1880s photos on Flickr

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In the 1880s, Dinard was the first seaside resort in France, it was in its golden age. Dinard brings together the aristocracy, political figures and intellectuals from across the continent. It is a cosmopolitan population which mixes with the early English colony. The British presence can be seen through the villas with bow windows, the parks and the English gardens.

DINARD

Bretagne / France

'Back to the basics' by ©hristie by the River 💖

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Finn Slough c. 1980's

Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community located at the south end of No. 4 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The community has approximately 30 residents who live in wooden houses, both floating and built on stilts, along the marshy river bank. Many of the buildings were built between the late 19th century and 1950s and many have decayed severely, while some have been carefully restored. Finn Slough was founded by Finnish settlers who came to Richmond in the 1880s. Most of these residents made a good living from fishing and became local landowners.

I invite you to visit my Finn Slough album. Thanks for visiting ~Christie :)

Not as old as you think by Rebecca Bugge

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Do not use without permission.

[Last upload for a little while - will spend time with family, away from my big computer. But I will probably pop in from time to time, at least.]

The church of Saint Giovanni in Laterano has old roots, dating back to 324 - but you can't really see that in the current building. It was rebuilt several times under different popes - and the most prominent style in the church today is the Baroque. And this part of the church, the apse, is actually 19th century, dating to the the 1880s. The mosaic is a copy of a medieval original, and according to art historians, not even very well done. The seat is for the pope. This remodeling was done on orders from Pope Leo XIII, who actually never visited the church - and he never sat on this throne.

The Basilica of Saint John Lateran has the full name of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (in Italian: Arcibasilica papale di San Giovanni in Laterano). The complete name of the church, in Latin, is Archibasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris et Sanctorum Iohannes Baptista et Evangelista in Laterano. It ranks first among the four Papal Basilicas (major basilicas) in Rome since it is the cathedra (seat) of the bishop of Rome. It also holds the title of ecumenical mother church for Roman Catholics.

Business District, Girard, Illinois by Randy von Liski

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A view of the north side of Girard's square west of the alley that divides the east and west sections of the 100 block of W. Center St. The facade of the Ring Building (third from left) has an ornamental Mesker facade.

According to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, two competing family firms manufactured a prodigious amount of stamped-metal facades and exterior architectural features that graced buildings in Illinois and around the nation. Bernard and Frank Mesker operated Mesker Brothers Iron Works in St. Louis, while their brother, George, competed with them from his Evansville, Indiana, location of George L. Mesker & Co. Both companies, established in the 1880s, continued to manufacture products well into the mid-twentieth century.

The population of Girard at the 2020 census was 1,785.

When Dreams of Gold Turns to Rust by Vince Montalbano (autofocus)

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Nevada City is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States. In the 1880s, it was one of the two major centers of Commerce in what was known as one of the "Richest Gold Strikes in the Rocky Mountain West", sharing this role with its sister city Virginia City. Since the late 1990s, Nevada City has become a tourist attraction for its collection of 19th century buildings within or surrounding the Nevada City Museum & Music Hall.

Archaeological evidence found between the Music Hall and the Nevada City Hotel would indicate earlier than mining era habitation, possibly by white hunters or trappers. The earliest white hunters and trappers in the area had no conscious intention of establishing a city on the site, because the existence of a city would have presumably destroyed their economic base, which was based on the harvesting of beaver.

Nevada City, settled June 6, 1863, contemporary in settlement with Virginia City, as miners following the Fairweather party settled the length of Alder Gulch, and established homes, and businesses in convenient locations, the length of the gulch was known as 14 mile city. Nevada City was the first to become an incorporated city, on February 9, 1865, fully constituted a body corporate and politic. In 1896, the Conrey Placer Mining Company was organized to dredge the gulch for the next 24 years, destroying many of Nevada City’s buildings. The dredges were then disassembled and the heavy wooden barges were left to slowly be reclaimed by nature.

Nevada City was populated by placer miners working several mining districts including Browns Gulch just south of the town and Granite Creek, about two miles northwest of Nevada City. Nevada City was occupied by residents as early as June 6, 1863, and its boom era was between 1863–1875, at this point it was boasted that Nevada City was home to dozens of stores and housing that stretched for six blocks (“Nevada City.”). By 1869, the population of the mining camp had fallen to about 100 people. In 1869 mercantile representation included three general stores, and two saloons. In April 1872, the city contained one miners' store, one brewery, blacksmith shop, butcher shop, livery stable, and a Masonic Hall. Most of the citizens were engaged in mining pursuits, but some of the residents had farms and stock in the valley. In 1875 Nevada City's Population was still in decline, by 1880 the Nevada City census listed 50 people occupying 16 dwellings (US Census 1880). The most commonly listed occupation of Nevada City's working class was "placer miner."

When the mining had come to an end in 1922, about $2.5 billion worth of gold in today's market had been extracted.

Born on the Bayou by ©hristie by the River 💖

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*1 of 2 images. Close up version to follow

Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community located at the south end of No. 4 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The community has approximately 30 residents who live in wooden houses, both floating and built on stilts, along the marshy river bank. Many of the buildings were built between the late 19th century and 1950s and many have decayed severely, while some have been carefully restored. Finn Slough was founded by Finnish settlers who came to Richmond in the 1880s. Most of these residents made a good living from fishing and became local landowners.

