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Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Integratron - Landers CA - 2014
"Birth through induction, death through short circuit."
- George Van Tassel
In the high desert, near Joshua Tree is a magical place where healing thrives and the mind fly's. Giant Rock has a history of it's own but just around yonder hill is this quirky, little gem of architecture. Just visit.
http://integratron.com
GVT
Thank You Alexander
Honky Tacos - Taco House - Littleton
The Denver, metro area has a plethora of mexican food joints and has for many years. Proper Mexican cuisine on any level can be had in the city, if you know where to go. One issue I am having is that everybody and their uncle now serves "street tacos." Tacos adobada, tacos carne asada, tacos lengua...who the fuck serves ground beef, honky tacos anymore? When I was kid Tico-Taco Tuesdays was a ritual at our house. Hard shell, corn tortilla's, ground beef, lettuce y cheese....Taco. So yesterday when I got a hankering for honky tacos I knew just where to go. Taco House.
1390 W Littleton Blvd, Littleton, CO 80120
Since I was a lad this place has been in the same location. A gnarly, little strip-center that houses a very interesting, stand alone, mid-century modern, inspired building with a drive through!
Not fancy, not even real clean (always a sign of authentico mexi fare) but a simple, old school menu that lacks any semblance of hipness. There are no neck tattoo's, fedora's or "fixie" bikes within miles. The waitstaff is curt, quick and don tatt's more similar to those you might find in jail than those you see in Urban Outfitters. This place is real. The tacos are served three up, loaded with cheese, stuffed with ground beef and layered with iceberg lettuce. Honky Tacos. I splurged for $1 and got a tube of squeeze sour cream. Price includes chips-y(runny)salsa..another sign of a good old school, unpretentious taco joint.
Barcelonas Last Bullfight - 9-25-2011
600 years of tradition ended at La Monumental in Barcelona this week. The final bullfight in the art noveau bullring was more of a statement of Catalonia's desire to distance themselves from Spain than a comment on the brutality of the corrida.
20,000 staunch aficionado's packed La Monumental to watch Jose Tomas, Serafin Martin and Juan Mora face the bulls of El Pilar for a final dance on the sand.
Jose Tomas cut two ears from his first bull
Serafin Martin (Catalan) with his cuadrilla
Lakeside Amusement Park - White City
One of the greatest outdoor museums for art deco lighting and architecture lies just north of the city of Denver in an amusement park that time forgot. Originally known as the White City, Lakeside Amusement Park is an acid trip of color and sound.
The Centerpiece is a Magnificent Core-Ten Steel and poured in place Concrete Fountain
Architect Richard L. Crowther designed much of Lakeside's Deco and Modern features and included a great deal of neon lighting in his work.
Ticket Kiosk
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