Monday, December 19, 2005

Athens Of The Midwest

The Midwest, and Iowa in particular, receive more than their fair share of disparaging comments about lack of culture; I'll have you know that Iowa City is an unheralded bastion of good taste and appreciation for the finer things; above is a picture from a parade here... eat your hearts out, Coasters. Posted by Picasa

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I'm looking at the lively mix of architecture in the background... the styles range over decades in just that one shot - and it looks like the 50s or 60s update that somebody did actually works with the existing context... that's nearly unheard of, and very interesting the architectural scholar in me...
 
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