Featured in this image is the picturesque Dinner Plate Island School and the Gillnetter, Eva 23653.

Eva was built in 1937 at the Suzuki Brothers Boat Yard as a Japanese–style double–ended gillnetter. She is 29.6’ x 8.0’ x 3.0’ carvel plank construction, cedar over oak.

I invite you to view my 99+ (Fave) album:

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157656422454792

Thank-you so much for all your views, comments and faves

So very appreciated !!

~Christie (happiest) by the River

Survivors by Ivana Mednansky

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Since the 1880s the fishing village of Lonstrup has developed into a pleasant seaside town. Its heyday lasted from around 1920s until 1940, when the railway transported thousands of bathers to Lonstrup from surrounding area. At that time the beach was relatively broad, but the sea has gradually eroded the coastline and edged closer and closer to the town, which has resulted in several houses falling into the sea. Following the violent storm in 1981, during which the sea got as far up the shore as the lifeboat building, the coastal protection of Lonstrup began. This altered the nature of the beach. The cliffs became covered in vegetation and there are now large blocks of granite instead of grains of sand.

In the Fingal Valley by Luminosity 7

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The Fingal Valley in northeastern Tasmania was first settled by colonists in 1827. Coal was first discovered in the 1880s and the towns of Avoca and Fingal both had active mines for over a century. There is still a small coal mine functioning at Avoca, not far from where this photograph was taken. These days sheep farms seem to be the most common industry.

Fall City Hop Drying Shed by Greg L. Jones

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In the 1880s the upper Snoqualmie Valley around Fall City, Washington the growing of hops for brewing beer was the mainstay of the Valley’s economy. In about 1888, George Davis Rutherford built this 20 foot square hop drying shed on his 1500 acre hop farm along the Snoqualmie River. The vented cupola created a draw for the heat generated by stoves used to dry the hops before shipping. Hops grown on Rutherfords and other nearby farms were loaded on ferries at the Falls City Landing and taken downriver to Seattle. From there the hops were shipped to San Francisco, England and Germany. In the early 1900s an aphid infestation along with the high cost of supplies and low prices led to the demise of the hop industry. Timber and dairy farming soon replaced it as the Valley’s economic lifeblood.This shed is the last remnant of the once thriving industry. The building was moved to its present location in 1904, and converted for use as a storage shed. The Fall City Hop Shed Foundation has been instrumental in preservation of the shed, and in 1966 supervised its restoration. The Shed sits in the Fall City Community Park.

Vestiges of Yesterday by Vince Montalbano (autofocus)

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Nevada City is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States. In the 1880s, it was one of the two major centers of Commerce in what was known as one of the "Richest Gold Strikes in the Rocky Mountain West", sharing this role with its sister city Virginia City. Since the late 1990s, Nevada City has become a tourist attraction for its collection of 19th century buildings within or surrounding the Nevada City Museum & Music Hall.

Archaeological evidence found between the Music Hall and the Nevada City Hotel would indicate earlier than mining era habitation, possibly by white hunters or trappers. The earliest white hunters and trappers in the area had no conscious intention of establishing a city on the site, because the existence of a city would have presumably destroyed their economic base, which was based on the harvesting of beaver.

Nevada City, settled June 6, 1863, contemporary in settlement with Virginia City, as miners following the Fairweather party settled the length of Alder Gulch, and established homes, and businesses in convenient locations, the length of the gulch was known as 14 mile city. Nevada City was the first to become an incorporated city, on February 9, 1865, fully constituted a body corporate and politic. In 1896, the Conrey Placer Mining Company was organized to dredge the gulch for the next 24 years, destroying many of Nevada City’s buildings. The dredges were then disassembled and the heavy wooden barges were left to slowly be reclaimed by nature.

Nevada City was populated by placer miners working several mining districts including Browns Gulch just south of the town and Granite Creek, about two miles northwest of Nevada City. Nevada City was occupied by residents as early as June 6, 1863, and its boom era was between 1863–1875, at this point it was boasted that Nevada City was home to dozens of stores and housing that stretched for six blocks (“Nevada City.”). By 1869, the population of the mining camp had fallen to about 100 people. In 1869 mercantile representation included three general stores, and two saloons. In April 1872, the city contained one miners' store, one brewery, blacksmith shop, butcher shop, livery stable, and a Masonic Hall. Most of the citizens were engaged in mining pursuits, but some of the residents had farms and stock in the valley. In 1875 Nevada City's Population was still in decline, by 1880 the Nevada City census listed 50 people occupying 16 dwellings (US Census 1880). The most commonly listed occupation of Nevada City's working class was "placer miner."

When the mining had come to an end in 1922, about $2.5 billion worth of gold in today's market had been extracted.

Well Court. Dean Village, Edinburgh, Scotland by Ilona ...

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Well Court was originally commissioned in the 1880s by Sir John Findlay, who was the proprietor of the Scotsman newspaper.

