1914 – Charlie Chaplin stayed in this hotel, which is now a scum bucket.
I did a Post on the mural of Charlie Chaplin that resides in the parking lot.
It is a special building with special murals.
Do you think the harmonica player depicted above is Junior Wells?
B.B. King
Robert Johnson
It’s nothing but the blues!
I was fortunate to shoot this “paper doll” of Charlie Chaplin on a balcony, but it was almost a storm when I did. His effigy had blown over.
Pic taken by: Resa – October 9, 2012
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Great! Thank you for the armchair trip to the blues! Isn’t it weird that of Robert Johnson, the most influential of the blues players we have only 2 photos? (One of which is used to create the last blues painting)
I did not realize so few pics were taken of “Robert Johnson”
Yet, here is a moment to keep him in memory!
What a marvelous city you live in….what appreciation of great artists!
I do love these portraits as well. I can hardly wait for things to warm up just a bit so I can wander the streets and alleys & shoot some more art!
I remember the place, I used to work Graham and Smith…i went a few times for a beer…but it wasn’t my regular ‘waterhole’…:), was many years ago, between 82-86, 19,,,of course…I’m not that old…:D, kind of bringing back memories…:)
I’m sure the place was somewhat “nicer” when you went there. The only reason I was able to take these shots without being accosted or having my camera possibly broken was that there was a large crime scene nearby, and there were police everywhere.
I hope the memories are good ones!
Already then it was a ‘shabby’ place, correct in daytime or for a few beers after work, but not the kind of place you’ll stay all night…:), I was living in Osborne village, which I loved, lot of my friends in Saint-Boniface, and sometimes we like to explore and take some risk…not too much…:) downtown area, but we were not regular…not my kind of place..:)
you are making me want to brave the cold and explore 🙂
It has got to get warmer soon, you know just at or above freezing. 😉
I find I can bundle up at that temperature and spend 2-3 hours walking around. 🙂