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Although tulips are associated with Holland, both the flower and its name originated in the Persian empire. The tulip, or lale (from Persian لاله, lâleh) as it is also called in Turkey, is a flower indigenous to Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and other parts of Central Asia.
Between 1634 and 1637, the early enthusiasm for the new flowers triggered a speculative frenzy now known as the tulip mania and tulip bulbs were then considered a form of currency.
9F 92062, more usually associated with the heavy ore trains pauses at Beamish with a coal train. Note the ancient slotted signal. When hauling coal 9Fs were diagrammed loads of 12 hoppers, roughly 300 tons, nothing on the mainline but a real challenge between South Pelaw and Consett where the gradient was 1 in 35 in three places. The day I took this photo the line was so busy the next three trains were also held at the signal. That was when the North East had heavy industry!
The former DuPont facility (now Invista) in Seaford, Delaware is an unusual and historically interesting site. It was the. fIrst nylon manufacturing faciliity in the world, located on the otherwise sleepy, agriculturally dominated Delmarva Peninsula. When nylon was discovered in the late 1930s, it was a "miracle fabric", and immediately found application in manufacture of nylon stockings, parachutes, tents, etc. Dupont sold the business eventually, but retained the real estate and the liabilities associated with environmental monitoring and cleanup.
Wilson & Associates Funeral Service East Chapel (4,654 square feet)
5004 Nine Mile Road, Richmond, VA
This funeral home opened in 2014; it was originally a Bonanza, which was built and opened in 1978.
Marrakech has the largest traditional Berber market in Morocco and the image of the city is closely associated with its souks
The souks of Marrakech are the largest in Morocco and famed throughout the world as one of the most exotic places to shop. They also represent the oldest part of a city that's always thrived on commerce. For the first-timer, the souks can be a bewildering place.
Historically, all souks were divided and laid out according to separate commodities being made and sold, with the most valuable products (gold, manuscripts) positioned in the centre of the main souk area and lesser goods radiating out from there. Today, little has changed. Each souk is still named after the product being sold and, aside from allowances for modern tastes, the goods are similar to how they would have been a thousand years ago.
The souks thread north from Jemaa el Fna and continue in a winding labyrinth until they hit the Musée de Marrakech.
Design by M Moser Associates
When workspace designer M Moser redesigned its Hong Kong office, it was determined to visibly demonstrate the benefits of migrating to a more technologically sophisticated, collaborative and Sustainable style of working. The doubling of existing meeting spaces and integration of shared areas such as team hubs, plus ‘heads down’ rooms for more private working and meetings ensured enhanced knowledge sharing. Collaboration was further improved by the seamless integration of new technologies. Incorporating optimised natural daylight, plus energy-efficient individually-lit, island style personal workstations and extensively recycling existing fittings and furnishings, the new office shortly expects to receive LEED certification.
Lead Designer: Karen Wong
Photography: Vitus Lau, Stefan Ripperger
Text: W. Frederic Nitschke
Erik Schatzker, Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg Businessweek
Marc Rowan, Co-Founder and CEO, Apollo Global Management
Purchased by Cobham Bus Museum with two NS chassis', but none of the parts are the same, so it was sold on to new owners, whose first task involved destroying the body, so it could be passed off as a Green Line example. Fitted with a 6 cylinder sleeve valve engine.
I was visiting with Jeanette, a classmate of mine, on campus when he approached, trailing his rollerboard suitcase, and asked for directions to a city information bureau. He had a British accent and friendly manner. He had just gotten off the bus from Buffalo and had walked a couple of blocks to where we met. He is visiting Toronto from Coventry England. Jeanette was just on her way to meet a friend so I told him I would give him directions. He seemed an interesting fellow so we stood on the street chatting for a few minutes. He was surprised (and pleased) that I knew of Coventry because, as he said, many people draw a blank when he mentions it. It is famous for its cathedral, among other things. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry) We shook hands. Meet John from Coventry.
