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  • Well, Done: 10 Past-Their-Prime Abandoned Steakhouses

    [ By Steve in Abandoned Places & Architecture. ]

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    These abandoned steakhouses once served up prime cuts of beef to steely-eyed dealmakers wielding steely knives. It’s enough to drive a Mad Men man mad!

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    Mad Men may be coming to an end but classic steakhouses – those dimly-lit sanctuaries swathed in musky leather and red velour – have already ridden into the sunset. Did it help that besides doling out the most non-hipster fare imaginable, roadside steakhouses made most of their profits on overpriced, watered-down cocktails? No, no it did not.

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    Flickr user Ryan (RetailByRyan95) photo-documents one such misteak-house, as it were, at the Jefferson Commons plaza in Newport News, VA. Perhaps the fad for all things Texan faded out along with the late and unlamented Urban Cowboy fashion trend, or might it be that the Texas Steakhouse & Saloon’s steaks had all the consistency of a grilled cowboy boot?

    Steaks & Ladders

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    “I wish I was in, Tijuana, eating barbecued iguana”... A decades-old Wall Of Voodoo tune could have been the inspiration for the above abandoned steakhouse’s decor – and possibly the menu as well. Only Flickr user Phillippe Reichert visited this unnamed abandoned steakhouse in Trinidad, CO on July 11th of 2013 where he captured the mystifying image above.

    Oh The Irony

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    Time was even a two-horse town like Brantford, Ontario had at least one steakhouse. They now have one less since The Iron Horse picked up its cowcatcher and went to the big sizzling grille in the sky. According to the hopeful-sounding copy on the For Lease sign outside, the building has a bar area, a banquet room for 100, and “Many Other Possible Uses”. It would seem “Steakhouse” is no longer one of them.

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    Past Food: 10 Creepy Closed & Abandoned McDonald’s

    I’m leavin’ it! You can bet your sesame seed buns these 10 closed and abandoned McDonald’s have swirled their last McFlurry and will bag burgers no more.
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    Bucket List: 12 Battered & Abandoned KFC Stores

    There are nearly 20,000 KFCs worldwide but success isn’t guaranteed. Here are 12 that kicked the bucket when the financial chickens came home to roost.
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    Gruel Britannia: 10 Abandoned Little Chef Restaurants

    Serving up American style with British flavor, hundreds of Little Chef roadside restaurants once warmed up the UK’s motorways but less than 80 remain today.
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  • Sunken Sky: Courtyard Light Well Suspended in Warehouse Loft

    [ By Steph in Architecture & Houses & Residential. ]

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    A formerly dark, poorly ventilated caviar warehouse is illuminated naturally thanks to a sunken courtyard with a retractible glass roof, connecting the interior spaces to an outdoor terrace, acting as both a space and a sort of floating lantern in the unit. Many of the historic details of the 1884 building in Manhattan’s Tribeca North have been preserved in the renovation, including weathered roof joists, antique windows and brick walls.

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    The converted loft by architect Andrew Franz occupies the top floor and roof of the old industrial building, reusing as many of the original materials as possible. The glass courtyard functions as a mid-level in the open-plan space, with a new staircase with reclaimed walnut roof joists as the treads and landing leading up to the transparent indoor/outdoor room.

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    When the retractible roof is open, fresh air flows freely into the living space. When closed, it functions as a 150-square-foot skylight during the day. An additional staircase provides access to a rooftop garden planted with native, low-water plant species.

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    New walnut cabinetry connects the modern elements of the loft to the historic, highlighting the building’s industrial past and simultaneously creating a space that feels warm and comfortable. Vivid orange in the kitchen backsplash and furniture add pops of color throughout the mostly-neutral space.

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    Quintessential Conversion: The Ultimate Warehouse Loft

    A warehouse space in a historic Neo-Gothic building in Melbourne is transformed into a beautiful modern apartment with brick walls, archways and high ceilings.
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    Converted Clock Tower: Ultimate Urban Loft with a View

    At the top of a former cardboard box factory built in 1915, within a clock tower overlooking Brooklyn and Manhattan, is one of New York City’s most …
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    Urban Niche: Townhouse & Courtyard Fill Thin Lot in Hanoi

    In some situations there is simply no way to add windows to the side of a home – this design rises to the challenge, stretching and reshaping a small …
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  • Medium well done: Two takes on the Pentax 645Z

