High. And low.

High above the building that said, "Hello, Lynette," we see Portland's blue sky dressed with clouds highlighted by the sun. It's that same sun that reflected off the Fox Tower, leaving this pattern of light and shadow playing across the brick facade. I feel lucky to have been in the right place at the right time.


Of course, if the entire block between the two buildings had not been demolished at some point, there would have been no spectacular for me to witness. Here's some information about the Fox Tower and the construction going on between it and my featured building.

From Wikipedia:

The Fox Tower is a 27-story office building in Portland, Oregon. It opened in 2000, making it Portland's most recently opened major office building. Thompson Vaivoda and Associates designed the building and Tom Moyer developed the property. The building is named after the Fox Theatre which occupied the site from 1911 until the late 1990s.

The building is most notable for the contrast between its curving east side and boxy west side. The juxtaposing angles of the building create a unique shape from nearly every angle. This multiplanar and set-back design is meant to prevent as much of the building's shadow as possible from falling upon Pioneer Courthouse Square on the opposite corner.

The Fox Tower's 462-space underground parking garage was the deepest in Portland when built.[citation needed] In 2006 the Fox Tower's developer, Tom Moyer, started construction of an underground garage on the block to the west, connected to the Fox Tower garage. This new parking structure opened in December 2007. Because the west block lies slightly uphill from the Fox Tower, the west garage will be deeper than the Fox Tower garage, relative to ground level. The new garage is designed to be an underground facility, with a City of Portland park on top of the garage. Construction and landscaping for the park was started by the City of Portland in March 2008. The underground parking is also planned to be connected to the Park Avenue West Tower.

Low down in the left corner of the top photo, you can barely see a sign, white letters on blue background. Here's a close up of that sign, a photo I took and posted in April.


And here's some information on the Guild Theater from Cinema Treasures: Operating as the Guild Theatre since at least 1950, it was last used by the Northwest Film Center for film festivals. It closed in the summer of 2006. The single screen theater has 425 seats.

Honor.

Let us pause for a moment to reflect on 9/11, in honor of those who died that day.

Here. ABC Wednesday, H is for here, on Sept. 10, 2008.

Here we see the intricacy of the brick work as well as the architectural details on this lovely old building on SW Park, between SW Taylor and SW Yamhill.

By the way, please take a look at Monday and Tuesday, too, because I have made the H week, in honor of my maiden and married last names, and in honor of my wonderful two sons' first names--they're each named for one of my beloved grandfathers. And if you, like, please come back for Thursday and Friday, too.

Happy ABC Wednesday!

Now, an extremely important aside:

I am repeating something that I had already added to Monday's post. Thanks for taking a moment to read and to click on the links.

To me blogging is a community of like-minded individuals who care about each other, about what each of us decides to reveal about our lives in our posts. We demonstrate that we care about where we live, that we believe certain things and abhor others. We support each other by clicking, reading, and commenting. Please take a moment to read this post at Wendy Brandes Jewelry. Click on the links "fabulous auction of jewelry and immortality" and "Stephanie (NieNie) and Christian Nielson's medical expenses" and "Stephanie Nielson and her family." You will read about Stephanie, a 27-year-old mother of four, and Christian, her 29-year-old husband. and the hand that fate has dealt them. You will read about your opportunity to help, either here through WendyB's efforts or at Stephanie’s sister’s blog.

How?

How did this light and shadow pattern cover the facade? Keep reading to find the answer.



Here you see another photo that I took a few minutes after I took the one above and the one in yesterday's post. See the tall tower behind Nordstrom? Notice the sun on the strips of glass on its surface? Get the picture?

The Fox Tower covers the entire block. On the SW Park Avenue side of the building, you find the Regal Fox Tower 10 and the Fox Tower Stadium 10 movie theaters in the southwest corner, while a deli known as Elephant's is in the northwest corner.

Bright sun peeked from the clouds and reflected light from the Fox Tower onto the featured building, making a most intriguing sight for me to photograph. I doubt it would have been as interesting without the alternating non-reflective strips. What is your opinion?

Hello.

Important update below. Thank you.

"Hello, Lynette," said the brick building that stood alone, at a height of five stories.

This Wednesday is ABC Wednesday: H. In honor of that letter, the first letter of my maiden name and also my married name, plus the first names of my two sons who were each named for one of my two grandfathers, I have decided to base this entire week's post on the letter H.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:
To me blogging is a community of like-minded individuals who care about each other, about what each of us decides to reveal about our lives in our posts. We demonstrate that we care about where we live, that we believe certain things and abhor others. We support each other by clicking, reading, and commenting. Please take a moment to read this post at Wendy Brandes Jewelry. Please pay close attention to the link in the sentence, “Click here to read about her and to bid.” You will read about Stephanie, a 27-year-old mother of four, and Christian, her 29-year-old husband. and the hand that fate has dealt them. You will read about your opportunity to help, either through WendyB's efforts or at Stephanie’s sister’s blog. Watch the first hour of the Today Show in the morning, or tape it and watch it later.

Thank you.

ABC Wednesday – H is for Head and Hair

Whether or not some view the inverted, golden ice cream cone shapes on her head as hair remains open to dispute. Not to me, but to some. Shoot, I would willingly wear my hair like that if my head looked as good as hers.

When a boutique in downtown Portland closed business recently, for several days she stood alone, her back to window. Then she was gone.