Real & Imagined: Photographs And Illustrations By David Chalk At Gallery 505 On Court Street

An exhibit of works by photographer and illustrator David Chalk just opened last week at Gallery 505 at 505 Court Street at Huntington Street. David has been photographing for over thirty years and his personal work is represented at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Library of Congress. Also included in the show are David's 3D “drawings". He learned the skills which he uses to make the illustrations while working as an animator on Film and TV movies.

The exhibition will be up until April 11th. Don't miss it.
You can contact David at chalkman2012@me.com. To see more of his work, go to his web site here.

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Doehler Die Building At 505 Court Street All Wrapped Up

I hadn't actually walked by the Doehler Die Building at 505 Court Street at the corner of Huntington Street for while now, but yesterday, I was at that end of the neighborhood and was surprised to see that the building's exterior is undergoing some major repair.

Most of the windows on one side were sealed off and chunks of the concrete were chiseled out of the façade.

The former manufacturing building built in the 1920's had been converted to rental apartments in the 1980's. In 2005, the building went condo and the apartments were sold off under the new name of The Court Street Lofts. ,

During the conversion from rental to condo, some renters warned that the building had lots of problems. Elevators did not work, windows rattled and were tough to open and the maintenance was high.

Most disturbing, the concrete sections on the exterior were deteriorating quickly and would require a costly repair.

I guess the time to address the issue has finally come.

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