People seemed to like the door photos a lot... so, since I didn't have anything new to post, I scrounged up a few more doors and windows from my Charleston (SC) trip.
There is a tradition in the south that many may not have heard.
When someone buys a home, they paint the front door red. When they pay off the mortgage, they have a party - burn the mortgage papers and paint the front door black.
There is a tradition in the south that many may not have heard.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone buys a home, they paint the front door red. When they pay off the mortgage, they have a party - burn the mortgage papers and paint the front door black.
Out of the red and into the black.
I'd never heard that before, so I Googled it and I found quite a few references saying that a red door means the mortgage is paid off!
ReplyDeleteNice pictures -- you should make a poster or a calendar or something like that. "The Doors of Charleston by Rick Lee"! Kinda has a nice ring to it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to see these when the page loaded! My favorites!
ReplyDeleteHuh. I must have it backwards...out of the red?
ReplyDeleteThese are seriously some of my favorites!!!
ReplyDeleteHey! You were on my turf! Fun to see the streets I walk each day through your camera.
ReplyDeleteJoan
Joan.. the city takes my breath away. I felt like I just couldn't shoot fast enough.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking you will need to come back soon. :)
ReplyDeleteWe're thinking perhaps again next Winter. The off-season hotel prices are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI love these kinds of architectural shots. There is something about pictures of old buildings that transports one through time.
ReplyDeleteI took some door pics in Vienna a couple of years ago and more recently some in Madison, Indiana. Just something compelling about old doors.