Lexington Ky Project Finished: Installment 4 - FINALE

Cloudy skies were most prevalent....early morning it was one flat ugly dark grey cloud over the whole of the part of Ky. that I ventured into......when the clouds would separate I could include them in the shots.....more down town financial district.......

As I was aimlessly driving up and down streets, I came across something I found to be quite cool........
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY...........I had know idea that such a plce existed.......I do know that
Transylvania is the largest district in Romania.......so yes it is a very real place...........so a few of Transylvania University ......................

Haupt Hall

Morrison Hall

A gentleman I kept running into in various parts of town.....it was of those incidents that all of a sudden you go
what is going on with this........His name I found out is Benjamin Bond a street poet or as he like to be called:
The Poet Laurette of the Streets.............

Benjamin Bond : Poet Laurette of the Streets

He was quite nice and never asked for money or anything like I am used to with street people........like I said he turned up all over town every day I was there........

Big Blue is the Tallest building in Lexington and yes i took quite a few shots of it.....according to its building manager, Nick Schwendeman,. it was 90+ occupied ......which is real good in this economy......

Nick is a very nice and tolerant man, he took time out of his extremely busy schedule to let me look over Lexington from various floors and rooms in this very large building.......I felt as if he was showing the rooms and views just as he would if I went there to lease an office from him.....and when the first day was way to foggy for good shooting he did not hesitate to let me back in the next day....which was my last day......

 Big Blue

 the above photo was taken just down the street from Transylvania U. and the Carnegie Library shown below.

Gratz Park

A shot thru the Gratz Park gate looking at Morrison Hall at Transylvania U....photo taken off the back steps of the Carnegie Library............statues and fountain in Gratz Park..... 

A Fountain Dedicated to Youth

This statue and fountain were gifted by James Allen to the Children of Lexington in 1933............

A couple of old houses from Gratz Park of no important significance ......just cool looking

more views of downtown including a Big Blue........ bewing the most promenent building it is hard to keep it out of the shots :-}}

The Cheapside Bar at the corner of CheapSide and Short street.....time for a tiny tale.....a tale of why this is called CheapSide......it was during the slaving days that this block got its name.....The story is told to be true........this is where all the run down, worn out and thought to be no good slaves were brought to be sold or traded.........Sold on the or at the Cheapside.....a very sad but true story..........and no the drinks and food are not on the cheap side :-} but it is a place for great food and entertainment, I am told.

Just down from the Cheapside and Cheap Street is this very nice building....

 269 W. Main Street....shot from the Big Blue Parking Garage......................

A bit farther west.................

Hilliyard Lyons Offices

directly across the street from the parking garage is the Lexington Historical Center housed in the Old Fayette County Courthouse ........just wished there had not so dang much street repair going on.......

Old Fayette /county Courthouse / Lexington Historical Center

Just a short ways back to the north of downtown......

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL EPISCOPAL DIOCESE

 

CHRIST CHURCH GARDEN

more cloud reflections in Big Blue.................

Now we are headed out along the Kentucky River and a few shots of the Shaker Village and a snap of the Dixie Bell Paddle Wheel Boat

Muddy Kentucky River and cliffs

The Dixie Bell 

An ornate Shaker built dry wall  hand laid Fence outdoor exhibit ........

A few Shaker Buildings and Farm implements below......Buildings were quite large and plain........

Childrens entertainment at Shaker Village......

Winding road back to Lexington............

No where to pull over so I shot this thru the windshield while driving

The Lexington and University of Kentucky Arboretum..........

Entranced to the University of Kentucky.....

Shops in the Chevy-Chase District..............

Worlds Apart

Christoper Michael Fine Art Home Furnishings

A look down Chevy Chase

Barney Millers

A cool looking entrance.......for a home theater establishment........this entrance is waaaaaay cooler than their website store front photo..................

Lexington's oldest working Firehouse........Fire house number 4.......the Voght Reel House.........

Capt. Samuelson and the newest driver

Fire Fighter / Paramedic  A.T. Newman

I almost forgot.....what fire House #4 is called:

Yes it is supposed to be Haunted.....the Captain would not confirm or deny the allegations.....but take a closer look at the stairway detail........Could That be the Phantom of Engine Company #4????????

Lexington City Library and Veterans park area.......................

Lexington Public Library

A really Bicycle Rack 

8:37:58 on 5-10-2010

15:37:09  on 5-10-2010

The above 2 photos are showing the rotation of the earth beneath the Pendulum ........ It is an Earth Rotational Pendulum.........There is no motor to swing the cable and it has been in place for several years and has never stopped swinging.........................

Part of the "I Read Therefore I................" campaign of the Public Library

Random shots from around Lexington.........................

Could that mark have been left behind from an Alien Visitation ????

Blue Rising...........

Tully......

Tully leaving ...........

Another Reflection

Clock Shop on Short Street

SUNSET ON CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Cool Mod Cow Revisited

Shriners Hospital

JAMES HARDYMON BUILDING

 

A few Areial Shots of Lexington: shot from the 31st floor east balcony

of Big Blue

University of Kentucky Library and Dorms

 

 

 

 then the fog rolled in

Chevy - Chase thru the Fog..

Yassie B.

The Sleep Inn front desk clerk that greated me nearly every morning that I was in Lexington.....

.

John the Manager at Sleep Inn.....a very personable gentleman

well that is it for Lexington Kentucky.......Hope you enjoyed the photos and the story.....not much of a story but then I am not a writer..........my name is Arthur...but an Author I am not........  :-}}


Oh damn I alsmost forgot I did say that my trip was not 100% successful at keeping with the no horse photos......here is the one that dropped me to under 100% on my mission...................

Now I am done with the Story of my Assigment to Lexington Ky and to shoot the city but NO HORSES......Hmmm,,,,,,,,,...........too cute not to shoot......errrrrr....Photograph..........

THE END!!!!