Grime

 
[Fine Arts Building (1885) Solon S. Beman, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, September 16, 2009 /Image &
Artwork: designslinger]

Imagine standing out in the heat and cold for 124 years, battered by wind, rain, snow and
air filled with coal dust and soot. You might look at little worse for wear.

 
[Cleaning the Fine Arts Building /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

If you're lucky, a team of workers will begin will begin a gentle cleaning process that will
restore some of your former, youthful luster.

 
[The line of demarcation /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

Slowly working across the surface of your skin, the old you will begin to be revealed.

 
[Contrasts /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

Architect Solon Beman's 1885 Fine Arts Building is undergoing a long needed exterior
restoration. Watching the emerging, original colors and textures of the marble columns and rusticated granite is a pretty amazing sight. I knew the building didn't look this dark when it was built, but I had no idea that the contrast would be so stark as workmen remove over a century of accumulated grit and grime.

Posted by designslinger at 10/15/2009 2:00 AM
Categories: Architecture, History, Preservation
Tags: Fine Arts Building
 

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