Around Maskavas street in Riga.
Photo by (c) Arnis Balcus
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Old TV's
Monday, 28 July 2008
When the Freedom Monument was free
There was a time when you could tease the guards at the Freedom Monument in Riga. In early 1990s the guards were not secured by police, at least not in the morning, so you could do whatever you want around the monument. Nowadays you cannot even sit on the stairs, whereas for this kind of a performance you would end up in prison.
Photos by (c) Arnis Balcus
Out of school
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Empty shops in Durbe
Latvija's chairs
Saturday, 26 July 2008
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Friday, 25 July 2008
A place to disappear
Papers write that remains of the chemistry hull of Technical university in the Old town of Riga will vanish quite soon. In 1990s half of the building was demolished in order to raise extra space for the reconstruction of the Town hall (Rātsnams). I am sure in the near future they gonna build something much more ugly than this, with a lot of glass.
The black and white photograph from 1989 feature the place - it's that long dark building.
Photos by (c) Arnis Balcus, the bottom one - Latinform
The black and white photograph from 1989 feature the place - it's that long dark building.
Photos by (c) Arnis Balcus, the bottom one - Latinform
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Shoes
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Sexual revolution of 1980s
The March 1989 issue of the children's magazine Zīlīte (Titmice) caused something like a sexual revolution in Soviet Latvia. And not just for young boys and girls around 8-13, who all now got to know how a baby is made, but also their parents as they just did not know how to deal with this (sex was kind of a taboo in USSR). For instance, my grandmother was hiding the issue for a couple of days until she decided to let me read it.
A row from cinema
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Folkways
Old postboxes
Monday, 21 July 2008
Syringe
Olympic bear and crime books
Sunday, 20 July 2008
A sitting child
At the top of Children's health center in Ķengarags district in South Riga we can see a sign of a baby sitting in an upholstered chair. The sign that is probably made of neon light has been installed many years ago. You have to see the printed logo of the center to understand that this baby is not sitting in a chair, but is being hold in the palm of one's hand.
Photo by (c) Arnis Balcus
One designer
Saturday, 19 July 2008
Chess community
Most expensive bridge
It is rumored that the new Southern bridge (Dienvidu tilts) over river Daugava in Riga will be the most expensive one in the World by counting how much money has been spend per square meter. It is estimated that the city has spend 1184 Ls (approx. 1600 EUR) per square meter or 220 655 552 Ls for the whole bridge in total. It is expected that the bridge will open at the end of 2008. It looks that it will be also one of the most ugliest bridges too...
The photos feature both coasts.
All photos by (c) Arnis Balcus
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