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Photo of the Week: Picasso Was Here! House

June 14, 2020 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

two-story gray house, half-painted with pink sits on an overgrown green lawn in downtown Plymouth.

I didn’t know the backstory behind the house in downtown Plymouth, Michigan, but the pink colored house sure caught my attention as I traveled into the downtown area.

With the handwritten bright pink “Picasso Was Here!“ sign on the front lawn, you can’t miss the house on Ann Arbor Trail, a couple blocks east of Kellogg Park.

Based on my years living in and around the Plymouth area, I can tell you downtown Plymouth is pretty conservative with house colors.

Which had me wondering, who paints a house bright pink?

And then adds black polka dots on the pink paint?

Well, from what I learned in a January 2020 Hometown Life story, the homeowner is waiting for approval from the city of Plymouth for a land use change.

Which would allow the homeowner to demolish the current building and build out a new two-story building in its place

And for some reason, while the process takes time, the homeowner chose to paint half the house a bright pink color.

If you’re in the Plymouth area, have you stopped by to see the Picasso Was Here! house?

Filed Under: Michigan Tagged With: architecture, photo of the week, Picasso was here!, pink house, plymouth michigan

Photo of the Week: Teller’s of Hyde Park in Cincinnati

September 9, 2018 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

front of Hyde Park Savings Bank, with green canopy Teller's sign over the front entryway

When I looked down the street from our parking spot in Hyde Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, I quickly noticed the unmistakable tall columns of a bank building.

You’ve probably seen them as well in older communities.

Banks built in the United States in the 1800’s and early 1900’s often included tall columns in the front facade, influenced by Greek and Roman architecture.

I noticed the building still had the words “Hyde Park Savings Bank” engraved at the top.

But it was no longer a bank. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Teller’s of Hyde Park in Cincinnati

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: architecture, bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, Teller's of Hyde Park

Photo of the Week: Muskegon’s Hackley Public Library

July 8, 2018 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Romanesque granite building with turret, trimmed in red sandstone
Hackley Library in downtown Muskegon, Michigan

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I love libraries.

Whether to find a new book to read, attend local events, or buy books at the library friends’ used book sale, you can’t keep me away from the library.

And when I travel to a new city or town, I always make time to visit their library.

Last week, that meant visiting the beautiful Hackley Public Library in downtown Muskegon, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Muskegon’s Hackley Public Library

Filed Under: Michigan Tagged With: architecture, Hackley Library, library, Muskegon Michigan, photo of the week

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