    The Pentax 645Z is a highly sought-after camera, offering 50MP resolution from its medium-format CMOS sensor, and a range of features closer to those of a 35mm DSLR than a traditional digital MF camera. We’ve been working with the 645Z for a little while, running it though our studio tests to see what it’s capable of. As part of this process we handed the camera off to David Wentworth, a local Seattle studio photographer, for his opinion. Our very own Sam Spencer – DPReview studio manager – provides another perspective. Click through to read more

    Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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  • Well Rounded: 7 Animal Murals on Abandoned Buildings in Africa

    [ By WebUrbanist in Art & Street Art & Graffiti. ]

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    Using the unique regional shapes of structures to his advantage, street artist ROA has created a series of large-scale works as part of a neighborhood art project in Djerba, Tunisia, drawing 150 artists from 30 countries.

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    While a number of impressive and well-known painters and muralists contributed to Djerbahood, ROA’s work is particularly site-specific, drawing on the architectural details (like domes) present in the regional landscape, mainly in deserted buildings.

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    The artist’s signature creatures, as usual, vary with the locality as well – in this case his work features a combination of desert and sea animals, reflecting the water-surrounded space as well as the dry land of the area.

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    The largest island in North Africa, Djerba has become a true open-air museum, contrasting authenticity and tradition with a space for expression by artists of various cultures. This project was made in part to appeal to tourists, aiming to draw in additional visitors from Europe and around the world. Additional work by ROA includes urban street animals in Mexico and Panama City as well as London.

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    Subtractive Street Art: Sculptural Murals Cut into City Walls

    Vhils is adept at carving, cutting and peeling to reveal art inside solid surfaces, but his artistic experiments also include carefully-calculated explosions …
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    3D Architectural Illusions: 12 Paintings, Murals & Mosaics

    Inside a home, on the outside of a building or even in a swimming pool, the illusion of 3D can transform a space, giving the appearance of depth, texture and …
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    Rounded Market Hall: Huge Digital Mural Wraps 118,000 Sq Ft

    A massive mixed use project in Rotterdam by MVRDV, this newly-opened building wraps vertically around an open central space but also features one of the …
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  • Canon’s ‘something BIG’ is… a photography competition. Oh well.

    Just when Canon India had us all excited… it looks like the company’s ‘something BIG is coming’ teaser was referring to a competition. ‘Photomarathon India’ is open for registration from August 5th, and prizes include a trip to Japan, worth $ 5000. This is great news for Indian photographers, but likely to disappoint those of us hoping that ‘something BIG’ might refer to new hardware. Oh well. 

    Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Fisheye Photography: 9 Shots That Work Amazingly Well

    Photographs from a fisheye lens look different, which can be a good or not-so-good thing. This uber-wide angle lens let’s you get super close to your subject, yet still see the background. It’s an unusual perspective you can’t get with any other lens. But there are challenges, too. The edges are distorted, which makes some shots look weird, but below, Continue Reading

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  • On Assignment: Back to the Well

    Tian Lu (left) and Yuri Shadrin are both accomplished pianists in their own right. But when they play as a duet (on the same piano) they produce an intuitive mix of music and banter that could only come from the married couple that they are.

    He is Russian, she is Chinese. Which made them the perfect choice to perform in China later this month in commemoration of an upcoming regional trade partnership between China and Russia.

    So I shot their publicity portraits in one of my favorite little environmental portrait nooks in Howard County—under the fountain downtown at the lakefront. I have shot here before, but every time I come back I see the place a little differently.

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  • Photoshop: What we’ll cover in this chapter | lynda.com

    This specific tutorial is a single movie from chapter two of the Photoshop CS3 Portrait Retouching Essentials course presented by lynda.com author Chris Orwig. Watch more at www.lynda.com The complete course has a total duration of 10 hours and 19 minutes. Photoshop CS3 Portrait Retouching Essentials table of contents: Introduction 1. Retouching Roadmap 2. Correcting Color and Tone 3. Cleaning Up Images in Camera Raw 4. Cleaning Up Images in Photoshop 5. Structural Image Enhancements 6. Reducing and Removing Wrinkles 7. Enhancing Eyes 8. Enhancing Eyelashes and Eyebrows 9. Improving Hair 10. Improving Faces and Bodies 11. Fixing Teeth 12. Improving Makeup 13. Enhancing Skin 14. Softening Skin Conclusion
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  • Well That was Fast.

    Too cheap to consider the Bounce-Wall, even before they announced the price? (UPDATE: They have since announced the price.)

    A mere four days later, there is already a page up on how to roll your own version… Read more »


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