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The Emissary: 1935
... Virginia." One of FBJ's more enigmatic exposures. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Itching already My first reaction ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/26/2015 - 8:38pm -

Circa 1930s. "The Kellams -- Princess Anne County, Virginia." One of FBJ's more enigmatic exposures. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Itching alreadyMy first reaction was look at all that poison ivy! Scouting locations.An early test shot for "The Blair Witch Project." Forest arsonThe Boy Scouts would definitely not approve of this dicey setup. Unfortunately, they're several entries (and 20 years) back, occupied by their silver certificate deposits. Meet the KellamsThe Kellams, obviously, are a family of trees... Mr. Kellam to the right, plus Missus and all the little saplings. He's eyeing that fire with great trepidation, and I don't blame him. Commissioner of the RevenuePhillip Kellam who is our C.O.R. here in Va. Beach is of this Kellam family and has major local ties. His family is also named on our Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. They are still alive and thriving here. My wife even went to Kellam High School. Trust me, it's a small world here in VB, or formally known as Princess Anne County, or Kellamsville. (The latter can not be verified, it was a joke). Thanks for posting this. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Glass Paints Oils: 1937
... be suitable for the store itself. 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Those buckets I see little ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/02/2013 - 1:36pm -

Circa 1937. "Hardware store, 906 Bourbon Street, New Orleans." Carrying a full line of protectants and preservatives, none of which seem to be suitable for the store itself. 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Those bucketsI see little sliding doors on the sides, which would appear to cover those holes when slid down all the way. I guess it's easier to slide open a door on a heavy bucket than to tip it over and pour. Seems like there'd be a bit of leakage in these models, though. [I suspect the holes are for ventilation and that the lining is fireproof. - Dave] NOLA native says906 is the not the restaurant with the neon (now) but the business next door (to the right) with the red chairs, which is currently listed as a hair salon. On the corner (going towards Canal St) are the iconic Clover Grill and across the street Cafe Lafitte in Exile which is a really famous gay bar as it claims status at the oldest continuously operating gay bar in North America. Could be the placeView Larger Map Back when the Quarter was a neighborhoodRather than a tourist attraction. Real stuff for real people doing real things like painting the bathroom cupboard or replacing a broken windowpane. My former home town of Carmel, CA, went from three hardware stores, five groceries, seven filling stations, and three drug stores in the '50s to zero, one, one, and one, respectively, by the '80s, but boy did we gain some galleries and boutiques! Three bucketsI thought at first they hold items for sale, but they could have been used to strain the paint that was sold. Holey bucketsI'm curious: what would the three buckets with holes in them hung on the door frame be used for? Saulny's storeIn the 1880 census he is one year old, the son of 2 "mulattos", but listed as black in later census years. He's the son of a shoemaker, Louis Saulny, born 1846. Louis's father is also listed as a "mulatto", a carpenter born 1827. He died when he was 31. Pierre SAULNY was the first Saulny in USA. He was born in Nantes, France. There is a date of birth in 1774. Some data doesn’t match so we take between 1894 to 1800 as his date of birth. He married Catherine DINET (1797-1853) free woman of color native of Pestel on the Island of Santo Domingo, Haiti. They married in New Orleans in 1820 and lived in the Suburb Marigny on Moreau Street between Elysian Fields and Frenchmen Streets since 1822 in a house situated on Esplanade Street between Conde and Royal Streets, until at least 1835. The residence of Catherine Dinet is an area that exists today and was inhabited by many free people of color as well as Creoles of European descent. Another BarYep, that's exactly where it was, just behind Clover Grill. I think Kozel is rightComparing the position of the window (closer to the door on the right), and the shape of the jamb, sills and lintels, I'm pretty sure the building with the neon is correct. The original photo shows a full length porch on top which is now separate balconies, but the side of the building still has porches which may indicate the front had the same ones. Or, it could just be 907 across the street, which still has the upper porch in the right place. [Below, 907-909 Bourbon Street. - Dave] John McCrady School of Fine ArtsI went to art school in that white building that kozel posted. I believe I remember Mrs. McCrady saying that it was a hardware store before it was the school. But that was over 30 years ago and memories fade and Mrs Mac died long ago. Three BucketsMy father would take me duck hunting in the 50's and we used one in our duck blind to stay warm.The small door would let more air into the fire. Worked really good when you were freezing. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, New Orleans, Stores & Markets)
Condemned: 1939
... You can't stop progress. 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. A matter of perspective Nowadays ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/30/2012 - 11:04am -

Savannah, Georgia, circa 1939. "Fahm Street, west side. Row houses built about 1850. Torn down 1940 for Yamacraw Village housing." You can't stop progress. 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. A matter of perspectiveNowadays we tend to think of public housing projects as the modern equivalent of tenement housing. Think of what an improvement a housing project would have been to the folks living in these shacks. Questionable upgradeI bet there are many who would gladly trade in their apartment in a crime-ridden "project" for a more personal "shack." Those houses were old and creaky, but they were little houses and they could be fixed up rather nicely. Urban RenewalThese "shacks" lasted 89 years before they were razed to make way for progress. I wonder how their successors have fared after a mere 70 years. Some ProgressI was expecting some concrete nightmare, but it doesn't look that bad - and the new buildings echo the style of the old: View Larger Map "You should have seen what used to be there"I used to work with a woman who grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood that was later razed for the notorious (to say the least) Stateway Gardens and Robert Taylor Homes, and she would say that, bad as those places were (and they too have since been razed), you should have seen what used to be there -- wooden shacks, buildings falling over, unpaved streets in the middle of Chicago in the middle of the 20th century. Charles Cushman's incredible photos give a good idea. The lady I worked with was more than happy with the upgrade and her father lived in one of those high-rises for the rest of his life with no thought of moving. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Savannah)
Mirador: 1926
... Home of the Langhorne family." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Clampett Mansion Yes, you just ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2012 - 4:41pm -

