Doge's Palace in Venice

 1914 in Venice

My great aunt Inez was a teacher and she traveled all around the world in the summers.

She loved the columns at Doge's Palace in Venice.

Horse in the Wild

 Wild Horse in Arizona

Found this horse wandering in the desert.

An Old View

From my Grandparents yard during a storm.

Of course this is long ago, take a look at the "new" trees on the street.

This is from 3048 N. Frederick Ave. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Paul Boruff

 A Tribute to Paul Boruff's Music

This link takes you to an article by Melissa Fields
It was written a few years ago about Buskers in Salt Lake City.

It still has resonance today as Paul continues to share his music in various venues.

A Tale of Two Buskers

Zang's

 Zang's in Salt Lake City

Loving this old Sign for Zang's Beer
I hope whatever is built next door still offers a view of this one.

These photos of Zang's are from the Utah Historical Society.
The once elegant past of dining and drinking in Salt Lake City.

Kletting Book Launch

Join Allen Roberts and myself at historic Memorial House in Memory Grove in Salt Lake City to launch our biography of Richard K.A. Kletting.
Chat with us about our road of research to share our love of Kletting's genius and body of work.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.

375 N Canyon Rd, Memory Grove Park, Salt Lake City, UT

Coco Chanel

 My dog Coco Chanel

My dog is a great companion, like most dogs.
She was named Coco Chanel on her way to our (her new)
home from the rescue shelter. Coco is a Plott Hound.

She is loving, fierce, cute, protective and irritating.
She is now 11 years old.
Sound like your dog? I love her to the nth degree.

Touring the Utah Supreme Court

 Touring the Utah Supreme Court

I had the opportunity to tour the Utah Supreme Court.

This was in the Scott Matheson Court House in Salt Lake City.

With my Docent friends from the Utah State Capitol.

However the original Supreme Court Room at the Utah State Capitol is my favorite.

Halloween

 Halloween is always interesting

Loving the night.

The Fisher Brewery and Mansion

The Fisher Brewery and Mansion
in Salt Lake City
This is a short story about the Fisher Brewery and Mansion
in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

Richard K.A. Kletting biography

 Richard K.A. Kletting
Utah Architect and Renaissance Man:
His Life and Works

The book is now available for purchase.
The volume is 827 pages with 1400 photos and illustrations.

Born in Germany in 1858, Richard Karl August Kletting was educated and trained in the classics, engineering and architecture in his homeland before moving to Paris where, at age twenty-one, he was employed as a draftsman on three of the City of Light's most impressive Second Empire, Beaux Arts monuments.  Kletting immigrated to the US in 1883. The day after he arrived in Salt Lake City, Richard was hired by architect, John Haven Burton, and together they provided architectural designs for two of the Territory's largest projects — the Insane Asylum in Provo and University of Deseret in the Capitol City. A gifted prodigy of boundless ambition, Kletting soon created his own firm, started a night school and reorganized the Territorial Library. Within a few years he became Utah's dominant architect. Over the ensuing thirty-five years, Kletting would masterfully design more than fifty types of buildings in thirty different architectural styles, earning him the sobriquet, "Dean of Utah Architects" from his peers. His Salt Palace, Saltair Resort and Utah State Capitol were unparalleled successes for the key figure in Utah's late 19th and early 20th century architectural milieu.

Price: $65.00 plus a $10.00 mailing fee

(Free of mailing fee if hand delivered in the Salt Lake City area)

To order books, contact Allen or Nan at:

Allen: allendale72@outlook.com or 801-635-6918

https://www.allendaleroberts.com/my-new-books

Nan: nan@nanweber.com or 385-335-2678

https://nanweber.com/richard-k-a-kletting

Pay by: Check, Cash, PayPal, Venmo

 Been a Long Time

I've been totally absorbed in Kletting research and writing.

My co-author, Allen Roberts, and I have been putting all the finishing touches on our biography of Richard K.A. Kletting, Utah Architect.

This is very close to the artwork for the book cover, from the publisher.

More details as we get close to launch date.