6: on a rundown building in Over-The-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH.

I enjoyed a trip back home to Cincinnati, Ohio and walked around downtown and in Over-The-Rhine (OTR) to take some photographs of my hometown.

From Wikipedia: Over-the-Rhine, sometimes abbreviated OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with 943 contributing buildings. It contains the largest collection of Italianate architecture in the United States, and is an example of an intact 19th-century urban neighborhood. It was developed at a time of a high rate of German immigration to Cincinnati, and became the heart of its ethnic German community for decades. When Old St. Mary's Church opened here in 1842, it was the largest church in the Ohio Valley.








    I love how on the picture above, that there are 5 boarded up windows and then the number six... kinda cool how that worked out in my crop!

700 - Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

700 - Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

I fell in love with a man originally from the area of Denver, Colorado. He now lives in Wisconsin and fights desperately every year to move back to his home-state of Colorado. These past two years we have taken a vacation to the beautiful state of Colorado, where I get to photograph all of its beauty (and find some numbers for my number project as well!).

We rented an SUV on this particular trip and visited many cities and small towns on our journey. He and I both love a good road trip and an adventure. We ventured to the town of Golden, Colorado and found signs on a highway pointing to the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave! I didn't even have to say anything before his turn signal was flashing for us to take the next exit towards the museum.

This sign was found at the entrance of the museum, Stating that the gates closed at 7:00pm. But, unfortunately the museum closed at 4:00pm and we could not get inside to check it out. :(

Sooo... If you are ever in the area of Golden, Colorado - Check the museum out!

It is located at:

987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Road, Golden, CO 80401

Website: www.buffalobill.org

More Information!

Excerpt taken from the About Page of www.buffalobill.org website:

About Us

Our Mission

The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, a facility owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, exists to preserve the memory of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. To this end it maintains the Cody gravesite and related structures on Lookout Mountain Park; collects, cares for and interprets artifacts associated with "Buffalo Bill" Cody's life and times between 1846 and 1917; and records Cody's ongoing influence on American culture.

Our History

William F. Cody died in 1917 and was buried in Lookout Mountain Park. According to Mrs. Cody and other close friends, he had asked to be buried on the mountain overlooking the Great Plains where he had spent so much of his life. In 1921 Johnny Baker opened the Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum near the grave. The artifacts in the Museum were items he had collected over the years and had gathered from the many friends who had performed with him in the Wild West. Mrs. Cody also provided objects, although she died and was buried next to her husband shortly before the Museum opened. The City of Denver owned the property but the Bakers owned the artifacts and ran the museum and shop. They called the building "Pahaska Tepee" after Cody's hunting lodge of the same name outside of Yellowstone Park.

After Johnny Baker's death in 1931, his wife Olive continued to operate Pahaska Tepee until her own death in 1956. At that point, under an earlier agreement, the collection became the property of the City. The Museum is now operated by the City and County of Denver. We are part of Denver Mountain Parks division of Denver Parks and Recreation.

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Til we meet again -

Brittany

28 - Boardwalk Pier on Flagler Beach in Florida

28 - Boardwalk Pier on Flagler Beach in Florida

Nestled on Florida's east coast between Daytona Beach and St. Augustine, Flagler Beach has grown from a sleepy fishing village to a unique seaside community while still retaining much of its original charm.

The pier has numerous boards that people have bought and carved messages into. 

50: U.S. Route - West - River Road

50: U.S. Route - West - River Road

My favorite road to drive on is U.S. 50 (River Road). It is a two lane road on each side of the double yellow. Numerous Industrial places along the way and is pretty much a straight smooth road. Great for one of those days when you just want to cruise. Seems to go on forever. :)


MORE INFO ON STATE ROUTE 50:
US 50 enters Ohio from Indiana near Lawrenceburg, immediately crossing under Interstate 275 before entering the extreme western suburbs of the greater Cincinnati area. US 50 (known in this area as River Road) follows the Ohio River until entering the villages of Cleves and North Bend, where a monument and tomb of President William Henry Harrison stands on the eastbound side of the road. In Cincinnati it is routed along the Sixth Street Expressway, Fort Washington Way, and the historic Columbia Parkway (from which trucks are banned). In Fairfax, US 50 becomes known as Wooster Pike and crosses the Little Miami River via the Wooster Pike Bridge in Milford. East of Milford, US 50 becomes a two-lane highway as it travels through Hillsboro and Bainbridge before reaching the outskirts of Chillicothe. In Chillicothe, US 50 becomes Western Avenue and then Main Street before merging with U.S. Route 23 and U.S. Route 35 east of the city. State Route 104 overlaps US 50 through downtown Chillicothe. As US 50 leaves Chillicothe it becomes a two-lane highway once again as it winds its way through McArthur and heavy forested Southern Ohio before reaching the outskirts of Athens where it becomes a four-lane highway. It will remain four-lane until reaching the Ohio River. US 50 joins with State Route 32 near the Ohio UniversityBush Airport–Snyder Field in Albany, west of Athens. US 50 intersects with U.S. Route 33 east of the city before continuing eastward toward Belpre and the Ohio River. US 50 begins to overlap SR 7 near Reedsville as it heads north along the river, and splits from SR 7 before it crosses the river on the Blennerhassett Island Bridge to Parkersburg, West Virginia.


