Thursday, May 1, 2008

Theme Photo: Numbers

It's theme day again and this month, the theme is NUMBERS. This photo was taken on Spring Street and Thompson Street in SoHo. It's rare to see a house number with a half on it.

This month, 181 bloggers are participanting in the theme. Here are the list: Albuquerque (NM), USA by Helen, American Fork (UT), USA by Annie, Arradon, France by Alice, Aspen (CO), USA by IamMBB, Athens, Greece by Debbie, Auckland, New Zealand by Lachezar, Austin (TX), USA by LB, Avignon, France by Nathalie, Barrow-in-Furness, UK by Enitharmon, Barton (VT), USA by Andree, Belgrade, Serbia by Bibi, Bellefonte (PA), USA by Barb-n-PA, Bicheno, Australia by Greg, Bogor, Indonesia by Gagah, Boston (MA), USA by Sarah, Whit, & Leyre, Boston (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Bucharest, Romania by Malpraxis, Budapest, Hungary by agrajag, Buenos Aires, Argentina by Karine, Busan, Korea South by iamnbinb, Canterbury, UK by Rose, Chandler (AZ), USA by Melindaduff, Chateaubriant, France by Bergson, Cheltenham, UK by Marley, Chesapeake Daily Photo (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Chicago (IL), USA by Focused Light, Christchurch, New Zealand by Michelle, Clearwater (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Clearwater Beach (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Cleveland (OH), USA by iBlowfish, Cologne, Germany by April11, Concordia Sagittaria, Italy by Patrizia, Coral Gables (FL), USA by Jnstropic, Corsicana (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Dallas (TX), USA by turtle, Darmstadt, Germany by Elsch, Dunedin (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Durban, South Africa by CrazyCow, East Gwillimbury, Canada by Your EG Tour Guide, Evry, France by Olivier, Forks (WA), USA by Mary, Geneva (IL), USA by Kelly, Glasgow, Scotland by Jackie, Greenville (SC), USA by Denton, Gun Barrel City (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Hamilton, New Zealand by Sakiwi, Hampton (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Helsinki, Finland by Kaa, Hobart, Australia by Greg, Hong Kong, Hong Kong by Rachel A., Hyde, UK by Gerald, Inverness (IL), USA by Neva, Ioannina, Greece by Christos-Ioanna, Jackson (MS), USA by Halcyon, Jefferson City (MO), USA by Chinamom2005, Jogjakarta, Indonesia by Jogja Portrait, Joplin (MO), USA by Victoria, Katonah (NY), USA by Inkster1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Edwin, Kyoto, Japan by Tadamine, Larchmont (NY), USA by Marie-Noyale, Las Vegas (NV), USA by Mo, Le Guilvinec, France by ds2944, Lisbon, Portugal by Sailor Girl, Lisbon, Portugal by Maria João, Lodz, Poland by ritalounge, London, UK by Ham, London, UK by Mo, Mainz, Germany by JB, Malaga, Spain by Paula, Manila, Philippines by Heyokity, Maple Ridge, Canada by Susan, Marseille, France by Alex, Medan, Indonesia by KT, Melbourne, Australia by John, Melbourne, Australia by Mblamo, Memphis (TN), USA by SouthernHeart, Menton, France by Jilly, Mexico City, Mexico by Poly, Mexico City, Mexico by Carraol, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Mitch, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Greg, Minsk, Belarus by Olga, Misawa, Japan by misawa mama, Monrovia (CA), USA by Keith, Monte Carlo, Monaco by Jilly, Monterrey, Mexico by rafa, Montpellier, France by Marie, Moscow, Russia by Irina, Mumbai, India by Magiceye, Mumbai, India by Kunalbhatia, Nancy, France by yoshi, Nashville (TN), USA by Chris, Nelson, New Zealand by Meg and Ben, New Orleans (LA), USA by steve buser, New York City (NY), USA by Ming the Merciless, New York City (NY), USA by • Eliane •, Newport News (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Norfolk (VA), USA by ptowngirl, North Hampton (NH), USA by Amy, Norwich, UK by Goddess888, Nottingham, UK by Gail's Man, Ocean Township (NJ), USA by Josy, Omsk, Russia by Nataly, Orlando (FL), USA by OrlFla, Oslo, Norway by Lothiane, Owasso (OK), USA by Jennifer, Paderborn, Germany by Soemchen, Paris, France by Eric, Pasadena (CA), USA by Can8ianben, Pasadena (CA), USA by Petrea, Penang, Malaysia by Maltelda, Perth, Australia by Elevation7, Phoenix (AZ), USA by Cheryl, Pilisvörösvár, Hungary by Elise, Port Angeles (WA), USA by Jelvistar, Port Elizabeth, South Africa by Sam, Port Townsend (WA), USA by raf, Port Vila, Vanuatu by Mblamo, Portsmouth (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Prague, Czech Republic by Honza03, Quincy (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea by Jules, Ramsey, Isle of Man by babooshka, Riga, Latvia by Riga Images, Rollag, Norway by Stormel, Rotterdam, Netherlands by Ineke, Saarbrücken, Germany by LadyDemeter, Saigon, Vietnam by Simon, Saint Paul (MN), USA by Kate, Salem (OR), USA by jill, Salt Lake City (UT), USA by Eric, Salt Lake City (UT), USA by atc, San Diego (CA), USA by Felicia, San Diego (CA), USA by Zentmrs, San Francisco (CA), USA by PFranson, San Francisco (CA), USA by Louis la Vache, Seattle (WA), USA by Kim, Seattle (WA), USA by Chuck, Selma (AL), USA by RamblingRound, Seoul, South Korea by Phil, Sesimbra, Portugal by Aldeia, Setúbal, Portugal by Maria Elisa, Sharon (CT), USA by Jenny, Singapore, Singapore by Keropok, Sofia, Bulgaria by Antonia, St Francis, South Africa by Sam, Stanwood (WA), USA by MaryBeth, Stavanger, Norway by Tanty, Stayton (OR), USA by Celine, Stockholm, Sweden by Stromsjo, Stouffville, Canada by Ken, Subang Jaya, Malaysia by JC, Suffolk (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Sunshine Coast, Australia by bitingmidge, Sydney, Australia by Julie, Székesfehérvár, Hungary by Teomo, Tacloban City, Philippines by agnesdv, Tel-Aviv, Israel by Olga, Terrell (TX), USA by Bstexas, Terrell (TX), USA by Jim K, Tokyo, Japan by Tadamine, Torun, Poland by Glenn, Torun, Poland by Torun Observer, Toulouse, France by Julia, Turin, Italy by Livio, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jazzy, Twin Cities (MN), USA by Slinger, Vichy, France by Delphsnl, Victoria, Canada by Benjamin Madison, Vienna, Austria by G_mirage2, Virginia Beach (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Wailea (HI), USA by Kuanyin, Washington (DC), USA by Rachel, Wassenaar, Netherlands by Rich, West Paris (ME), USA by crittoria, West Sacramento (CA), USA by Barbara, Weston (FL), USA by WestonDailyPhoto, Williamsburg (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Willits (CA), USA by Elaine, Yardley (PA), USA by Mrlynn.