1926. Albemarle County, Virginia. "Mirador, Greenwood vicinity; built 1842. Renovation architect (1920s) William Adams Delano. Home of the Langhorne family." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Clampett MansionYes, you just know Irene Ryan is going to pop out of that trunk. 21 steps and countingAlso reminded me of the Clampett Mansion. Through the arched doorway look at the giant spool of thread turned on the side. 1920s RenovationThe 1920s renovation included the curved staircase. From the 1982 application for inclusion on the National Registry of Historic Places Inventory: The interior reflects the 1920s remodeling in such details as the central spiral stair and Georgian Revival woodwork. ... Since the 1920s renovation, the focal point of the interior has been the flying spiral staircase at the center of the house at the intersection of the hallways. The staircase is decorated with a wrought-iron handrail carried by two slender balusters per tread. Mirador was the childhood home of Nancy Langhorne (later Lady Astor, the first woman member of the British Parliament and opponent of Winston Churchill), as well as her older sister Irene, who married Charles Dana Gibson and was the model for the Gibson Girl. The Adams renovations occurred during the ownership of Nancy and Ronald Tree -- Nancy Tree was Nancy Astor's niece. Awesome CarpentryThat's one impressive staircase. Imagine the design, carpentry and finishing skills required to construct a free-flying staircase with such a long complex curve. Even if added as part of the "1920's renovation" it's impressive. How would YOU design the beam that supports the outside edge? Elegantly ModernThe curves give this an elegant modern look. Although at first glance, I too thought it was a "Beverly Hillbillies" soundstage shot of the Clampett home. Pretty closeas you can see A floor with directionI love the compass rose on the floor. Gracefully BeautifulAs a stair and handrail craftsman of the last 30 years, I find the simplicity of this design very graceful. There was a lot of work that went into its construction. The interior framework of the structure could be made of iron or steam-bent wooden stringers. The newel post and balusters look as though they are made of iron. Mainly because their slim design would be very flimsy if made of wood. The handrail itself looks to be steam-bent wood. The volute at the bottom end of the handrail was surely carved out of a block of wood. The large wood starting tread at the bottom is very inviting. The curved bottom riser was a tricky piece to make. The skirtboards along the wall could be plaster, but are more likely bent wood. All in all a simply and gracefully beautiful staircase. CarpentryCurved stairs certainly are impressive feats, but they aren't necessarily as difficult to design and construct as you may think. In many cases there will be several beams or joists cantilevered from the wall to support short sections of the stair. That way the outer beam doesn't have to be a single long serpentine affair. Even so, it would usually be a laminated beam glued up from smaller pieces that are easier to bend into such a compound curve. Mirador TodayJust a small country home with a nice view. Oddly ReminiscentOf the Clampett Mansion staircase. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Avenue of Oaks: 1938
... Charleston County, South Carolina." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/08/2014 - 11:39am -

1938. "Boone Hall, avenue of trees, Mount Pleasant vicinity, Charleston County, South Carolina." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Boone Hall Plantation & GardensA lovely place for anyone to visit, nowadays. View Larger Map It's got moss appealThe trees to seem to be saying "Hurry, this way out!" Not much has changedNot too much has changed in 75 years. Many young women will recognize Boone Hall as the location where "The Notebook" was filmed. Beautiful Boone HallIn addition to "The Notebook", mentioned above, the hugely popular mini series "North & South" was filmed at Boone Hall as well as "Queen", an Alex Haley work starring Halle Berry. Here's a shot from the same spot as the 1938 photo 74 years later. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Landscapes)
Dark Shadows: 1936
... 1825 by Wm. Williams Thorne." 8x10 inch safety negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/30/2012 - 11:01am -

1936. Halifax County, North Carolina. "Prospect Hill, Airlie vicinity. Built 1825 by Wm. Williams Thorne." 8x10 inch safety negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston for the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. View full size. Double Dog DareI'm not spending the night in that place! Let Mikey do it! Some linksThe architect was one James Burgess; A bit more about the history of the house. Mr. ChickenLets see if we can get Luther Heggs to spend the night in this house for a front page story. Don Knotts was great in that movie. Prospect Hill constructionCost $3545.30 to build. Federal FantasyNow THAT'S something you don't see every day... a two-story porch on a Federal-style house! The detailing is spectacular, and attributed to an architect/builder named James Burgess of Virginia. I would take fanhead's double dog dare, but sadly Prospect Hill was destroyed in the mid 20th century. Once again I am stunned by FBJ's photographic skill - simply amazing. Palladian ProspectFrom the Historic American Buildings Survey notes dated 1940: Owner: Myron Horn, Woodbury, Conn. Begun 1825; completed 1828. Builder owner: William Williams Thorne; Architect: Mr. Burgess. Condition: Poor. Description: two-story; frame; interesting two-story columns on east porch; Palladian windows; delicate front door treatment. Paneling and mantels removed to Woodbury, Conn., by owner. Gable roof; end chimneys, Flemish bond, two on right, one on left. Facade three bays with trifle windows. Center door with fanlight and sidelights. Stoop porch, coupled reeded colonettes. Lower windows 9/9 surmounted by dummy lunettes; 3/3 sidelights. Cornice has crude triglyphs and metopes; open loggia with two-story colonettes behind left room under main roof. Central hall plan, elliptical spiral stair. CreeptasticThat's what the landscaper was going for. You hit the nail right on the head, buddy. Beautiful photoI keep coming back to this photo. I especially like the details of the first floor window. The carving above and below is lovely, the little fan window above the shutters, and the carving along the edge of the roof. It puts to shame all those tract-houses with the pillared fronts mimicking this style (not very successfully). (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Highway Inn: 1928
... Princess Anne Street." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Business must be good......... Is that a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/18/2017 - 10:12pm -

Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1928. "Brick house, Princess Anne Street." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Business must be good.........Is that a room addition being added in the back? Interesting HistoryMoved to the present location in 1930. Details here... http://www.fredericksburg.com/house__home/a-moving-history/article_5e4b8... Ooops I see the man on the left behind the house has dropped his hammer. You can see it in mid-air. HammerThe hammer can't be in mid-air. The man is blurred due to his movement, and a man moves a lot slower than a falling hammer. He must be bending down to pick it up and it is leaning on something. Yes, I'm a photography geek. Sorry. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Dufilho Pharmacy: 1936
... St." Plus bills of the hand- and -board variety. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. more on Ella There was also a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/04/2012 - 1:12pm -

New Orleans circa 1936. "Dufilho Pharmacy, 512 Chartres St." Plus bills of the hand- and -board variety. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. more on EllaThere was also a famous movie based on the strip, starring Colleen Moore. 666 Colds FeverSounds kind of ominous. Think I'll just tough it out without the medicine, thank you. Ella Cinders!I was not familiar with Ella Cinders. It appears she was a long running syndicated comic strip. Famous enough to be hawking oil. Federal Theatre PosterThe WPA poster on the derelict building announces a production of the WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse at 2301 Tulane Avenue. "Art and Mrs. Bottle" was first produced in London in 1929, and in New York in 1930, starring Jane Cowl and the young Katherine Hepburn. Its author, I was surprised to find, was Benn Wolfe Levy (1900-1973), a British playwright who was married to the American actress Constance Cummings, and who later served in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1950 as the Labour Party Member for Eton and Slough. The Federal Theatre project also produced his 1932 comedy "The Devil Passes." [Poster available here. - Dave] Prescriptions filled elsewhere.It's now the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum. View Larger Map SurprisedI was shocked to see that this building still exists! Even knowing how well New Orleans hangs onto these vintage structures, it was in such rough shape 76 years ago that I was sure it had been razed by now. Looks like a great restoration. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, New Orleans, Stores & Markets)
The Sultan's Palace: 1937
... well as the Sultan's Palace. 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Iron Lace There is nothing more ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2012 - 4:05pm -

New Orleans, 1937. "Le Pretre Mansion, 716 Dauphine Street, built 1835-6. Joseph Saba house. Also called House of the Turk." As well as the Sultan's Palace. 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Iron LaceThere is nothing more iconically New Orleans than lacy ironwork balconies and long shuttered windows. I'm so in love with this image! Does anyone know if this building still exists? I'm from Oregon, but I've always loved New Orleans and will be back soon to visit. I'd love to put this gem on my list of places to see if it's there! One last question - is it because of potential flooding that the home appears to be built one story above the street entry level? Do those lower floors get used at all, or are they essentially a basement? IntoxicatingAnyone who has spent time in New Orleans knows there is no other place quite like it. It creates an atmosphere that is almost mind-altering, with the close, sultry, earthy air (no air conditioning in those days) and the curious, intimate stillness that occasionally occurs as in this photo, streets deserted with no signs of life except a bit of trash lying in the gutter. Where is everybody? They are inside and there lies the inspiration for the imagination. Especially intriguing are the rooms behind the real, fully functional shutters, open to air, closed to rain. Are the people within just trying to stay cool with overhead fans, are they cooking spicy, savory red beans and rice, are they making crazy love, sipping sweet tea and sampling pralines, listening to Louis Armstrong on the Victrola? I am transported back there by this so-accurate portrayal of a New Orleans street to where I can smell the smells and feel the surrounding humanity close, but unseen. Thank you Shorpy. As we know, you can leave New Orleans but New Orleans NEVER leaves you. Nice words, OTYYou've captured so beautifully what makes New Orleans unique. It is one of the world's great cities "with a feel" that you just can't and won't find anywhere else. I've been there half a dozen times or so, and every time I visit that curious intimate stillness you speak of strikes me. Harem of HorrorI've spent many a night in this house but I never heard the thump of heads of the Sultan's harem rolling down the stairs ... just the thump of tipsy neighbors falling up the stairs! http://www.nola.com/haunted/harem/hauntings/murder.html http://www.neworleansghosts.com/haunted_new_orleans.htm ["The Sultan's Massacre" makes a good ghost story, although it doesn't seem to be anything more than that -- a story. Any actual massacre would have been recorded in the newspapers of the day, and the "sultan" would have a name. If I had to pin one on him I'd say it was the Muslim entrepreneur Joseph Saba, who bought 716 Dauphine, along with several other New Orleans properties, after coming to America from Syria in 1886. What with Syria being part of the Ottoman Empire at the time, he could have been considered Turkish, although he wasn't a sultan, and seems to have died of natural causes. - Dave] The beauty of cast ironNow that large buildings are made of glass and steel, we see what we have lost: romance. Desiring a streetcarIts a shame that they tore out almost all of the streetcar system, the local traffic from Bywater to Carrollton and everywhere in between is miserable and could be seriously helped by better transit than the buses. Thank goodness for Google maps!This wonderful building still stands at the corner of Dauphine and Orleans Streets. It looks like most of the incredible ironwork is still there, as are the original shutters (some missing a few slats). The trolley car tracks are long gone, torn up and asphalted over, as happened in so many American cities in the decades between 1930 and 1950. Does the personal-injury lawyer who occupies the building know its history and alias? Let's hope a friend sends her to Shorpy if she doesn't. View Larger Map Thanks, Dave, for adding the map link. Shorpy has made a reflex out of the use of Google maps for street-level architectural site obit checking. Yes. The building is still there.This one, in particular has a good ghost story about it. A deposed Sultan rented the place and fillled it with harem girls and armed guards, not participating in the regular Creole culture of the City at all. Every single person in the building was found butchered to death one night. The people were chopped into little bits and the police couldn't tell how many people were killed. So the place is haunted. "They" say that it was his brother, the real Sultan who had the entourage killed, the murderers escaped before the crime was known to the public. I went to a garage sale in the courtyard once and pass by the building all the time. I just love living here in the Quarter. Many homes are elevated or have storage type basements that are actually sitting on ground floor. Re: Iron LaceThe French Quarter is on the highest ground in New Orleans, and since the installation of pumps in the 1890s, flooding, beyond an inch or so in the street, has been a rare event. The lower floors of all buildings in the Quarter are functional. True, subgrade basements are very rare in New Orleans. Dauphine dreamI was a bellman at a bed and breakfast on Dauphine Street my freshman year at Tulane in 1985. I had to be at work at 7 am Saturday and Sunday. I rode my bike from uptown, and this picture really reminds me of the early morning stillness of the Quarter. IronworkMuch of the intricate and beautiful wrought iron that has helped make New Orleans so unique was actually made in the industrial North, mostly Cincinnati. Then it was floated down the Ohio River to the Mississippi River and onto the balconies and steps and whatnot in N.O. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, New Orleans)
Walnut Grove: 1936
... 1683 by Solomon Wright." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. It don't mean a thing If it ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2012 - 4:42pm -

