INTERESTING TEXTURES

BOTH LITHIC AND IN MASONRY

Atoka sandstone Morrilton Arkansas

Worn brick pavers Fort Smith Arkansas

 

Crack in brick veneer near Magazine Arkansas

 

Limestone and flat mortar joints Hardy Arkansas

 

Sandblasted brick with new mortar Paragould Arkansas

 

Stone veneer with raised mortar Anderson South Carolina

 

Weathered pegmatite near Anderson South Carolina

GLAZED BRICK HOME

CAMDEN, ARKANSAS

 

To paraphrase Jeff Lynne, I ain't never seen nothin' like this.

The house is made from a blindingly white glazed brick and seems to have Mission and Arts and Crafts elements to it; I tentatively date it to 1925 through 1933. It was unoccupied and for sale when I last saw it in 2012, and I immediately fell in love with it. That doesn't happen often. Its sits on a little hill, is in immaculate condition, and seems very proud. There are many nice old homes in this southern Arkansas burg, but this one takes the wedding cake. It looks like one to me. So there.

It also has a sweet little garage that can only fit compacts, but who'd want to wrestle with those doors anyway? I'd turn it into a music studio...

FORD SIGN

CONWAY, ARKANSAS

 

This Ford dealership is no longer being used for its former purpose, but is nearly intact in its original form. The sign is a relic from the days of people taking pride in craftsmanship that is seldom seen in commercial monikers today. It is composed from twenty-two individual pieces of carved limestone, likely from north central Arkansas.

 

 

SIGNS

CENTRAL AVENUE, HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS

 

A collection of signs on the side of a turn-of-the-century commercial building in the Central Avenue Historic District in Hot Springs caught my eye while looking for Vestiges. A Coca-Cola sign is overlain by a 10 cent cigar sign, with an advert for a saloon gracing the upper right hand corner of the building. Huge letters starting with "S E" at the beginning appears between the windows and begs for a complete word that I couldn't decipher even after blowing up the photo. Just below the parapet is the simplest ad; "ROOMS."