A picturesque day over at the Colonial Theater in Laconia.
Today the "COLONIAL" sign and marquee, a focal point downtown for almost a century, was dismantled and taken down. Both the blade and the marquee will be fabricated and placed back on the front of this building at a later date.
These signs went dark in the early 90's
but as work began around 2015 the blade and marquee showed the signs of life that will be returning to the downtown space
Care was given to the process of dismantling
and the same care will be given to fabricating a replica to hang for hopefully another century
Workers cutting and removing bolts that held the marquee in its place
As the final piece comes away from the building Ian Raymond sets up shop across the street.
Ian Raymond's photography studio sits across the street from the Colonial Theater. Today he documented the renovation work not only for himself, but due to these unprecedented times, a "teaching" moment for his grandchildren.
With his pinhole camera Ian set up his camera on the stoop of his studio and made photographs
Ian also made video podcasts to explain the process of pinhole photography as an art lesson
Using a long exposure - watching the world go by - he created a photograph that documented this day. Due to the length of the exposure the photograph contains "figures" in the windows showing workers as ghostly. The "workers" will come and go but as photographs will remind us they play and integral part of history.
enjoy,
k
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