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Seekonk: Aerial, Strip Mall Development on Route Six
This aerial photograph shows strip mall development along Route Six in Seekonk. Running diagonally across the picture plane is Interstate Highway 195. Largely a residential suburb of Providence, Seekonk is also known for it’s retail shopping along…
Warren/Barrington: Aerial Photograph
This aerial photograph was taken over Warren and looks west across Barrington and to Narragansett Bay. This photograph shows the distinctive shoreline of Belcher Cover and Tyler Point. Barrington had been a part of Warren from the 1747 until 1770.…
San Francisco: Cityscape, Alcatraz Island & Sts. Peter and Paul Church
This San Francisco cityscape contains many of its well-known landmarks, including Alcatraz Island on the horizon and Sts. Peter and Paul Church at the left.
Sts. Peter and Paul Church was built in 1924.
Alcatraz Island was developed as a…
San Francisco: Ghiradelli Fountain
Ghiradelli Square was originally the headquarters for the Ghiradelli Choolate Company, which purchased the entire city block in 1893. In the 1960s the square went up for sale and the purchasers readapted it to house a restaurant and shops making it…
San Francisco: Ghiradelli Square
Ghiradelli Square, located in the Fisherman’s Warf area of San Fransisco, was once home to over 40 speciality shops and restaurants. After the square was put up for sale by the Ghiradelli Company, San Fransiscan natives William Roth and his mother…
San Francisco: Ghiradelli Square, Mermaid Fountain
This aerial view of Ghiradelli Square shows Ruth Asawa’s Mermaid Fountain and the former Ghiradelli Chocolate Company buildings readapted for retail use. Since 1982, Ghiradelli Square has been on the National Register of Historic Places. It was…
Arlington: Marine Corps War Memorial
Also called the Iwo Jima memorial, the Marine Corps War Memorial was designed by Felix de Weldon. He was inspired by the photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima taken by Joe Rosenthal during the Battle of iwo Jima. The memorial is dedicated to all…
Arlington: Marine Corps War Memorial
Also called the Iwo Jima memorial, the Marine Corps War Memorial was designed by Felix de Weldon. He was inspired by the photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima taken by Joe Rosenthal during the Battle of iwo Jima. The memorial is dedicated to all…
Boston: Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The Presidential Library and Museum of 35th President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was dedicated in 1979, but planning for the library began during Kennedy’s life. He even visited potential locations in October 1963. Kennedy chose Boston as a location…
Boston: Skyline from Kennedy Library
The Boston skyline is photographed from The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library at Columbia Point in this 1987 photograph. In 1963 Kennedy chose Boston as the location of his Presidential Library because he felt the other Presidential Libraries…
Boston: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Pavilion, Interior
This interior photograph at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library shows the American flag hanging in a 115 foot grey-glass pavilion. The pavilion stands between a circular section and the 125 foot concrete tower that houses the archives and…
Boston: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Chinese-American and modernist master architect I. M. Pei, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum opened in 1979 after years of set back. It is located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. This photograph shows the…
Boston: Skyline from John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Located on Columbia Point, this is the view of Boston from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Before being redeveloped the site had been a garbage dump. In this view of the Boston skyline are notable skyscrapers (left to right) The Prudential…
Suburbs - Tickhill
This photograph, taken in the English town of Tickhill, show’s late 20th century suburban developments in this wealthy twelfth century town. This small town has maintained it’s relatively small population, at the 2001 census it was home to 5,301…
Baltimore: Inner Harbor, USS Constellation, Aerial
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor photographed in the 1980s. This aerial view shows the Light St. and Pratt St. Pavilions as well as the USS Constellation. The pavilions, developed by James W. Rouse, were part of Baltimore’s revitalization project which…
Baltimore: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This photograph shows the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary in the 1980s. This image shows the dingy state the building had fallen into by the late 20th century. The building was restored in 2006.
