ghost of san elizario

 

We visited the Chapel at San Elizario on a hot June morning.  The advertised Ghost Tour occurs in the evening and seems primarily devoted to Billy the Kid.  However, as I photographed the doors of the chapel, I felt watched.

 

San Elizario, Texas

6.10.2016

the door

 

Old doors with their mysterious stories are intriguing.  I love everything about this door (except the price!) -- the turquoise color, the peeling paint, the carved motif and especially the fist-shaped knocker (purportedly from Egypt). But what would I do with an eight-foot door?

 

Unique Rabbit

2024 Broadway

Lubbock, Texas



light and airy

 

Although not historic, another Lubbock landmark bites the dust.  Hub Homes, off 4th and Sherman Avenue was one of the housing projects built after WWII.

heart to heart

 

Hearts in honor of the holiday.  Although these may be lonely hearts -- stuck out on the unused barn.  However, this retro mid-century aluminum screen door is back in vogue.  The actual  purpose of the decorative grill was to keep the kids from busting out the screen -- although this model had glass.  The grill could feature your initial, but I like these hearts for Valentines.

 

New Deal, Texas

door series #4

courtyard door

 

A spring snow storm in March dusted Santa Fe and increased the Southwestern charm

 

Santa Fe, New Mexico

3.11.2012

door series #3

ollas azul

 

Old Town

Tucson, Arizona

2.27.2014

door series #2

casa azul

 

By definition, a series is "a number of things of a related nature coming one after another."  So by posting a second image of a door from Old Town Tucson, I've created a series!

El Presidio
Tucson, Arizona
2.27.2014

marks the spot

 

To Julie Andrews' list of favorite things, I would add doors.  This door is apropos on so many levels:  old building, corrugated tin, strong graphics, triangles and rectangles!  Evidently I'm not the only photographer fascinated by doors -- visit  the Legion of Door Whores for more portals.

 

2401 Avenue Q

Snyder, Texas

7.7.2013