West Dennis Sunrise_Joe McClure
An aerial view of downtown West Dennis along Rt. 28 with The Columns on the right as the road curves out of sight.
Capture Date: Nov 10, 2021 07:38 AM•Views: 23
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Loud Voices Shout to No One_Joe McClure
The vox populi sums up the overriding sentiment intentionally or not. The town has spoken, and the developer must put up or shut up.
Capture Date: Oct 3, 2021 07:35 AM•Views: 23
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LightFalloff-Window-Renovation-Old-House-2Capture Date: Mar 15, 2020 08:07 AM•Views: 23No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Look Beyond What You See_Joe McClure
Look through the windows into the past. Look beyond reflections of things that have happened. Imagine the future and what is required to achieve the goals. Stasis steals the future.
Capture Date: Nov 16, 2021 04:35 PM•Views: 23
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Commands and Optional Directions_Joe McClure
Roadside signs provide residents and visitors all kinds of direction.
Capture Date: Oct 23, 2021 09:02 AM•Views: 23
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Foundational Approach_Joe McClure
The remnants of the old carriage house. Without support, the bricks are slowly falling inward. The yellow and orange berries of the bitterroot vines take over where a manicured lawn once prevailed.
Capture Date: Nov 10, 2021 08:01 AM•Views: 23
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Disney Stand-ins_Joe McClure
The small stature of these shops reflects a different age. The tall fronts hide a shorter, single-story store. These buildings are represented in post cards dating from the early 1900s. Though the street sign says “Doric”, it has nothing to do with The Columns who’s defining features are Ionic columns.
Capture Date: Nov 2, 2021 09:42 AM•Views: 23
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In Situ_Joe McClure
This section of Main Street has shifted from residential to commercial owing to the expense of maintaining these large buildings. The Columns was a jazz club for nearly two decades, increasingly surrounded by buildings of lesser stature.
Capture Date: Nov 20, 2021 04:17 PM•Views: 23
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Final Legacy_Joe McClure
Whatever we leave behind is erased by time or taken over by other humans. We become but a footnote in the history of our own making. The only real story that matters is the one you’re living now.
Capture Date: Oct 30, 2021 03:07 PM•Views: 23
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Fall Lullaby _Joe McClure
A triptych of objects discarded in the back of the property. A pair of mattresses and a broken piano are left to the animals and the elements. Markers denote the location of new housing units to be built on the property where other mattresses will lay. It could have been mattresses dumped there by unrelated people or by teenagers looking for a secluded place to hang out. A small table would complete the scene, but a smashed baby grand piano raises a whole other story.
Capture Date: Nov 10, 2021 08:05 AM•Views: 23
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Fortunes May Wane_Joe McClure
The major economic engines that grew the fortunes of the region have gone the way of the way of whale oil lanterns. Quaint old houses are lost to time as private funds find insufficient return in restoration and community organizations have to weigh the impact of every dollar.
Capture Date: Nov 2, 2021 09:29 AM•Views: 23
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Windows are the Eyes to the Soul_Joe McClure
Various windows divide the light in various shapes. It has been thirty-five years since residents or staff looked out of these windows.
Capture Date: Nov 10, 2021 08:54 AM•Views: 23
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Grand Memories Pass to Hopes in Desperation_Joe McClure
Built in 1861 by Obed Baker, 3d. a sea captain turned local merchant, The Columns is one of the most iconic historical houses in Dennis. What it’s most famous for, however, is its legacy that no one wants to carry. Once the best house on Main Street, it has become one of the most significant at-risk historical properties in Massachusetts. It has spent thirty-five years achieving that level of repute.
Capture Date: Oct 13, 2021 05:48 PM•Views: 23
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Striped Down_Joe McClureCapture Date: Mar 6, 2022 12:14 PM•Views: 23No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Former Elmhurst Inn_Joe McClure
Later known as Ryder’s Sweetheart Inn, this building was purchased, and the façade was painstakingly decorated. Never in its history had it been anything but white, now it features bold colors. The inn and the church are the only comparably sized structures in the days when The Columns was a home.
Capture Date: Nov 2, 2021 09:37 AM•Views: 23
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