Decorative Concrete Block Designs
April 20, 2008
This interesting design is simple, yet lays out in different ways to create all kinds of different patterns. I’ve found it laid out in 2 different way, but I I’ve never seen it as a […]
April 18, 2008
Today’s block is pretty rare. I’ve only ever seen it on 3 homes. This home is in the Town and Country Estates which is South of St. Louis Ave. and East of 6th Street near […]
April 17, 2008
Yesterday’s flower/butterfly design was a square block holding all 4 petals/wings. Today’s is a rectanular half pattern variation. I’ve never found it where the blocks are stacked straight up and down. I’ve always […]
April 16, 2008
One of the most common patterns is what I call the “butterfly”, but JJ thinks it’s a flower. Take your pick. When you build a stone screen with blocks that are the same forwards backwards […]
April 15, 2008
I’ve collected photos of all the mid century modern concrete block patterns that I have seen, and when this series is finished, we’ll know exactly how many I have found. There’s no particular order that I’m […]
April 14, 2008
Can you get any more retro than an “atomic age” design? Can you see the overlapping circles if you focus at the intersection of any 4 blocks? This one can […]
April 13, 2008
This pattern is on one of a kind that I discovered in a backyard on 8th Place. It’s only used on the top edge of a block fence. There’s only a handful that I’ve never […]
April 12, 2008
This is going to be fun. Make sure to tell me in the future if I lose tract of them and do one twice. There’s thousands of pictures that I’ll be picking from. On Monday, […]
April 11, 2008
Today, there’s a renewed appreciation for them. They’re actually called “Stone Screen” after famed mid century modernist architect Edward Durell Stone” . I’ve been collecting pictures of the different patterns for over a year. I’ve […]
April 8, 2008
UPDATE: Dedication is 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm (sorry for the typo) Kristen Peterson tells the story in this mornings Las Vegas Sun: Photo by Leila Navidi for the Sun The ornamental concrete walls that […]