TOTW Interesting buildings

kim_okla

14 years ago

Meers, Oklahoma

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carol_in_california
14 years ago
La Purisima Mission, Lompoc, CA.
carol_in_california
14 years ago
Historic school house....Virginia City, NV
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Don't know why I missed this post, but it gave me a pleasant Sunday morning surprise. We used to live on Governor's Island and I can't tell how many times I walked through the Maritime Building to get to the city or to the Ferry to go home. I could have gone directly to the Gov. Island Ferry slip, but the kids always wanted to see the pretty windows. Again I got to say: "Thanks for the memories..."
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TRES building, Bluebirds showing little interest
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It is odd that your Blues are not yet building. I'm north of you and my Bluebirds eggs are due to hatch on Tuesday. My TRES have arrived, but they generally don't even think about nesting until early May. I feel for you with all that rain you've been having. We had a few springs like that, and they are so awful. It is a curiosity why the TRES so outnumber the EABL. The TRES seem to have a much harder life with their long migration. And they have very similar nesting requirements and predators. It makes you wonder why there aren't more EABL. Hang in there. I'm sure your Blues will nest there eventually.
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Building Materials Price Forecast - Build now or 2014?
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We waited last year due to higher costs and seasonal weather. I will be checking again next month. It's looking like we will have to compromise some sqfootage. Dbrad- we will grab a paddle too as many of us are in this boat together. I scour the market in my spare time and even have been to a few showings but I have realized nothing will check all our boxes either. I am beginning to think it's like comparing apples to oranges since it's so hard to compete with this idea of the "fictitious" home that is conceived in our heads;). I'm sure reality, for us will consist of a work of compromise and more DIY landscaping and yard work left than we hoped to tackle. To the OP even though we are in SC our local contractor said OSB went double after hurricane Sandy so we waited in hopes...on a side note it's nice to worry about luxuries like space and level of finish in contrast to the cost of storm devastation.
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Interest rate rise & building costs
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The relationship is a bit complex. What is the reason for rising interest rates? Currently the US Federal Reserve will consider raising their fed funds rate if certain conditions are met - namely employment and growth metrics. So if interest rates rise because employee wages are heating up, and GDP growth is increasing, and inflation is a risk, then your build will cost more. Not necessarily because of interest rates, but because of the conditions that caused them to rise in the first place. Cost to build is more a function of wages, industry capacity, lumber and other building materials costs. Cost to you may or may not take into consideration rising interest rates. It will cost you more, of course, if you are borrowing. Good luck!
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ronf_gw
14 years ago
Small cliff dwelling along the Gila River in New Mexico.

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Ron
rcnaylor
14 years ago
Good theme!

What is the back story on that building at Meers Kim?

BTW, I just had a Meersburger a few weeks ago. Umm-mmmm!
rcnaylor
14 years ago
Old timey narrow gauge railroad train station in Chama NM:
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kim_okla
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14 years ago
This was just up the road from the famous hamburger place. They have sunrise Easter service every year. That's about all I know. We went for the burgers.
This is the wedding chapel. Wedding in progress so we couldn't go in.

This was the hour long line for a Meers burger.
rcnaylor
14 years ago
Ha. When we were there we 'only' had to wait about 15 minutes. But the equally good if not quite as famous indian wheat beer made up for the wait. ;)

You haven't had a great burger if you haven't had one with 100% Longhorn beef.
ronf_gw
14 years ago
It took a while but I found another. An art museum in Minneapolis.

Ron
bigack
14 years ago
I took this in Louisville Ky, last week. It's by the Ohio River, don't know if it's a home, lighthouse, or what, but I liked it!
alisande
14 years ago
Good topic!

I don't know if mine are up to par with those already posted, but I'll start with an interesting part of a building. These window panes looked unremarkable until I put on my sunglasses. To photograph the same effect, I put my sunglasses on my camera. :-)

This is probably the most interesting building in my neck of the woods: an old octagonal one-room schoolhouse.

And I love the stonework at Yale:
crunchpa
14 years ago
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland,Oh.
carol_in_california
14 years ago
Reflections of a large glass building in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
minrose
14 years ago
Those are some neat buildings!
jemdandy
14 years ago
The south side of the Ohio river in Kentucky (bordering with Indiana) is a flood plain. That is a typical construction for a dwelling built in that flood plain. (There are not many of these.) During flood stage, you don't need the ladder; just step off the boat and onto the porch.

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