Queen Anne County, Maryland, circa 1936. "Walnut Grove. Dorsey Wright house. Has fine brick ends laid in Flemish bond. Built 1683 by Solomon Wright." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. It don't mean a thingIf it ain't got that swing, that is. In this case, a nifty porch swing on the back. Good times. Hodgepodge HouseWhat an interesting mishmash of architectural details: a gambrel roof and plank siding on the side house, then a saltbox-type roof (with a dormer!) on the main house, along with shake shingle siding, turned posts and fancy brackets on the front porch (for show) and utilitarian square posts on the back porch. And, of course, flemish bond-laid bricks on the end -- a masonry pattern dear to every Nittany Lion heart. Holy cow, Batman!Just amazing how this house has stood the test of time. Also, the window above the porch facing the camera shows a familiar face in the second row pane from the top. Brick & ScantlingI wonder, Which is the older section? They both have ancient aspects to them. The brick gabled profile is interesting and I wonder if shingles were the original back wall cladding. "Improvements"Lots of description of this house, plus some horrifying 70s pictures of the property (which make the place look like a small suburban "Queen Anne" from the 50s) are here. There is a more recent renovation pictured which seems to return the property to a more authentic look. A real paneJudging from the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties analysis, it seems the saltbox-roof section is the oldest and the gambrel section an addendum. I love windows with real panes in them. Most windows in new houses around here have, and most windows in older houses have been replaced by, plate glass -- often with fake muntins to make it look like smaller panes. From aboveGoogle Roof View. Still rockin'If an occupant was headed inside or to the porch swing (to get out of the picture, no doubt), it hadn't been long. Look at the rocker on the front porch. Still in motion. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Gaston Street: 1939
... "312 Gaston Street West." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Whistler's Mother Isn't it ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2012 - 2:46pm -

Savannah, Georgia, circa 1939. "312 Gaston Street West." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Whistler's MotherIsn't it odd that the adult in this picture would choose to just face the bottom of the porch and stare at the floorboards rather than look outward toward "where the action is" as the child did? The woman is even faced the same way as Whistler's Mother. I would have chosen the rocking chair on the left of the porch and looked forward toward the horizon which might be a bit more interesting (unless she enjoyed observing termites at work). WaitingI wondered that, too. I figure she might be waiting for someone to arrive in that direction since she and the child look dressed to go somewhere. Or she did not want the sun in her eyes. Or she wanted to put her feet up on the stool and for some reason the stool could not be easily moved. But I vote for waiting for someone to come by to get them. I get the feeling that the house is very orderly and neat inside. And that there is a tidy garden behind the wooden fence. PerhapsShe felt that she'd seen enough of what life can bring and the child has some hope for her future. Maybe that was the whole point of the photo, not just the house. Waiting for ...I also think they are waiting for someone to come down the road. Grandma looks to be facing to the west, which would explain the late afternoon sun. Maybe the big kids are almost ready to come home from school? Warm spot in the sunI think she wanted the warmth of the sun on her instead of sitting in the chair in the shade. It looks like she is wearing a cardigan, so maybe she was chilly. Or I'm just projecting October weather in Chicago onto her down in Savannah. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Savannah)
Stony Point Tavern: 1935
... Nathaniel Burnley, proprietor, 1820-1829." Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. I think the foundation is still there ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2012 - 4:43pm -

Albemarle County, Virginia, 1935. "Stony Point Tavern. Nathaniel Burnley, proprietor, 1820-1829." Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. I think the foundation is still thereBased on the map here I got this google satellite image. Am I close? View Larger Map You are closeThe site is off the Google map below, to the left. The actual location is where Watts Passage (Route 600 from the left/west) intersects Route 20. You will see Route 20 makes about a 90 degree right turn there. North/above the intersection is the location of the former store and whatever might be left of the old tavern. I remember the store when it was in operation, but I can't identify which structure it is on the map. I think it is the big one that you would run into if you failed to negotiate the curve! I had never heard of the tavern. View Larger Map (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Visit Our Gift Shop: 1937
... also known as the De Mesa-Sanchez House. Acetate negative, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection. View full size. We have decided To ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/21/2010 - 11:19pm -

