I have just returned to Leesburg, from the SPE conference in Baltimore.  I had a very motivational time and am looking forward to starting on some of the projects that I have been inspired to try.  My trip however, brought up a lot of questions.  I gave up my room at the Hilton, and stayed at the youth hostel, about 15 blocks from the conference. It gave me a chance to save money, meet other people who were attending the conference and to see some of the city on my walks.

As I walked through the city in the mornings I realized that no one really looks up.  In city of amazingly diverse architecture much of it seems forgotten.  

I started across the street at the Basilica of Baltimore and made my way down to the convention.
Next stop is the original Enoch Pratt library.  A small row house looking building behind the current library.  Up towards the peak is this medallion that looks rather like an old fashioned fire truck.

I  like the Hutzler Brothers building.  Having no idea what they were in their previous life now the boarded up windows reflect nothing of the personalities that put the faces on all of the dentals

Lastly Maryland Bank, also no longer a bank, The architectural detail was all that was left of the bank.