Brutal?

 

At first view, I was unsure where this was just Brutalist Architecture, or a bombed-out ruin of an Israel/Palestinian conflict.

Google ASI says "This building appears to be part of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev campus in Beersheba, Israel, or potentially the Asian Games Village in New Delhi, India. The Brutalist architectural style, characterized by its use of textured concrete blocks and geometric forms, is a common feature in both locations, especially within academic and large residential complexes designed to suit desert climates."

To me, it looks like something in South West of USA, so ...who knows?

Bonus - 

A Little Do-er - Upper

 

Perfect for  a barn conversion?

The slide is described as 

"2004 Old Barn, Corrugated Roof, Mid Wales"

So...that helps.

Bonus - In case you weren't fully aware of the quality of ICE agents that Trumpy-boy employs - 4 Native American men detained by ICE in Minneapolis

"The New Home"

 

That's all that was on the slide "The New Home".

No information on when (I'm guessing 1970), where (guessing Telford new town) or who (guess Trevor and Madilyn). 

maybe someone has more info....   maybe not.

Bonus - 

( Yes, an old joke. )

Cheers !

 

Cheers to you all.

This seems like a suitable image to celebrate and commemorate  my nomination as the Nebraska Ditch-Digging and Clam-Breeders Club Monthly Newsletter "Odd Website of the Month" nomination.

Thank you. This slide was marked as Jun-79-Mireville

Bonus - 

Building In Progress

 

Some a little bit interesting for Tedious Tuesday.

The subject slide had deteriorated badly over the years, with a strange colour cast and fading. (It's the second "colour" slide.)

So, one trick up my sleeve is to split the image into the three constituent colour images...and the big image is the "blue" part.

Not any more interesting a subject, but slightly less off-puting.

Bonus - Massacre of Elphinstone's Army       In 2013, a writer for The Economist called the retreat "the worst British military disaster until the fall of Singapore exactly a century later."

Brydon was asked upon arrival what happened to the army, to which he answered "I am the army"

"Would suit serious DIY-er"

 

Over Easter weekend, I could spend the whole time consuming Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns, so I spent some time scanning in a box of slides. And this was one of them.

The slide is marked "1984 Old Building Llanuwchllyn"

I suppose I could use Google Streetview to find this building, and see how it's changed, but ... Nah.

Fair chance it no longer exists.

Bonus - As Easter is over - how about some Reel Rabbits?

 

Ominous Cloudforms

 

Today's Tedious Tuesday slide is , well, a bit of a cheat.

It's a terrible slide, but I've spent a few seconds darkening the skies, while lightening the buildings.

Now, it's only 43% as tedious as the original .  You're welcome.

Bonus - Had this song refrain stuck in my brain all day.  I’m gonna feed our children non-organic food.

Bonus 2 -  Lake Superior is called "The Lake that Never Gives Up Her Dead." It's cold enough that bodies sink and don't bloat then turn into adipocere  (mummified soap) over time, and in the depths of Lake Superior there really isn't anything to eat the corpses.

"Progress In The City"

 

Looking at this slide, I can imagine the bored lecturer at Croydon Tertiary College, standing in front of the Art and design 101 class, saying "And as your first assignment, grab a amera, and head off outside, and photograph something on the theme of Progress in the City. Be back here in 6 hours, and tomorrow we develop the films."

Voila !

Bonus - Robo-penguin: how artificial birds are relaying the secrets of ocean currents

Bonus 2 - Man inserts live eel into rectum from anus in hopes to ‘relieve constipation’.   As you would do...

Economic and Commercial Section

 

Well, that appears to be what's written above the doorway.

I wonder why someone photographed this...

Bonus - Warship Hit By Monster Wave Near Antarctica. Gulp

Bonus 2 - 

Name That Building

If you're like me....which luckily, you probably aren't, then you probably have an extensive of American Civic Buildings.

So, chances are that there's no challenge here - you already know that this is The Montana State Capitol building. Obvsly.

Historic images.
Inside - Strange
Outside

Bonus - Today, we discover the Melting Point of Cat

Bonus 2 - One man's trash is another cat's best find.

That's Quite A Shed

A man is not a Real Man until he has a shed, but this monster is definitely a bit of a statement.

Hope he's got a smoke detector.

Bonus - Mysterious Disappearances

Bonus 2  A visual reminder that billions are not at all like millions.

The Cliff-Top Club

I bet that this country club boasts some excellent views over the neighboring areas...and hosts some rather debauchery-filled parties on the lawn.

Just not today.

Such is the disappointment of Tedious Tuesday.

Bonus - There goes the neighborhood.

House For Sale

My sis has just put her house up for sale, so this slide seemed sort of appropriate.

However, her house and this house .. well... there's just no comparison.

Bonus - Why does American medicine still run on fax machines?

Bonus 2 - The ossuary at Cimitero delle Fontanelle

Bonus 3  - Desert Island Disks - Charlie Brooker

Not quite the Flat-Iron Building...

... but there's a definite resemblance from this angle.

For those who are confused - Flatiron Building.

Bonus - While looking for the subject building, I did find 88 WAYS TO DEFORM A BUILDING

Bonus 2 - The interesting story of Eastern Airline Flight 980 and it's Black Box.

I Declare This Cul-de-Sac...

...Open.  May God bless all those who live, love, die or visit them.

Bonus - Waste Some Time - Alphabet Shoot
Bonus Bonus :

Work in Progress

You might wonder why this regular feature is termed "Tedious Tuesday".

Or looking at today's slide, perhaps you might not need to ask.

Bonus :
From the Tedious to the frankly Barking. "Disney Princesses, re-imagined as Cement Mixers."
No, I've no idea why.

The Ancient Structure

Unlike yesterday's location, I can make no guesses about this structure - either location or purpose. But...what a fascinating melange of stone blocks - testament to eons of addition and adaptation?

Bonus - Wise words from a fortune cookie...

Bonus 2 - Abandoned Amusement Park

Honeywell Ordnance Division

Date of Photograph - Classified
Location of Facility - Classified
Reason for Photograph - Classified

That's what I like about slide collecting - it's so educational.

Bonus - A Late Chrimbo Gift Idea...

The Cultural Trip

I'm sure a part of every Business Trip in the 1960's was a tour of the cultural regions of whichever god-forsaken city a salesman was sent to. 

Here, Luigi enjoys a tour of Baghdad, and lets his hair down by...gosh...taking off his tie, but leaving the top button done up. Radical.

Bonus - Viral Adert, but worth a trip. Tippex.

Damn !