Beautiful Historic Architecture

Trolling around Queen Anne Hill this week
inspires me to share an example of beautiful reuse.
Old Queen Anne High School, designed by James Stephen
in 1899, is a Neo-classical building that sits high atop
Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. Originally noted for its
spacious corridors, ample exits, and abundant light
and fresh air it was considered “modern” when it
was constructed. Today is houses, in all its
Neo-classical glory, high-end condominiums.
An excellent example of the adaptive reuse of
historic buildings.
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Beautiful People

This is too cute. Two sons decided to get creative
and rummage through some old photos of him and his
brother to recreate as adults for his mom’s 55th birthday.
The thoughtful gift idea would surely tug at the
mother’s heartstrings while tickling her funny bone
as she browsed through the collection of images of
her little boys who have grown into men playfully
retracing their steps from twenty years ago.
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