Monday, the third in a series on properties listed on this year’s list of Arkansas’ Most Endangered Places will be published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Style section. It is about Tuggle Elementary in Malvern. One of only 15 remaining Rosenwald School Buildings out almost 400 built in Arkansas. of Check out previous stories in the series here: arkansasonline.com/endangered.
The Cutting Room Floor
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/CARY JENKINS Low Key Arts Executive Director Sonny Kay
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/CARY JENKINS Low Key Arts Executive Director Sonny Kay
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/CARY JENKINS Zac Smith and Cheryl Roorda
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Sometimes when I take pictures for feature stories in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, not everything I submit gets used. Usually, its because I take way more pictures than necessary or one photo might be more suitable for the page lay-out then another. Here are some photos I like that didn’t make the cut from two recent Hot Springs stories. One story was a story about Low Key Arts Executive Director Sonny Kay and the other about the Solar Powered Radio Station KUHS.
So Much Good Music
Sure there was the Irish whiskey, Clydesdales, celebrities and of course the parade, but there was also a lot of great music before and after the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade including Arkansas blues musicians
Akeem Kamp Band, then Arkansas’ Singer Songwriter of the Year, Adam Faucett, Grand Funk Railroad and Morris Day and Time.
Pine Bluff
As much as I like taking photos of abandoned buildings, it looks like at some point, there will be less in Pine Bluff as more are being rehabilitated — and that’s a good thing. Looking forward to seeing the changes ahead for Pine Bluff.
Back to the River
Writer Denise Parkinson was kind enough to let me tag along and take photos as she continues to research the history of river towns, their people and culture. We met with several residents of Clarendon who were very generous with their time as they shared their knowledge and history of the area.
View of the White River
National Headquarters
Rainy Day Road Trip
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
— Elliott Erwitt
Just because it’s cold, cloudy, windy, rainy and what not, doesn’t mean you can’t take a road trip. Last weekend I made a loop through the Grand Prairie down some back roads and through some small towns. There’s always something to see, a bit of history, a charming old building or an interesting little store.
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Somewhere in the Delta
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Clarendon, Ark., and its historic bridge over the White River
Clarendon is small river town in Monroe County which has an amazing bridge that the city, county and preservationists are trying to save. Learn more here: Democrat-Gazette Article, White River Bridge, Historic Bridges- White River.
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White River Bridge at Clarendon
On the back of the Bondi Bros. building Speed Queen – Washers Dryers – L.E. Park Furniture Co.
White River Bridge at Clarendon
Cumberland Presbyterian Church built in 1869. The wood-frame two story building is on the National Register of Historic Places and was also used by the Boy Scouts and as a Masonic Lodge.
On the corner of S. Main and Madison Ave. the web of vines appear to be holding together this old building. The side of the building has ghost signs for Stacy-Adams Shoes for men, furniture and another that can no longer be ciphered. A metal Speed-Queen sign is on the back of the building.
Light from the setting sun highlights parts of the structure and the vines growing on the supports.
White River Bridge from Boat Landing
White River Bridge at Clarendon
The back door to the Bondi Bros. Building
Old Monroe County Jail, Built in 1939. H. Ray Burks of Little Rock- Architect.
White River Bridge at Clarendon
East Side High School c.1904
I’ve been in touch with some folks with the same love of old buildings that I have and after exchanging stories of buildings we have documented, I had to go back and look at some of my old photos. These are of an old high school after it had been cleaned out and was being prepared to turn into lofts. You can read about the history of the building here: School history.
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Camark Pottery, Camden, Ark.
Back in 2010 I was part of a group that went to visit the factory, before the rest of its contents were sold. A story about the visit and a couple of these photographs were published in the May 10, 2010 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins One of the items recently auctioned, an old Camark Pottery signCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Plaster molds once used to make Camark pottery Camark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Interior of building that holds one of the tunnel kilns. Piles of plaster molds were throughout the building.Camark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Entrance to one of the tunnel kilnsCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Clay faces left behind at the Camark pottery in Camden.Camark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins The outside of the carousel kilnCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins The entrance to the tunnel of the carousel kiln at Camark PotteryCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins The view from the top of the carousel kiln at Camark potteryCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Plaster molds left at Camark PotteryCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Molds and equipment left in the finishing room at Camark Pottery.Camark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Molds left in the finishing room at Camark PotteryCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins The finishing room at Camark PotteryCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Stacks of plaster molds in one of the kiln roomsCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins A plaster mold at Camark pottery eaten away by exposure to rain and the elementsCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Plaster molds in one of the buildings that has fallen in on itselfCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins The two buildings which housed the carousel kilns. The kiln in the back building has fallen apart.Camark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins The control panel to a carousel kilnCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins The bottom of a plaster mold which shows the pottery’s markCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins A plaster mold left in the finishing room at Camark PotteryCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins A clay mixer in the last building built on the Camark Pottery groundsCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photo by Cary Jenkins Camark Pottery sales recordsCamark Pottery Factory, Camden Arkansas
Cornbread Festival
The 6th annual Cornbread Festival happened yesterday in the SOMA district in Little Rock and the rain held off until the very end. Lots of good cornbread, food, people watching and some really good music. Never been? Find more info here: www.arkansascornbreadfestival.com/
Cary Jenkins Photography 