A small grocery shop on the main square in Bantry. It had all sorts of old fashioned goods for sale.
Tags: Bantry, Black and White, building, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Mevans, Photos, shop, store, UrbanThis is the ground floor of the old warehouse on Father Mathew Quay in Cork. For years it lay rotting away, an eyesore just behind the South Mall, but it’s being developed now. I guess there are apartments going in there, but I recall seeing only tiny windows on the upper floors. Anyone know?
Tags: Architecture, Black and White, building, Canon 20D, construction, construction-site, Cork, Cork Photos, Father Mathew Quay, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Urban, warehouseThe prison tower and buildings of Alcatraz provide a stark welcome for visitors to the former penitentiary.
Despite my close investigation, the tower in this picture was off limits. Pity, because I bet there’d be a great view from up there!
Tags: Alcatraz, Architecture, Automattic, Black and White, building, California, Canon 20D, irishblogs, Photos, prison, prison-tower, San Francisco, San Francisco Photos, Sigma 10-20, United StatesYesterday the Elysian’s tower reached the 18th floor, 72m above sea level and one of the tallest buildings in the country. Apparently St Finbarre’s Cathedral is 75m to it’s central spire but there won’t be a 2400sq ft penthouse at the top of that!
While we Irish congratulate ourselves on building an 18 storey lift shaft, here’s one I made earlier in San Francisco. I tried counting the floors but lost count around 14!
Tags: Architecture, Black and White, building, California, Canon 20D, irishblogs, Look up, Photos, San Francisco, San Francisco Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, skyscraper, United States, UrbanGrabs your attention doesn’t it? Exciting design isn’t it? Wonderful work of engineering eh? Well, ok, it’s only the Cork County Hall but it is the tallest storeyed building in the Republic of Ireland at 67m so that must count for something? No?
The County Hall has been renovated over the last few years and does look better than it used to. I saw someone walking around on it’s roof a week or so ago, bet you’d have a great view from up there. Anyone know how I’d do that?
Tags: Architecture, Black and White, building, Co. Cork, Cork, Cork Photos, cork-county-hall, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, sky-scraperAnother view down the Grand Parade and a look at the construction site that takes up most of the street! Well known shop fronts such as the Singer Sewing Centre are visible in the background. In sharp contrast, the new Soho bar and restaurant is right next to it. It’s all modern steel beams and plate glass.
Since this photo was taken they’ve taken down the fountain in the centre of the street. I presume it’ll be put back again?
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