Florida circa 1937. "Old Spanish Inn, 43 George Street, St. Augustine. Dr. Chatelain's photographs. P.A. Wolfe, photographer." Fireplace in the "Grass Novelty Shop" of the Old Spanish Inn, also known as the De Mesa-Sanchez House. Acetate negative, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection. View full size. We have decided To take a room, now that my wife has seen your quaint boutique. A Sign of MaturityWhat? No, I did NOT snicker at the sign on the right. Frankly, I am appalled at your sense of humor. Stringing the punters alongThe only thing they seem to have on offer is some used string. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Florida)
The Signpost Up a Head: 1927
... of Chatham." Note the head-on-a-pike signage. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Stockyards Make Poor Neighbors The sign on ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/15/2016 - 12:51pm -

Fredericksburg, Va., circa 1927. "Tenement, 203 Charlotte St., residence of 'Gover­nor Hill.' Photo taken on commission from Mrs. Devore of Chatham." Note the head-on-a-pike signage. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Stockyards Make Poor NeighborsThe sign on the left gives us a barely discernible hint as to what kind of neighborhood we have here, as if the state of the tenement did not. One hopes that advancing age has deprived the "Governor" and his first lady of their olfactory senses. [???? - Dave] Well HelloDolly. GaitersDespite the obvious poverty, the gentleman is wearing a fine pair of gaiters over his pants and shoes. Too bad such a practical fashion went out of style. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Casualty of War: 1938
... by Sherman's army." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Romantic Revival Byron, Shelley ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/12/2015 - 10:20pm -

1938. "Prince William's Church, Sheldon Church (ruins), Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Building dates to 1753. Destroyed by British army in 1779. In 1826 walls rebuilt upon. In 1865 destroyed by Sherman's army." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Romantic RevivalByron, Shelley or Keats would have found inspiration in such glorious ruins! Sheldon PanosSheldon isn't too far from Beaufort where my brother lives. I took some panoramic photos there a few years back, which are attached here. It is truly an enchanted setting, complete with ancient live oaks and Spanish moss. When I was a childIn the 1950s there was an annual church service here and we went. Church followed by Dinner on the Grounds. My first experience of deviled eggs, yum! (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Oysters Any Style: 1939
... Pepper truck in the alley. 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Going Down? If there are basement ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/20/2013 - 10:52am -

1939. Mobile, Alabama. "Collins store -- Royal Street near St. Louis Street." The Panama Cafe looks like our kind of place. Note the Dr Pepper truck in the alley. 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Going Down?If there are basement stairs on the other side, it was, and still is, common to lower the knob for easier access from stairway. The knob height indicates a steep and dark stairway. Try a cane sugar Dr. Pepper for the old fashioned flavor. 156 N Royal, long gone of course.But if you wanted to call them back in the day, just ring up Belmont-9415, according to the "U.S. Telephone Directory Collection" at Archive.org Soda almost any style, tooNot only will the Panama Cafe prepare your Oysters Any Way, they also sell Coca-Cola, 7-Up, Barq's Root Beer, Dr. Pepper (10 - 2 & 4) and even offer Dentyne Gum, for that after-the-oysters breath freshening. Oysters Rockefeller and a carafe of Montrachet pleaseFollow your nose. I'm pretty sure that the fresh seafood aroma wafting from this oyster bar enticed passers-by to check it out, as the flies clustered on the holey screen door working their way inside. I can even smell it now emanating from this picture, the hot French fries, bubbling pots of oil and hints of the salty sea while contemplating the layer of slick, greasy coating covering every object in the restaurant. The owner obviously lives upstairs in the far left window apt. with an identical chair as in the diner. Could that be the cook sitting on the bench for a breath of fresh air? No waiting. Kids Entrance?What's with the LOW doorknob on the BIG door on the left? Any ideas/guesses? Barq's RootbeerBarq's rootbeer was my drink when I was a kid. It was great stuff for a rootbeer float. It's still bottled today but I don't think it tastes the same as 60 (gasp!) years ago. "It's Good"Those Barq's folks sure knew how to craft a compelling slogan. 156 N RoyalI believe this is where the new U.S. Customs Services is today, between St Louis and St Anthony. By 1951 the phone number had changed to 2-9874. Collins Store ? ?What's the significance of the "Collins Store" in the caption? Some explanation seems in order. THNX. (The Gallery, Eateries & Bars, F.B. Johnston, Mobile)
Bourbon and Coke: 1937
... and oysters -- let me in! 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. "Twice as good, twice as ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/30/2012 - 11:02am -

