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| apple | Mar 21 2006, 06:44 AM Post #1 |
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one of the angels
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took a little vacation - touring some of the towns that sprung up around springs in the Ozark mountains.. pretty cool, for mid-america. Hot Springs, Ark. enjoyed it's hayday from 1890 to 1940.. seemed quite old, tired and worn.. basically it's a resort in a gulch. Excelsior Springs was awesome.. a mountain town with tons of victorian gingerbread, slate sidewalks, awesome architecture, winding roads, and steep steep streets.. some pics.. mostly for Steve. in a sculptor's backyard.. interesting brickwork on a modest duplex gingerbread and more a really cool abandoned apartment building |
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| Steve Miller | Mar 21 2006, 07:17 AM Post #2 |
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Bull-Carp
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Very cool! I would especially like to know the history behind that apartment building. I've done a couple of driving vacations across the south, but I've never been in Arkansas. I'll have to make arrangements to go and see for myself - my wife's family hails from there. Thanks for posting them! |
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| big al | Mar 21 2006, 07:25 AM Post #3 |
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Bull-Carp
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Very interesting, apple. Thanks for posting. That looks like a huge tree in front of the apartment building. Big Al |
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| ivorythumper | Mar 21 2006, 09:15 AM Post #4 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Looks like a very interesting town! I love the Art Deco apartment building -- I wonder what it might sell for. |
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| Dewey | Mar 21 2006, 09:42 AM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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[chopped liver] me? [/chopped liver] :lol: |
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| apple | Mar 21 2006, 11:04 AM Post #6 |
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there wer 2 identical buildings. Kim thought the flat areas would not drain water.. they were also at the bottom of the cliff... who knows? support columns might have shifted.. The area was depressed economically.m... and there were many iffy properties. i thought they were beautiful. |
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| Kincaid | Mar 21 2006, 11:31 AM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Neat pix - thanks Apple! I love Victorians - so much interesting detail. The apt complex looks a bit too much like one of Saddam's palaces, though. |
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