Red barns,so emblematic of old - Classic? Vintage? Dilapidated?
03-07-22, 10:32 AM
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I kinda like our old weathered gray one. I was told by an appraiser it's probably worth $20K parted out. Back in the 70's the neighbor complained to the city so they made us paint if. My dad had us stain it with transparent gray stain. Totally pissed off the neighbor. They moved not long after and a liquor store owner's family moved in. Win-win.
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Since this is quickly becoming a "show me your bike next to a red barn" post:
The rest of this barn is red, one panel is white so the "how 'bout them apples" sign is highlighted.
And right on my property we have this:
Doors are some shade of celeste, the rest of it is red.
The rest of this barn is red, one panel is white so the "how 'bout them apples" sign is highlighted.
And right on my property we have this:
Doors are some shade of celeste, the rest of it is red.
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The old houses were especially valuable, containing parts that everyone seemed to want: 4-gallon toilets, clawfoot iron/porcelain tubs, brass entry doors, rough-sawn actual 2"x4" lumber, locally quarried foundation stones, 200-gallon oil barrels, solid cherry woodwork, including window "frames" that were floor-ceiling, pocket doors that weighed easily 80 lbs, plus their tracks. It was recycling before recycling was hip; pragmatism instead.
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03-07-22, 04:19 PM
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just a photo from a ride in 1997.
The cats in the doorway caught my attention, so it seemed like a good excuse for a photo (back in the days of film).
The location was near St. Donatus, Iowa, just a bit south of Dubuque.
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The cats in the doorway caught my attention, so it seemed like a good excuse for a photo (back in the days of film).
The location was near St. Donatus, Iowa, just a bit south of Dubuque.
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03-07-22, 05:24 PM
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I can so relate. The in-floor "registers" of black iron were very cool on houses with coal heat, or burners in the basement. We'd blast them, "antique" them even more, then inlay them into square tables and put glass over them. Maybe $40 in material, $400 at the VICA auction each year, and we'd sell out.
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Great pics. At one time, Midwestern red barns/white barns were indicative of Catholic and Protestant farmers, mostly in the dairy industry. Barn painting was often done by college students “barnstorming” the Midwest during summer break. No pun intended. Red barns were painted, and most white barns were whitewashed, which was cheaper, and less durable.
A Google search tells me that isn't quite the reason why.
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03-07-22, 10:20 PM
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03-08-22, 02:14 AM
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I had heard that red was such a prevalent barn color because the pigment (a close relative of rust) was the least expensive available.
A search tells me that isn't quite the reason why.
A search tells me that isn't quite the reason why.
(Sorry, no barn or bike in the photo...)
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Another angle of the Red Barn route already mentioned by DD earlier in this thread.
Red Barn Loop 2 by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
A red barn scene from riding at @iab Coppi Cententario back in 2019
Beautiful farm scenes by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
Red barn pose(r)
End of the the Yakima Canyon Loop ride. Great route, on gravel up n over Umamutum Ridge to Yakima, back via the Yakima Canyon Road by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
Red Barn Loop 2 by Matthew Pendergast, on FlickrA red barn scene from riding at @iab Coppi Cententario back in 2019
Beautiful farm scenes by Matthew Pendergast, on FlickrRed barn pose(r)
End of the the Yakima Canyon Loop ride. Great route, on gravel up n over Umamutum Ridge to Yakima, back via the Yakima Canyon Road by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
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03-08-22, 09:31 AM
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Not a barn , but an old train Station. This has been used in movies like Babe Ruth and others . We get a lot of RR folks come and photograph this station.
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03-08-22, 01:55 PM
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I had heard that red was such a prevalent barn color because the pigment (a close relative of rust) was the least expensive available.
A Google search tells me that isn't quite the reason why.
A Google search tells me that isn't quite the reason why.
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How about old red houses?
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How about old red houses?
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I grew up in rural western Illinois, and a good ol’ red barn has always reminds me of home. Whenever I go back, it sadly seems as if there are fewer and fewer of them around.
I live near Williamsburg, Virginia now. If you’re ever in this area, stop by Red Barn Bikes in New Kent County. The owner, Robert, is one of the very best bike mechanics I’ve ever come across and an all around nice guy.
I live near Williamsburg, Virginia now. If you’re ever in this area, stop by Red Barn Bikes in New Kent County. The owner, Robert, is one of the very best bike mechanics I’ve ever come across and an all around nice guy.
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There used to be (maybe still is) an old depot like that, just outside of Monroe, WI, alongside the Rails-Trails path. It's a bike shop now. Fits.
