urban life

Posted by DarkElf (Perth, Australia) on 23 December 2008 in Cityscape & Urban.

this is how a typical "modern" suburbs look in Lodz and in many other Polish cities... the communist years have left this region with the legacy of a "concrete slab", which is essentially how these blocks were constructed...

the slabs would never quite fit together properly, which resulted in uneven floors, issues with piping, chunks of wall falling off and other exciting surprises...

these days these buildings are being foam insulated from the outside and an effort is being made for them to look somewhat more colourful as they were all usually built from grey slabs or painted white (but the white would turn grey anyway withing a matter of months)...

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas with a lot of joy and happiness!!!

thanks to everyone for visiting and commenting... please critique at will - i am looking to learn so any comments and tips are appreciated...

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Comments (20)

Alison Cornford-Matheson from Bruxelles, Belgium

Very colourful! Nicely composed

23 Dec 2008 2:25pm

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

A beautiful brightly lit crisp image.

23 Dec 2008 2:29pm

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

Nice light and colors! Merry Christmas to you!

23 Dec 2008 3:00pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Nice colors for these buildings…

23 Dec 2008 4:14pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Nice colors, an interesting street and interesting to read how the buildings used to be bult and why they want to be more colorful now

Seasons greetings to you and yours

24 Dec 2008 1:02am

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

beautifully composed Maciek -- i love how the eye can descend the stairs and then amble amongst the buildings and eventually out of sight. a marvelous capture!!!

24 Dec 2008 2:03am

One from Açores, Portugal

Excellent shot and brightness !
Apart from the problems you've listed, it seems that it is a clean and quiet place.
Merry Christmas to you and your family !!

24 Dec 2008 4:12am

EYES WIDE SHUT from A corner of Utopia, United Kingdom

We had a very similar landscape in Britain through the seventies to nineties when the government finally decreed an end to blocks of certain heights, demolished many of the older ones, and began painting and renovating others.

A fascinating photograph and accompanying text. Mant thanks for sharing

Have a wonderful Christmas full of peace and treasured memories

24 Dec 2008 4:59am

Scott from San Martin, United States

I really like the mix of colors and the perspective of the driveway and railing on the right hand side. Also very nice with the clouds they're not blown out - beautiful sky and green plants mixed in - great job!

24 Dec 2008 5:15am

-1q5yChØt!c- from Karaj, Iran

nice shot,loved those clouds on sky...

24 Dec 2008 2:04pm

Don Wiley from spokane, United States

A fine picture to go with the interesting comment. Well done. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

24 Dec 2008 4:29pm

Martie from US, United States

Nice composition. Good to know things may be improving for the folks who live there! I think many cities have similar structures, although perhaps constructed a bit better.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

24 Dec 2008 7:33pm

Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece

Nice capture. Merry Christmas!!!

24 Dec 2008 8:30pm

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Thanks. A very Merry Christmas back to you.

24 Dec 2008 11:48pm

Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States

Merry Christmas to you, Maciek!

25 Dec 2008 1:03am

Lilly and Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United States

Plenty of these same constructions all around the world, Communist or not ! At lease there was blue sky and sunshine . .
A Very Happy Christmas to You and Yours.

25 Dec 2008 2:09am