Doors, Alleys and Fire-escapes
Posted on March 20, 2007
Imagine doors
Doors wide open
Big heavy metal doors
Doors with no knobs or handles
See-through glass doors
Garden gates left wide open
while others swing freely in the wind
White picket fence doors
kept closed to keep the kids safe inside
or simply to protect the garden gnome
and all his lawn buddies
Kitchen swinging doors
Locked apartment doors
while others are left ajar
Car doors
that ring when left unattended
Bus doors
that feel the movements of your hand
Metro doors
held open to let the others in
Doors open at 9pm
Activate alarm before locking the door
Knock knock – who’s there?
Doggy doors
Foggy Doors
Frosted glass doors
Screen doors
Gated doors
Garage doors
French doors
Automatic doors
Exits
Closed bedrooms
Sorties de secours
Revolving doors
Heaven’s gates
Portes ouvertes
Doors when there are no windows
Patio doors
Thank you, come again.
Today I went to the Mile End on a promenade. It was a lovely day for this. I brought my camera with me, having decided to finally get serious about this Doors project of mine. And the Mile End was just the perfect place to start. There are so many cool houses around there. So I walked around after having written this little poem and looked at doors. What a fun time I had. Does anyone ever even look at doors anymore? I certainly came to the realization that I didn’t notice them very often, and the times I do notice them is just not enough. I wrote this thing and was amazed at how many different types of doors there are. Of course this is not an exhaustive list, it’s a poem. Then I walked around and looked at doors. I also looked for “FOR RENT” signs as I’m trying to find a new place to live, but I didn’t really get lucky there. But with the doors… man! Did I ever strike gold! Today’s the most fun I’ve had in years!! I’ve got to do this again.
So this is my project. Doors, Alleys and Fire Escapes. I also have this fascination with the twisted stairs of Quebec… the fire escapes, in French we say “escaliers en colimaçon“. Ever since I moved to Quebec, I’m just absolutely and totally fascinated by them. They’re just so special to look at. They catch the light in a particular way and give a new “twist” (pun intended) to plain alleys. And I also like alleys. We don’t have alleys in N.B. Well, not as much as here in Montreal… they’re everywhere and more often than not, they are far from boring.
See the following link for the rest of the pictures:
http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/JazzophileB/Montreal%20Doors%20Alleys%20and%20Fire%20Escapes/
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Cool. There’s this book called ‘the doors of Montreal’. You should check it out. At least you could look at doors in the winter from the inside.