Sunday, April 3, 2011

Letters in Architecture




The Webster Walk in honor of Noah Webster and featuring quotes from Mark Twain. This is in Blue Back Square in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Nice colors, and great to learn something while loitering!

    BTW, I did some searching today. I see that the pronunciation for Berlin is different from that of the more common German city. Is it Bur-lan? They didn't give a phonetic example.

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  2. BobbieCoughlinApril 3, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Yes, we pronouce it BER-lin, as opposed to the city in Germany, Ber-LIN. It's said that the change in pronunciation took place during WWI, when the population didn't want to be associated with a city from a country with which we were at war. I am curious--where did you find that rather obscure information about our local quirk?

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  3. GiseleApril 3, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    great colors on this wall

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  4. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    I can't recall exactly, as I go all over the map with my searches. I was trying to find the paper you posted yesterday to read the article, and saw your library, some community events and such. I may have started at Wiki and took the external links. What you said about the war and the emphasis on the name was stated in one of those sites. Hello to The Yankee Peddler from The City of Subdued Excitement!

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  5. ~ValApril 3, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    (Why did they change its name, anyway? Kensington was too long?)

    I love the colors in this image, and am thankful it's not covered over with graffiti...

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  6. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    How cool to walk around and look at words. A fine way to take back the walls and an interesting mash up with Webster and Twain

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  7. thelloApril 4, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    I do like the idea of "Websters Walk"; not far from here (in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) there is a little trail called "Philosophers Trail", because on the benches you find quotations of some philosophers ...

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  8. Julie McLeodApril 4, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Very cool public art with a literary twist. And a fine graphic image as well...

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  9. LoisApril 4, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Webster and Twain turned into street art. I love it.

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  10. ChesneyApril 4, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Love the vivid colors and texture!

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  11. AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Great colors and graphics. We have nearby towns of Vienna(VI-enna) and Sinai(SI-ne-I)...weird, right!

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