Vänersborg i förfall....

Sedan rivningen av Strömsborg har den här staden helt förlorat sin självaktning....och byggnadsvård verkar vara ett okänt begrepp.

Bacardi Building....

Miami, 1963, by Enrique Gutiérrez 

Byfogdegatan....

La Grande Bellezza....

Jep Gambardella....a master in the art of relaxation

..so subtle, beautiful and memorable. A treasure of hidden messages and the prettiest of pictures. Like the best wines....it will only get better with age. By the way....Toni Servillo is just fabulous (if anyone could miss that).

Norra Gubberogatan....

..late 1930`s

Balconies....

Springlight....

..Voorburgstraat

Definitivos....

Gergils....

..once in this building in Edsgatan back in the late 70's, and my supplier of Levi's Jeans for some years.

Remnants from the 70's....

Vänersborgs gästhamn....

At last under conservation work....

Slottsskogsvallen

Water coming soon....

Chalmers Tekniska Högskola

Slottsskogen....

Rust....

Renströmska bad- och tvättanstalten....

Haga, 1876, by Axel Kumlien and Victor von Gegerfeltdt

Permanent mistakes.....

..take a close look at the nearest table in this photo from the late 1930`s (click to enlarge)

now compare with this more recent photo....

Anything wrong ? (click to enlarge)

Electricity on the wall....

Kabelgatan, Majorna

Unchanged and unpretentious.....

Ärlegatan, Majorna....a rarity

Brick....

Haga....late afternoon

Pastelaria Mexicana....

..chairs by José Espinho

..ceramic panel "Sol Mexicano" by Querubim Lapa

Lisboa, 1962, by Jorge Ferreira Chaves

photos: Vista

Shadows....

Mossebergsskolan....

Guldheden, 1954, by Nils Einar Eriksson and Sture Frölén.... 

Shopping....1951

..and some advertisement for the Volvo Duett, 1953

Guldheden, 1951, by Henning Orlando

Staff only....

The forgotten 1980`s....

Biopalatset....

Chapmans Torg....

Majornas Missionsförsamling, 1963, by Rune Lund

Light, shapes....and curves

Guldhedens vattentorn (water tower)....

1935, by R. O. Swensson

..and 2008 by Knut Fredrikson, converted into student housing

Guldheden early in the morning....

..the city in the garden