tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post3000265132371296347..comments2023-05-01T11:57:53.201-04:00Comments on Just Off the One-Lane Road: Civic Pride and BeautyElorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-76926549912691449882010-04-27T23:47:58.024-04:002010-04-27T23:47:58.024-04:00What a wonderful post and a beautiful building, th...What a wonderful post and a beautiful building, thank you for looking up and taking the time to share. Sadly new construction seems to be about utility only, missing on the old William Morris decree that things should be useful as well as beautiful. A few years ago when I lived in the city I took a paper on Art and Architectural History as part of my anthropology degree - our wonderfully passionate lecturer took us on city walking tours forever encouraging us to look up. I took many friends over those same city routes and so many could not believe what they had missed in all those years of never looking up. If only more people on our councils and government authorities had an appreciation for such things then maybe so many death warrants wouldn't be signed on our heritage buildings, our towns and cities would each retain their own special character and civil pride would reign...guess I'm dreaming on that one!IslandHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521703119869641429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-75636724744395624982010-04-27T16:25:31.833-04:002010-04-27T16:25:31.833-04:00That is a building that shouts 'civic pride...That is a building that shouts 'civic pride'. It is a shame if the arts are being down graded in education. We may be facing a time of greater unemployment when people will need to use their inner resources to provide meaning and structure to their lives. Those who had had their creativity nutured and developed will have the tools to enjoy life on a level beyond that of spending and earning.Ruta M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722121700213642012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-47881806248853536942010-04-27T14:58:36.664-04:002010-04-27T14:58:36.664-04:00This is a wonderful post---thank you. And your cou...This is a wonderful post---thank you. And your county courthouse is so beautiful! Kudos to the people there for appreciating and preserving the beauty that so many skilled hands created. <br /><br />My husband is a carpenter, so I can tell you that these days, building something is all about making more money---as quickly and cheaply as possible. One of his former contractor bosses, when he thought they weren't working quickly enough, used to scream at them, "We're not making money! We're not making money!" It was only in the very high-end houses that attention to detail or artful handiwork was allowed. <br /><br />Thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind comment. I've enjoyed my visit to yours very much and shall return. <br /><br />By the way, I wanted to tell you that I think the name "Elora" is lovely.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575140898505901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-18882230597127451882010-04-27T11:48:41.116-04:002010-04-27T11:48:41.116-04:00Elora, Ahh -- a salute to you and your post on art...Elora, Ahh -- a salute to you and your post on art in architecture. Meaningful architecture is on the decline. My opinion of course. I do think it goes hand in hand with not educating students in the art of craftsmanship. There was and is still, to some degree, some knowledge of craftsmanship in the building arts. To be found in students at historic preservation graduate schools and like specialty schools. To craft the building you have featured on your post would be near impossible today. Cost, time, lack of craftsmen, masons and other needed experts are near impossible to find. And what beauty is lost today and yesterday because of our society's lack of interest in such things. So many examples of artful buildings being torn down across the nation or let go to ruinous ways. Even the common houses at one time were crafted artfully -- joined timbers, wood shingles, knowledge of wood, and masonry techniques. Your call to look up is needed. Too many folks just going about their business in a hurry, looking down. So many run to historic towns on vacations not realizing they have art in the buildings where they live. Thanks for diverting attention to the buildings around us -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com