Whimsical Windows - Old Industrial

Backside of the Ansonia (CT) Opera House

Toby's fun meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors returns as do I after working on side jobs that occupied a lot of time (and not paying for the fixed price $ I hoped for :). So it is great to be back! I noticed the subject for today's photo on Tuesdd congratulationay, and all I had was my cheap Droid phone, so it had to do...

We are on West Main Street in our old industrial town of Ansonia CT. This subject is the rear of the 1870 Ansonia Opera House and it seems a bit decrepit - although I used the front of this subject in a WWDD post in April where there is retail on the street side. I wouldn't call it patina, but the old building with modern graffiti seems the norm in old towns like ours. Still, the style, details and hulking presence are still impressive...

And congratulations on twenty years! We are at 26, and it has been the best thing ever :)

Whimsical Windows - Ansonia Opera House

100 Main Street, Ansonia CT

Toby hosts the fun architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors - we look for interesting examples. Today I showcase the Ansonia Opera House. Opened in 1870, it was an entertainment venue in the early days of this small (19,000) manufacturing city in. Not opera per se, but live performances at first and movies later. Now, the performing venue upstairs is not used although restaurants and shops on the ground level are. A real restoration would be so nice...the trick is to convince someone to part with a few million :( Nevertheless, it is an imposing structure. I caught it with a phone and edited in B&W to add a retro look...