Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Donkey, Gillette Wyoming.


This donkey statute is along Donkey Creek.  Gillette was originally called Donkey Town.



 

Saturday, July 27, 2024

J. E. Stimson statue, Cheyenne Wyoming.


 Stimson was a significant pioneer photographer in Wyoming, working in Wyoming and the west from 1889 to 1952, when he passed away.  His record of early Wyoming is, literally, priceless.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Stormwater drain, Casper Wyoming.

 


This stormwater drain is outside of the Townsend Justice Center in Casper, Wyoming.

Frankly, I really don't think that this send the best message . . . 

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Natrona County Library not moving into the First Interstate Bank Building.

Casper's Natrona County Public Library was apparently considering moving into the First Interstate Bank Building which the bank is apparently moving out of as it is for sale, but the structure, in spite of being considerably more modern than the older part of the Natrona County Library, will not support the weight of the book collection.

Monday, January 29, 2024

Hawaiian Goddess of the Moon, Hina. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.


I've had to post this full size, or it would otherwise not be visible, given the distance, and the poor shooting position.

This large mural completed in 2017 depicts the Hawaiian Goddess of the Moon, Hina, who in Hawaiian legend guided sailors.  It's located just outside of Pearl Harbor.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant, Casper Wyoming




Casper has seen some murals enter its downtown space recently and this is a nice example.  Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant, which has been in this location now long enough to be regarded as a Casper staple, had this very nice mural depicting scenes of Mexican rural life painted.







This mural is just across the street from the Women of Wyoming mural added last yeaer, which depicts a contemporary Native American woman, and just down the block from Jacob Reeb mural, so some of the diversity of Wyoming is being added through these depictions.

 

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Railhead: Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming

Railhead: Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyo...:

Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming.

The State of Wyoming recently completed the construction of a massive new state office building, the Thyra Thompson Building, in Casper.  All of the state's administrative bodies, except for the district and circuit courts, are housed there.


The building does house, however, the Chancery Court for the entire state, a new court that's only recently been established.

The building is built right over what had been the Great Northwest rail yard in Casper, which was still an active, although not too active, rail yard into my teens.  I can't really recall when they abandoned the line, but it was abandoned.


In putting the building in, and extending the Platte River Parkway through it, the State did a nice job of incorporating some rail features so that there's a memory of what the location had been.



They also put in some historical plaques, which are nice. The curved arch at this location, moreover, is the location of the old turntable.  It was a small one, which I hate to admit that I crossed over when I was a teenager, a dangerous thing to do.