kurt Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Until you look a little closer....... Image Insert: 51.57 KB Image Insert: 52.94 KB Image Insert: 35.64 KB Image Insert: 38.31 KB Image Insert: 32.97 KB Image Insert: 35.47 KB This neighborhood is, ummm, colorful, to say the least. A denizen on patrol....... Image Insert: 62.44 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 The lady on the building looks like she's had a few late nights in a row. [:-party] [:-dev3] Brian G. Speaking From Experience (Jimmy's) [:-headach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Very cool. Last time you posted something ornate like this, I asked about how one keeps the paint intact, and you explained that it was glazed. How is the sculpture attached to the building? And what prevents water from running down m'lady's back and causing problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Originally posted by Bain How is the sculpture attached to the building? And what prevents water from running down m'lady's back and causing problems? Spoken like a building inspector. It's glazed terra cotta, set in a mortar bed, secured w/iron wall ties. The ties rust out, the terra cotta falls off and tunks someone on the head. When you're looking at these, you boilerplate comment on wall ties, how you can't see 'em, how they fail, how you fix them, why it's expensive to replace, etc. This was in Uptown, which is full of decorative terra cotta from the 20's. It's right up the street from the Green Mill, one of Capone's joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Looks like they stole her off the front of a viking ship or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 She looks constipated. OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I think she just looks sad and weary of war. What a loss it would be to have something like that jangle off a building and wind up as a pile of shards on the sidewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I think it's the Norse Goddess Freya, Goddess of War, Magic, Wisdom, Love, and Beauty. You'd look tired too if you were in charge of all that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fqp25 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 OK Kurt, I've got to ask. Where is that? Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Uptown. Corner of Sheridan Rd. and Leland. 4600 north, 900 west. Used to be one of the most glorious neighborhoods in Chicago, then (essentially) one big crack house, now it's coming up again. Incredible housing stock. All built in the boomtime 1920's, when all the decorative component fabrication shops were still active on the South Side. It's impossible to describe how this terra cotta looks live. The glazes and colors are breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I'm surprised that some kook with a paintbrush and white paint hadn't made it disappear decades ago. They can't seem to wait to obscure stuff with white paint around here. OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Originally posted by kurt Until you look a little closer....... This neighborhood is, ummm, colorful, to say the least. A denizen on patrol....... Image Insert: 62.44 KB Do he be the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Nope. He just wears lots of badges and weirdness. Village People on parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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