A few days ago I saw (another) article about the celebrated 1932 B/W photo title “ Lunch atop a Skyscraper”… IronWorkers having lunch on a steel beam, Photographer unknown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper

OK, it’s 2024, while doing some PP for resent shoot, I came across a bunch of photos in my 2018 archives of Art of Construction that reminded me of the daring “WORK” that IronWorkers actually perform. Here’s a few shots of IronWorkers dismantling a section (brace) of the Tower Crane...Lunch came later

France, Thiers, year 2015?

What is really fascinating is that the streets and passages were built with a defensive spirit. Every short 'straight' areas were covered by archers waiting at the end of it. They had two escape routes, a cross street or simply running back to the ambush locations.

Notice the ceiling... It was made of oak planks themselves covered by a thick layer of dirt before bing covered by a more 'civilized' wooden floor. This made it hard to catch fire as well insured a relative insulation. Windows on the first floor did not exist unless they were narrow opening... Meurtrières (killing windows). There was another prosaic reason... Taxes were paid depending on the number of windows.

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Here's a group on flickr that I usually participate in. It's a great place to scroll quickly through dozens and dozens, and see what catches your eye. When you stop, ask yourself why??

https://www.flickr.com/groups/donnerstagsmonochrom/pool/

Be adviced that flickr is having site issues at this moment in time, and bunches of pics aren't displaying


Wild Morning Glory by Linda Shorey, on Flickr