Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Fragments Broad St. Manchester ’60 ’13

by // Leave a Comment

BW Scans 0911001_edited-1

We bought a yellow and green Rambler here in the early ’60 Broad St a bustling street with many stores leading to the Parkade that 1/2 of is still there but half is bulldozed, yet Main St. Downtown still survives. An anomaly as many malls suck the humanity out of downtowns? Change is continuous yet sometimes it seems like a sundial on steroids. Now the bulldozers flatten most of the past, hope C-J’s Giant Grinders survives. Manchester has a new Mall Huge Mall where you can get anything you want except community. Further from downtown yet downtown still thrives. Well off to Manchester to visit with friends and go to no malls. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art Main St.

Barn When I Was A Young Photographic Artist

by // 2 Comments

June Sixth Preston Farm_edited-4

I grew up and lived in Coventry, Mansfield, Willington Ct. I never shot barns seeing them as touristy and functional. I look back now at the old barns and wish I had seen these barns as documents to a changing world. Now I see the texture and feel the history hear the words these old “Family Farms” speak of, lives well lived hard work yet a work of love for the family. Terry “Davo” Davis a well known New London artist who years back did a series of drawings of Historical Barns saw one of the other barns on my site. So I am getting maps from Ct. Historical barns and one day soon we will be out to seek many of the barns and do a twenty year update. enjoy pjc

>Photographic Art

Third Thursday August Glitters

by // Leave a Comment

Third Thurs Glitter-8-15-13-030

As the sun fades the crowds glows, maybe not as much as Larysa but within the community the glow is apparent. One more Thursday to go in Sept hope to see you all at Third Thursday Willimantic Sept 19th. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art