81 Fulham Road ("Michelin House"), London, UK, 2024.
All the pixels, inflated to just the right pressure, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54196628571
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@mattblaze this is such an awesome B&W photo.
@mattblaze people still use Flickr??
@happykhan My apologies if the image hosting platform I use isn’t cool enough for you.
I don't think it was intended as an insult; I am also surprised to see because I was pretty sure I remember flikr shutting down in like the early 2010s. 🤔
@mattblaze its nice, looks the same as i remember. 
@mattblaze And it couldn't get even a cameo appearance in Ghostbusters.
@mattblaze I lived further down fulham road for one year. I used to bike quite frequently in front of that building, which is amazing, every single detail is awesome, from tiles to stained glass !
@Bromind They really don't make them like that any more. And the original Michelin Man was *terrifying*.
@mattblaze Such a weird looking building! Thanks for the memories!
Captured with the Rodenstock 40mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6), Phase One IQ4-150 digital back (@ ISO 50), Cambo 1200 camera (shifted vertically -8mm).
Opened as the London headquarters for the Michelin Tyre Co in 1911, and now a mixed commercial building, the Art Nouveau Michelin House features whimsical tire-themed ornaments and stained glass windows with the original Michelin Man "Bibendum" character in various, generally terrifying, poses.
I wish I had had more time to photograph this delightfully weird building, but I only had an hour or so before I had to leave for the airport that day. The hard morning light only illuminated this one angle reasonably acceptably.
@mattblaze stunning building
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