Lewisburg alleyway

This alleyway is off the square in Lewisburg, TN. It was a dreary day in November, so I’ve improved the pictures a little to show some color. Overall it was pretty grey.
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I’m not sure what it is about negative spaces that are so appealing to me these days. This particular day I explored three of them.

We surmise that this is a defunct ATM. There was a “People’s Bank” to the right, built in 1904.
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The light has the number 10 on it.
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I like that this office has its entrance on the alley, not the street.
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Playing adventure video games makes me notice details. But then it also makes me want to take everything not nailed down too.
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Cool old stairs seen through the glass side door of the newspaper office.
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Notice the guy wires to the right. They are attached to the electrical pole.
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A more realistic idea of the lighting that day. Ginkgo leaves everywhere, but I didn’t find the tree.
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A reflection from the marble of the ATM
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Traveling house

This is on the corner of a Presbyterian church’s lot, like an afterthought. The style doesn’t match anything around it. It is for rent, but looks like it has been abandoned for quite a while. It reminds me of the stories in Speculative Fiction that talk about a traveling house – one that isn’t in the same spot for very long. Sometimes they are magic shops.

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This would make an interesting studio / workshop / place to host retreats.

It is long and narrow.
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Note the awning over the door, and the second floor door on the building next to it.
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Putting the camera to the front door window, a view inside. What interesting arches! I wonder what this was. Is that a small window for a receptionist? It seems far bigger on the inside than it appears to be outside.
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Another angle.
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A view through the front window. An office, and a small kitchen with coffee-themed knick-knacks.
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Showing the interesting detail (Spanish?) and how close it is to the church. I feel this was built long after the church was. Did they need extra money? Was it a rectory? Why does it not match the building style then? If it is for rent, does this mean it is a private building? There is a sign for a shingle outside.
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The back door. My back is up against the church to take this shot. There is a small (foot-wide) moat/ditch you have to step over to get to this door, with a large drain to the right. I’d want a bridge.
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Looking up from the back door, a sign of a chimney. It is not visible from the front or side. It is for an unusual internal fireplace.
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The side furthest from the church, in a small alley. Interesting awning and opaque glass on this side.
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This is a view of the church.
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These are pictures of the church wall nearest the building. It is made of two different kinds of brick – Old and New. So – is the Old a façade? Is the New a rebuild? The Old is what faces the street, and matches the rest of the church. This part of the building appears to have been constructed after the church was built.

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