The architect Sydney Mitchell designed Well Court as model housing for local workers and it was finished in 1886. There were many comforts in living at Well Court: a communal hall, a large courtyard, small but comfortable flats, most with kitchens and sculleries. Nevertheless, residency came with certain obligations. There was a night time curfew and attendance at Sunday religious meetings held in the Communal Hall was compulsory.

Well Court is a rare example of an arts and crafts building in Edinburgh. The category A listed courtyard building is located in Dean Village, just within the World Heritage Site boundary on the north side of the Water of Leith.

In an extensive conservation scheme, carried out by the 55 owners in collaboration with Edinburgh World Heritage, the architectural integrity of the building was restored, and the appearance and stability of the structure was considerably improved.

Edinburgh World Heritage granted a total of £1.1 million towards conservation work on stonework, roof, windows, clock tower and communal areas through its Conservation Funding Programme, which Historic Environment Scotland funds

Only traditional materials were used, going through great efforts to match properties and colour. The characteristic red sandstone was sourced from Corsehill quarry in Dumfries and the roof tiles were handmade Rosemary clay tiles to match the originals.

The window glazing was restored to its original pattern. The original colour scheme was successfully reproduced after being identified through surviving paintwork on the windows in the stair.

The weathercock and clock faces atop the landmark clock tower were re-gilded thanks to donations from the Inches Carr Trust and Ritchies Clockmakers.

Spitsbergen panorama (1880s) by Frank

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Spitsbergen panorama. Photographed in the 1880s by Axel Lindahl, a Swedish photographer who worked in Norway for several years. My colorization of an image in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum).

Glass, cactus (see L) by Herman Hengelo

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Daum collection Nancy France

The Daum collection (of which some 300 are on display) is on display in the museum's 600 m² basement, surrounding the remains of the fortifications of the imposing Haussonville bastion.

The selection offers a complete overview of the production of the Lorraine manufacturer, from its origins in 1878 to its current creations: from the first tableware of the 1880s, through Art Nouveau and then Art Deco creations, crystal pieces from the 1950s, and creations in collaboration with artists such as Dalí and César. The objects bear witness to the crystal factory's continuous and varied research and inventions in techniques, materials, functions, decorations, and forms (glass paste, crystal, wheel or acid engraving, intercalary decoration, etc.).

Rolling back some history ( Finn Slough ) by ©hristie by the River 💖

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I would like to share with you another of BC's best kept secrets, Finn Slough.

If you ever visit the Vancouver Lower Mainland area , this amazing little community is a must see.

An absolutely artist's haven.....

I have been visiting Finn Slough for about 10 years and sadly, I am starting to see more and more decay and rot to this tiny picturesque river side community as you will witness in following images. I will however keep the decay down to a minimum in order to present and preserve the quaint and romantic side.

Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community located at the south end of No. 4 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The community has approximately 30 residents who live in wooden houses, both floating and built on stilts, along the marshy river bank. Many of the buildings were built between the late 19th century and 1950s and many have decayed severely, while some have been carefully restored. Finn Slough was founded by Finnish settlers who came to Richmond in the 1880s. Most of these residents made a good living from fishing and became local landowners.

The sleepy and decaying village of Finn Slough has been repeatedly photographed, and it appears on numerous postcards sold throughout Vancouver tourist shops.

Wikipedia

Life on the Fraser River

Richmond, BC

Canada

I can't thank everyone enough for the overwhelming response to my images.

Each and every view, comment and fave is so very much appreciated.

~Christie (happiest) by the River

Rolling back the years - BC Settlers by ©hristie by the River 💖

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I would like to share with you another of BC's best kept secrets, Finn Slough.

Eva ( Gillnetter - fishing boat) was built in 1937 at the Suzuki Brothers Boat Yard as a Japanese–style double–ended gillnetter. She is 29.6’ x 8.0’ x 3.0’ carvel plank construction, cedar over oak.

As pictured, Eva is peacefully moored in front of the Historic Dinner Plate Island School.

If you ever visit the Vancouver Lower Mainland area , this amazing little community is a must see.

An absolutely artist's haven.....

I have been visiting Finn Slough for about 10 years and sadly, I am starting to see more and more decay and rot to this tiny picturesque river side community, as you will witness in following images. I will however keep the decay down to a minimum in order to present and preserve the quaint and romantic side.

Finn Slough is a tiny Fraser River fishing community located at the south end of No. 4 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The community has approximately 30 residents who live in wooden houses, both floating and built on stilts, along the marshy river bank. Many of the buildings were built between the late 19th century and 1950s and many have decayed severely, while some have been carefully restored. Finn Slough was founded by Finnish settlers who came to Richmond in the 1880s. Most of these residents made a good living from fishing and became local landowners.

Life on the Fraser River

Richmond, BC

Canada

I can't thank everyone enough for the overwhelming response to my images.

Each and every view, comment and fave is so very much appreciated.

