August 2, 2010

sky jack

The Fields Building at 1946 Avenue Q is being renovated by South Plains Community Action. The office building at 21 st and Q, built in 1958, was stripped down to the concrete pillars and then reconstructed. At its prime, the Fields Building housed at least seven insurance companies, three investment firms, and the Great Books of the Western World (source 1960 abstract book).

(I must have a thing for windows and cranes--see July 10).

While I don't recall ever being in this building, I do remember the grocery store that was across the street. Its memorable feature was the enclosed produce section with swinging doors; shoppers pushed their carts through swinging doors on either side to enter or exit. Anybody remember the name of that grocery?