Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/10/26

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Cream Brick Neighborhood School
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:03:58 -0500
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Beautiful building.? You picked a good time, after the oak tree shed its 
leaves.

On 10/26/20 11:08 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak via LUG wrote:
> For years I've passed my neighborhood elementary school, and thought what a
> fine Victorian building it is.  I finally grabbed a shot with my
> iPhone today while on my way to the hardware store.  It's one of the many
> remaining buildings in town built with locally produced cream brick,
> which gave Milwaukee the nickname of The Cream City.  The whole city used
> to have this bright aspect to its buildings until soot darkened
> them by the 1930's.  Most survivors have been cleaned.
>
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Buildings/20201026_MR_Fratney_School_IMG_1531.jpg.html

-- 
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
In reply to: Message from amagayneroshak at gmail.com (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] IMG: Cream Brick Neighborhood School)