The columns on 20 Washington Ave are really nice but also feel out of place in the city. They look straight out of the past. However, this building is going through a sort of comeback as it’s always been office space for as long as I can remember - it’s now going to be a hotel in 2028.
It’s been around since the 1960s and the architect was Minoru Yamasaki - the same person to design the World Trade Center. I think a hotel is a great change for this guilding.
Since I haven’t been taking a lot of photos lately, I made a point to get out and photograph the building's columns the next time I had the time. I’ve been sort of buried in multiple production issues, which have really cut into my afternoon break time. During this break I take a walk through downtown to clear my head and grab a coffee - usually a cortado at SK Coffee, but sometimes I’ll grab one at Spyhouse as well and take a few pictures along the way.
I grabbed my camera and headed over to try to photograph these columns. I’m not sure I got anything that I really loved. The tight Ricoh GR IIIx made it difficult to frame the columns on their own. Next time I walk by this building, I’m going to try it again.