~Christie (happiest) by the River

Zang's Beer by Rick Williams

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Nevada City, Montana

Nevada City is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States. In the 1880s, it was one of the two major centers of Commerce in what was known as one of the "Richest Gold Strikes in the Rocky Mountain West", it shared that role with its sister city Virginia City. Since the late 1990s, Nevada City has become one of Montana's biggest tourist attractions, as well as a largely residential area.

a village street by ·dron·

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Дом из деревни Вотроса Пестовского района был построен Добровольскими Яковом Михайловичем и Прасковьей Васильевной. Дом Добровольских состоит из избы-двойни (зимней и летней), клети с подклетью и хозяйственного двора. В 1910-х годах рядом с зимней избой, построенной в 1880-х годах, была возведена вторая летняя изба - пятистенок. Как правило, зимние избы имели меньшие размеры, чем летние. Избы перекрыты общей 2-х скатной вальмовой крышей стропильной конструкции, соединяются передними сенями с наружным крыльцом и задними. В глубине передних сеней, рядом с двором, располагается туалет – «нужник».

The house from the village of Votrosa, Pestovsky District, was built by Dobrovolsky Yakov Mikhailovich and Praskovya Vasilievna. The house of the Dobrovolskys consists of a twin hut (winter and summer), a barn with a basement and a utility yard. In the 1910s, next to the winter hut, built in the 1880s, a second summer hut was erected - a five-wall. As a rule, winter huts were smaller than summer ones. The huts are covered with a common 2-pitched hip roof of a truss structure, connected by the front vestibule to the outer porch and the rear ones. In the depths of the front vestibule, next to the courtyard, there is a toilet - a "outhouse".

Crossroads 1880s Western Victorian Roleplay by Ragnar Rasmussen

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ABANDONED MINE IN FALL by Marsha

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1880s Magnolia Mine near Alma, CO

House with fence in ghost town Cisko by Ria Kock

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Happy Fence Friday

Founded in the 1880s, Cisco had been a railroad fill station.

Slowly, a town grew up around the station that primarily supported the nearby cattle ranchers and sheepherders. With the railroad, the settlement quickly became a provisioning and shipping center for the livestock who ranged in the nearby Book Cliffs.

But like so many once-bustling towns in the West, it shriveled when the interstates came through and was officially abandoned by the 1990s.

With my husband I was on holiday and drove by Cisko in 2015. Now I read that in In that same year Eileen Muza didn’t mean to buy a ghost town, but she did!! She is turning it into an artist haven! Read her story:

roadtrippers.com/magazine/cisco-ghost-town-utah/

Thank you for taken your time to visit me, comments or faves are always much appreciated!

City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA by Urban Florida Photographer

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The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.

On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.

The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.

The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.

The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.

In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.

Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.

Credit for the data above is given to the following website:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach,_Florida

White Knuckles by Dave

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Have watched the exterior of my 1880s Victorian house decline steadily over the past few years. Once the darling of the neighborhood, the paint has become faded, chipped and weathered. It's not that I was ignoring the house, rather putting my DIY efforts to work on the interior. But with the exterior looking increasingly like the abandoned houses that I so love to photograph, the time had come to repaint. Sad to think that all of the wear and tear occurred since my initial restoration. These walls I had once scraped and painted showed so much age. Depressing to think I had aged right along with them. Painting a house is overwhelming; easy to see why I've deferred so long. Best bet in these situations is to just jump in and work on one section at a time. And that's where I'm at, still on my first section. But it feels good to be taking action and transforming old and weathered into new and fresh. Progress has been quite rapid actually, at least it was while working at ground level. My pace decreases in direct proportion to the height of the ladder on which I'm climbing. Once I reach the second floor I go into 'death grip' mode where one hand clutches the ladder at all times, leaving only the other to work. I've gotten accustomed to the height at least somewhat over the past few weeks. It's not quite as terrifying as before, but I'll never enjoy it. But I'm motivated by the satisfaction I get seeing well-preserved century homes, particularly Victorians. There's an unquestionable elegance and dignity to the architecture of this era. Even as they decline.

I came across this lonely house last October. The house simply exudes an atmosphere from over a century ago. I think historic survivors like this can enhance any neighborhood the occupy. But it's a very fine line between deferred maintenance and the haunted house appearance.

1880s Ghost Town. Near Aspen, Colorado by Chip Wiggins

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Cycle Rickshaw by Muhammad Omer Farooqi

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Invented in 1880s, cycle rickshaws are widely used in major cities around the world, but most commonly in cities of South, Southeast & East Asia. They are used primarily for their novelty value, as an entertaining form of transportation for tourists and locals, but they also have environmental benefits and may be quicker than other forms of transport if traffic congestion is high. In November 1991, Pulled & Cycle version of rickshaws were banned in Pakistan – only Auto version remained.

1880s house. Ashcroft Ghost Town. Aspen, Colorado by Chip Wiggins

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The churchyard cemetery of the former St. Andrew's and St. James Presbyterian Church, Cardinal, Ontario, Canada by Lucia

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The old Presbyterian Cemetery was established in 1827. In the mid-1880s, a ship carrying immigrants arrived in the area which had experienced a cholera epidemic on board; numerous immigrants were buried in the southern part of the cemetery in an unmarked area who died shortly after their arrival. In 1897, the cemetery was closed. Many of the bodies and stones from the old cemetery were relocated to the new cemetery, and many unmarked graves were discovered in the process and also moved. These are the few graves that still remain on site.

