A Milwaukee landmark, this is the Allen Bradley building, located just a few blocks from St. Stanislaus church (previous post). I don't know why, but this building has always fascinated me. Many years ago I worked in this neighborhood and this building is so massive that it always felt like all others were in its shadow. I keep photographing it because I still haven't gotten what I'm looking for but I'm not even sure what that is.
It is actually famous for its clock tower, which is the largest 4-faced clock in the world. Because the octagonal faces are nearly twice the size of the faces of London’s Big Ben, chimes were never added in order to allow Big Ben to remain the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. Wasn't that considerate? I think so.
More photos (of the clock tower) to come. To check out other shadow chasers around the world, visit Tracy at Hey Harriet!
31 comments:
Wow! If not for the car one could take this for a photo from 70 years ago. Photos from then usually never showed much street traffic, and with the style of the building and faded look of the image, who would know? Well done Becky.
I agree with Sinbad, this could have been taken 70 years ago! How terrific! Superb capture and well done indeed! Have a wonderful weekend, Becky!!
Sylvia
This building is appealing as it was built to last! It is massive, its beauty more functional than anything. The massive shadow off this structure is quite in character - massive. The curved part of the facade is a cool detail. A building of character, and A-B is a world-class company in automation. A wonderful look at a place in a great city that make lots more than just beer...
The city streets look nearly deserted. I suspect they're probably glad for a few shadows to keep them company...
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Many shadow-seekers say,
“Oh, the one that got away!”
Why are you so uptight, folks?
Can’t you take light’s little jokes?
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Awesome....makes me think of Jimmy Hoffa, or Al Capone or gangster movies. I don't know why...maybe it's the sepia tone you've created with your great photo.
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Misty Morn
Have a great weekend.
I've always been intrigued by buildings that were erected to fill the space of odd shaped corners. :)
Nice capture! Love it.
I think Sinbad expressed it really well. It's almost got an art deco look. I'm glad they haven't pulled it down to 'modernise'. I'm looking forward to seeing the clock, it must be huge and it seems respectful that they didn't feel the need to prove they were bigger and better than London's Big Ben.
It looks like maybe Clark Kent and Lois would've had offices there, very Deco, looks like Chicago! I love the deserted street, how did you manage that...wonderful shot...and did somebody say BEER!!!
Have a great weekend Becky, it's icky in Ioway...so what else is new, but it ain't gonna stop me from antiquing tomorrow...WOOHOO!!!
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Beautiful capture!
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That is one massive building! It looks to stretch on for miles and miles! I just love the colours and the tones in this photo. It has such a nice vintage vibe to it. Gorgeous! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)
This is wonderful. Great job photographing the building, even if you aren't sure it's what you were looking for. I think this is my favorite photo of the day.
Interesting shot--this must have been taken at a strange time of day--no traffic around. Mickie
I can see what fascinates you about this building. Its never-ending facade is intriguing..and I love the shadows you've captured here. What a wonderful idea!!!
This building looks like it could be a bit of “flatiron” building architecture.For such a BIG structure it certainly looks deserted and quiet. Excellent shot.
there is a kind of stability and also loneliness to this image...funny how this building has a famous clock tower because it is such a timeless image, as others have mentioned in their own words above.
What a great picture. I just love how you select a moment in time and freeze it.
FYI: There is a smaller tower on this building near the clock tower that reads the current temperature. When the Packers won the Superbowl recently, the smaller tower did not read the temperature. Instead, ll 4 of its faces had the letters GB.
You definitely captured the size here!
I will be back to see the clock tower. :)
i love how you balanced the shot to where it fills up a lot of the frame, but not all of it. leaves us wondering how much more there is to see.
Hey Miss Becky....very cool shot. Amazing such a large building, yet you managed to catch it when no one was around. Having the one car there is perfect. I love the feeling of starkness-you have a way of capturing that-like a somber contemplative feel-in your photos often. I like that.
Hope all is well.
Susan
What an amazing photo. The perspective and way you captured it is amazing. You even managed to capture a mood with the photo.
Love this photo Becky. Impressive building!
Oh Miss Becky, how i'm loving this photo. First of all, it's an interesting building. Second of all, I really like how you've edited it. The colours are great!
Miss Becky, there are two things that jumped out at me with this magnificent photo. The first is the way the building so beautifully and closely aligns to the street. The second is the fact the street is desserted. So as others have said, it could be a movie set or taken many years ago.
There is definitely something about this building and your capture (with the shadows)is amazing.
Great capture, it seems like a very impressive building.
I like what you said at the start, how you keep photographing this building, trying to capture what it is that is appealing. have a great week...
PS....I'm back on Monday. Just wanted to confer with you, I too loved K. Blanchet's gown for the Oscars.
That's a BIG building!! Nice Angle.
I'm coming back to this photo after seen the one posted afterwards. What is truly amazing about this photo is that is current! It looks like it could be ages old...very good job!
This is a stunning shot! I wonder if what you are looking for is simply to capture the feel of what it was like in its day? Or maybe - that's what I would be trying to capture...and I think you've done some of that here. You've got me interested and fascinated in the building too. Looks like this could have been from a magazine 40 years ago...I just love it!
p.s.
I'm curious to know how you shot this? Was it in mono - or did you shoot color then convert it? It looks like maybe there is a green filter? ...maybe you could teach us all? lol...I just can't stop looking at it.
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