Tag Archives: Brian Blackmon

Embrace the Chains

By Brian | Published: January 28, 2010

I wrote an essay for Grove Project, a Wilmington-based online publication, about the benefit of having chain store in Wilmington’s downtown corridor. Read the full article, Embrace the Chains, and tell me what you think. I’m also interested in other…

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Bodega Down Bronx

By Brian | Published: January 18, 2010

It is no secret that food accessibility in urban areas is a nightmare for urban planners, city officials, and public health professionals. This problem is not as critical for smaller/less-dense urban areas because of the prevalence of cars and the…

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Frozen Baltimore

By Brian | Published: December 27, 2009

If these pictures could talk, they would tell you it is very cold.

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December in North Carolina

By Brian | Published: December 15, 2009

For the past 12-15 years, I have spent the Holiday Season visiting family in New York. This year my mom broke her foot, so I will be in North Carolina. In honor of Christmases past, I’m scanning a bunch of…

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More Philly Architecture

By Brian | Published: December 9, 2009

More Philadelphia architecture.

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Christmas Mix Volume 1

By Brian | Published: December 2, 2009

Good evening, special friend.
This day greets you with I found Brian’s Christmas Mix . Though you may not know this about me, I am a well-seasoned mix-maker, so I hope my first mix for a wide audience is a hit!  So…

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It’s Beginning To Look A lot Like…

By Brian | Published: November 29, 2009

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State Owned Property

By Brian | Published: October 31, 2009
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The next location of my abandoned spaces project seems to be state owned property of the NCDOT. This entire block of Campbell St. in Wilmington is lined with mostly charming buildings that are full of character. It also looks like…

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N. Front and Brunswick Street Images

By Brian | Published: October 26, 2009
Here are some images from an abandoned building that was a shipping center. It is huge, spanning the entire block of North Front Street and Brunswick Street down to Nutt Street. I can't imagine how valuable this land must be. (Read More)
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16th and Queen St. Images

By Brian | Published: October 19, 2009
Business in the front, party in the back. Here are some images of a very interesting building on the corner of 16th and Queen St. I spoke with a nice gentleman who is leasing the building next door and he told me that this building use to be a military hanger and the arched section in the back was once twice as long, extending into what is now a parking area. I'm not sure when the hanger area was shortened to its current length. I will have a lot more to say on these places later, as I am currently writing an essay on the value of public space and the effects of abandoned places in an urban environment. (Read More)
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