Ok, I can't help what themes are up for a Tuesday -- I've got some #Philadelphia doors looking for exposure! So today I offer some decorative knockers from about town.
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The 5 Most Influential Classic Rock Bands of the 1960s
A new phalanx of classic rock bands would release their first wildly influential albums in the 1960s and change the art form forever.
For #PhotoMonday, some pairs of rowhouse doors around #Philadelphia. I like duos that differ quite a bit in shape or style -- so many houses have the same six-panel doors that I'm increasingly appreciative of the more ornate or obscure...
#AdoorableThursday: Of #Roman#Doors, mostly only locks, fittings or door knockers have survived. Thanks to the wealth of Roman imagery, there are depictions of doors, such as the one on a fresco from the villa of Publius Fannius Synistor/Boscoreale.
Happy Friday, everyone! It’s time for my links roundup, a collection of stuff I enjoyed over the past week. Today: vintage dinosaurs, eclectic ceramics, and clocks, so many clocks 🦖🎨 🕐 🚪
Creator of 2010 art installation film The Clock Christian Marclay has a new 24-hour conceptual art supercut, Doors, currently on display in London through the End of September
Looks like doors are the hard part of building EVs. Investigation over "intermittent failure of the latch and handle preventing the opening of the driver, front passenger and/or rear doors. " and "emergency override mechanism also fails to open the door" at EV manufacturer Fisker. https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2023/FISKER/OCEAN#investigations
I love the symmetry of these roman-arched doors on the 1860s Italian Palazzo Cinquecento style former East Campbell Street United Presbyterian Church just off Gallowgate in the East End of Glasgow.
Riders on the Storm - The Doors - 1971 (www.youtube.com)
Riders on the storm...