Monday, March 24, 2008

Iron Glyphs

Detail from a cast iron column at Ankeny Square near Skidmore Fountain in downtown Portland. The square displays ornamental pieces taken from historic buildings that no longer exist.
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6 comments:

  1. What a nice shot. I love it. I love that such pieces have a home. Happy WW
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  2. nice!

    i guess it could worth a fortune isn't it?
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  3. It is lovely that such things are preserved. This is a piece.
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  5. great perspective on this shot. i'm a history buff, so it's great to see it lives on through architecture.
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  6. Almost looks like calligraphy in iron...or something written in Japanese...whatever it conjures up, it's beautiful.
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