Confluences, Royal City & Othello, Grant County, Washington State

Hone, 30x40 Pigment Print, © Dennis DeHart, 2013

Motel, 30x40 Pigment Print, © Dennis DeHart, 2013

Two Recent Portraits

 Mother and Daughter, Bovil, Idaho, Digital Capture, ©Dennis DeHart, 2013

 Barista, Spokane, Washington, Digital Capture, ©Dennis DeHart, 2013

Detail, Barista, Spokane, Washington, Digital Capture, ©Dennis DeHart, 2013

Wallula

Near the site of the original Fort Nez Perce and home of the Walla Wallas tribe, 

Digital Capture, color print, 22.5x30, © Dennis DeHart, 2013

Boat on 45th

The family and I were walking back from the Henry Art Gallery when we stumbled across the photo of App's boat that was included in the City Panorama project from 2010/11. I knew it was in the area, though I actually had never seen it in context. 

From the City Panorama Project, PCNW, 4 Culture, and King County Metro. On 45th on the overpass between the U district and Wallingford, Seattle, Washington. 

Spokane River-Near People's Park

Spokane River, Near People's Park, ©Dennis DeHart, 2012

Excerpts from Olmsted's Report on Spokane. (From Historylink.org)
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8218

"The Olmsteds recognized early that this gorge "is a tremendous feature of the landscape and one which is rarer in a large city than river, lake, bay or mountain" (Olmsted).

The report began by expressing the basics of the Olmsted philosophy, which included several themes that are evident in Spokane today. First, they believed that every home, from humble to grand, should be within easy walking distance of a neighborhood park. A map of Spokane's current parks system shows parks dotted almost perfectly evenly, north to south, east to west.

Second, they believed that the more parks, the better. The Olmsteds believed that "city life ... has a decidedly depressing effect on the general health and stamina" (Olmsted). The city dweller has to put up with noise, factories, crowds and constant bustle. "Even to the well, this is tiring to the nerves," said the report. "But to those who are delicate, it often becomes a torture. After all, it is to those whose nerves are tired -- and they are a large proportion of the dwellers in a city -- that the parks are most immediately beneficial" (Olmsted)."

Note: This area was not developed until 1970, though it is a result of Olmsted's original report. All content above is from Historylink.org.

Discovery Park

Discovery Park, Study for Rambles in the Parks, ©Dennis DeHart, 2012

Olmsted Park Plans for Seattle Cyber tour

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=7054

At Play: Landscapes

  Columbia River, Archival Pigment Print, © Dennis DeHart, 2012

 Columbia Basin, Archival Pigment Print, © Dennis DeHart, 2012

Old Growth (Orcas Island), Archival Pigment Print, © Dennis DeHart, 2012