Friday, May 28, 2010
Weekend Reflection: Veterans Memorial Building
I'm still traveling so this is from the archives. Once more around the lake, my friends. The white building is the Veterans Memorial Building, built in the 1930s, at the NE end of the Lake Merritt in the Adams Point neighborhood. To the building's left is the narrow, little park I showed you where Glen Echo Creek runs above ground for a couple of blocks. Hard to believe, right? Especially since traffic zooms around this area like crazy. The VM is now primarily a meeting place for various community groups, including the American Legion, a dance studio, and a senior center. It also has an auditorium that is occasionally used for performances. The most recent has been Battle of the Salsa Bands 2. Rumor has it that the Grateful Dead had a concert here early in its career. Visit Weekend Reflections for interesting photos from around the world. I'm also linking to Monochrome Weekend for the first time.
Very good, Carolyn! This lent itself well to the monochrome treatment.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful homage and wonderful reflections!
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This is stunning in monochrome and an excellent choice for Reflections!
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Beautiful and awesome!
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully fitting for this weekend. I love city lights reflected on water like this. It just hardly gets any better. Thank you for presenting such a touching scene for this Memorial Day weekend.
ReplyDeleteReflections in black and white are so dramatic and beautiful.
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Fantastic monochrome reflection! And what a terrific one for the Memorial Day weekend! Thanks for a lovely reminder! Enjoy your holiday weekend!
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OOOOH! This is spectacular in monochrome!
ReplyDeletePerfect for this weekend, and perfect photography. Ah... the Grateful Dead... ;-)
ReplyDeleteOk, you win my oscar for this week! I love your picture!!The B&W, the lights..hmm, I imagine some good old jazz upon there , and the magic begins!Your picture is making my imagination working!
ReplyDeleteAnd the Grateful Dead? O my God!
Magnifique !
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That's a lovely black and white! Very dramatic.
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Thanks for visiting my blog and thereby introducing me to your blog. Great photo for today's meme. PS. Commisario Brunetti is a terrific character for Donna Leon's novels, isn't he. I think I've read most of them, and, of course, with Pierre's Venice blog and these novels I'm motivated to visit that wonderful city. Have you also read Brunetti's guide book and Leon's cookbook, too?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shot. You are really good at capturing a night photo. Love all those lights.
ReplyDeleteIt looks right out of a black and white golden days film! Where's Bogart? Have agreat Memorial Day weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat reflections and shot!
ReplyDeleteFantastic entry on the theme. Love it in b&w!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely shot of the reflections in the water and in black and white it really pops out.
ReplyDeleteTestament to the classic unfettered beauty of black and white. Love it.
ReplyDeleteA night shot with reflections - perfect!
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful view and reflection. How clever to show it in black and white! I'll have to look for it the next time I'm in the area.
ReplyDeletewonderful monochrome. Will there be comemeration services here?
ReplyDeleteYou got such good reflection of the light.
Beautiful - the reflections in the water are amazing - love it in monochrome!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so great in black and white.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful. I love the ghostly look of those trees.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture! Great reflection and so lovely in mono.
ReplyDeleteWish you a nice week:-)
Superbe !
ReplyDeleteLove the reflections on the water. Perfect for today and for mono.
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