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 […]