- Information found on Wikipedia.com

383: A Poor Man's GPS - Tag Marker on Utility Pole

383: A Poor Man's
GPS - Tag Marker
on Utility Pole

It is said that some tag markers on telephone poles provide such information as coordinates in an X and Y fashion - X increases as one travels East, and Y increases as one travels North (in other words... a poor man's GPS).


Most utility poles are marked by branding, but before the practice of branding, many utilities would set a 2- to 4-digit date nail into the pole upon installation. The use of date nails went out of favor during WWII due to war shortages, but is still used by a few utilities. These nails are considered valuable to collectors, with older dates being more valuable, and unique markings such as the utilities' name also increasing the value. However, regardless of the value to collectors, all attachments on a utility pole are the property of the utility company, and unauthorized removal is a felony.

3: SCOTTS (Handle on Fire Truck Door)

3: SCOTTS (Handle on Fire Truck Door)

Found a red label "3 SCOTTS" on a handle of a fire truck. I have no idea what it means, but I love the colors in the reflection of the handle. You can see a yellow fire coat hanging on a white and seafoam green wall.

7: Gate House

7: Gate House

What's behind this door!?!

Painted Robins Egg Blue with Black Stencil Spray painted Letters and Number - its so mysterious.

I love the whole weathered look it has.

45: Firefighter Helmet

45: Firefighter Helmet

My brother had his 3rd Birthday Party at a Fire Station; Fire Truck and all. This is a helmet that was hanging up on the wall amongst many others.

218: Vintage Metal Trash Can from School

218:
Vintage Metal Trash Can from School


I started a new job at a Photography Studio recently. One of my job duties entitles me to visit high schools around my area to help with Underclass Pictures. This trash can was sitting in a teachers lounge at Boone County High School, in Florence, KY.


I love the vintage look/feel to it.

0 - Mile Marker In Quicksand, KY

Mile Marker 0
My friend Amanda, whom I've known since the 9th grade, works for a magazine called Kentucky Monthly. She started a column called 'Kentucky: A to Z'. She has 24 hours to drive to a small town in Kentucky and find a story about anything in the town. She invited me to find a story with her in Quicksand, KY. I love going on these trips with her because they are thrilling, adventurous and life-changing. You end up finding a person with an amazing story and come back feeling like you can conquer the world.

Mile Marker 0 in front of the only entrance and exit to Quicksand, KY - a one lane blue bridge. It should be in a Horror movie, lol. I loved it.

57 - Heinz Ketchup Bottle

57 on the Heinz Ketchup Bottle.
 Eating at Red Robin with my Best Friend in Florence, KY - our favorite place to eat before we go thrifting.

What does the "57" stand for in Heinz’s famous slogan, "57 Varieties?" While riding a train in New York City in 1896, Henry Heinz saw a sign advertising 21 styles of shoes, which he thought was clever. Although Heinz was manufacturing more than 60 products at the time, Henry thought 57 was a lucky number. So, he began using the slogan "57 Varieties" in all his advertising. Today the company has more than 5,700 products around the globe, but still uses the magic number of "57."

Just armed with an idea and a camera...

I use to work at this graphic design place right off an entrance to the highway. On my way home I would drive under a bridge, past a tall brick building with an enormous address number of 2099 plastered on the side in Chrome; with a beautiful ambient glow underneath. Needless to say, it was veerryyy visible coming off the highway. I drove by it 5 nights a week admiring its beauty, until one day I decided to pull over and take a picture of it.

Let me back up... this whole crazy idea started when I went to Frishes' for dinner one night. (For those of you who have never had the pleasure of coming across a Frishes - I think it is called BigBoy in other states... It is a sit-down restaurant with a diner feel). This particular Frishes had just been remodeled into a swanky new retro looking diner. Complete with modern furniture and retro looking art pieces representing the Big Boy himself. One particular piece caught my attention. It was a typography of the letters B, I, G, B, O, Y photographed separately, but put together to form the word "BIG BOY". I was struck with how awesome that concept was of piecing those letters together, that I wanted start a typography project myself, and try to photograph the alphabet. A year goes by and nothing happens. I forget about this crazy idea that was once embedded in my head... until one night I drove past that building near my old job. The one that has 2099 lit up on the side of it. I swear I got that light bulb that they have in movies (you know the one that appears over your head... pops on when you get an idea - and I had this dumbfounded look on my face). It hits me that my little project should be of numbers instead of letters. That one piece of art is what got me on this crazy game (as I like to think of it). It's my own little treasure hunt - minus a map with any direction, instruction or destination. Just armed with an idea and a camera. Taking me through crazy experiences and stories.

This is a documentation of my progress and recollection of interesting stories of how these pictures are accumulated/attained.

I decided to try to go to 1,000.