New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1937. "Bayou Pom Pom Grocery, 701 Bourbon Street at St. Peters Street." Ice, wood, coal, Coke and oysters -- let me in! 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. "Twice as good, twice as much"If this was Royal Crown's slogan, it wasn't very good. When I looked at it the first time, it seemed to me that they were saying it's twice as good, quality that is, and twice the price. What they were trying to say is that it was twice the quality (of Coca-Cola) and twice the quantity (The Coke bottle held only 6 ounces, RC Cola was 12.) Pepsi on the other hand started running this jingle on the radio in the late 1930s: Pepsi-Cola hits the spot 12 full ounces, that's a lot Twice as much for a nickel too Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you. By 1939, Pepsi's sales had doubled. Bars, strip clubs, red lights, jazzDon't think there are any grocery stores on Bourbon Street anymore. My last stay in N.O.L.A. was in 1995 when our Saturday night on Bourbon Street consisted only of the above, but I could be wrong. The ravages of old age make it unlikely that I will ever return there but I've had my share of "smokin', drinkin, doin' the hootchy coo." Still, its nice to reminisce as I mull over the song "Don't get around much anymore." Life is good, rejoice and be glad. The Cat's MeowThis location is now the home of The Cat's Meow, which bills itself as World's Best Karaoke Bar. Looks like the lamppost/street sign has survived, though! "Twice as much for a nickel too"In South Carolina they sang "Twice as much for a penny more". We had a tax that made Coke six cents and Pepsi seven cents. S.C. is often a little strange. Still making groceries in the QuarterRouses Grocery at 701 Royal, Quartermaster Deli and Market at 1100 Bourbon. Sadly, the Verti Marte at 1201 Royal burned earlier this year. I'll take two loaves of Liedenhiemer's bread and a Hubigs pie, peach. Send me a truckloadThe price on the oysters seem quite reasonable! Pepsi-Cola "Jingle Tap"My Uncle Sid salvaged an old bar complete with back shelves and installed them in his basement in the mid 50's. As a eight year old, I coveted the big chrome plated Pepsi-Cola soda fountain tap he had. It was complete with the red, white and blue Pepsi logo and contained a music box which played the Pepsi jingle when the tap was activated. My Uncle Ernest was a chemist for Pepsi. He compounded the flavor essence that went into the syrup. I remember going to the corner "party store", as we called them in Detroit, on hot summer days in the 50's and getting a Pepsi or Coke out of the cooler filed with ice water. Although the "pop" was only ten cents, we drank it on the premises to avoid the two cents deposit which we spent on penny candy or baseball cards. Re: The Tipsters Uncle SidVictor Borge had a similar story about a chemist who compounded a new lemon flavored carbonated drink. He called it "5 Up", he put it on the market in 1925 but it didn't sell enough to make it worthwhile. He went back to his lab and reworked the formula, found another backer and released it again in 1928. This time he called it "6 Up", it too failed. He died shortly after, of a broken heart, never knowing how close he came. Pom Pom and Pim PumWe have a West Indian corner market here in Springfield, Mass., called the Pim Pum, which always strikes me as odd. I wonder if Pom Pom and Pim Pum are related and how they relate to groceries. I guess I'll have to stop into the Pim Pum one day and ask them about their name. A bit of Bayou Pom Pom in the Big CityWhat, a reference to "Bayou Pom Pom" passes over the heads of kids these days? Back in the day, the mere mention of this fictional place would raise smiles. The Cajun one-horse town of Bayou Pom-Pom was invented by Louisiana comedian Walter Coquille. His comic monologue "The Mayor of Bayou Pom-Pom" was released on Brunswick Records in 1929, and sold so well that he was brought back to record a number of sequels. This was the first recording of Cajun humor, long before Justin Wilson. Dixie's Bar of MusicThe Fasnacht sisters, Dixie and Irma, opened Dixie’s Bar of Music on 200 block of St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans in 1939. The house band included Dixie herself on clarinet, Judy Ertle on trumpet, Johnny Senac on bass, and Dorothy "Sloopy" Sloop on piano. Advertised as "New Orleans’ Biggest Little Club," Dixie’s became a favorite hangout of local and visiting national entertainers. In 1949, the club was moved to the Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, where it remained a popular spot until it closed in the late 1960s. However true, but now the real story! Miss Dixie Fasnacht has been a New Orleans fixture since the Roaring 20s. She was a musician, singer and leader of nationally recognized "all girl bands." With her sister, Miss Irma, she owned and operated two night clubs featuring live music entertainment. During the '50s and '60s, they lived upstairs from their business, "Dixie's Bar of Music" on Bourbon St. When the first gay carnival ball was raided and attendees jailed, she open her cash register, put the money in a paper bag, and set it off with one of her customers to "get the boys back" many who were regular patrons at Dixie's. The sisters retired from business over 40 years ago, but continued to fuel the social life of the French Quarter. Until recently, they hosted all-day Mardi Gras parties at their Bourbon St. home (with interior patio), every year. There, one could find street-people chatting, eating and drinking with corporate CEOs or celebs. Above all else, one could find a bath room, asprins and delightfully interesting folks. Miss Dixie continued these parties, after the sad loss of her beloved sister. Fasnacht is a Swiss-German synonym for Mardi Gras. An icon of New Orleans gay community, Miss Dixie celebrated her one-hundredth birthday, this year! (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, New Orleans, Stores & Markets)
Splane House: 1938
... ca. 1870 by the Misses Splane." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Looking a bit better these days ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/17/2017 - 9:30am -

1938. "Splane House at Arlington Plantation. Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Built 1829 by Major Amos Webb; purchased ca. 1870 by the Misses Splane." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Looking a bit better these daysThis house is located at 386 Arlington Road northwest of Washington, LA. It and its 1.73 acres were offered for sale earlier this year at just under $500K. There were apparently no takers. The fence.I wonder how long it took to make all those pickets for that fence. [Not long, and at a machinery-equipped mill or factory. -tterrace] Grand Old HouseThis listing detail has a number of interior pictures and it appears beautifully restored. The living spaces seem quite grand and the grounds seem very well-kept. The upkeep would be daunting no doubt. I would need to change the wallpaper in the bathrooms though. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Kittiewan: 1935
... vicinity, ca. 1730 plantation house." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Wooden siding and framework I ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/04/2019 - 9:51pm -

Charles City County, Virginia, circa 1935. "Kittiewan, Weyanoke vicinity, ca. 1730 plantation house." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Wooden siding and frameworkI wonder what they used to keep the termites from eating it up in, say, 1780? Still There!https://archive.is/20130415072735/http://www.kittiewanplantation.org/ Home RemodelIt would be interesting to see how they would fix this place up on one of those home improvement shows. What a coincidence (?)Kittiewan happens to be a Virginia Tidewater plantation house. A few days earlier Dave posted this picture we had The Tydol Twins post. And guess who was the owner of the Tydol brand? (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
St. Augustine Light: 1936
... Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Aha! So that's where good barber ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/13/2013 - 12:09pm -

