#Charles Burnham

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The Sonic Exploration of James Blood Ulmer: A Deep Dive into "Odyssey"

Introduction: James Blood Ulmer, an avant-garde guitarist and vocalist, has long been celebrated for his ability to merge various musical genres into a cohesive and groundbreaking sound. His 1983 album Odyssey stands as a testament to this skill, often cited as his magnum opus. Released by Columbia Records, Odyssey captures Ulmer’s unique vision and remains a critical favorite in modern jazz…

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY // S5E1 Red Directive We've been calling them the Progenitors. They created life as we know it.

[finchfvkingcortes]

dead boy detectives | am i right back where i started?

[ardethbayrulez]

Star Trek Discovery 3x05

Saru & Burnham Meet Admiral Charles Vance

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CharWhit as Bo Burnham's "Left Brain, Right Brain", with David as Bo and Xander as the female.

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-- Star Trek: Discovery: All In

[mariocki]

Law and Disorder (1958)

"Right, now listen boys, it's all lined up: we're getting rid of the judge."

"What?"

"Knock off a judge? You must be raving, we'll spend the rest of our lives in clink."

"Here, let me out!"

"We don't have to touch him. Police are gonna arrest him."

"Oh, that's better. Thought we'd turned nasty."

[pixiedane]

Pixie Recaps Starfleet

Hello! There are five weeks until the season two premiere of Strange New Worlds and I am using them to photocap one episode of each series I haven't done one for yet (Discovery, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds). For Lower Decks I will be doing "I, Excretus" but for the other series I'm running a poll to decide. First up, Discovery:

Prodigy Poll | Strange New Worlds Poll

[indra-istari]

tragic time travel/time fucker characters are so interesting bc you have:

the happy ones with the capacity for great angst

the ones who lost everything except spite

and the ones who lost their mind

[archinform]

Fisher Building, Chicago

343 South Dearborn Street

Completed 1896; addition 1907

Charles Atwood, D.H. Burnham & Co. architects

1907 addition, Peter J. Weber, architect

2001 restoration and adaptive reuse, Pappageorge Haymes, supervising architects

by Roger Jones, August 2023

Fisher Building, photo by Roger Jones

Lucius Fisher (1843-1916). He was a Chicago, Illinois paper company magnate and architect. In 1895, he commissioned Daniel Burnham and Company to build the 20 story, 275 foot tall Fisher Building in the Chicago Loop.

Fisher Building, Chicago, taken April 29, 1896. From The Inland Architect and News Record, May 1896. [Link to full article PDF here]

The writer of the 1896 article described the building thus:

But here, for what we believe to be the first time in human experience, one of the highest commercial buildings in the world has been erected almost without any bricks. It fronts on three streets, and on the remaining side adjoins other property. The fronts are covered with cellular terra cotta on the outside, not in imitation of a wall, but following upward the steel supporting members, and closing in the transoms between the windows, leaving two-thirds of the exterior to be enclosed by glass… Only two bricklayers were employed at any time in this part of the work.

(Left) Daniel H. Burnham (1846-1912)

(Right) Charles B. Atwood (1849-1895)

The Fisher Building, 343 South Dearborn Street in the Chicago Loop, was commissioned by paper magnate Lucius Fisher. The original 18-story building was completed in 1896 by D.H. Burnham & Company; the architect was Charles B. Atwood, who died before the building's completion. An addition was later added in 1907.

Some facts about the building, from the Emporis site:

The original wing was only the second building in Chicago to reach 18 stories (after the Masonic Temple), and is the oldest still standing at that height.

Because of the building's great height for its time, the usual spread foundations were supplemented with piles underneath them to support the added weight.

The second floor was originally a banking room, and has especially large windows compared to the floors above it.

To enhance the facade's vertical emphasis, most of the ornamentation is placed on its horizontal members, reducing the banding effect that would occur if they were blank.

The Gothic ornament is in the 15th century style of Bruges and Rouen.

Declaring the structure a Chicago Landmark in 1978, the Landmarks Division noted:

Cladding this early skyscraper with Gothic-inspired, terra-cotta tracery was not a casual stylistic choice. Its designers looked for inspiration to the early Gothic cathedrals of Europe, which shared common characteristics of tallness and often having more glass than masonry. Cut glass door panel Eagles and mythical beasts decorate the upper stories, and aquatic creatures and seashells--a visual pun on the name of the building's original owner, Lucius G. Fisher--are found at the base. A later addition to the north is largely a repetition of the original design, except for the absence of bay windows.

Early postcard views of the building

Archival photos

Fisher Building under construction (left) and on completion (right)

Van Buren (main) entrance; Lobby stairs

Entrance hall

First story entrance corridor in 1896

Original elevator cage

Original elevators

Advertisement for Winslow Brothers, who executed the metalwork for the Fisher Building

Late 19th Century Cast Iron Elevator Lobby Door from The Fisher Building, listed for sale on 1stdibs.com. Compare to original elevators photo above.

Rendering of the 1907 addition, Peter J. Weber, architect

Other illustrations

Upper elevator grille. Art Institute of Chicago

Elevator frieze panel. Urban Remains, Chicago.

