Monday, August 12, 2013

#82, Vanderburgh County

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.

Even on a grey, Indiana afternoon, she's as pretty as ever.


I feel these photographs do no justice for the size and beauty of the old courthouse.

Evansville Icemen fans cross the street in front of the Civic Center on their way to the Ford Center.

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