34 comments:

Jilly said...

Fabulous, Ming. So original for today's Theme. Love it!

Olivier said...

est ce que la maison est coupée en deux ;o) bonne idée de photo

is what the house is cut in two ;o) good idea photo

alice said...

Original and a nice pic too!

Chuck Pefley said...

Yes it is unusual seeing fractions. Interesting group of locks on this door. Glass blocks are also pretty rare these days, too. Good score today!

TORUŃ DAILY PHOTO said...

A nice pic Ming! I love the 1/2!!! Very cute!

Anonymous said...

How bizarre! Thanks for posting, it's really unique.

Anonymous said...

The number is one thing, but the location of the lock is even more interesting. Never seen one like that in my life.

Gerald (SK14) said...

a rarity indeed although I've seen a few - I remember seeing somewhere houses with a quarter and three-quarters in the number but can't think where it was.

Unknown said...

does it mean the house is smaller? hehe..

Jane Hards Photography said...

I only know of one house that has a half number. Will have to photograph it now. Good choice.

Jim Klenke said...

1/2? How do you get your electric bill?

Marie-Noyale said...

A "Fellini..esque" note on this theme Day.
You sure are not suffering from that creative block though!
Great choice.

Mab said...

Hi,I dont think I've ever seen a half number on a door before.Good theme.

Lori said...

That door has a lot of character! It is rare to see a number with a 1/2 on it in NYC. I can't remember seeing one before. I like the glass bricks next to the door. That must be a neat house.

Dorothy said...

Interesting number Ming...but I like the whole photo composition...were I to describe the entrance, I could use quite a few descriptive words indeed...

Kim said...

Ming, I love what you've found to share with us this theme day! Great take on the gray Soho door and it's unique number.
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo

Grand Life said...

Love the photo Ming but I have a real thing for old doors. A turn of the century house in Shoshone, Idaho has the front door of MY house hanging at their house. I ponder it every couple of years.
Have a great week. Your having better weather than we are.
Judy

Nathalie H.D. said...

Oh you couldn't find that in France !!! It looks like a door straight out of Harry Potter's. In France you would have a number 178, then 178 bis (second)and if necessary 178 ter (third)but never a number and a half !!!

Ineke said...

that is weird. LIke in France we could have a 178 a and b and c and d but this is... weird.
Great choice for today!

Elizabeth said...

Sign me up!
I've got some numbers for you.
Will try to post them tomorrow.

Felicia said...

So true about half numbers! When there is new construction and no obvious room for sequential numbers I have wondered how they figure out what to do - can you imagine 178 and 3/4?!

Profile Not Available said...

I used to live in a 1/2 address! It drove the mail carrier crazy! Great photo! The lock is in an interesting position, isn't it?

marley said...

Very strange! I've not seen this before. Here in the UK we have the number with the addition of a letter (I'm sure you have this too).

Happy Theme Day :)

kuanyin333 said...

Leave it to you to come up with something novel!

Kiwi said...

I seem to remember this. I like the photo very much, Ming.

• Eliane • said...

We have one like this in my area too but the door is much more bourgeois. ;) And now that I finally watched it, I can't help but think of Being John Malkovich - the door to his brain was located on a 1/2 floor, he he.

Knoxville Girl said...

Great shot for theme day - and the glass block is a bonus! We used to have 1/2 numbers downtown, but then the city council reworked the ordinances, and changed the addresses to whole numbers. The mailman was happier, though.

magiceye said...

sure is strange! 1st time am seeing it too!

Anonymous said...

Brillant choice. Crazy 1/2 a house?

Neva said...

Does this mean it is only half a house...or only has to pay half taxes?

sonia a. mascaro said...

Amazing photo! Really, I've never seen a house number like this before!

wiehanne said...

very rare indeed.

Anonymous said...

That door has personality!

J.C. said...

What a unique address! Wonder if the postman has a tough time recalling house no 1/2 or 1/4 or 3/4 or 1/3. Interesting indeed!