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Forgotten Galicia

Forgotten Galicia

Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire

Tag: Ivano-Frankivsk

Lederer & Popper Photomontage Postcards of Galicia and Beyond

March 31, 2023

I love looking at old photographs of Galician cities and towns, especially postcards with city views. A real treat among these are photomontages — postcard collages. I first came across montage postcards depicting Lviv and was particularly struck by the one with a woman who had fallen from her bicycle. […]

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February 24, 2019

Historical Manhole Covers and Storm Drains in Ivano-Frankivsk

Ivano-Frankivsk, formerly known as Stanisławów, was one of the largest cities in Galicia, and so it is no wonder that many relics of its prewar past can still be found in the urban landscape. In particular, quite a few manhole covers and storm drains still serve the city’s infrastructure.  From […]

November 24, 2017

Photographs of the Lemberg-Czernowitz Railway (1868)

The railway first came to Lviv (Lemberg) in 1861, connecting the city to Przemyśl as part of the connection from Krakow. In 1866 a railway was built connecting Lviv to Chernivtsi (Czernowitz). As a result, the capitals of two Austro-Hungarian crownlands Galicia and Bukovina were connected not only to each other, […]

August 10, 2013

Hand-Painted Signs in Ivano-Frankivsk

Modern hand-painted signs in Ivano-Frankivsk:

August 6, 2013

Ghost Signs in Ivano-Frankivsk

Ivano-Frankivsk, formerly Stanisławów or Stanislaviv, is a small historic city about 2.5 hours south-east of Lviv, located at the foothills of the Carpathians. It was built in the mid-17th century as a private fortress. Along with Lviv, in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Empire, then part of the […]

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Tiles by Buchsbaum & Kindler Lwów. Michal Buchsba Tiles by Buchsbaum & Kindler Lwów. Michal Buchsbaum (Buksbaum) and Józef Kindler established their company in 1911, specializing in the sale and installation of concrete and asphalt products. With multiple locations across the city, their business offered a wide range of products, including pipes of various diameters, hydraulically pressed floor tiles, porcelain bathroom coverings, fireclay firebricks, gypsum, cement, lime, clay, and cement roofing materials, as well as asphalt. Additionally, they provided services such as waterproofing for foundations and wet rooms, sewage system installation, and general construction work.
#tilelove #tilelovers #tilefloor #tiles #tileaddiction #oldtilefloor #oldtiles #vintagetile #antiquetiles #decorativetiles #archidetails #archilovers #architecture_hunter #manufacturersmark #makersmark #lookdown #lwów #lviv #lemberg #galicia #galicja #ukraine
Dragon House at 50 Ivana Franka Street. Built 1910 Dragon House at 50 Ivana Franka Street. Built 1910-12, architect Aleksander Wartersiewicz-Słoniewski, in Rational Secession style with Gothic elements and two reliefs of dragons by Ivan Severa. 
#archidetails #architecturalheritage #architecture_hunter #artnouveaustyle #neogothic #secesja #secessionarchitecture #architecturaldetail #architecturelovers #lviv #lwów #galicia #ukraine
1924 building + Soviet car #architecturalheritage 1924 building + Soviet car
#architecturalheritage #archidetails #architecture_hunter #archilovers #architecturelovers #oldcars #sovietcar #sovietcars #vintagecar #architecturaldetail #architecture #lviv #lwów #львів #ukraine
My favorite house in Vlasna Strikha (Własna Strze My favorite house in Vlasna Strikha (Własna Strzecha) -- a housing development built for city officials and civil servants in 1928-1932. The project was inspired by Ebenezer Howard's "garden city" concept. Architect Władysław Klimczak together with Maksymilian Koczur and M. Kolbuszewski designed 24 private homes in Polish Manor style (styl dworkowy) featuring volutes, porticos, and two-level hipped roofs. Today, many of the houses have undergone renovations and have lost their authentic look. This particular one, nestled behind the lush foliage, remains well-preserved. 
#villas #villadistrict #gardencity #oldbuilding #oldhouselove #oldhouse #oldhouses #houseportrait #housingdevelopment #lwów #interwararchitecture #interwarpoland #lviv #ukraine #architecturalheritage #archidetails #architecturelovers #archilovers
I used to think the inscription "Lwoska" (adjectiv I used to think the inscription "Lwoska" (adjective from the Polish Lwów) on this series of old storm drains was an example of a misspelling of the word "Lwowska." But after learning that "Krakoska" was used in the Polish local regional dialect, I also learned the same was true for Lviv. 
#inscriptions #inscription #stormdrain #oldinscriptions #oldinscription #lwoska #lwów #lviv #ukraine
Exquisite Secession (Art Nouveau) painted ceilings Exquisite Secession (Art Nouveau) painted ceilings. Residential building on Kotsiubynskoho Street. 
#artnouveaustyle #artnouveau #artnouveauarchitecture #secessionarchitecture #secessionstyle #secesja #secession #paintedceiling #murals #fresco #frescos #architecturalheritage #architecture_hunter #archidetails #architecturalornamentation #architectural_ornamentation #architecturaldetail #architecturelovers #lviv #lwów #lemberg #galicia #galicja #ukraine
The chestnut house on Kotsiubynskoho Street, built The chestnut house on Kotsiubynskoho Street, built 1906. The beautiful Secession facade also bears reminders of the war, notably the taped windows on the third floor - precautionary measures taken to prevent glass from flying in the event of a bomb blast. 
#archidetails #architecturalheritage #architecture_hunter #archilovers #architecturalsculpture #architecturelovers #secesja #secessionarchitecture #secessionstyle #secession #artnouveaustyle #artnouveau #artnouveauarchitecture #olddoor #olddoors #olddoorlovers #facadedetail #lviv #lwów #lemberg #galicia #galicja #ukraine
Galician Ukrainian Diaspora Language, Part II: Str Galician Ukrainian Diaspora Language, Part II: Stress
When I moved to Ukraine, I had to learn not only a new vocabulary, as many of the words I grew up speaking in the diaspora were dialectisms, Polonisms, or archaisms, but also adjust the pronunciation of certain words. The stress placement in Galician Ukrainian differs from that of standard Ukrainian spoken in Ukraine today. In some cases, the stress patterns in Galician are closer to Polish than to modern Ukrainian.
It's important to note that the stress patterns of Ukrainian words underwent changes during the period of Russification initiated by the 1933 Orthography. However, I am unsure which words precisely had their stress altered as part of Russification and which are specific to the Galician dialect.
Here are examples of words with different stress patterns between Galician and standard Ukrainian. 
Btw, today it's more common to hear this way of pronouncing words in the diaspora, where the Galician dialect has been better preserved than in Galicia itself.
#languages #language #dialect
#dialects #galiciandialect #galicia
#галичина #галицькийдіалект #ukraine
Inside the main hall of the Ivan Franko National U Inside the main hall of the Ivan Franko National University's Scientific Library (constructed in 1901-1904). Authentic book shelves and murals by Julian Makarevych have been preserved. Drahomanova Street.
#mural #murals #paintedceiling #fresco #frescos #archidetails #architecturalheritage #architecture_hunter #architecture #architecturelovers #archilovers #oldlibrary #libraries #biblioteka #lviv #lwów #львів #galicia #galicia #ukraine
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