Showing posts with label downtown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label downtown. Show all posts

Friday, January 12, 2018

Holiday Lights of McMinnville, Tennessee


McMinnville, Tennessee is home to the Warren County seat. In the town's square, a running fountain and surrounding displays were decked out with the lights of the season last month.


Despite cold nighttime temperatures in the low teens during the Christmas week, the city display featured a full spectrum of color without a trace of snow.


Main Street's glow was a spectacular sight even for those foolish enough to venture out and photograph the displays in the freezing temperatures.


After seeing me and my tripod gear in or near the street, drivers in passing cars stopped in the middle of the road, rolled down their windows, learned out and snapped photos from their cell phones of the lite landscape. They had the good sense to keep warm and only were exposed for a few moments of the seasonally cold Tennessee weather.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Electric Elk Watches Over Clinton, Iowa


Look up from the street level and discover a world of elevated art.


In this case, a bust of an elk (or deer) has been overlooking a downtown street in Clinton, Iowa for sometime. Its pretty ornate, detailed and grand in scale. But upon closer inspection there is something more.


At the tips of the antlers are remnants of light bulbs. Can you image what this guy looked like all lite up? I bet there are local postcards that would show the electrified stag back in the day. Keep looking up.