Architectural Description from the 1965 Historic American Buildings Survey Report [Link to PDF of report here]

PART 11 ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION A. General Statement: I. Architectural character: The Fisher Building is a large office 'building designed by the firm of D. H. Burnham Co. in 1895. It has been cited by the Chicago Landmarks Commission and it is indicative of the level of achievement in skyscraper design attained by the architects of the Chicago School. The steel cage structure is sheathed in a curtain wall of decorative terra cotta and glass, providing ample space and light for the occupants and making it possible for the building to be erected relatively quickly and economically. B. Description of Exterior: 1. Over-all dimensions: Rectangular 70'-6" (five-bay south front) x 150' 0" (eleven-bay west front), including addition. Eighteen stories. 2. Wall construction, finish and color: The original block of the building had tripartite projecting bays alternating with planed surfaces. Bays end at sill of 17th story. Arches of varying width span the window openings of the 17th floor. The original salmon terra cotta finish is now coated with a black patina from the soot and dirt of the city. 3. Openings: a. Doorways and doors: The arched entrance on VanBuren Street, originally the principal entrance, is intact; that at 343 South Dearborn Street has received a 20th century I 'modernization"--a polished granite portal with plate glass and aluminum doors. The original doors from the vestibule inside are decorated with an ornamental fish cut in the glass panels. b.. Windows: Mostly one-over-one light, double-hung windows; those of the original building are grouped three to a bay window, two between; in the north addition, the windows are placed in a plane in groups of three. At the 17th floor the lights are gathered under wide arches; at the 18th they are again in threes with transoms above. The first floor display windows have been disfigured by a variety of signs, aluminum panels, and other attempts at commercial modernization. ...General setting and orientation: The buiIding occupies the southern portion of a narrow block at the south end of the Loop. Its neighbors are the Old Colony Building (HABS No. ILL-1053) to the south and the Monadnock BuiIding (HABS NO. ILL-1027) to the west. The buiIding fronts the sidewalk line on three sides and is adjacent to the elevated on VanBuren Street. Prepared by Larry J. Homolka, Historian and Assistant Supervisor National Park Service August, 1965.

My Photos:

Links / Sources:

Architecturefarm - old chicago skyscraper of the week–Fisher Building

Chicagology

chicago.designslinger

Emporis Buildings on the Wayback Machine – Fisher Building Chicago

HABS Report 1965

Historic Structures

cityclubapartments.com - Daniel H. Burnham's Fisher Building interior lobby original elevator doors executed by Winslow Brothers

Chicago Landmarks - Fisher Building

Researchgate

Urban Remains - Fisher Building

Urban Remains - Fisher artifacts

Wikimedia commons

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Young Bo being visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future

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Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) Lynn Reynolds

August 4th 2024

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY // S5E7 Erigah What does he really want with you? Fine, I'll tell you what he wants. The throne. I'm guessing, somehow, you can get it for him, if he can have you under his thumb again. And for someone who fought for their freedom, that would be worse than death, wouldn't it?

[graphicpolicy]

Preview: New Talent Showcase: The Milestone Initiative #1

New Talent Showcase: The Milestone Initiative #1 preview. This special showcases all 12 stories created out of the Ally-sponsored Milestone Initiative #comics #comicbooks

[my-fancy-hat]

in the case of denji, god and a dog. chainsaw man, tatsuki fujimoto. @/griefmother on instragram; portrait of the illness as nightmare, leila chatti. 2020; hereditary, ari aster. 2018; the book of images, rainer maria rilke. 1902; caravaggio, doubting thomas. 1601; egghead, bo burnham’s. 2013; george bataille, guilty (tr. bruce boone); blood on the tracks, shuzo oshimi. 2017-2023; (x); morning in the burning house, margaret atwood. 1939-; cave dwellers, dragan bibin. 1984-; jeniffer carpenter (dexter interview); unnamed, miles johnston; as consciousness is harnessed to flesh, susan sontag. 1964-1980; charles bukowski, "hurry slowly," come on in! 2006; (x).

[crishayle]

Placements indicating a good sense of humor

Here I have collected my personal notes, as well as the placements of the natal chart of famous comedians.

-The Sun in Virgo(Louis C.K.,Dave Chappelle,Daniel Sloss)

-The Sun in Leo/Aries(Charles Chaplin,Stuart Lee,Bo Burnham)

-The Moon in Gemini/Sagittarius/Leo(George Carlin,Kevin Hart,Bill Burr,Jimmy Carr,James Acaster,Daniel Sloss)

-Mercury-Uranus aspect(George Carlin,Kevin Hart,Charles Chaplin,Bill Barr,Louis C.K.,Dara Ó’Briain,Stuart Lee,Dave Chappelle,Aziz Ansari,Taylor Tomplinson,Daniel Sloss)

-Jupiter in Leo(Louis C.K.,Stuart Lee,Bo Burnham,Daniel Sloss)

-Sun conjunct Mercury,but orb is more than 2°,more often 5°-9°(George Carlin,Charles Chaplin,Dara Ó’Briain,Tim Minchin,Eddie Izzard,Dave Chappelle,Ricky Gervais,Taylor Tomplinson,Daniel Sloss)

-Mars in Gemini/Sagittarius/Aries/Leo(Kevin Hart,Bill Burr,Louis C.K.,Dara Ó’Briain,Tim Minchin,Ricky Gervais,Hannah Gadsby,Daniel Sloss)

-Mercury in Leo/Sagittarius/Aries(Kevin Hart,Charles Chaplin,Dave Chappelle,Hannah Gadsby,James Acaster)

-Mercury-Pluto aspect(Dylan Moran,Dara Ó’Briain,Stewart Lee,Ricky Gervais,Daniel Sloss)

-Mercury/Jupiter-ascendant aspect/Jupiter in 1st house(George Carlin,Charles Chaplin,Chris Rock,Bo Burnham,Dave Chappelle)