Saint Valentine’s Day Chocolates by raaen99

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“Nothing is more romantic than chocolate.” - Anonymous

The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 15th of February is "love for chocolate" in honour of Saint Valentine’s Day. In this case for the theme, I have opted for a romantically themed image to match with Saint Valentine’s Day. Recently I acquired a Henderson’s Sweets confectionery sales sample box from the 1880s. Made of brown leather and looking like a rather thin suitcase, it has latches at the side and a lock on the front which when unfastened, allow the front to fold down. Inside it contains six blue leather pull out drawers, each with faceted glass lidded compartments which would have been used by the Henderson’s Sweets salesman to offer samples to potential customers. On the inside of each blue leather lid is a gilded chromolithograph sticker from the early 1900s for Henderson’s Taykakisses, which were heart shaped sweets that Henderson’s Sweets sold. Henderson’s Taykakisses were introduced in October 1906 in once pence and thruppence bags. I am showing the best preserved of the six stickers in this photo, along with two Haigh’s Chocolatiers dark chocolate hearts (one wrapped in brown foil and the other unwrapped. If this doesn’t share a love for chocolate, I don’t know what does! I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile.

Henderson’s was founded in Australia 1903, its first successful product being Henderson’s Herbal Cough Drops. The company soon became well known for its popular “Wee Macgreegor” Butterscotch and Almond Taiblets, Milkoko Bars and Honey Kisses, a type of caramel with wrappers bearing “love mottoes”. After a factory fire at James Steadman Sweets in 1916, they merged with Henderson’s Sweets and the merged company was known as James Stedman-Henderson Sweets and the sold under the brand Sweetacres after a competition amongst the staff. They invented some of Australia’s most iconic sweets including Minties, Fantales and Jaffas. Sweetacres merged with another Australian confectionery company, Hoadley’s, in 1967. The group was acquired by the British firm Rowntree in 1971 and became Rowntree Hoadley. In 1988, Nestlé took control of the British based Rowntree company, allowing Nestlé Australia to absorb Rowntree Hoadley’s operations. Around the same time, Nestlé acquired the Melbourne-based sweet maker, Allen’s. In a subsequent brand reshuffle, the heroes of the Sweetacres range became Allen’s products and the Sweetacres name was relegated to history.

On the 1st May 1915, Alfred E. Haigh opened the doors of the very first Haigh’s Chocolates store in the Beehive Building at 34 King William Street, Adelaide South Australia. Alfred began adding his own flavour to the industry and in 1917 he started producing chocolate-covered fruit centres. Business boomed. Alfred passed away suddenly in 1933, and his son Claude took over the running of the business, which had by then grown to six stores. During the Second World War, supplies were difficult. Yet despite the sugar rationing Haigh’s managed to keep on trading, making boiled sweets and wrapped toffees for the armed forces. Alfred’s grandson, John Haigh, joined the business in 1946 with a vision to take Haigh’s chocolate making to new heights. He trained in Switzerland with Lindt and Sprungli and visited the United States to look at production, shop styles and marketing. During the 1950s and 60s, Haigh’s chocolates were also sold in the cinema. In 1965 Haigh’s opened the first store outside South Australia, in Collins Street Melbourne, where Haigh’s chocolates proved to be just as popular. Haigh’s chocolates is still a family owned and run business, and is the oldest family owned chocolatiers in Australia.

Paradise Lost by Greg Brown

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Back in the day, I used to joke with railfans that the area around Southern Pacific's Siskiyou Line should be called "Siskiyoulineland." Basically unchanged since it was built in the 1880s, the Siskiyou was a railfan Disneyland.

This scan of an MEWCM snaking across the Shasta Valley in April 1987 is a good case in point. It illustrates both the 19th-Century 'no frills' engineering of the Siskiyou and the awesome scenery. The Cotton Belt caboose was just a bonus.

Trains still run here today. However, a couple of Genesee & Wyoming GP38s with a dozen or so freight cars just isn't the same.

A Souvenir from a Night at the Cirque Parisienne by raaen99

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Scrapbooking was a popular pastime in Victorian times for both children and adults. Creating a scrapbook was not only a craft project, it was also a way of preserving memories.

In the 1800s, the automated printing press was invented. Suddenly books and printed material became much more widely available. As well as writing in their commonplace books, people began to cut out and stick in printed items. Things like greeting cards, calling cards, postcards, prayer cards, advertising trading cards and newspaper clippings were collected. Some of these books contained a mix of personal journal entries, hand-drawn sketches and watercolours, along with various scraps of printed material. These books were literally books of scraps.

By the 1820s, collectable scraps had become more elaborate. Some items were embossed: a process by which a die (a metal stamp for cutting or pressing) was punched into the reverse side of the paper, giving the front a raised three-dimensional appearance.

In 1837, the first year of Queen Victoria's reign, the colour printing process known as chromolithography was invented. This lead to the production of ‘ready made’ scraps. Brightly coloured and embossed scraps were sold in sheets with the relief stamped out to the approximate shape of the image. These pre-cut scraps were connected by small strips of paper to keep them in place. The laborious task of cutting out small pictures was thus removed, and sales of scraps went soaring. Many of the best-quality scraps of the period were produced in Germany, where bakers and confectioners used small reliefs to decorate cakes and biscuits for special occasions such as christenings, weddings, Christmas and Easter.

