Smoke divide
This post is for the archive of odd regulations. The dotted line on the ceiling of café Verschueren has been put in place to indicate the separation between the smokers and no smokers side of the café. Before the law required that smokers spaces need to be closed off spaces, there was a brief period […] more…
Black light
Sint-Gilliskerkstraat, 1060 Saint-Gilles Street light painted black in order not to intrude in private space. This is a second version of the wooden street light blocker: http://westenberg.constantvzw.org/?p=1069 And one has to admit: it is effective, the light is not reaching the apartment windows on the left at all. Streetlight blocker more…
Sturdy upgrade
Be careful while parking, this orange cone is re-enforced with a steel rod and base. Avenue Fonsny more…
Pavers rearranged
Rue de Merode, 1060, Saint-Gilles Stack of pavement tiles reordered into temporary skateboard object. Note the bridge in the middle. more…
All together now: Basement covers
Here are some images of improvised repairs, alterations to covers of coal cellars that are no longer in use. Some quite decorative ones such as the one above, others are more pragmatic. The basements that were used back in the days to stock coals in general now serve some other function. It used to be […] more…
Hollow symmetry
Rue d’Andenne, 1060 Saint-Gilles more…
1 meter free parking
The Avenue du Roi forms the border between the neighborhoods Saint-Gilles and Foret. When leaving Saint-Gilles a sign says you leave the paid parking zone. One meter further, when entering Foret, a sign tells you you are entering a paid parking zone. more…
Black face
Rue de Montenegro, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Bxl A girls face on an icecream publicity, blocked out with a spray can. more…
Ex shop
Thys-straat, 1060 Sint-Gillis This former shop is inhabited. The small entry niche is converted and now houses plants. Judging from the blue signs next to them, the plants are under safe camera surveillance. more…
New lock Old handle
Rue Lisbonne, 1060 Saint-Gilles more…
Square basement cover
Rue de Prague, 1060 Saint-Gilles Look at me I am an urban reparation. more…
Yellow Black White
Rue d’Andenne, 1060 Saint-Gilles A door with a rather atypical colour scheme. Now that the world cup soccer is played in Brazil and flags of many colours fly in the streets of Brussels, i can’t help wondering of this could be a way to express sympathy to a certain country ? But black yellow and […] more…
No Fiets
Belgradostraat, 1060, Brussels more…
Parkins9
Chaussee de Forest, 1060, Brussel more…
Streetlight blocker
Sint-Gilliskerkstraat, 1060 Saint-Gilles A construction to keep light from street lanterns away from the window of an appartment. Black light more…
Cleaned up appointment times
Rue de la Victoire, St-Gillis, Belgique more…
Watch out, freshly cemented
Avenue Jean Volders, Sint-Gillis, Brussel more…
Carwindow de bois
Leopold II, Molenbeek, Brussels more…
Wood window
Avenue Jean Volders, sint-Gillis more…
Temporary fix in RYB
Jean Volderslaan, 1060, Saint-Gilles, Bruxelles Raincoat used to repair smashed car window. more…
Draft-Bus
Avenue Ducpétiaux Picture by Juego “So, 2 days ago, while I was riding around Brussels to take pictures of sunflowers, (see http://brussels-farmer.blogspot.com for those) I came across an intriguing Bus stop painting. It’s the bus stop called Ducpétiaux near the prison of Saint-Gilles.” more…
Santa spotting
Avenue de la Renaissance more…
Brick blok
St. Gillis, proximity of Place H.Dumont A balcony converted to something solid and without a view. more…
Tapedcar
Rue de Savoie Contribution by Julien Celdran more…
Rearview package 2
Marche aux porcs more…
Rearview package
Rue du grand hospice more…
Nieuw gras voor Brussel
Porte de Hal more…
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