John is 84 and is retired from a career in the plastics manufacturing industry. “Do you know of bakelite?” he asked. “Yes, I do.” “Well my career didn’t have anything to do with bakelite” he said with a wry smile, but with other forms of plastic. “Were you a chemical engineer?” I asked, trying to get a handle on his expertise. “Well, you’re glorifying me just a bit” he said. Call it a “production manager.”
John has arrived in Toronto to spend the final week of his holiday getting to know this part of Canada. He started out in New York before going to Buffalo prior to his arrival in Toronto. He had the name and address of a hostel to stay at but wanted to get to the visitor’s bureau for maps and other suggestions for his week in the city. I told him there is an office nearby and said I would walk him over but first I wanted to invite him to join my Human Family photography project. “Sure” he said. “I’d be glad to.” I asked him if he’s ever heard of Humans of New York. “Can’t say that I have” he replied. “Good” I continued, because this isn’t quite the same.” We laughed as I got even with him for his use of bakelite as an example of what he had not worked with. John had that friendly, dry wit which we often associate with the British.
As we moved out of the direct afternoon sunlight to a rather grungy nearby loading dock which offered diffuse light, John said he had been interested in photography in past years. “Have you ever worked with wet plates?” Wow. I feel that my past experience with developing 35mm black and white film sets me apart from most people I know and here’s a guy who has worked with wet plates! Photos taken, we continued to chat and he was a fascinating man. “What has been your biggest surprise so far on this trip?” I asked. “I had no idea that Buffalo had a load of Frank Lloyd Wright homes so that was a fantastic treat. I had architecture student flatmates when I was in school and some of it rubbed off on me. I really appreciate architecture.” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright) I asked if he’d seen Niagara Falls and he said “Oh yes. I couldn’t be that close to the Falls without taking the boat tour and getting myself soaked in the spray!” I asked if he traveled a lot and he said “There were a number of years when I was unable to travel, so now I’m trying to make up for it.” What a guy.
When I asked about the greatest challenge he’s faced in life he said “I can’t really give you an answer to that one so I’ll just take a pass.” “How about a message to share through my project?” “Well” he said, “don’t give people advice because given a bit of encouragement they can usually figure things out for themselves using their own resources.” A most interesting message. “What did you like most about your career in the plastics manufacturing industry?” “I’d say the greatest satisfaction was in getting people to do what they really didn’t want to do” he said. “Oh, so you’re a very persuasive guy?” “No, you don’t get it” he said. “You don’t persuade; you encourage them to come up with the idea themselves and volunteer to do it!” I couldn’t help laughing. What an interesting and clever fellow.
I asked if he had an email address to send his photo to and he said “I’m afraid not. My cyber footprint is nonexistent but thank you anyway.”
I walked John over to the travel bureau, only to discover it had been moved to Union Station about a mile away. “That’s fine” John said. “Just point me in the right direction and I’ll be fine. My suitcase just follows along quietly on its wheels.” I walked him to Yonge Street and pointed him south. It was time for me to head for home and for John to find his map and accommodations for the night. I hope I’ve got half that much spirit of adventure when I reach 84.
Thank you John for the friendly chat and for taking part in the Human Family project. Enjoy your stay in Toronto and safe travels back to Coventry.
This is my 78th submission to The Human Family on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
Design by M Moser Associates
When workspace designer M Moser redesigned its Hong Kong office, it was determined to visibly demonstrate the benefits of migrating to a more technologically sophisticated, collaborative and Sustainable style of working. The doubling of existing meeting spaces and integration of shared areas such as team hubs, plus ‘heads down’ rooms for more private working and meetings ensured enhanced knowledge sharing. Collaboration was further improved by the seamless integration of new technologies. Incorporating optimised natural daylight, plus energy-efficient individually-lit, island style personal workstations and extensively recycling existing fittings and furnishings, the new office shortly expects to receive LEED certification.