These embossed chromolithograph scraps are of German and British in origin and date from the 1880s.

The circus themed cards with their gilding are part of a set of eight which are French (although unmarked) and date from the 1870s.

All The Students Are Gone by Rick Williams

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Silver City, Idaho

Silver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the 1880s, it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70 standing buildings, all of which are privately owned.

Silhouette d'un Jeune Enfant by raaen99

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“Tuesday 14th of June, 1932 - Today we received the three paper silhouette profiles we commissioned from Monsieur Hardy the caricaturist, including a lovely one of our daughter"

This pretty silhouette cut delicately and with precision from thin black card, is by the silhouette caricaturist J. M. Hardy, who had a studio at 4 Passage du Couëdic, in Rennes. It is a profile of a young child, most likely a little girl, cut in 1932 when a family were travelling through the Ille et Vilaine in Brittany. Notice the girl's fashionable pageboy bob hairstyle of the era and her long eyelashes. This is just one of three family silhouettes commissioned of the artist that I own. The other two are of the child's mother and father.

The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" the 18th of July is "black" where for the theme, I am required to photograph something black, be it an object, animal or plant, but the image is not allowed to be a black and white one. I immediately thought of the family’s silhouette profile portraits commissioned from the artist J.M. Hardy in the Ille et Vilaine which are carefully preserved amidst a cache of old French postcards and trade cards. To emphasise the blackness of the silhouette I have photographed it against a bright background of gilded (rather appropriately) French chocolate cards of young children from the 1870s and 1880s. I hope you like my choice of subject for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile.

Ipoh Old Town by VERODAR

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A misty morning in Ipoh Old Town, Perak along "Tin Town" Street ( Jalan Bandar Timah, Timah is the local Malay word for tin). Originally a village, Ipoh began to grow rapidly in the 1880s after huge deposits of tin was discovered within its vicinity. Its geographic location in the rich tin-bearing valley of the Kinta River made it a natural centre of growth.

Ruigoord by Salo Waas

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Ruigoord is a village in the Houtrakpolder in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated within the municipality of Amsterdam. Until the 1880s, it was an island in the IJ bay, which was turned into a polder. In the 1960s, the municipality planned to extend the Port of Amsterdam. From 1972 onwards squatters occupied buildings and started a free zone. After resisting eviction in 1997, the area was legalized in 2000. The village is nowadays partially closed in by the port, and lies about 8 km east of Haarlem.

In 1964, plans were drawn up by the municipality of Amsterdam to build the Africa Harbour for the petrochemical industry. The plan included the annexation of 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of land belonging to Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, including the village of Ruigoord. Amsterdam immediately set out to acquire real estate in and around Ruigoord, and started to prepare the farmland for construction.

In 1972, a group of artists squatted some abandoned houses. In 1973, Frank IJsselmuiden became mayor of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, and wanted to put the annexation to a vote. The same evening, he received a call from Ferdinand Kranenburg, the Queen's Commissioner of North Holland who told him hat annexation was a done deal and not open for discussion. A lengthy legal battle between Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude on the one hand, and Amsterdam and the Province of North Holland on the other hand commenced. For strategic reasons, the squatters were encouraged to settle in Ruigoord.

The village was scheduled to be demolished on 23 July 1973. On Sunday 22 July 1973, the local priest performed his last mass and handed the keys of the church to the squatters. The next day, the road to the village was barricaded, and the squatters led by Hans Plomp and Gerben Hellinga successfully managed to stop the demolition crew. The 1973 oil crisis further complicated the Africa Harbour project.

Ruigoord became a free zone and started to attract artists like Simon Vinkenoog. It also became known for its drugs. In 1984, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude tried to change the village into a "green zone" where industry is not allowed, but the plans were blocked by the Province. In November 1995, mayor IJsselmuiden accepted an offer to become mayor of Edam-Volendam. His main reason for resigning was the tiresome 22-year legal battle with Amsterdam.

On 1 January 1997, Amsterdam annexed Ruigoord. The squatters decided to continue their fight against the harbour, and started the Groenoord plan to turn the village into an ecological zone. On 7 October 1997, 200 policemen of the Mobiele Eenheid, the Dutch riot squat, were sent into Ruigoord to remove the squatters. The entire area, except for the village, was flattened and prepared for construction by the Port of Amsterdam. The legal battle advanced all the way to Court of Justice of the European Union.

In 2000, a compromise was reached. The village of Ruigoord was allowed to exist as an enclave within the harbour. Initially, Amsterdam did not want to allow residency in the village.

Current situation:

Ruigoord as an enclave in the harbour.

Ruigoord exists as a squatted zone to this day, but it is now legalized. Full moon parties are regularly organised in the formerly Roman Catholic village church and every year there is the Landjuweel (Land Jewel) festival in August.

