Beautiful Day Following a Very Stormy Day

I walked to lab today (2 miles)

Beautiful sunny day

after yesterday when it was raining so hard

I thought I was in the Midwest. It snowed in
Cameron Park (30 miles east)

On the way home after a stop at Starbucks 26th and J Street

I got my liquid energy for the day and

 could again appreciate what a
lovely neighborhood

I live in.

 St. Francis Catholic Church

 First Baptist Church
Friend Betty says,
"my first wedding was there"

 

 Looks like instead of hiring a brick layer, a retired church member decided to make the repairs

 Baptist don't believe in "graven images" or stained glass images I guess.

An organic look is apparently approved

 

 

 I changed my walking route today and saw this Key West style house at 23rd and N.

I'm sure I've passed by it many times, but this is the first time I've SEEN it

 Walking up Capitol Avenue from 23rd to 17th

 I don't recall what kind of church this was originally

Now it's The Center of  Praise

 This camellia is as big as the cottage

 Sidewalk stenciling for non-artistic taggers

 I like the winter shadow patterns

 I lived in this building at 21st and Capitol in 1965-1966

with Zelda and her niece, Gayla.  We didn't have bars on the windows

in those days, nor did the building have a name

 We were surrounded by funeral homes

Gormley and Sons is still in business in the same location

 I like this vintage sign

The sign's shape and font for the words,  "W.F. Gormley and Sons"

looks so cheerful

An interesting choice for a "sorry your mother died" business

 The building looks suitably somber

 Restaurant Row

 Recalling a Sunday afternoon brew and burger here with the Don, Jr., family in approximately 2001.

I've been back a few times since, once with Jackie

We'd been to the Crest Theater for the grossest movie I've ever seen

and walked the 10+ blocks to the Rubicon

I remember the movie, yikes

and the 10 blocks walk.  That's nothing now but way back then, I was huffing and puffing

 Great Garlic (S)mashed Potatoes

 

 Good to Know

 

 Back in the 70's several of these prison like "old folks"

apartment buildings were built in mid-town without any 

consideration for the flavor of  the neighborhood

I wish the city would let mural artist have a go at these

boring building

 The old and the new...all housing, those are lofts in the background

 Zacalo's Mexican restaurant

used to be a car show room in the 40's and 50's

 Paesanos where my nephew, Sean worked in his youth.

He's an arboritist now with his own successful business in Woodland

 

 

 Almost to Grocery Outlet at 17th and Capitol

It was Capitol Market when I lived nearby in the 60's

 I love the porch details

 

 Picket fence and lofts across the street

 Bike racks at Hot Italian

 Dinner

 Tried a  new product

Probably good as a 

delivery system for that yummy looking

topping with tomato and fresh basil

They don't stand alone very well