Thursday, July 4, 2013

"Double Snake Eyes"


        These places are interesting. Twin houses with twin numbers. The street numbers are 202 and 204 west 9th St. A friend of ours painted these places back in the 70's for a part time income. They also appear in a 1921 photo of the original Lawrence High School. How long they were there before that I do not know. The High School was at the time across the intersection to the south west; the stone foundation of which was used for the new construction that now stands on the site. Looking carefully at the old photograph, it is possible to see the entryway on the west house, and what appears to be an identically trimmed entryway on the east house. Twins often have a way of aging differently, and it seems these 2 are no different in that respect.     

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