I spent the night in nearby Lafayette so I could begin the day with chicken cracklins (which as far as I'm concerned are the greatest food in the entire state of Louisiana [yeah, I said it]), and then made my way here. The courthouse did not disappoint. Strikingly handsome in brick, no? I also like … Continue reading 566. New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish (LA45) →

Anyone aware of the author's affections apprehends his aberrant attraction to any and all alliteration, above all in the appellations of articles. I did this for a pen. It is only fitting to eulogize another old friend. I first bought an umbrella all the way back in Fredericksburg. It was raining and I was unprepared, … Continue reading Ululation For An Umbrella →

Nice. I thought I was going to be done after Pueblo, but I was passing close enough that I figured I could slip one more in on the way back home. I pulled off the highway and into the center of whatever you call a place with only 3000 people. At least I had a … Continue reading 565. Walsenburg, Huerfano County (CO33) →

Ummm... Holy crap! Congratulations, Pueblo. You obviously win. You win the entire trip. Period. Full stop. What more is there to say about that? In fact, off the top of my head, only Fort Worth and Lake Charles compare. Of course, I haven't gone through the entire archive, so I'm not taking bets on it … Continue reading 564. Pueblo, Pueblo County (CO32) →

I'm...honestly not sure what to say about this courthouse. It's like this weird mix of the 50's, 70's, and 80's? I don't even know how I feel about it. Actually, that's not entirely true. I feel just plain weird about it. It's not terrible, but it's not good. It's definitely not good. But, then again, … Continue reading 563. Canon City, Fremont County (CO31) →

Is this the first use of various bricks to create a pattern that I've seen? I think it might be. Whether it is or not, it's very striking. Not only is the courthouse very classic in style, I like the way it takes the mundane brick and turns into something quite aesthetic. Kudos to the … Continue reading 562. Cripple Creek, Teller County (CO30) →

Three years. I cannot even fathom the idea that I've been writing this for three years. I cannot fathom that my streak is still going. Though I have not written about it, I cannot fathom that I literally returned from completing another state yesterday, either. Of course, you'll spend the next month reading about that … Continue reading A Third Year Gone By →

So, I found myself in a bit of a quandary here because I couldn’t figure out exactly where the county courthouse was. If anywhere has a claim to be the right place—the county’s administrative seat—it would be the Board of County Commissioners building pictured above. That said, why would you want this … … when … Continue reading 561. Colorado Springs, El Paso County (CO29) →

The courthouse was decidedly meh. I didn't have a lot of time to spend dwelling on it, though. My opinion took a backseat because I was a man on a mission. It was hard enough to get through town considering that there was a free concert being given and everybody and their mother and their … Continue reading 560. Fairplay, Park County (CO28) →

Yes, that Breckenridge! Ski bums unite? Well, OK, they're going to have money probably so maybe not "bums", but you get the idea. To be fair, I don't think I saw very much of the real Breckenridge. What little I saw seemed geared towards the visiting ski tourists, a weird, artificial quaintness which I found … Continue reading 559. Breckenridge, Summit County (CO27) →