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The King Edward (Jackson, Miss.).

faked by Sunday, February 11th, 2007


Taken Saturday, Feb. 10, from Old Capitol Street.

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8 Responses to “The King Edward (Jackson, Miss.).”

  1. Jaxxie says:
    February 13, 2007, at 4:43 pm

    Oooh! I love this The King Edward is such a staple of local photography, it’s rare to see it from a different perspective like this.

  2. Professor Fury says:
    February 13, 2007, at 5:00 pm

    Man yes. I love how the trees look almost like spilled ink.

  3. gorjus says:
    February 14, 2007, at 8:24 am

    This is a streetside view—one you woulda gotten when the King Edward closed in 1967. I tried to imagine walking along as a tourist and looking up at all the buildings. I wanted to catch it as less tumbledown icon and pretend this was in its heyday. In this shot the windows could just be open, not busted out.

  4. Sally says:
    February 14, 2007, at 10:22 am

    Oh-some.

  5. roy says:
    February 14, 2007, at 10:43 am

    Nice shot.

    I am also drawn to the inking of the “KING” letters, is it red, did you actually mix the ink? the way the ink lays on the texture of the polaroid is very nice.

  6. gorjus says:
    February 14, 2007, at 1:13 pm

    Thanks for noticing the ink. It started as a happy bit of serendipity as I changed often between black and red ink—the residue left on the letters bringing in some nice tones. I try to encourage it more now, but it is not very controlled.

  7. Tom Barnes says:
    February 22, 2007, at 5:03 pm

    What are the signs of work inside? I assume they are in the process of stripping the interior right now. This may take some time, but I’m happy to know that work is going forward on the building. Jackson is lucky to have people like David Watkins who care enough about the city to save the King Edward.

  8. gorjus says:
    March 1, 2007, at 1:27 pm

    I agree completely, Tom. To my understanding, the interior is in the process of being gutted—which will take quite a bit of time on its own. In the earliest versions of the remodeling I saw (which may have changed over time), basically only the facade would remain. The time since the King Edward closed in 1967 just did too much damage to be restored.

    And again, people like David Watkins, Deuce McAllister, Ted Duckworth, Mike Peters, John Lawrence—these are the heroes of Jackson. They’re remaking the city every day.

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