Our tollway detour led us to the capital city of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania, where we got detoured yet again by Pokemon Go Raikou raids. Laugh all you want, but Pokemon Go is a great way to get to know a town.
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| Cory waits on the sidewalk for the "raid" to start |
And just around the block from the raid we hunted public art instead of Pokemon.
I only spied one mural but it was a big one!
Downtown is spotted with painted ducks, we saw about half a dozen but if you want to see them all there is a map available.
The one in front of the cupcake shop looked yummy, luckily the shop was closed so I didn't start hunting for cupcakes to eat.
Even though we stuck to the same few blocks I found a variety of architectural detail to admire as well. The Federal Building was closed, which was okay because no WPA murals in Harrisburg, though lots of WPA era architecture was in evidence!
Some great art deco era bas relief work on nearby state buildings.
The North Office Building in the Capitol Complex also showed some industrial themes that were obviously art deco era inspirations even though the building itself is Classical Revival.
And look at the doors on this grand building! Ah, the New Deal at work.
The current Market Street Bridge crossing the Susquehanna River is the result of the widening of the replacement bridge in 1926. Columns at the Harrisburg entrance to the bridge were salvaged from the old State Capitol which burned in 1897, which I noticed but neglected to get photographs of them. Something to explore next time!
Lots more to hunt for next time I get to stop in Harrisburg, I'm sure! Linking up to Monday Mural for the first time in ages.
What a giant and colorful mural. Love the duckies too!
ReplyDelete"Large" seems an understatement. Ginormous, maybe. Love the little ballet toe shoes on the butterfly. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
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