Total Pageviews

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Walking Around Downtown Augusta, Maine

Historic Downtown Augusta reveals the city's population....  18,594 live here.




I admire the early 20th
century architecture on
Water Street.















Eric took this picture of
 me at the Augusta
 Masonic Center.



















We admire the stained
glass elements on this
clock.














The glassed-enclosed balcony
is an unusual feature on an
Art Deco building.















Next door is Sonny's










The ornamentation above the
windows on the second &
third floors of this building
is strikingly different.










The arrangement of common
bricks create ornate decoration
on this building.




Eric points out the Moorish
windows on this corner
 building.




A picture postcard decorates
the wall of a building.










Alternate colored brickwork
provides character to the








Ornate window stonework
make this building a
stand out.




Courthouse is now....



























Modern sculptures adorn
the park across the
street.

Otis is made of elevator
parts.








Octoberfest is made with
parts from an Anheuser 
Busch Brewery.





The Inner Life of Discs is
the puzzling composition
of this simple shape. 


 Downtown Augusta is like many small cities Eric and I have visited throughout the country since 2012.  Aging architecture is being re-purposed for restaurants, shops, businesses and offices as the city changes from one century to the next.

No comments: