A L O H A From Honolulu!
"Memories are made here!"
A gray day provides
the best light.
Leonardo da Vinci
Most consequential choices
involve shades of gray,
and some fog is
often useful in
getting things done.
Timothy Geithner
Gray skies are just
clouds passing over.
Duke Ellington
Some people
go to priests;
others to poetry;
I to my friends.
Virginia Woolf
Walter Murray Gibson Building
842 Bethel Street, Honolulu
Opened: 1930
Architect: Louis E. Davis
Style: Spanish Revival
"During the reign of King Kalakaua,
the Minister of the Interior purchased
the property at Bethel Street
and Merchant Street in 1885.
Construction of a new
police station began in 1886.
In 1930, Louis E. Davis was commissioned
for the design of a new building in
the same spot by the same name.
The architecture is similar to the popular
Territorial/Spanish Revival style
seen in Honolulu Hale, [City Hall]
the Academy of Arts,
the C. Brewer & Co. Building,
and more. Like other buildings
of this style, the walls are concrete
covered with a rough stucco finish.
The Walter Murray Gibson Building also
features sandstone from Waianae Oahu,
eleven tons of Roja Alicante marble
from France, and doors made
of mahogany from the Philippines.
When it was used as a police station,
police occupied the basement."
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right to be happy,
there is a duty
to be happy.
So much sadness
exists in the world
that we are all
under obligation to
contribute as much joy as
lies within our powers.
John S. Bonnell
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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie
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Today's blog is certainly blissful!! I love the happy puppy and the cool old building. But my favorite is Pixie who is lying there ready to pounce on anyone who isn't blissful until they start giggling... :)
ReplyDeleteGreat narrative!
ReplyDeleteGrey can have a subtlety and beauty all of its own. And yay for Vincent Van Gogh.
ReplyDeleteThat architecture is amazing!
ReplyDelete...this certainly is a time of needed bliss.
ReplyDeleteLoved the last quote the best!
ReplyDeleteThe world certainly seems to be grey these days.
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the smiles Cloudia! I needed that quote about it being OK to be happy! Loved your pictures and need to save the "gray" quotes. We're from western Oregon and that state has plenty of gray days!! (and I understand the metaphorical references to gray days also. Even in sunny Florida (or Hawaii) we do all seem to be having our share of gray days.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little doggie.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much
ReplyDeleteI like that pup! Even though I am a cat person.
ReplyDeleteWe finally had some sun today. Your sunny photos are wonderful to see.