The Pig’n Whistle Bar-B-Q on Colfax.
Please notice the combined Hotel/Motel lettering!
I happened to catch the Pig’n Whistle on a particularly bad
graffiti day.
Built and run by boxer Eddie Bohn in the ’20s.
It was updated and added to over the decades.
Eddie passed away in 1980, the Whistle was closed shortly after.
Preservationists still battle to keep it from being torn down.
Who knows, maybe someday, the Pig will whistle once again.
» I am thrilled that preservationists in Seattle want to save this Denny’s.
What a great roof on this structure.
» Which reminds me of these ghostly images of Vanishing America
» The incredible wood residences of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson.
There is another link here as well. The sad news here is the impending doom
of this beautiful structure at the top of both of these links.
» Speaking of incredible, here are Eleven of the most incredible places to live
» Similarly, Breathtaking Monasteries from around the world
» A Dutch Chapel converted into a modernist apartment
» Blend into the environment with Natural Architecture
» The homemade skyscraper of ex-Russian mobster Nikolai Sutyagin.
Sorry in advance for some of the language (and especially sorry
for the barechested shot of Nikolai!). This reminds me of
Bishop’s Castle, here in Colorado
» Odd, creative, and sometimes upside-down Hotel Rooms
» 3D murals that create Architectural Illusions
» And finally, some true Marvels of Design.
(Maybe they should have included this bookcase)
Denver landmark sculpture Articulated Wall
Created by famous Bauhaus artist Herbert Bayer in the final year of his life, 1986. It consists of 33 steps.
Bayer had relocated to Aspen, CO and lived there for 28 years
He signed his sculpture using his own famous Bayer font
Home of the The Sarasota School of Architecture, a name applied to the combined style of great architects drawn to Sarasota, FL from the 40s through the 60s.
Architects such as Ralph Twitchell, Paul Rudolph, Victor Lundy, Jack West and many more.
This is Sarasota City Hall, designed by Jack West 1966
When visiting Sarasota, use the opportunity to take Martie Lieberman’s
Architectural Driving Tour of Sarasota. City Hall is the starting point.
The Sarasota School of Architecture is also a great book by John Howey. Along with great photos, it also includes many of Paul Rudolph’s superb architectural illustrations.
Sarasota continues to be a home for modern architecture through the present day.
This home was in the middle of adding a beautiful sympathetic addition.
I believe the various one story volumes toward the right were built during the ’50s.
Beautiful church designs by Victor Lundy, 1958 thru 1970
The single story volume to the lower right behind the red wall is the original structure, a 1947 Revere Quality House by Paul Rudolph & Ralph Twitchell
Plymouth Harbor High Rise on St. Armand’s Key, 1962 by Frank Folsom Smith with mushroom canopies shading the parking lot.
These last two images are from St. Pete
