a few drinks. Conversation with a fellow patron ended up consuming several hours of merrymaking, and many pints of the brewery’s offerings were consumed.
That’s the T light rail passing over the Panhandle Bridge, incidentally. Back tomorrow.
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August 24, 2023 at 12:01 pm
I think your second photo might have interested Edward Hopper. He painted views of back yards and alleyways in Gloucester MA. He apparently was, as they say, a contrarian.
https://whitney.org/collection/works/6856
We saw others like this at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester last month. A great exhibit that celebrates the role that his fellow artist and wife, Josephine “Jo” Nivison, played in his achieving fame.
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September 29, 2023 at 9:07 pm