Parade of sorrows

To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and
install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player.

Token black guy

The angel of death? Who else wears a cloak like that?

Obvs. orphans from the poorhouse, hanging their heads in shame at their hat-lessness

Girl about to be struck down for daring to glance skyward

Love the chrome grilles.

Probably the only person in this assembly whose job still exists in St. Paul, 75 years later. Everyone else has been offshored.

View Payton Chung's map

Taken in a place with no name (See more photos or videos here)

Saint Paul, where nobody, regardless of profession or age, ever looks up. (Maybe I should start a photo project around these WPA-era bas reliefs.)

"[M]asterpiece of American art deco.... the result of both brilliant design and fortuitous timing. Built at a cost of $4 million to replace the old city hall–courthouse a block away, it was financed as part of a city bond issue approved in 1928. By the time construction actually began in 1931, however, the cost of materials and labor had plunged as the Great Depression gripped the nation. Gifted with a virtually unlimited budget, the architect.... was able to specify only the finest in materials and equipment for the new building." – Larry Millett, AIA Guide to the Twin Cities

Sculptor: Lee Lawrie, 1931; architect: Holabird & Roche, 1932

This photo has notes. Move your mouse over the photo to see them.

Comments

Joel Mann says:

www.flickr.com/photos/joelmann/143328722/in/set-720575941...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Payton Chung says:

I sometimes wonder what a (post)modern-day satire on this would look like: government pencil pushers, tapas waiters, corner drug pushers, software salesmen, and truck drivers, all stuck in traffic together.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Would you like to comment?

[?]

	Payton Chung's photostream
		2,088 uploads

This photo also belongs to:

	Twin Cities (Set)
		68 items
	Part of: Midlands

Additional Information

Some rights reserved. This photo is public

Taken on November 1, 2007

Viewed 144 times

You	Sign in \| Create Your Free Account
Explore	Places \| Last 7 Days \| This Month \| Popular Tags \| Creative Commons \| Search
Help	Community Guidelines \| The Help Forum \| FAQ \| Sitemap \| Help by Email

Parade of sorrows

Comments

Joel Mann says:

Payton Chung says:

Would you like to comment?

Payton Chung's photostream

Twin Cities (Set)

Tags

Additional Information