Since the early 2000s, the village has staged an annual poetry festival over the Whitsun weekend, Vurige tongen (Fiery Tongues). One of the festival's three days is always devoted to international poets. From 2003 on, a yearly Ruigoord Trophy has been awarded to individuals who have selflessly dedicated themselves to maintaining the village as an important cultural stronghold. The first such trophy was presented to Simon Vinkenoog. Three notable non-Dutch trophy holders are the late American poet and photographer Ira Cohen, the Canada-born writer Jordan Zinovich, and the Amsterdam-based American poet and writer Eddie Woods.

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The Launceston Hotel by Edward Newton

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There has been a hotel on this site since 1826. The current building was constructed in the 1880s with an impressive facade that remains today. In more recent years it has been the home of "Lonnies Niteclub".

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Stonewall J. Williams Plantation (1880s) by Mike McCall

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Sydney Town Hall - by night (Explored) by Jo Masters

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The Sydney Town Hall is a landmark sandstone building in Sydney. It stands opposite the Queen Victoria Building and alongside St Andrew's Cathedral. The Town Hall was built in the 1880s – on the site of an old cemetery – from local Sydney sandstone. It remains the only non-religious city building from the era to retain its original function and interior. The Centennial Hall (main hall) contains the Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ, the world's largest pipe organ with tubular pneumatic action, built from 1886 to 1889 and installed in 1890 by the English firm of William Hill & Son. This organ possesses one of only two full-length 64′ organ stops in the world (the Contra-Trombone in the pedal). Before the opening of the Sydney Opera House and its Concert Hall, the Town Hall was Sydney's premier concert hall, and many notable performances took place there.

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The Sunshine Coast by Robert Allan Bear

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Yesterday, I composed this image from a typical inlet on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada.

Located on the southern coast of British Columbia, Canada, the Sunshine Coast extends 180 kilometres between Howe Sound in the southeast and the entrance to Desolation Sound in the northwest. The rugged mountains bordering these inlets cut the Sunshine Coast off from direct road connection to the rest of the province, so even though it’s part of the British Columbian mainland, you can only get to the Sunshine Coast by ferry, private boat, or plane. The Sunshine Coast is deeply forested and sparsely populated.

Settlement of this area by Europeans and other non-Indigenous peoples began in the 1880s. Fishing and logging were the main occupations of the settlers, along with small-scale farming, mainly for their subsistence. The establishment of logging camps in the Powell River area in the 1880s was a precursor to more significant economic developments.

The naming of “The Sunshine Coast” originated with a pioneer family: the Roberts of Roberts Creek. In 1914, Harry Roberts painted “The Sunshine Belt” name on the side of the freight house on the first wharf built in Roberts Creek, and the name was used to promote Roberts Creek as a summer resort destination. When Black Ball Ferries started a car ferry service to the coast in 1951, they started using the term “Sunshine Coast” to promote the whole area, and the name quickly caught on.

The luxury of choice by hehaden

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I always look forward to the last challenge of the Macro Mondays year when we are allowed to revisit any of the themes from the last year. There was so much to choose from, but I'm guessing it won't be too much of a surprise that I opted for Vintage, even though it was only a month ago. I was powerless to resist. :)

This button is hand painted Limoges porcelain and dates back to the 1880s. It's ⅞" wide. It's standing on a piece of vintage linen and against a Limoges bone china demi tasse coffee cup, which is also over 100 years old.

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The Vyrnwy Dam by *alemap*dot*m

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Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy valley and submerged the village of Llanwddyn.

The Vyrnwy dam is 45 metres (146 ft) high from the bottom of the valley, and 37 metres (120 ft) thick at the base; it is 355 metres (1,165 ft) long and has a road bridge running along the top. It is decorated with over 25 arches and two small towers each with four corner turrets rising 4.3 metres (14 ft) above the road surface.

About 1,200 metres (0.75 mi) from the dam is the reservoir's straining tower. Standing only 30 metres (98 ft) from the shore, its purpose is to filter or strain out material in the water with a fine metal mesh, before the water flows along the aqueduct to Liverpool. Its architecture represents Gothic revival, built at the same time as the dam. The tower as a whole is 47 metres (154 ft) tall, 32 metres (104 ft) of which is above top water level, and is topped with a pointed copper-clad roof, coloured light green.

A Victorian Nanny Brooch by raaen99

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“A nanny, by being the child's doughty defender, may put sensitive noses out of joint.” – Jacob Rees-Mogg (British politician)

Antique jewellery can often be not just beautiful, but also a wonderful window into a time gone by, such as this charming antique nanny brooch dating from the Victorian era. Dating from the 1880s, this was, as the name suggests, worn by the family nanny as a traditional brooch and when she was out with the children, if they tore a hole or seam in their clothing whilst playing, it could quickly be repaired thanks to the hollow section in the centre that contained needle and thread. Made simply of brass and set with a goldstone or aventurine with a stylised fleur de lys leaf pattern to either side of it, the brooch measures 48.8 millimetres in length by 6 millimetres wide at the centre, and one end cleverly unscrews to allow the needle and thread to be kept securely inside and ready at a moment's notice.

