Where do I begin? I remember visiting this courthouse in Evansville, IN back in 1996 or so during Halloween. The courthouse was home to the the "Haunted Catacombs." When I accepted my first TV newsphotographer position (in Evansville, May 1999) the courthouse rotunda was one of the first things you see of the downtown skyline from the Lloyd Expressway. I was in love...
This courthouse may have planted a seed to do this whole project. It was a great assignment when the assignment editor said that some b-roll of the the old courthouse was needed. I surely spent too much time shooting video for a :30 VO. This old building has a certain draw, and I know I am under its spell.
Unfortunately, the courthouse isn't used to for its intended purpose. In the 70s, Vanderburgh County and Evansville built a civic center to hold most of the government offices and courts. Its a shame, because the Civic Center does not capture my attention nearly as much as the old courthouse.
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| Even on a grey, Indiana afternoon, she's as pretty as ever. |
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| I feel these photographs do no justice for the size and beauty of the old courthouse. |
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| Evansville Icemen fans cross the street in front of the Civic Center on their way to the Ford Center. |
