Sealed Shut

Today I had some free time downtown before meeting Melody after work. So I could not think of anything better to do than go for a photo walk. I decided to take a shot in one of the back alleyways of one of the old warehouses. The brick sealed windows is what caught my eye when I passed by this building

[Kerri]

Great shot

[Tony]

Interesting observation. Great capture of all those bricks and the sealed window openings.

[Gena Pegg]

Very cool POV...great textures and love the vintage look. Nicely done!

[Sandi]

Wow, I can't imagine all the work someone went through to board those windows...Wonder why? Intriguing image!

[Laurie Higgins]

This is very cool. I've never seen anyone cover windows with bricks before.

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

What a great old building they were made strong in them days:)

[Claire]

Wonderful, b&w suits this very much

[Nancy]

Love urban photos.

[alia_801]

Nice shot - I like the feel of it too.

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely find. I like the textures and the lines of the bricks.

[Candace]

Awesome building and love the b/w processing. The darker door seems to anchor the photo, really a great capture! Fav!

[Brianna]

Love the use of B&W here! The texture is just beautiful! x

[Pat Knowles]

That looks a very wide door.....interesting to see the windows bricked up.

[Christy]

Oh Wow. Good shot. This photo evokes an impression of a forlorn existence, the sealed windows, the gloomy well-worn dock door, the sole empty chair. I wouldn't want to work there.

[Carole Imes]

How interesting to see this! Perfect in b & w and great composition. I wonder if any one ever sits in that chair?

[Danette Thompson]

The building looks sad. Why is it bricked up?

[Yorkie]

Very interesting. I love the look in B&W

[june milner]

I love forlorn back ways so nice to see one here

[Stephanie Swift]

Nice gritty urban shot, I like it.

[Hubregt Visser]

Interesting shot, Makes you wonder what's behind,

[Fisher Family]

Cool shot. The bricked windows do make a stark contrast with the rest of the building. Such a shame to see empty spaces like this - Lucy

[Néfertiti]

c'est une honte de voir des maison vides . bien capture

[Pyrrhula]

Great find and capture. In our country you can find them on old buildings. In those day`s there where a tax to pay on windows. So they sealed the windows as much as they can.

[Danny Davies]

Great image bkb. Not many of the hundreds of shoppers see this.

[Beth]

That is amazing. Great eye. I might not have noticed it, but those windows are closed forever.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

That is really interesting about the brick filled windows. Good eye and a great shot.

[Terry]

Great shot, and you still have your wallet

[Bankmann]

Fascinating wall. I like it it when I find places like this. Especially when old buildings get torn down, you can find strange features on the neighboring buildings...

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good shot- it's sad and solid all at the same time.

[bkb in the city]

@lauriehiggins Well the building is still in use and they wanted these windows to be closed permanently

[bkb in the city]

@stevepam Yes they certainly were

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk I figured b/w was the way to go

[bkb in the city]

@nanm I love taking them

[bkb in the city]

@alia_801 Glad you like it Alia

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann Glad you like it Dione

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 Glad you enjoyed it so much Candace and thank you for the fav

[bkb in the city]

@lilminimonka Glad you enjoyed it Brianna

[bkb in the city]

@happypat The wide door was used at one point for a receiving door for trucks to back up to

[bkb in the city]

@chrisanne Thanks for stopping by Christy. This old building is still in use and today it is a restaurant

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Most likely as this building is still in use today as a restaurant

[Jo Ann Bellone]

cool, even the windows are bricked up

[bkb in the city]

@danette Not sure other than the fact that they wanted it to be permanent

[bkb in the city]

@yorkie Glad you enjoy it Yorkie

[bkb in the city]

@june Glad you enjoy this June. I love taking these shots

[bkb in the city]

@tristansmum Glad you like it Stephanie

[bkb in the city]

@hjv This building is still used as a restaurant

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Well Lucy this building is still used as a restaurant

[bkb in the city]

@pyrrhula It is interesting to see what you find in old alleyways

[bkb in the city]

@dannydavies That is true

[bkb in the city]

@vernabeth I suppose that was the intention

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn

[Christy]

@bkbinthecity I would never have guessed that this building is in use as a restaurant by the looks of it. You did a good job with the photograph!

[bkb in the city]

@sarasdadandmom That is true

[bkb in the city]

@bankmann I love walking around alleys

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann. although this building is still being used as a restaurant today

[bkb in the city]

@jolefont That is what caught my eye

[bkb in the city]

@chrisanne Thanks Christy. I will have to go back and take a shot of the building from the front

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@tonydebont Thanks Tony

[bkb in the city]

@eyesmile Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@gratefulness I suppose they wanted it to be permanant

[Cathie]

Very intriguing shot, Brian. Nice!

[bkb in the city]

@cathieg I find so many interesting things in back alleys

[Michael Smith]

Neat! I didn't know we had anything like this in Edmonton.

[bkb in the city]

@golder365mjsmith This is part of the Fourth Street Promenade downtown. It is one of my favorite spots downtown. It would be fun to meet sometime and go on a photo walk around this area

[Diane]

I always wonder about sealed windows like these--when they bricked them up and why. Nice find. Fav.

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Thanks for the fav Diane. I really do not know why they did this