Well they’re chipping away at it–here’s the latest taken this morning:
Category: Architecture
Warehouse demolition 2/23
Today after the YWCA luncheon I got a good view of the demolition process. Note the dust rising on the right in the closeup:
Warehouse Fixation….
I know this is getting kind of boring, but I can’t seem to let it go. Today I went down to the Riverfront Park to get a view of the river side of the building, you know, the side where we’d have had a view from our studios…
SUNDAY UPDATE
Here’s the warehouse today: with a detail: It’s going to take a while to get this one down to the ground.
Goodbye to the Frye
This just in from Bruce–one of his gorgeous night images of the Frye warehouse: In a few hours I’ll go get a photo of what’s left of it today.
Dan Frye Warehouse departs
I’ve always loved the Dan Frye warehouse–built in the late 1800’s. I could always imagine it converted to something wonderful (studios came to mind…) but the city has always seen it as an eyesore. It and the White Seed building are the only two remaiining buildings on the riverfront that relate to the way Salem […]
Living the Creative Life: Irene Longaker & Jon Colburn
I visited my friend Irene yesterday to see progress on the new painting studio she and painter Jon Colburn are building in Irene’s backyard. Dream studio time!!! Looking from the house toward the studio. The 8′ antique door that Jon refinished. The studio will have the same siding and lattice. Only two tiny windows for […]