BlathrWayne Lorentz

Showing blathrs with the tag “Buildings.”

Iʼm still standing

Thursday, May 26th, 2022 Alive 18,657 days

A weathered building in New Orleansʼ French Quarter

One of the interesting things about the built environment in New Orleans is the way some buildings manage to survive.

Houses in New Orleans have to deal with termites, mold, rising damp, horrendous rainstorms, aggressive vegetation, and more.

A weathered building in New Orleansʼ French Quarter

Looking at buildings like these makes me wonder how many dozens of hurricanes theyʼve been through, but are still standing after a hundred or more years.

Meanwhile, the house I rented in Las Vegas needed major repairs just 20 years after it was built.

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Not scary at all

Monday, August 23rd, 2021 Alive 18,381 days

The Star from underneath

In the basement of my building, itʼs possible to see the new foundation holding up the old foundation.

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Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 Alive 17,332 days

The Chief Apartments in Winslow, Arizona

For Millennials, itʼs not just a home; itʼs a hate crime.

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Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 Alive 17,332 days

The Tiny Church of the Mother Road in Winslow, Arizona

The Tiny Church of the Mother Road claims to be the worldʼs smallest church.

I bet the people who take off right after Communion still think nobody notices them leave.

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