The Van Hummell Building, designed 1951 by Edwin Francis.

A beautiful multi-faceted red standstone building right off of Speer Blvd. in Denver. It is now the American Red Cross building.

Edwin Francis also designed the stone Crest House sitting atop Mt. Evans in Evergreen, CO. The Crest House is currently in ruins, but there has been talk about restoration.

I had to make more than a few passes by this building to get lighting that I wanted, as the design is intended for the shadows to change drastically throughout the day.

Still a little pressed for time lately, been working long hours and weekends. I do keep updating other portions of this site as well, like this music section. I also plan on adding many things to the Odd Not Mod section, but it hasn’t happened yet.

After all, this is *Modeling Mid-Century Modern*

Sorry all, I have been working longer hours lately, so haven’t had as much time to get stuff together, so here are some more links I think you will enjoy. . .

» First off, Gaudi’s House of Bones!

» Always a favorite for me. . . 50 Strange Buildings of the World

» And another fave of mine, 24 Ghost Towns and Abandoned Cities. I am a sucker for bleak photos of ghost towns.

» Check out this photo of an interesting art installation by Doris Salcedo.

» Presenting the Hearst Building, the first green building in New York City.

» TWA terminal by Eero Saarinen during construction, 1961

» The Capitol Records Tower by Welton Beckett being held up by
Tennessee Ernie Ford!

» Three cool Coney Island photos from the 40s.

» Great 50s-era rooftop shot of a Motel in Venice, Florida

» And finally, a beautiful overhead shot of New York City from the 1930s

And. . . not that I expect everyone to find this interesting. . . but, since I am also a movie and music nut, I have a couple of pages where I list what films I watch, and what music I listen to, mostly so I can point friends to these pages without having to rely on my memory