tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post3716527815962675117..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: City Hall HallPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-589021778571838712008-09-06T09:57:00.000-07:002008-09-06T09:57:00.000-07:00Dina, what a compliment, thank you. I left a note ...Dina, what a compliment, thank you. I left a note on your blog about a book you might like.<BR/><BR/>Babooshka, I'm glad you like it. There are many other beautiful buildings in Pasadena, but this one's a favorite (also open to the public)!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-50780954779360739942008-09-06T04:39:00.000-07:002008-09-06T04:39:00.000-07:00Oh no, you post away. This is a marvellous image. ...Oh no, you post away. This is a marvellous image. Real synergy between the building and photographer.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-7816519669031954012008-09-06T00:16:00.000-07:002008-09-06T00:16:00.000-07:00Petrea shalom! Your comment"Dina. That's the word...Petrea shalom! Your comment<BR/>"Dina. That's the word I was looking for. The courtyard is reminiscent of a cloister. It's a quiet, contemplative place, and there are no signs telling people to behave that way. The architecture makes it so."<BR/>This is a deep way of articulating a feeling that *I* have long been looking for! Thank you! <BR/>So glad I've found you, a virtual fountain of soul wisdom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-15589609611671880212008-09-05T21:37:00.000-07:002008-09-05T21:37:00.000-07:00It's always nice to have a visit from you, Chuck. ...It's always nice to have a visit from you, Chuck. Thanks for dropping by!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-73038729330911967262008-09-05T16:33:00.000-07:002008-09-05T16:33:00.000-07:00Petrea, I can't blame you wanting to go back to th...Petrea, I can't blame you wanting to go back to this scene, again and again; peace, grace and beauty simply exude from this stunning (and non-typical city choice of) architecture. Cloister-like, for sure. Lovely!Chuck Pefleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886326288618029812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63488804063250853562008-09-05T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-05T09:16:00.000-07:00Virginia, you made my day.Thanks for the permissio...Virginia, you made my day.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the permission, L.O.<BR/><BR/>Bernie, I thought the same thing, but not so eloquently.<BR/><BR/>Okay, Altadenahiker, I admit I've taken some bad ones. I promise not to post them.<BR/><BR/>Traditional it is, Sharon. Based on the Palladian style. They were definitely going for that.<BR/><BR/>Nice one, USElaine. Thanks for the link.<BR/><BR/>Bernie, another interesting, odd point.<BR/><BR/>Arriving in Vienna without a dime sounds scary. I must be grown up.<BR/><BR/>Like a hall of mirrors, Marley.<BR/><BR/>Eye of the beholder, Lydia, but it does strike awe in some.<BR/><BR/>That made me giggle, Christie. I'm familiar with your environs. This style would never work in Petoskey!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ms M. Surely that's why they built it that way.<BR/><BR/>Dina. That's the word I was looking for. The courtyard is reminiscent of a cloister. It's a quiet, contemplative place, and there are no signs telling people to behave that way. The architecture makes it so.<BR/><BR/>Kahunna, next time I might try that.<BR/><BR/>Kelly, there are so many pretty angles there that I keep going back for more.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-84202078157185385842008-09-05T06:09:00.000-07:002008-09-05T06:09:00.000-07:00Wow! Great perspective, Petrea! I imagine the re...Wow! Great perspective, Petrea! I imagine the rest of the building is just as beautiful!Profile Not Availablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10759219075260619910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-83119002739021557642008-09-05T00:29:00.000-07:002008-09-05T00:29:00.000-07:00I'm impressed. Although I'd be even more impresse...I'm impressed. Although I'd be even more impressed if that was you in the shot and you set the 10 second timer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-53689133452690911922008-09-04T22:57:00.000-07:002008-09-04T22:57:00.000-07:00Nice indeed! Are you sure it's not the cloister of...Nice indeed! Are you sure it's not the cloister of a monastery?Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-80571397211502132722008-09-04T19:22:00.000-07:002008-09-04T19:22:00.000-07:00There's something very impelling in gazing down a ...There's something very impelling in gazing down a corridor of arches, especially as distinctive as those. Our eyes want to follow it all the way down, (then some of us imagine what is beyond what we can see in the photo).<BR/>Wonderful shot!Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-29096095651664591302008-09-04T16:32:00.000-07:002008-09-04T16:32:00.000-07:00Oh, my goodness. I can't imagine any building aro...Oh, my goodness. I can't imagine any building around here with open hallways and beautiful courtyards. Everyone would freeze themselves for 7 months of the year!! And the snowplowing you'd have to do in that hallway! It is a gorgeous hallway though, Petrea. Thanks for sharing and letting us dream a little in the north!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621552249179937594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-49333653531511993612008-09-04T16:31:00.000-07:002008-09-04T16:31:00.000-07:00Ooh, love this. What creamy colors and architectur...Ooh, love this. What creamy colors and architectural loveliness. Probably one of the most beautiful city halls in the country, if not the most beautiful?Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-34433372786571151162008-09-04T16:29:00.000-07:002008-09-04T16:29:00.000-07:00It looks like it goes on forever!It looks like it goes on forever!marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472265054401361817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-67587450724044835202008-09-04T14:11:00.000-07:002008-09-04T14:11:00.000-07:00He was quoting Schiller: "After all, we are both i...He was quoting Schiller: "After all, we are both idealists, and should be glad to have it said of us that we formed the world, rather than allowing it to be formed by … KAOS!" <BR/>[in correspondence, June, 1804]John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63199170420233742222008-09-04T13:39:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:39:00.000-07:00And as Agent 86 used to say, "Missed it byyyyy tha...And as Agent 86 used to say, "Missed it byyyyy that much."USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-64975780991313018622008-09-04T13:32:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:32:00.000-07:00There are so many TV and film stories where the EX...There are so many TV and film stories where the EX-girlfriend is named Elaine. Almost synchronous.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-78813854577502477842008-09-04T12:29:00.000-07:002008-09-04T12:29:00.000-07:00I call architecture frozen music.- Johann Wolfgang...I call architecture frozen music.<BR/><BR/><BR/>- Johann Wolfgang von GoethePatrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-54588490239424866842008-09-04T11:22:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:22:00.000-07:00I have to say, I have to sayAs I am working on my ...I have to say, I have to say<BR/>As I am working on my resume, <BR/>I think I love you Bernie K.<BR/><BR/>"Anyway, I was dead broke when I got to Vienna. A close pal of mine had wired me, offering me a job doing publicity work for some kind of charity he was running. I'm a writer, name's Martins, Holly Martins. Anyway, down I came, all the way to old Vienna, happy as a lark and without a dime."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43481237896343298172008-09-04T10:58:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:58:00.000-07:00@ Altadena Hiker: Don't be so funny. After all, it...@ Altadena Hiker: Don't be so funny. After all, it's not like you have a City Hall. Like my daddy says, in the SG Valley for 8 years under the Bushes, we had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but we produced you, Petrea, Miss Havisham and West Coast GrrrrRRRrrrlie Blather. In the rest of the Valley they had business as usual—they had more than a century of democratic ignorance and commerce, and what did that produce? The Gamble house. <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50wpkPXejnM&feature=related" REL="nofollow">So long, Holly.</A><BR/><BR/>@ USElaiiiiiiiine: "Almost synchronous" … story of my life.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-13544404128917164992008-09-04T09:53:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:53:00.000-07:00For you, Bernie K. Almost synchronous.<A HREF="http://victoriadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/09/bilateral-symmetry.html" REL="nofollow">For you, Bernie K.</A> Almost synchronous.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63216394129319283772008-09-04T08:49:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:49:00.000-07:00This is a beautiful photo of a much more tradition...This is a beautiful photo of a much more traditional city hall building that the one in Phoenix. Don't get me wrong, I love our city hall, but this somehow represents what a traditional government building should look like.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-90805305126638902692008-09-04T08:43:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:43:00.000-07:00Oh, I'll bet I could take a bad shot of it without...Oh, I'll bet I could take a bad shot of it without trying too hard. (Your shot belongs in The Third Man.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-46929543299150075672008-09-04T08:33:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:33:00.000-07:00Odd, isn't it, how the world abhors symmetry? Almo...Odd, isn't it, how the world abhors symmetry? Almost everything we can find, scientifically or otherwise, has at least two sides, but they never match up perfectly. Earth creatures are bilateral, but subtly off. Even crystals cleave irregularly under a microscope. We have to mold our idea of perfect symmetry in things—here, stone and stucco. Yet that railing on the left brings in the note of asymmetry; were we to banish all such adornment from a building (cf. the Taj Mahal), the sun insists to rise on one side only. Creep up to these beautiful walls and you'll find, in the smooth paint, nature's patient encroach: some tiny crack, like the flaw in a Navajo rug, <I>admitting</I> the universe, in both senses.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-74908485902290392932008-09-04T08:17:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:17:00.000-07:00P, no we don't mind if you show CH again. We're pa...P, no we don't mind if you show CH again. <BR/>We're patient. Just take as long as you need for the other pics.<BR/><BR/>Another nice shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-18026998273116893732008-09-04T08:07:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:07:00.000-07:00Let me try and say this without gushing. I love t...Let me try and say this without gushing. I love this photo. I like the color, the perspective, the light....<BR/>I'm gushing aren't I! Well it's hard not to because it's just a lovely image.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.com