I confess that there’s not much of an update here aside from a desire to keep writing about courthouse-adjacent topics while doing little research as I try to maintain progress on my own stuff. This post has been written in the spirit of trying to accomplish both tasks. I just can’t keep my mouth shut! […]

Read More Hiatus Update: Roads, Ruins, and Courthouses in the Low Country

Last November I was in Illinois to take some courthouses photos. My first stop was in Danville, and I was struck by the twelve-story First National Bank Building downtown. Actually, it was the siren song coming from its apex that snagged my attention. See that yellow thing up top? It’s a Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1000T. […]

Read More Hiatus Update: Courthouses; and the Sirens I’ve Known, Loved, and Been Terrified Of

It’s been about a month since I put this blog on hiatus to work on my things. Truth be told, I don’t think I’ve made much progress, but I have realized that less time spent here has been both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, I’ve long known that establishing routines is the […]

Read More Hiatus Update: Courthouses and Pizza Robots in the Magnolia State

People often ask me what draws me to county courthouses instead of some age-appropriate hobby like video games or riff-raff. First and foremost, it’s the architecture! I’m also smitten with these buildings because of the sense of identity they provide a community- I spent many hours in the backseat of a car being shuttled to […]

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