Thursday, October 31, 2013

Casa Paroquial....


Parede, early 60`s (?)

Rua de Macau, 11....

 
..1930`s

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Goodbye Lou....


Lou Reed in The Factory, 1967, photo: Andy Warhol

..and thanks for all those endless hours ruining my pickups with your music. I keep in memory that fantastic night at the Lisbon Expo, September 23, 1998. I could name so many of your albums - and songs, like "Rock n' Roll Animal", "Take No Prisoners"....but I prefer few words, so..

"it's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you"

Bookshop....Aillaud & Lellos


..one of the last survivors at Rua do Carmo

Friday, October 25, 2013

Cat walk at Parque Mayer....

 
1931, by Luis Cristino da Silva

XENON Architectural Lighting....


..mounted on a Knauf ceiling system, Rådhuset, Göteborg

Aktiebolaget Svenska Möbelfabrikerna, Bodafors....

 


..the manufacturer of the wooden panels at Rådhuset in Göteborg, 1935-37, by Gunnar Asplund 

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Ibertope....another one gone

 




Lisbon`s older shops in the city centre are decimated at the speed of light....and these pearls are not coming back.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

A Deusa....


Rua 1º de Dezembro, (1960)

Estufa Fria....


1933, by Raul Carapinha

Merendinha Bar....

 
..Rua Nova do Almada

Traditional commerce....


..Rua dos Fanqueiros

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Couple....


..Avenida da República

Avenida dos Plátanos....


Monday, October 21, 2013

Ponte de Lima Modern....

 
..the former traffic police office (1930's ?)

Villa Moraes....


Sunday, October 20, 2013

Rua de S. Bento....

 
..good ginginha in 1972

The golden nights of neon....

 
Rossio, early 1960`s (?)

Parque Eduardo VII....

 
1940`s, by Francisco Keil do Amaral

A joy for the eye....


Saturday, October 19, 2013

Diário de Notícias....

 
1940, by Porfírio Pardal Monteiro

São Jorge....

 
..by Fernando Silva, 1950

Beautiful door....


Rua Passos Manuel

Cloudy day....

 
Hotel Tivoli Sintra, 1980

Friday, October 18, 2013

Sapataria Helio....

 
Rua do Carmo, 93 (70`s ?)

Another pearl from the 1960´s....



 
Estrada de Benfica, 715

Sapataria Saul, without competition the most "chic" shop in Benfica for decades. Unfortunately (like many other shops across the city), showing signs of decay. The outside neon signs are out of order :-(

Presidente....

 
Rua 1º de Dezembro, 1960`s

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Bispos....

 

 
..in Parede, a bit of everything !!

Parede Modern....

 
..at Rua Marquês de Pombal

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Uvas morangas....


Parque do Arnado....


Chestnuts....


Abandoned....


Rio Lima....


Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Casa da Botica....

 
 



The former home of Barbosa Castro in Póvoa de Lanhoso

Outlet....


Ponte de Lima by night....


Tram 28....


Monday, October 14, 2013

Atelier de Reliure....

 
Livraria Ferin, Rua Nova do Almada, 70-74 

Hotel "de Neon"....



Sunday, October 13, 2013

The last survivor....

 
..at Praça do Marquês de Pombal

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Another hot day....


..at Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, 1969, by Ruy Athouguia, Pedro Cid and Alberto Pessoa

Lisbon's best urinal....still the best !!

..here at the city's best cinema, São Jorge, by Fernando Silva, 1950

..yet I found this" little brother" at the beautiful garden Estufa Fria, 1933, by Raul Carapinha