There are some beautiful and interesting photos on this site of country views. So, for those of us that do not have ready access to the country, who live or work in towns or cities, I am proposing a running thread of interesting things, buildings, events that occur in an urban setting. These may be everyday commonplace to you, but unknown and interesting to others. It might be an unusual angle on a well-known landmark, but is more likely to be found where tourists rarely tread.
I will start with some photos that I took 20 years ago to the day, with my Olympus D501Z 2MP camera. The building is at Liechtensteinstrasse 28 in Vienna, Austria.
The building was called Zur Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit (To the Holy Trinity) and may originally have been free-standing when built in 1781. At that time it was about 1 km outside the city walls. Over the years, other buildings arose, and the road was built. This was widened when the large houses were built; but these buildings were left standing, though latterly abandoned, narrowing the road back down at this point.
On the right, we can see the shop of Rudolf Schlapota, horsemeat and pork butcher.
On the left, the second storage place of the Alexander Häuser family, whose shop was in another part of the street. In between, the window and room cleaner, Anton Burkart, established 1918. There was also a lawyer's office on the upper floor. This building could tell a lot of tales.
I decided to revisit the building, with the aim of making better photos. Imagine my surprise when I found that some renovation has recently been done.Looking carefully, it can be seen that a lot of old pieces of wood have been used to achieve this, and it is unclear what may happen in future. The building seems to be still uninhabited.
I am glad that this building has been preserved, though I found its previous state more interesting.
Over to you to show something interesting in the town where you live!
David
