Thursday, March 17
Hope you had a happy Saint Patrick's Day!
I spent the day mostly at the campsite, reading and relaxing. It was quite warm, in in low 80s but there was a breeze throughout the day which kept things cool.
I did some light riding with Yagi, my Yamaha TW200, but just to get what I thought would be a better shot of North Ajo Peak.
Not too close to the peak this time...
A bit further away.
I rode into Ajo this morning to get some groceries, gas for the spare gas containers ($4.99/gallon) and an unfruitful search for rubber seal spray for slide outs on RVs.
As part of the running about with Scarlett, my 2014 Ural Patrol (it was her turn for some exercise), I also got pictures of some architectural features I'd seen before and which had caught my eye.
This used to be the Curley School in Ajo, now changed to "Artisan Apartments".
Nearby is the Ajo Federated and the Catholic Churches, which I've taken pics of before.
The Catholic Church's dome's lines are pleasing to my eye.
Across the street, is the Ajo Commercial Plaza, anchored by what used to be the Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad Company station. Now, it's a visitor center where I gathered some info for later posts.
The plaza is surrounded by arches, behind which are located shops and businesses.
I've always liked the look of arches or geometrical symmetry of objects:
Not an architectural feature but definitely "nice lines":
2 comments:
Did not realize that Ajo is quite an interesting place.
What was the Curley School? Just a name or a particular type of school?
Sunrise or sunset shots of the architectural features in Ajo could be very captivating if you don't mind riding in the dark to get there.
Thanks for showing us more of Ajo.
Ajo gets more interesting every time I go through there CCjon. Michael Curley was a Manager of the Ajo Copper Mine, major figure in its development. Built in 1919 for the children of the mine workers. Heck, it seems the whole town was built to accommodate and support the mine workers.
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