{"id":16092,"date":"2015-12-19T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=16092"},"modified":"2018-05-23T07:33:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T11:33:43","slug":"what-if-trompe-loeil-was-mandated-on-boarded-up-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/what-if-trompe-loeil-was-mandated-on-boarded-up-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"what if? trompe l&#8217;oeil was mandated on boarded up buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just imagine. The simplicity (and beauty) of turning this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!4v1527075189650!6m8!1m7!1shSUYfbveoKXMMzrpYgl7ww!2m2!1d38.60838369186742!2d-90.20824291379847!3f246.72822040660688!4f2.6149237533586387!5f0.7820865974627469\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Into this:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16094\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/what-if-trompe-loeil-was-mandated-on-boarded-up-buildings\/soulard\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX100M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Soulard&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439646097&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Soulard&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Soulard\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Soulard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Soulard\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?resize=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?resize=125%2C83&amp;ssl=1 125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC00314.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The process would employ artists, beautify buildings, and even create foot traffic in neighborhoods with such structures, revitalizing areas and creating a sense of community. All the catch-words pols who supposedly care about their districts should rally behind.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.stlpublicradio.org\/post\/st-louis-aldermen-approve-stadium-funding-plan-now-its-nfls-turn-act\" target=\"_blank\">stadium construction<\/a> is where the real dollars get allocated.<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just imagine. The simplicity (and beauty) of turning this: Into this: The process would employ artists, beautify buildings, and even create foot traffic in neighborhoods with such structures, revitalizing areas and creating a sense of community. All the catch-words pols who supposedly care about their districts should rally behind. 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