The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 1st of September is "needles". I immediately thought of an etui (a small ornamental case for holding needles) of which I have several in my possession. Then I remembered that my mother gave me an antique nanny brooch a few years ago. She had great pleasure watching my face light up with delight as I unscrewed the secret compartment to reveal the needle and threads, more than a century old, carefully ensconced in the bar of the brooch. Although not made in gold or platinum, or set with sapphires or diamonds, there is no doubt that this antique nanny brooch is just as charming as any antique brooch and certainly a wonderful talking point. One can almost imagine the scene now with rambunctious children of a wealthy Victorian era family playing in a park, whilst under the caring gaze of Nanny. I hope you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.

Police Headquarters Block, Former Central Police Station Compound 中區警署古蹟群, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong, Declared Monuments by Snuffy

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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Kwun:

Tai Kwun, or the Former Central Police Station Compound (CPS Compound) includes three declared monuments in Central, Hong Kong: the former Central Police Station, the Former Central Magistracy, and the Victoria Prison. Surrounded by Hollywood Road, Arbuthnot Road, Chancery Lane, and Old Bailey Street, the compound underwent a heritage revitalisation and reopened to the public on 29 May 2018[1] as Tai Kwun (Chinese: 大館), a centre for heritage and arts.

The Former Central Police Station Compound (FCPSC), built between 1841 and 1925, comprises 16 historic buildings grouped under the former Central Police Station, the Former Central Magistracy, and the Victoria Prison. Most of the city's historic colonial architecture had been bulldozed for development before the British government handed it back to China in 1997.

The first building in the FCPSC is the Magistrate's House, with jail blocks, which were built in 1841. In 1899, the former Central Prison was renamed to Victoria Prison (or Victoria Gaol). The site underwent numerous expansions and reconstruction over the next century. In 1862, the number of prisoners increased to 650, and the government decided to develop the land nearby. The series of compounds hence formed Tai Kwun. Victoria Prison was decommissioned in 2006.

In 2008, the government of Hong Kong partnered with the Hong Kong Jockey Club to conserve and revitalise the complex, which turned into one of the most significant and expensive revitalisation projects in the territory, costing HK$1.8 billion; work began in 2011.

The conversion was completed in phases. Work faced a setback when a wall and roof collapsed in 2016. The Buildings Department prosecuted a subcontractor it deemed responsible for the accident, which was reportedly triggered by the failure of a brick pier that had been structurally undermined. Tai Kwun partially reopened to the public in May 2018.

A Former Central Police Station (CPS) Revitalisation Project was established to conserve and revitalise the heritage site for reuse. The project was operated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and took eight years and HK$3.8 billion or about US$480M in 2018.

Tai Kwun, named after the historical colloquial name of the compound, is a mix of heritage and contemporary architecture. 16 heritage buildings have been restored for reuse. An additional two new buildings have been constructed, featuring designs inspired by the site's historic brickwork.

As early as the 1880s, the name Tai Kwun has been recorded in news articles in reference to the Former Central Police Station.

In 2018, Time listed Tai Kwun in its "World's Greatest Places 2018" list.

In 2019, Tai Kwun was awarded "Award of Excellence" from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

The long and winding road by Jim Roberts Gallery

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The road takes you around the Victorian reservoir of Lake Vyrnwy. Its stone-built dam, built in the 1880s, is the first of its kind in the world. The Nature Reserve and the area around it are protected by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and Severn Trent Water. The reservoir was built for the purpose of supplying Liverpool and Merseyside with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy Valley and submerged the small village of Llanwddyn.

Today it is a popular retreat, for people in the West Midlands and Merseyside for days out, and also for ornithologists, cyclists, and hikers. The Reserve is designated as a National Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area, and a Special Area of Conservation.

The old village of Llanwddyn in the head of the Vyrnwy Valley included a post office, an inn and parish church just like other Welsh villages of its time. People still lived in the village as the dam was being constructed, and down the valley in front of the new dam the Liverpool Corporation built the new village ready for when the valley was going to be flooded. In all two chapels, three inns, ten farmhouses, and 37 houses were all to be lost under reservoir. Even the remains of bodies from the chapel's cemeteries were removed before the flood, and respectfully re-buried in the new church cemetery. Also lost under the water was Eunant Hall, a large house and estate owned by a member of the local gentry. Along with all the other buildings behind the dam this also was demolished, though no new Hall was built.

The old village can still be seen during drought conditions when the reservoir is very low, and the foundations of several buildings still survive. The village has been relocated and is now at two locations: on a slope adjacent to the dam, and at the bottom of the valley below the dam. The new village was built approximately 2 miles away and still keeps the name Llanwddyn (population 300). The village is very small, but still supplies for the many thousands of tourists which visit the lake and reserve each year. It is equipped with cafes, an RSPB Shop, several gift shops which sell local crafts and produce. Llanwddyn is in a prime location for tourists, as it is near the border of Snowdonia National Park, and lies between the Cambrian Mountains and the Berwyn range.

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Habour St Oamaru NZ. by Bernard Spragg. NZ

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The Harbour & Tyne Historic Precinct was the original commercial district of Oamaru. The grand, highly decorated buildings were built from locally quarried limestone - Oamaru whitestone, as it is called. Today the area is recognised as having New Zealand's most complete collection of Victorian buildings.

City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA by Urban Florida Photographer

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