Showing posts with label art deco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art deco. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Contralto

This is the male match to The Contralto but shown only as a comparison to why The Contralto was re-created.
The art work is priceless! Art Deco at Fair Park is a jewel in the crown the city has kept as a treasure.
The Contralto at Fair Park. It has been missing for years and was recreated and reinstalled. Thank goodness!
The Contralto. The Hall of State is the building behind with the three columns.

The credits

Side View of the Reflection Fountains and the Portico of Confederate States,Portico of Mexico,Spain and France Buildings.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Howling Winds and 70* F Made for Some Potpourri Shots

A hot and F-a-s-t little remote. I like this car!!
A new attraction to Fair Park! Sweet! Now promote it and keep it open!
Top O' Texas Tower at Fair Park under construction
Days like this I'd buy like peaches: A bushel and a peck! And that's a whole bunch. The docket today called for going to Fair Park.It is one of my favorite places and a grand prize within itself. Having the Texas Star year round is a jewel within a jewel and  you have not even entered any of the museums. The Discovery Gardens are amazing, the Cotton Bowl is a landmark. The Hall of State building, music hall, African American Museum building each have their own history and so much more. Now, the new ride that will be the biggest in Texas will debut  by this years State Fair.

After leaving Fair Park and doing a run-through of Deep Ellum,  it was down Grand Avenue to the Lake. There, I found a guy with one of the most amazing remote control cars. It's just plain F-A-S-T!!
He gave me a demo at the ball diamond parking lot  at Winfrey Point.

Another Post from this trip to Fair Park will be scheduled for tomorrow, Monday,Feb.18
 

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Winterized

One of the Rescue boats used when the rowing teams are on the lake practicing.

Across the lake from the last shot is the marina for one of the sailing clubs. I love sailboats.
The day before this shot, high winds blew through the area disrupting cell phone towers, breaking branches and limbs off trees. Later, the temps shattered records from a few to several degrees. There was a guy walking the docks at the marina for a sailing club to make sure the tie-downs were still secure. That's a nice volunteer service at any marina.

It All Started in the wee hours of May 28th when 80 MPH winds was tossing everything against the side of my house.

 Those winds were substained for well over 40 minutes. The results were trees everywhere down or large branches broken off. One of my bus ro...