The Basilica…
Norfolk: City Hall, MacArthur Memorial
The MacArthur Memorial located in the old city hall at MacArthur Square in Norfolk. The 19th century city hall incorporates architectural elements from both the Greek and Roman revival. It was the site of the formal surrender to the Union Army in…
Boston: Quincy Market
Boston’s Quincy Market, a 19th century marketplace built in the Greek Revival style. It is American architect Alexander Parris’ most famous building, and is made almost entirely of granite from New England. The Quincy Market fell into decline in…
North Carolina: Adopt a Highway
The Adopt a Highway program began in 1985. The program was conceived by James Evans, a engineer at the Texas Department of Transportation, who was inspired after seeing litter fly out of the back of a pickup. This 1990 photograph shows an Adopt a…
Miami: Aerial, Residential, Interstate 95
This aerial photograph looks north across Miami. Miami is one of the largest cities in the United States. Running across the photograph is Interstate 95. At frame left just north of the highway is the William's Island Country Club. Also seen is…
Canon Beach: Seaside
Originally named Ecola for the river that empties, the name of this small Oregon town was changed to Canon Beach in 1922. As of the 2000 census there we 1,588 people living in Canon Beach. It is tourist attraction and popular weekend getaway for…
Canon Beach: Coastal Orgeon
Originally named Ecola for the river that empties, the name of this small Oregon town was changed to Canon Beach in 1922. As of the 2000 census there we 1,588 people living in Canon Beach. It is tourist attraction and popular weekend getaway for…
Canon Beach: Wind Swept Trees
Stormy conditions and harsh winds in the coastal town of Canon Beach have sculpted the tree’s around the houses. This photograph shows the peculiar growth of the trees around a house.
(date of photograph has been approximated)
Tel Aviv: Housing & Setting Sun
Being the second most populated city in Israel, Tel Aviv is home to a population of 404,400. Early architecture composed of single-story European-style buildings with tiled red roofs. The 1920s brought on a different style to homes that were designed…
Tel Aviv: Airport (Ben Gurion)
Pictured is the outside of Israel’s major International airport. What separates this airport from others around Europe is that it is open 24 hours, giving customers ease of travel. Within the past decade, the airport has been remodeled, and now…
Tel Aviv: Great Synagogue on Allenby Road
Designed in 1922 by Yehuda Magidovitch, the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv is located east if the Shalom Tower. The building is made of concrete, glass and steel and consists of one large dome and many stained glass windows. These magnificent windows…
Tel Aviv: Housing
Shown in this picture is the Bauhaus architecture of Tel Aviv. This was introduced to the city during the 1920s and 1930s by German architects who moved to Palestine after the Nazi generation expanded. Bauhaus is a German modernist style of…
Tel Aviv: Housing & Shalom Tower
Amongst the dense housing in Tel Aviv, the Shalom Tower can be seen in the center of this image. The tower, also called Migdal Shalom, is considered one of the tallest and most modern buildings in all of Europe and Asia. It stands 142 meters tall and…
Tel Aviv: Housing
In this picture, more representations of Bauhaus architecture can be seen. This image was most likely taken in Tel Aviv’s White City, which consists of more than 5,000 of these types of buildings. The fact that Bauhaus architecture focuses mainly on…
Tel Aviv: Housing, Bauhaus
Tel Aviv has the largest collection of architecture in the International of any city in the world. This photograph is an example of housing built in the Bauhaus style, a style developed in pre-Nazi Germany. Because of the climate in Tel Aviv, the…
Tel Aviv: Coastline
Photographed from one of the many hotels along Retsif Herbert Samuel, the beaches in Tel Aviv are one of the cities main tourist attractions. The beaches are ranked amongst the best in the world, attracting visitors and locals alike and playing a…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (1 of 6)
This photograph (1 of 6) shows the Tel Aviv beach, a major economic asset to the city, which was realized as early as the 1920s. Also pictured is the dense development of architecture in the International and Bauhaus style that have become the image…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (2 of 6)
Tel Aviv quickly earned the nickname the White City, and from this photograph (2 of 6) it’s easy to see where it came from. The city’s architecture is overwhelmingly in the International and Bauhaus style. The architecture is designed to favor…
Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock, Exterior Detail
This 1980 photograph shows the facade of the outer wall at the Dome of the Rock. The mosaic design is significant in that it does not contain any representational imagery. The Dome of the Rock introduced decorative principles that heavily influenced…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (3 of 6) - City Hall at Rabin Square, Former I.B.M Building
This aerial image of Tel Aviv shows some structures of note, including the Tel Aviv City Hall at Rabin Square (far left) and the former I.B.M. Building on Weizmann Street (far right), designed by Yasky & Partners.
