The California Gold Country boasts lots of beautiful shop-filled main streets in various states of revitalization or disrepair. But, one thing is for sure…no one wants to throw out a great old door or window with some personality. Join me and get a feel for what its like to walk by the Gold Country main streets of the 1850s. Do you have anything like this where you live?
Macro shot of an old door
Please don’t ever paint over this.
One of the oldest structures in Columbia State park.
It’s a door!
Visit Norm 2.0 for other examples of greats Doors on Thursday!
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Bulldog Travels / Photos By Jenny 
An excellent collection – I love them, especially those green doors against copper red brick!
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Thank you! I love that contrast too. Very rustic and pleasing. Glad you like them!
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All great shots but I really love the way the light glows on that red brick – well done 🙂
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Thank you very much! Love your challenge. I always enjoy seeing everyone’s submissions.
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Wow, so much history in just a few pictures!
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Thanks! I am glad you see it that way. That’s kind of what I was hoping for. 🙂
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Love doors. These are fabulous.
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I love how your study of details tells the story of the place.
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Thanks Peter. It’s more fun for me and more interesting than the entire place oftentimes.
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Awesome photos! I’ve really enjoyed seeing around Gold Country in your last few posts. I don’t think we’ve anything like this in Ireland… Although it’s not unusual, especially in rural areas, to find abandoned houses where people moved out and just left everything behind. They’re great fun to explore, if a little creepy!
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Thanks. I’m so glad you enjoyed them. I love exploring all of the ruins in Ireland.
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A very good selection. Love doors. One of my older brothers, a sort-of antiquarian (Sells at a flea market in Paris), recycles old doors to sell to yuppies as tables or decoration.
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Yes. That happens here too. In fact just saw the door off of an old VW bus with a peace sign on it in the window of an antique store by my work. I’m sure they are asking a fortune.
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It might appeal to a car collector as you. Though probably more expensive than the car. Now looking on the bright side: you don’t have to change the oil. 🙂
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I would only like it if it was inexpensive. Don’t like to overpay.
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Agreed. A lotta times they will sell you stuff at an exorbitant price just because it is “vintage”? Come on.
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Some people are willing to pay it I guess…
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Absolutely. My brother who’s a sort of “antiquarian”, flea-market variety, tells me he makes more money selling old 20th century shutters to hipsters, than restoring a 19th century antique “armoire” or table.
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Oh I’ll bet he is absolutely right!
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And I’ve seen it. When I’m in Paris I go see him at the flea market over the week-end, then we go have lunch nearby. I’ve seen people buy the shutters and ignore a beautiful peasant massive wood table. 😦
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I actually have the flea markets on my list to do if possible while we are there. I would love to just photograph them even if I can’t buy anything really large.
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There are many flea markets in Paris. My brother’s not the most fancy one. (He’s in the south of Paris) there is one in the north which is great. It is the one featured in Woody allen’s Midnight in Paris. I’ll send you the exact location, I don’t remember right now. Now, one thing is important: the flea market vendors do not like pictures at all. Most. They tend to say: I sell stuff. Buy it. I’m not a museum… 😦 The same happens on the boxes by the Seine. The vendors there sell books and illustrations and are generally “pissed” when someone takes pictures. (The flea market still is a nice stroll. You will see amazing stuff. I’ll get you the coordinates)
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I can understand that…I did see midnight in Paris and did admire that market…
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It is well-stocked. Now the walk from the metro station is a bit… surprising, but once you cross the périphérique, it is another world. Have you set up your programme yet or still working it out?
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Still planning. My friend is making a lot of the plans so I am letting go… 😉
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Truly enjoy your photos, beautiful light!
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Thank you for the kind comments!
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Yes, I have. It’s not exactly the same though. I have that peculiar street near our place, which reminds me of the old street in Manila where I used to live.
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Great gallery. Glad I didn’t miss it. Time to go again tomorrow!
janet
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Glad you enjoyed!
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