Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Here be Dragons

At first glance, this building on Monroe is fairly nondescript. Look again. Notice the brickwork at the top. I suspect there was a metal cornice at one time. Then notice the small stone blocks set into the facade.
There are more along the side. Each one has a face carved on it. Now, look at the back door. That's where they really pulled all the stops.
It's outlined in stone, carved with a foliage pattern, and there's a dragon at each end. Cockatrice, I believe, is the name for this sort.

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