Painted Bricks
The Painted Brick Building Sides of buildings in Wyoming's towns and cities, and sometimes from other areas of the West. An examination of old style advertising. . . as it looks today.
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Start to finish on a mural. Winter sports, Casper Wyoming.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Outlaw Mustang, Gillette Wyoming.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Donkey, Gillette Wyoming.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Jackrabbit, Gillette Wyoming.
Monday, September 16, 2024
Family Ties, Cheyenne Wyoming.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
In Good Hands, Cheyenne Wyoming.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
George Rainsford statute, Cheyenne Wyoming.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
Aviator statue. Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Monday, August 12, 2024
Native Girl, Cheyenne Wyoming.
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Alley mural, Cheyenne Wyoming.
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, May 11, 2024
Mural. Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Friday, May 3, 2024
Blog Mirror: Locals Say 88-Unit Apartment Building In Downtown Laramie Would Ruin Historic Vibe
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.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Blog Mirror: Wyoming’s Iconic The Virginian Hotel Has New Out-Of-State Owners
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.
Monday, December 4, 2023
Blog Mirror: Wyoming’s Iconic 28-Foot Neon Tumble Inn Cowboy Will Have New Home In Casper
Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Life, Death, and Coffee in Clayton, New Mexico
Saturday, October 28, 2023
The Virginian, Medince Bow, Wyoming.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant, Casper Wyoming
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Prairie mural, downtown Denver
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Railhead: Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming
Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming.
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.