Tel Aviv quickly earned the…
Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock was built to rival the splendor of Christian and Judaic architecture of the time. It’s dome is 20 m wide and consists of two wooden shells supported by a drum 16 m in height. The building uses design elements from Christian…
Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock Outer Wall Facade
The Dome of the Rock was the first artistic endeavor of the Umayyads, and is the earliest surviving example of an Islamic monument. The architecture was meant to rival the splenduer of contemporary Christian and Judaic architecture. The building’s…
Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock is the earliest remaining Islamic monument. It is constructed on an artificial platform, has a dome measuring 20 meters in diameter, and a exterior richly decorated in mosaic. The shape of the building is octagonal. It was built…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (4 of 6), Former I.B.M. Building
This image shows the urban density of Tel Aviv, Israel’s primary city. At the extreme left, peaking over the horizon, is the former I.B.M building, designed by Yasky & Partners in the 1970s. Quite literally in the shadow of the I.B.M. Building…
Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock is the earliest remaining Islamic monument. It is constructed on an artificial platform, has a dome measuring 20 meters in diameter, and a exterior richly decorated in mosaic. The shape of the building is octagonal. It was built…
Jerusalem: Simoni Cyrenato Crux Imponitur, Via Dolorosa
The stations of the cross were codified by Leonardo of Porto Maurizo, a Franciscan, who established the fourteen stations along Christs walk with the cross. This photograph is of the fifth station, as represented in the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. …
Tel Aviv: Aerial (5 of 6)
Tel Aviv quickly earned the nickname the White City, and from this photograph (5 of 6) it’s easy to see where it came from. The city’s architecture is overwhelmingly in the International and Bauhaus style. The architecture is designed to favor…
Jerusalem: Via Dolorosa
This photograph is taken on the Via Dolorosa, a street in Jerusalem which is believed a section of the path Jesus walked on his way to his crucifixion. Traditionally it is the route from Pilate’s house to Golgotha, and there is a long tradition of…
Tel Aviv: Aerial (6 of 6)
Tel Aviv quickly earned the nickname the White City, and from this photograph (5 of 6) it’s easy to see where it came from. The city’s architecture is overwhelmingly in the International and Bauhaus style. The architecture is designed to favor…
Jerusalem: Eastern Wall, Jewish Cemetery, Church of Mary Magdalene
This photograph shows the North East section of the Eastern Wall in Jerusalem. At the left is the Golden Gate, dating from the 7th century AD. The Golden Gate is significant in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions.
At the left of the…
Tel Aviv: Metzudat Ze’ev (also known as Beit Jabotinsky) & Tel Aviv City Hall
This photograph shows Metzudat Ze’ev, an office building in Tel Aviv named for Vladimir Jabotinsky. Jabotinksy was a leader of the right-wing, anti-socialist movement within Zionism. Jabotinsky argued that the future of the Jewish state depended on…
Jerusalem: Basilica of the Agony/The Church of All Nations and the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
The Basilica of the Agony was designed by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi. It is also known as the Church of All Nations because the construction of the church was funded through donations collected from many countries. Each of the donating…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff St.
Dizengoff Street, named for Meir Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv, is the home for designer shops and leisure in Tel Aviv. Since the 1970s the street has seen some decline, but continues to be a destination for those seeking designer fashions…
East Jerusalem: Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetary
The Jewish Cemetary on the Mount of Olives has been active for over 2000 years. The site is desirable for those of Jewish faith as a Bible verse (Zech. 14:4) claims that the resurrection will begin here when the messiah arrives. The Mount of Olives…
Tel Aviv: Dizengoff Street
Named for Mei Dizengoff, former Mayor of Tel Aviv, Dizengoff Street was once a shopping destination for locals and tourists alike. The construction of the Dizengoff Center, a shoppoing mall, has been cited a sa reason for the areas commercial…