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[OT from cottage renovations]
there's a lot of building going on along the waterfront. like many cities Baltimore has seen the decline of its port as a reuse opportunity for what is becoming some very expensive real estate. yupscale development has already made the Fells Point area unrecognisable (at least to me) and will surely spread E to the Canton neighbourhood, named for the destination to which it once dispatched sleek Baltimore clippers.
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Baltimore
on a day whose overcast spent most of its time leaking rain the grey sky is brightened by the yellow of this construction crane, seen from an unfamiliar angle afforded by the view from the top level of a multistory parking structure nearly as tall as the crane's mast.
around to the side, looking up up from street level there's more silhouette than bulk, more shadow than colour.
Maryland State Government Article §13-203) specifies that "only a gold cross bottony may be used as an ornament on the top of a flagstaff carrying the Maryland flag". unlike a metal ball or an eagle, a red aircraft warning light in this context is most likely considered a safety appliance rather than ornamental.
the building that's coming in has had its foundations excavated a considerable depth below water level, deeper than the harbour has ever been dredged I'm sure.
the tangle of rebar looks like the makings of floors and support columns yet to come.
across the inner channel over on the Locust Point side the Domino Sugars plant is a dark hulking presence whose red sign I had completely forgotten to photograph the night before, reflecting in the water.
by day it presents a completely different aspect.
back down on the street the shiny new buildings are filled with retail outlets catering to the area's new residents and visitors. based on what's on offer they seem to be a hungry and thirsty but not budget-conscious lot.
inventory stockpiled for oenophiles wine snobs with the reflection of a new street tree and, across the street, the construction site's perimeter fence.