Circa 1936. "Lighthouse on Anastasia Island, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Aha!So that's where good barber poles go when they die! Boo!It's haunted. StairmasterI once climbed to the top of this Lighthouse using the circular stairs. It's quite a view from the top and also a great workout. Oh, and the Lighthouse is 165 feet high with 219 steps. Well PreservedHere it is today, well cared for and preserved as a museum. http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/ A WondermentI love lighthouses so whenever I am near one I go visit it. The ones I have seen are Atlantic shore constructions, Cape Cod and along the coast from the Long Island Sound to Maine. The lighthouses are used no more but are left standing as historic relics and most certainly local tourist attractions. A warning strobe light on a pole sits nearby, negating the need for daily maintenance by a lamp tender living there 24/7. Yes, the simple strobe is much more economical but romantic it is not. In some places the huge old fresnel lenses are on display which always delight me. Imagine the fact that this glass could send the light from a wicked oil lamp ten miles out to sea! Scary StairsThe stairs that go up the inside are all metal grate. It scared my wife to death when we went up there because you can see all the way down through the steps. Home!I'm kind of lucky as I live right across the river from this lighthouse. So, you may be interested in knowing that the light beam passes by my cottage once ever 24 seconds. You can thank my insomnia for that bit of useless information. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Florida)
Pablo Cafeteria: 1936
... Scenes, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Street lamp wires I am at a loss ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/23/2013 - 11:51am -

St. Johns County, Florida, circa 1936. "Street Scenes, St. Augustine." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Street lamp wires I am at a loss for words Saying what they meanLove the name on one of the tired-looking buildings -- "Ancient City Cab." They called 'em as they saw 'em back then, during the Depression, here in one of America's oldest cities. It looks like this is the spotThe junction of Marine and Avenida Menendez looking north. The Spanish style building in the distance seems to still be there, though the tower is shortened. View Larger Map All Americancafeteria, as opposed to All Latvian? [As opposed to Spanish. - Dave] A Better ViewThe Pablo Cafeteria building still stands at 16 Marine St. on the left. It has been altered substantially but it still is recognizable. The buildings housing the cab company and the newspaper office are gone. Jacksonville JournalA branch office for one of the newspapers out of the nearest "big city" to the north. The Journal was the afternoon paper, competing with the morning edition, The Florida Times-Union. Both papers began publishing in the late 1800s. Always the weaker paper, The Journal was bought by their morning rival in 1959. Alas, the afternoon edition Journal finally folded in 1988 due to competition from evening newscasts and falling circulation. The Times-Union is still published but readership is nowhere near its peak. The T-U is transitioning itself today to become an electronic-first edition with the possibility of eventually fazing out their paper edition altogether. The parent company of the Times-Union also owns the small local daily, The St. Augustine Record. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Eateries & Bars, F.B. Johnston, Florida)
Coop de Ville: 1935
... Col. Henry Taylor Wickham." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Camelot Adjacent I could be ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/05/2018 - 7:37pm -

1935. "Birdhouse at Hickory Hill, Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia, and outbuildings for circa 1875 home of Col. Henry Taylor Wickham." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Camelot AdjacentI could be mistaken, but is this the same Hickory Hill that Robert F. Kennedy and his family lived in? It had originally been purchased by Jackie Kennedy for her and Jack, but when Bobby's family grew exponentially larger than theirs, she sold it to him. [That Hickory Hill is in Fairfax County. -tterrace] Good thinkingSmart idea to concentrate all your histoplasmosis in one convenient area. This has got to work about like a two-story outhouse. DovecoteI believe that is a dovecote. The doves roost in the upper part while their dropping fall and are deposited in the bottom area and used for fertilizer. I saw one exactly like this at the LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, LA. Feeling Cooped UpTalk about being pigeonholed! (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Shuttered Dreams: 1937
... and Elizabeth streets." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. The old house is gone. But the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/16/2017 - 12:11pm -

Charleston, South Carolina, 1937. "Old House, Henrietta and Elizabeth streets." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. The old house is gone.But the old neighbor is still there: Tinderbox?That kind of house looks like a fire waiting to happen. Aged wood, bone dry, and probably obsolete electric wiring, and almost certainly rodents that would just like to take a bite out of the gutta-percha clad wiring. Forget the StairsGetting to the first floor will be very fast just by stepping into the balcony! Not a Painted Lady! My folks were married in 1929, and they made it through the depression, as My father was able to make a living selling (of all things) paint. As I look at the photos of old houses and storefronts from that time period, I can't help but wonder "How in the devil was dad able to sell paint? It looks like nobody ever painted their properties." He must of been one heck of a salesman to make a living selling paint in those days. In First Class ConditionIn the late 1800s, 7 Elizabeth Street was a grocery store and then a bakery and confectionery (Sanborn Map of 1888) operated by Otto Lorenz (grocer) and the Engel family (bakery). The building was “in first class condition” when advertised for sale in April of 1911. (The Gallery, Charleston, F.B. Johnston)
Slater House: 1937
... photographer." 8x10 inch acetate negative attributed to Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. 3 P's Porch, Packard, Patina. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/07/2016 - 9:32pm -

1937. "Slater House, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida. Dr. Chatelain's photographs. P.A. Wolfe, photographer." 8x10 inch acetate negative attributed to Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. 3 P'sPorch, Packard, Patina. ShuttersI'd like to hear the reasoning behind the shutters. Some are full height, some are half height and at least one window has both. Car registered in different countyUp until the late 1970's, the numbers before the dash on Florida license plates indicated the county of registration. In this case 11 means Alachua County (Gainesville), while St. Augustine is in St. Johns County with the number 20. The numbers were in order of the population in 1930, I believe, which meant that changes after that weren't reflected. Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale) started having problems toward the end of this scheme because they were number 10, and they started running out of room on the plates for numbers. Florida county tag numbersFunny how those Florida tag numbers stayed in my mind, though they did away with that scheme many years ago. I can remember our tag-number progression as we moved from place to place (my dad was always looking for a better airport). So we started out in Fernandina Beach (Nassau County, 41), moved to Apalachicola (Franklin County, 59), then Marathon (Monroe County, 38), then Naples (Collier County, 64). That's the point where my mom put her foot down and said no more moving! It's still there105 St. George Street St. Augustine Florida (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, F.B. Johnston, Florida)
Inner Sanctum: 1937
... St." Seen here from another courtyard. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Electric meters I would have ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/29/2013 - 12:54pm -

