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Two details from my county's courthouse (Original Post) Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 OP
That's a beautiful old courthouse. My county courthouse has some decorative rsdsharp Aug 2023 #1
Oh wow! No kidding! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #2
No kidding. A few years ago my brother sent my an old newspaper photo rsdsharp Aug 2023 #3
That is awesome. Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #5
Beautiful, where is this? Ocelot II Aug 2023 #4
That is definitely a perfect example of 70s architecture! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #6
These photos are just stunning, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2023 #7
Beautiful. Nt scipan Aug 2023 #8

rsdsharp

(10,085 posts)
1. That's a beautiful old courthouse. My county courthouse has some decorative
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 08:39 PM
Aug 2023

gargoyles on the upper level. One of my partners had a couple in his office, after they had been removed for some reason. His phone extension was also 666!

rsdsharp

(10,085 posts)
3. No kidding. A few years ago my brother sent my an old newspaper photo
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 08:45 PM
Aug 2023

of a number of people standing in front of that courthouse. The caption was “Polk County grand jury members for the spring term 1929.” My maternal grandfather, whom I never met, was standing in the back row.

Diamond_Dog

(34,495 posts)
5. That is awesome.
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 08:51 PM
Aug 2023

I love learning about family history. How fascinating that your grandfather was on a grand jury! I wonder what kinds of cases he heard.

My husband was foreman of a grand jury back when our first son was born - late 80s.

Ocelot II

(120,409 posts)
4. Beautiful, where is this?
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 08:48 PM
Aug 2023

This one is my county's - '70s government Brutalism at its finest. You all got to see it during the George Floyd trial.

Diamond_Dog

(34,495 posts)
6. That is definitely a perfect example of 70s architecture!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 09:07 PM
Aug 2023

My photos are from Trumbull County Ohio.

Here’s a photo of the whole building I stole from another site.



CaliforniaPeggy

(151,892 posts)
7. These photos are just stunning, my dear Diamond_Dog!
Thu Aug 17, 2023, 10:28 PM
Aug 2023

I love old buildings like this one, with elaborate designs. Modern buildings are great too, but these complex examples just suit me down to my toenails!

Thank you for sharing them.

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