More photos of a different sort to share; I was back up at my beloved Great Lakes building on Friday. This is the boathouse, built in 1904, architect Jarvis Hunt. They don't make 'em like this any more - solid masonry construction.
This is an old photo, from before the windows were taken out, parapets selectively destroyed, boats removed &c.
Upstairs at the far end from the above photo. Building has a concrete roof held up by a lot of these trusses... original 1904 wood floor now exposed. Really, I just love the space in here.
This used to be the utility room on the first floor, below the image above with the truss. Walls are gone and so are much of the guts, believe it or not. It's very dear. The front part of the building got a steam bath one weekend courtesy of a steam leak, so now all the paint's coming off. Dear, isn't it?
This is the original stair. You don't get that kind of detail on risers anymore. It's steel framed wood.
On the first floor, looking toward the back of the building. The original roll-up door fell into the water, so it's now boarded up. Again, love the space. The mezzanines used to be used to store boats, back when Navy recruits learned how to row.
As we left, we saw a doe, which stayed there as we walked by. What a relaxing place to be. But for some reason I live in the city. Riddle me that?
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Perhaps a better title would have been " Built to Last by Design and Construction". I watched a little bit of some green show on PBS last Saturday. The Europeans and Japanese factor in the costs of a building over 50 years time, whereas Americans factor in the costs over the time it takes to construct the building itself. Perhaps architects and builders used to think long term back in 1904, but at some point there was a shift due to the clients.
The clients tend to be the biggest hurdle. :-/
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