Short Street

Finally, a night without snow, or ice, or even a freeze.  The paving bricks on Short Street, freed from weeks of ice and snow, glistened with a dewy warmth.  This could be Columbia's shortest street, coming in at one block in length.  I've always been fascinated with the pavers on Short Street, as well as those on Waugh and on Cherry Street.  Columbia's paved streets are a difficult subject to photographically capture, but when the atmosphere is right, they seem to glow, exuding the kind of mystique and charm that only a street composed of 100 year old paving bricks can exude.

Sake in Snow

To continue with the haiku theme introduced in the last post, or at least a clumsy attempt at it, here is Tenth Street's Sake in the snow. 

Tiger neon in the snow

The Tiger Hotel sign last week.  One of the icons of downtown.  Haiku-like when it is viewed from a distance, through some snow-covered branches. 

Broadway Diner

The Broadway Diner during Monday night's snowstorm.  While I miss the old location on Broadway and Providence, this one has some merits.  The parking is a little better, it is easier to walk to from various bars, and the red and green neon sign fills and transforms the dark emptiness of lower Fifth street...especially on a snowy night in January.

Mosque in Snow

Last night's snowstorm, from the corner of Fifth and Locust.