House Building

 

It doesn't look like much of a photo, but if you think about it, it's kind of fascinating.  The clothes look like post-World War 2, a time when returning veterans were taking out GI loans and building homes of their own, and it looks like a house under construction on an undeveloped lot. 

First Fort

This is a bit of a strange one.  I had to dig out one of my best magnifying glasses to read the sign these people are holding, "SITE OF NORTHERN BASTION OF FIRST FORT TRIANGULAR IN PLAN 160."  The only thing  I can guess that makes any sense is that the military has seized land for some sort of fortification.  But where?  Some place temperate and green but cold enough in the winter to require heavy coats.  I'm tempted to go with England during the first world war, but there are a lot of other possibilities.

I bought this photo and the next two, clearly from the same source, at an antique store on the way back from a short trip.  There were others which, given the opportunity, I'll buy next time I head out that way.  So, it's a collection tagged Triangular Plan in labels.

Polaroid Construction

I had three Polaroids in my newly purchased envelope of color photos.  It looks like some restoration work is being done.  At least, that's what the first two images look like.  And the bottom picture in the column?   Those things on the top of the door look decorative, and not part of the original building, so maybe it goes with the other two, maybe not.

Anyway, there are still a lot of photos left in the envelope, but I think I'm going to leave them for awhile.  Some will eventually get posted, and while I won't throw any of them away, there are more than a few that aren't interesting enough for anything other than storage.

Trikes and Walls

I have no idea when this photo was taken, but it makes me think of post war America with it's baby and building booms.  My English born mother (The marriage didn't work out and she was a very bitter woman.) hated the United States.  She was quite critical of a country that she thought didn't take things seriously.  My father lived through the great depression, had been a homeless teen, and while as a cryptographer was held out of combat, had also spent six years in the army.  He thought, after all people had been through, they deserved to have a good life.  Suburban single family homes, new cars, and too many kids, most Americans agreed with my father.