Deco Office

Not far from the heart of downtown is this wonderful deco office building. Tomorrow I will show you the house across the street. It is quite a contrast.

Resolution

This woman was writing on the clock that was later burned. People were encouraged to write resolutions on it. Maybe she was resolving to take her disabled dog on more outings. He seemed to be having a good time with his contraption to support his back legs.

Out for a Ride Downtown

Out for a leisurely stroll on New Year's Day, I noticed some unicycle riders going by. As I was snapping a picture someone said hello and it was some friends of mine, riding a bicycle built for two. Alternative transportation day, it was.

Japanese House

There is a very trendy sushi-based (fusion that begins with sushi and other traditional Japanese things) restaurant called Uchi that is headed by Tyson Cole who is a sushi master. We've been there several times but not recently. We can walk to it now because it is only at 801 S. Lamar. (Although the walking conditions on the north side of the river aren't great for that walk in the evening.) I had always heard that Uchi meant house because a waitperson there said so. (I know nothing about Japanese.) The restaurant, in spite of this trendy sign and the trendy food, is in an old house. Even their WEB site promotes this definition but a little looking online seems to indicate that it means 'interior of a house.' So come inside and dine. But a reservation is a good idea and not that easy to come by, I don't think.

Up and Down in the Park

A short walk from our building north takes you to Duncan Park, on either side of Ninth Street and bounded on the west by Shoal Creek. On the south side of Ninth is a BMX bike park shown here with very steep inclines to pedal over like the kid in the picture. I won't be doing that, but the kids are fun to watch.

Tower to Burn

People crowd around the clock tower constructed on Auditorium Shores just to burn it down later in the evening on New Year's Eve. The 360 Condos are across the river. We stood on our balcony to watch it burn. People were encouraged to write 2009 resolutions on it. I wrote "To Burn More Slowly."

Picture of theYear 2008

I selected this one for the City Daily Photo Theme Day because I wanted something that included the Long Center, the 360 Condos (our building) and looked celebrative. These are the fireworks at the March opening of Long Center (the ring is lighted purple). The fireworks are reflected in our building (lower right corner).

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