A Show Of Retro ...

“I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love.

I will give all my soul to prove this once more.”

                 ~ Marc Chagall

                      ~ 1887-1985

        ~ on painting new ceiling for the Paris opera

                 ~ October 14, 1963

The historically cool Roxy Theatre paints a pop of retro on Main Street, Northampton, Pennsylvania in this painterly, HDR shot I captured on a beautiful mid-August afternoon.

The Roxy originally opened in 1921 as The Lyric, which can be seen engraved at the top of the building.  This theatre was renovated in 1933 in the tremendously popular art deco style ~ and renamed The Roxy after the famous New York City theatre and its namesake showman Samuel “Roxy” Rothapfel.

Today, as the city’s only commercial theatre, “The Roxy continues to be the greatest show in town,” presenting both Hollywood favorites and live entertainment. It features a seven rank Wurlitzer pipe organ.

 

August Afternoon At Kreidersville Covered Bridge ...

“Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes.”

      ~ Kahlil Gibran

       ~ 1883 ~ 1931

Kreidersville Covered Bridge is sitting pretty in this painterly, HDR shot I captured on a beautiful mid-August afternoon. The bridge in Allen Township, on the outskirts of Northampton, Pennsylvania was built in 1839 and is loved for its great history and tranquil setting by the Hokendauqua Creek. It is the only covered bridge left in Northampton County.

The pedestrian-only bridge that crosses the Hokendauqua Creek is the oldest covered bridge in the Lehigh Valley and one of the oldest in the state. The historic wooden Burr Truss Bridge has a 116-foot-long span and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

 

Sweet Corn Country ...

“A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.”

                  ~ Anne Bronte

                   ~ 1820 ~ 1849

I often drive by this cool sign that beckons travelers to stop for a sweet taste of summer ~ sweet corn ~ at Newhard Farms Corn Shed, Coplay, Pennsylvania, and I finally stopped to capture it in a painterly, HDR image on a beautiful mid-July evening.

I can attest Newhard’s has the best sweet corn in the Lehigh Valley, grown at their fifth-generation grain and vegetable farm.

According to Newhard’s website, in addition to sweet corn their tasty offerings include juicy peaches, delicious cantaloupes, ripe water melon, and fresh eggplant and vine-ripe tomatoes.

For more information visit https://thecornshed.com/.