New Orleans, 1937. "Courtyard entrance, 1133-1135 Chartres St." Seen here from another courtyard. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Electric metersI would have known, without the caption, that this photo was not taken before 1934. The meter to the left of the arch is a General Electric I-20S, and the one to the right is a Westinghouse CS. Both are socket-base meters, which are still completely interchangeable with modern meters in modern sockets, although these early models can only handle 60 amps in most cases. The CS was introduced in 1933, supplanting an earlier Westinghouse socket design. It satisfied the desire of utilities for a convenient and weatherproof outdoor mounting, as the costs and headaches of indoor meters were becoming unbearable. The following year, the industry had a convention which standardized this and other socket mountings. Outdoor sockets were immediately adopted by many utilities, and became universal for new orders by the 1960s. Here is a photo of a CS from my personal collection. The serial number identifies it as a 1934 model. That would make a great cover photo......for the next Anne Rice novel. Rotting balconiesI remember visiting N.O. back in the late 80's and even then most of these once ornate balconies looked as they do in the picture. ( Pretty shaky) It's as if nary any maintenance was ever performed over the 100 plus years. At that time there were many in the French Qtr. that had temporary scaffolding underneath to help support them. A Good Bit of the Original Building is Still ThereNot a great shot on Google Maps, but good enough that you can tell some of the same architecture is still there today. You have to love the French Quarter, then and now. Soniat HouseI found this on the web. That's our roomMy wife and I stayed in that hotel about 20 years ago. Our room was the one just to the left of the entrance to the courtyard. This place has been updated considerably since we stayed there, judging from the photos at their website. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, New Orleans)
Great Chimney House: 1939
... House, Lexington vicinity." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Sigh This house is calling out to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2012 - 4:43pm -

Oglethorpe County, Georgia. 1939 or 1944. "Great Chimney House, Lexington vicinity." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. SighThis house is calling out to me to fix it up and love it, as a place of this vintage should be. Beyond a "fixer-upper"Hire the bulldozer as this dwelling is not worth the powder to blow it to kingdom come. Also it's haunted, which you can see for yourself if you look at the ground level boarded-up cellar window where a ghost is caught on film fleeing from the basement where somebody hanged himself in total frustration over trying to make repairs. The apparition is apparent in the small tree near that window and it appears to be a woman with breasts. Also I thought I spotted somebody mooning the public in the first floor window right above it, but I think someone stuffed a throw pillow in the pane to replace the broken glass. Excuse me, someone is ringing my doorbell. Or maybe it's the ice cream man. The shoemust be buried in the overgrown weeds. Seen better daysThe stark reality of time passing. Beautiful decay. I love the bones of those once-lovely houses. In its dayFolks would come from miles around just to dance the Virginia Reel and then spend some time on the front porch, gossiping and sipping mint juleps while listening to the songs of the cicadas and frogs. Holy bucketsHow many ways can I spell "wow"? How long since new?Whenever I see one of these derelicts on Shorpy, I wonder how long has it been since it was fresh and new with its first coat of paint and its first family enjoying themselves in it? It doesn't look like it's been inhabited in the 20th century. It was probably built before electricity or plumbing were considered necessities in a house this size, which would have been the 1880s when such amenities first started appearing. Maybe built in the early 1800s, inhabited till the 1870s, then vacant ever since? Captured in a CoupletOld houses were scaffolding once, and workmen whistling. T.E. Hulme (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
House of Shutters: 1939
... the window-screen profession of love . 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston, Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2017 - 1:31pm -

Mobile, Alabama, 1939. " 'Texas,' ca. 1846 addition to Waring House built by Edmund Dargan." 110 Church Street, home to one Will N. Kepler; also note the window-screen profession of love. 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston, Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. View full size. I LOVE ...... Aston? Still therebut now 135 South Claiborne Street. Phmp.I just wasted the better part of half an hour attempting to chase down just WHO this Waring was (I was hoping for a member of the ancient South Carolina Warings) only to discover in the end that Moses Waring, who built the house, was a damyankee from Connecticut. Phooey. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Mobile)
Wigwam: 1935
... home and old Harrison Academy." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Another watcher Yet another old ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/05/2014 - 12:50pm -

Circa 1935. "Wigwam -- Chula, Virginia. Gov. Giles home and old Harrison Academy." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Another watcherYet another old structure photo with someone watching the photographer through a window. Still there but no street viewView Larger Map 1960s restorationThank goodness someone removed that clown nose of a double portico on the Federal period addition. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Troll Hole: 1939
... Another view of the span seen here . Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Still Trollin' along! ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/04/2014 - 11:28pm -

1939. "Georgia Central Railway Bridge, Railroad Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. Schwab and Mueller, engineers, 1848-1858." Another view of the span seen here. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. Still Trollin' along!View Larger Map Nice touchThe tiny front stoop adds visual interest and provides a pleasant place to loiter while awaiting the next gang of goats. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston, Railroads, Savannah)
Maison Cocke: 1935
... the Villa Rotonda design of Palladio." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston, Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/28/2017 - 1:10pm -

1935. "Edgemont, Keene vicinity, Albemarle County, Virginia. Structure dates to 1806. Was the home of Col. James Powell Cocke. Designed by Thomas Jefferson after the Villa Rotonda design of Palladio." 8x10 negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston, Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. View full size. Roof ShinglesWhat are the roof shingles made of? They look like tile. It gets better from here. It's been restored and is beautiful now. See an article in Architectural Digest. War WindsThis is not far from where the opening scenes from Giant with Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and a horse named War Winds was filmed. (The Gallery, Cats, F.B. Johnston)
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