South Meyer Ave - At Your Doorstep

So we return to Meyer Ave this week. With a final peek at the street, its homes, and the last few details hidden in this small corner of Tucson. The homes have been photographed a million times and at the start I figured, "here I am just doing what everyone else has already done." I took some of the typical doorway shots commonly seen, trying to add something slightly new when I could.

After making one pass through the street, I turned around and walked back down looking for something new. A lot struck me in the details and the environment. The artistic touches to doors and windows. The shadows cast across walls, doors, and windows. The selection of colorful pots lining the dirt street and even the cactus and agave contrasting with the warm tones of the buildings themselves.

There is definitely a lot to see in such a small corner of an already beautiful, colorful city (yes, I love Tucson, even thought most hate it). So if you find yourself down in southern Arizona, make a quick stop at South Meyer Ave and take a moment to enjoy one of the most colorful neighborhoods you'll ever find.

South Meyer Ave - By the Numbers

There's nothing like having a backlog of photos that you are working on while still going out and taking new ones. I'm hoping to balance new with some old and get myself caught up all at the same time. Today is a "part one" post. For those that make trips to Tucson or anyone seeking some amazingly colorful homes, I'd suggest making a drive through South Meyer Ave, located in the historic barrio, you guessed it, just south of downtown Tucson.

I didn't photograph the entire street of numbers and homes, but I decided today to start with just the house numbers. Its in part a tease for whats to come with the entryways. The homes are, needless to say, very bright and colorful, but so are the residents. We ran into a few of them, one of which, Jamie Williams, was a photographer herself (many of them are artists in fact). I stopped to talk with her for a bit and I have to say, she does some great commercial work, check out her site www.thatgirlproductions.com

I really had fun both photographing and editing this time around. Meyer Ave is a short street but its easy to wander about for a long time as there is so much color, art and detail to the small corner of the barrio.