Thursday, January 6, 2011

Temporary Forever

Low-cost street lights, LivornoIn November 2009 some low-cost lamp posts appeared in “Piazza della Vittoria”. It was said that this was a temporary substitution, while the original posts were undergoing some kind of restoration.More than a year later, we can see what “temporary” may mean...

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16 comments:

  1. roentareJanuary 6, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    Your first image has that interesting spatial element arrangement. Very 3D like.

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  2. Luis GomezJanuary 6, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    It is so sad when that happens VP.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    At least it looks as if they are kept clean, which is impressive, seen from here.

    As long as there's light, there's life. And what should be good, may take a while, longer.

    Please have a good Thursday.

    daily athens

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  4. EG CameraGirlJanuary 6, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    "Temporary" sure is an interesting word!

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  5. RandyJanuary 6, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    I hope the original ones will be back soon.

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  6. JackJanuary 6, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    Architecturally, they are not up to the standards of so much else that you show us from Livorno.

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  7. LynetteJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    I can't figure out how they get electricity. Are they connected where the older ones used to be?

    Please stop by on Thursday, after midnight on Wednesday even, at Portland Oregon Daily Photo to see my first ever embedded video. It shows my younger son Leland bouldering at The Circuit in Portland, Oregon, as filmed by his older brother Lamont, who also boulders.

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  8. DinaJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    I like your term "temporary forever."

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  9. Cezar and LéiaJanuary 6, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    This place is so beautiful, I imagine how charming was with the original lamps, I hope they can change them.
    Well...we need to think positively! ;)
    Léia

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  10. VPJanuary 6, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    @ Jack - A lot of people are working hard to lower our standards and they are slowly succeeding!

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  11. HalcyonJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    That's too bad. They are a bit ug... I'm sure the old ones were nicer!

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  12. Traveling HawkJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Nothing so permanent as "temporary". I know this from experience...

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  13. BirdmanJanuary 6, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Ya, temporarily FOREVER! Jeez!

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  14. KaoriJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    It seems "temporary" for you and "temporary" for them are quite different!

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  15. UnknownJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    It seems temporary has the same meaning in both our countries...

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  16. FranciscaJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Not very fitting the space, these lampposts, but they aren't as grotesque as the cheap China lamps being installed all over Manila! Ugh!

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