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The Home of Faded Dreams

Dare to stay at the Hotel Plaza where vacancies abound and colorful dreams fade into the night.

Tags: art, dreams, faded, home, hotel, life, moody, photography, plaza, selective color

31 thoughts on “The Home of Faded Dreams”

Marita Poll Images on May 22, 2012 at 7:55 pm said:

Cool!

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- Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Marita!
  
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2me4art on May 22, 2012 at 8:14 pm said:

That looks fun to do

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- Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 9:06 pm said:
  
  It is fun — thanks, Amy.
  
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Tammy on May 22, 2012 at 8:21 pm said:

This made me smile…perfect use of selective coloring!!!

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- Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Tammy!
  
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oneowner on May 22, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:

Yeah, great use of selective color (colors?).

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- Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 9:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the feedback.
  
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Lucianus Mauricius on May 22, 2012 at 9:12 pm said:

Is this a haunted place or something?

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- Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 9:15 pm said:
  
  I don’t believe it’s haunted, although I am not very familiar with the hotel. It looks as if it has been around for several decades, and probably has many stories to tell.
  
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  - Lucianus Mauricius on May 22, 2012 at 9:31 pm said:
    
    I just thought it might be cose of your description of it, but is it still in business or not?
  - Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 9:33 pm said:
    
    It’s still in business. My imagination was simply running wild when I wrote the description.
  - Lucianus Mauricius on May 22, 2012 at 9:43 pm said:
    
    I love the color and b&w white mashed together, yet I’d like to get a chance to see more of the building with the same colored setting you’ve used in this one, this way it would create a more dramatic look. The sign, mostly by itself, seems to just hang there. Perhaps that might have been your intention all along, of course this is just my personal taste and opinion. 😀
  - Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 9:59 pm said:
    
    I appreciate the constructive feedback and perhaps will offer more scale in a future post. I was particularly struck by the older sign and wanted to focus on that unusual element here. Thanks for the feedback, Lucianus.
  - Lucianus Mauricius on May 22, 2012 at 10:08 pm said:
    
    Just an opinion, but you’re right, the sign does bring back some nostalgia about the past, and aren’t we all suckers for a bit of “blast from the past”?
Derrick Birdsall on May 22, 2012 at 10:14 pm said:

classic! Love the retro stuff.

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- Brian Gaynor on May 22, 2012 at 10:36 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Derrick.
  
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  - Derrick Birdsall on May 22, 2012 at 10:43 pm said:
    
    I love it! You touched my history nerd. 😉
Pat on May 22, 2012 at 11:13 pm said:

Perfect title!

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- Brian Gaynor on May 23, 2012 at 7:20 am said:
  
  Thank you, Pat.
  
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Irfan Hussain on May 23, 2012 at 7:08 am said:

Lovely selective colouring

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- Brian Gaynor on May 23, 2012 at 7:18 am said:
  
  Thanks, Irfan.
  
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Photo By Holly on May 23, 2012 at 7:13 am said:

Love this – looks like there is a story behind this one….. 😉

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- Brian Gaynor on May 23, 2012 at 7:21 am said:
  
  Polly, I appreciate the comment — thanks!
  
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violetski on May 23, 2012 at 7:19 pm said:

Thank you for visiting my blog. Your photos are wonderful.

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- Brian Gaynor on May 24, 2012 at 8:34 am said:
  
  Thank you, Violet!
  
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Jude on May 24, 2012 at 5:14 am said:

Clever pic Brian – I love the bright colours against the black and white!

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- Brian Gaynor on May 24, 2012 at 8:36 am said:
  
  Thanks very much, Jude!
  
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andotherideas on May 25, 2012 at 2:10 pm said:

Wow, Sir! I like the effects!

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- Brian Gaynor on May 25, 2012 at 4:23 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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