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Description
This building is at Fort Leavenworth. It's probably about a hundred years old, and was originally used as temporary housing for families being relocated onto the post.
It was in use for that purpose up until a few years ago when the building was left vacant. When we were there it looked like the place was being refurbished, possibly as office space. These windows will undoubtedly be given a facelift and brought back to their former useful condition.
Famous people who were stationed at Fort Leavenworth and who went to the Command and General Staff College there include Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, Colin Powell, and bmac62.
Prior to the College being a reason to be stationed there, Fort Leavenworth was home to George Armstrong Custer. The Fort was founded in 1827 by Colonel Henry Leavenworth, and has been in continuous use ever since.
Comments (26)
Faemike55
Great shot and wonderful history lesson! Cool to know that Bill was stationed there Thanks
lyron
Wonderful picture!!
babuci
Great history of the house and a very lovely shot.
Katraz
Nice shot, looks like it could use a coat of paint.
bmac62
Leave it to you to find a fascinating old window where ever you go. There are many claims that quite a few of the old post housing units are haunted. I don't see any ghostly faces in these windows but maybe the spirits were sleeping or eating lunch when we were there:) Excellent composition and compelling notes.
beachzz
Wow, I know one of those famous people!! Wonderful shot and detail of those old windows.
wysiwig
I've heard of bmac62. He is quite famous but I have no idea who those other guys are. ;-= Excellent image, shows the wear and tear of time. The reflections in the window look a little ghostly.
helanker
HA! Awesome description Tara and this shot is great :-)
whaleman
That's one of the nice things about some of these old buildings, they were built for stout and could often be given a new lease on life. I think we should ask bmac62 if he would give us a shot of himself in uniform at the time he was there?
durleybeachbum
OO yes! I fancy a pic of Bill in uniform! These windows look just like my house before the double glazing went in!
bazza
Lovely shot fancy having to paint these I know what a job it will be.. perhaps they will replace them with aluminum windows lol..
awjay
:)..... nice one my friend
debbielove
I was just going to say what wysiwig said! LOL He beat me to it.. Who were those other guys?? Did you get the tour of the base? That's great to look around.. I got some really old house shots from there.. lol Great one again Tara, well done.. Rob
jmb007
bonne photo!!
MrsRatbag
I love those old wooden windows in a brick wall; something very comforting about the whole thing. The peeling paint is a bonus! Beautiful shot!
goodoleboy
Curious, I always thought Leavenworth was a prison. Cool capture of the apparent deterioration.
RodS
Here's another little tidbit of trivia about Fort Leavenworth.... I was born there! My dad was in the Army Air Corps before it became a separate branch, now known as the U. S. Air Force. I was born in the old post hospital building which still stands today. I have a photo of it I'll have to dig out. I love the way you've framed (pun intended) these windows, Tara, and of course the old wood and brick textures are wonderful!
frankie96
A work in need of progress....I have some window shots I should share with you..
Meisiekind
Famous people - bmac62?!?!?... I like that!!! Great shot Hun! It does look somehow desolate at the moment.
LovelyPoetess
My yes, they do look like they would give off a draft or two in their present condition. Great capture on your part, well seen and shot. : )
anianiani
excellent photoshot my friend........feel nostalgic mood too...
wjames
Wonderful shot!!
Chipka
What a delicious shot. You've captured so many transitions in this image, and in the info you provided too. I happen to really dig a good transitional space--they're so weird, so slippery, so full of history that is nowhere near over. I think that's the thing I like most about transitional spaces. That's probably why Prague is so big a part of everything in my head-space...that city is one huge transitional space, continually transitioning; it is the perpetual change, always alive and never relegated to the pages of history as history implies an ending to something. I get the same feeling when I look at this picture. Your visual treatment of the subject is endlessly fascinating, especially in terms of the reflections in the windows and the brick work and the flaked and chipping paint! I really like this image for so many more reasons than I can say, but that's okay...I'll just sit back and enjoy this image.
Merrylee
Wonderful capture...love the bricks
danapommet
Sad that places like this fall into disrepair but a good eye can catch beauty anywhere. Dana
faroutsider
Outside looking back...?