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Looking through an underpass in Ft. Scott. Fort Scott (pop. 8,297) is the county seat of Bourbon County.

Filed under: buildings on October 12th, 2008 | No Comments »

Finally, I’m getting around to posting Tuesday’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette.

FINDING THE OLD WATSON
When the cat comes inside after I’ve rearranged the furniture, she freezes, eyes wide open, toes splayed.
“This is not my beautiful house,” probably runs through her head.
It takes a minute for Tiger to [...]

Filed under: buildings, columns on October 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

I like this colorful upper story of a block of buildings in downtown Iola. We passed through Iola on the way to Arkansas last week.

Filed under: buildings, small towns on October 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Some buildings in Beaumont, a tiny community in Butler County.

That gray building on the left is a community tornado shelter. “–RE DIST. NO 9″ is the fire station.

Filed under: buildings, small towns on October 1st, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The Kansas Union.

At the main entrance, you’ll find this happy guy. The Jayhawk.

These two photos are of the back of the Union. That structure on the far left is a relatively new parking garage.

Filed under: buildings on September 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

“Whoso findeth wisdom findeth life.”
Spooner Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas.

Originally the library, Spooner Hall is the oldest building on the KU campus.

Filed under: buildings, traveling on September 24th, 2008 | No Comments »

Dyche Museum of Natural History at the University of Kansas. A great museum.

Filed under: buildings, history on September 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Such a familiar sight to me - the stacks in Watson Library at KU. I worked here for three years, in the Interlibrary Loan Department - one of my favorite jobs of all time. A daily assignment was to retrieve books from the stacks. The shelves are still the same sickly blue shade they were [...]

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Watson Library.
University of Kansas. Lawrence.
I worked in this building for three years - in the Interlibrary Loan Dept.

That’s my friend, Tracy, and her niece, Ashley, heading into Watson. Tracy also worked in this library (in periodicals) when she went to KU. Ashley is a KU student.

Filed under: buildings on September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »

Here’s the 1936 High School Auditorium in Cambridge.

On the grounds of the old auditorium are two separate monuments recognizing two previous school buildings (1881 and 1917).
I’m glad they’ve saved the cornerstones to the old buildings, because that’s history, but when you put them all together, this block just seemed like a graveyard for schools. Having [...]

Filed under: buildings, small towns on September 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

In Florence recently, Dave and friend Tom Haskett visited this old school turned bed & breakfast turned empty building. It’s a beautiful place inside with hardwood floors. And it’s for sale.
Florence is in Marion County, has about 650 people and is “Nestled in a Valley of Opportunity.”

Filed under: buildings, other people's stuff on September 10th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Southwestern College, Winfield.

Filed under: buildings, traveling on August 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

One of the buildings on the former St. John’s College Campus in Winfield.  Flyover Friend Ray Randolph attended St. John’s.

Filed under: buildings, traveling on August 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

A two-story brick Santa Fe Depot.

But, because the railroad no longer has a need for depots, the place is now…

… a pizza place.

Filed under: buildings, traveling on August 28th, 2008 | 4 Comments »