This week’s mystery, “Bridge to somewhere,” is not located in South Carolina. But through clues in the photo, you may be able to identify it — and tell us something pretty neat about it. Send your guess about the location of this photo to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our July 26 mystery, “Odd buildings on the water,” were taken from the top of a 200-foot Ferris wheel in the old port of Montreal, Quebec, looking at some innovative buildings called Habitat 67. Yep, this was a hard one … and it was out of the country!
Congratulations this week to these sleuths: Faith Line of Anderson; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Judy Hines of Charleston; and Shelley Hudson Robbins of Spartanburg.
Graf shared more context for the buildings, which are in the Cité du Havre neighborhood of Montreal. “The chunky block buildings lining the waterway are called ‘Habitat 67.’ According to Wikipedia, it is a model community and housing complex designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. It was originally conceived as his master’s thesis in architecture at McGill University and then built as a pavilion for Expo 67, the World’s Fair held from April to October 1967.
“Habitat 67 comprises 354 identical, prefabricated concrete forms arranged in various combinations, reaching up to 12 stories in height. Together these units create 146 residences of varying sizes and configurations, each formed from one to eight linked concrete units. Habitat 67 gained worldwide acclaim as a fantastic experiment and architectural wonder.”
- Send us a mystery: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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