Lead Designer: Karen Wong
Photography: Vitus Lau, Stefan Ripperger
Text: W. Frederic Nitschke
1915 postmarked postcard view of a grain elevator at Medaryville, Indiana. This business is shown in the 1904 Sanborn™ fire insurance map set for Medaryville and is identified as the Crabs, Reynolds & Taylor Grain Elevator. In the 1909 map set, little had changed except the name. The elevator had become the Guild & Robinson (lessees) Elevator with Crabs, Reynolds and Taylor as owners.
The elevator was located on the northwest corner where the Monon Route (Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad) crossed Pearl Street. The photographer was facing northwest from the southeast side of the Pearl Street crossing. The elevator business office was in the wood frame building on the corner. The 1904 map set shows the railroad depot one block south on the southeast corner of the Main Street crossing, but the 1909 map set shows a larger depot structure about ½ block farther south.
From a private collection.
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Wikipedia says:
The fortress of Kuelap or Cuélap (Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Perú), is a walled city associated with the Chachapoyas culture built in 6th century AD.
It consists of more than four hundred buildings surrounded by massive exterior stone walls.
The complex is situated on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley in northern Peru and roughly 600 meters long and 110 meters wide.
It could have been built to defend against the Huari or others, but evidence of hostile groups at the site is minimal.
The monumental ruins of Kuelap are situated at 3000 metres above sea level. The ruins of Kuelap are located at the summit of a hill that rises on the left bank of the Utcubamba, at coordinates 6°25′07″ S 77°55′24″ W, according to the engineer Hernán Corbera.
Radiocarbon dating samples show that construction of the structures started in the 6th century AD and the complex was occupied until the Early Colonial period (1532-1570).
Through the pre-Columbian, conquest and colonial periods, there are only four brief written references to Kuelap.
It was rediscovered in 1843, when Juan Crisóstomo Nieto, a judge in Chachapoyas, made a survey of the area and took note of Kuelap's great size; he was guided by villagers who had known of the site for generations.
Subsequently, Kuelap gained the attention of explorers, historians and archaeologists. Notable observers who helped publicize the site included Frenchman Louis Langlois who wrote a description of Kuelap in the 1930s, Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier, Ernst Middendorf, Charles Wiener and Antonio Raimondi.
The first exploratory expedition mounted by archaeologists was directed by Federico Kauffmann Doig between May and June 1997.
Five mausoleums, protected by a cave filled with rock paintings, were found to be replete with funeral bundles, objects of ceramics, quipus, etc., attributable to the Chachapoyas culture.
In July 2010, remains of 79 human bodies dating back to the seventh century AD were found inside a stone wall believed to have been a secondary grave site. The remains had been removed from their original resting places, a widespread custom in pre-Columbian Peru. Most of the human bones found to date are adult.
For more information, see:
www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/kuelap-pe...
In 2009, SUPERVALU sold the majority of their Albertsons locations in Utah to wholesaler Associated Food Stores, who converted many locations to the "Fresh Market" banner.
Fresh Market, former Albertsons, on Harrison Boulevard in South Ogden, Utah.
This rare 1971 photo shows the very busy Lakehurst mall. A sight that became rare by 1991,
via GRUEN ASSOCIATES ARCHIVES
The associated video with this picture series is Our Trip to Crete on YouTube.
This part of our adventures on our Grand Tour of Europe is in episode three of the Take Flight with Scott video series on YouTube. Please join us there for even more content from this trip. Part one is our time on Crete, Greece with our teen nieces Madeline and Emily.
Also, you can follow my personal ZiffedTraveler Instagram or the TakeFlight with Scott Instagram pages for more content and news. We are on Facebook, too.
DRS were contracted to transport construction materials to the Low Level Nuclear Waste Repository at Drigg in the Autumn 2015. The stone was loaded from a stockpile by a wheeled loader on the Associated British Ports' Barrow Docks branch on Cavendish Dock Road. 66422 is seen at the head of the train which will form 6C73, the 1450 Barrow Docks (Abp) to Sellafield (Drs).The train is standing just beyond the site of the former Buccleuch Junction where - at one time - the line from Salthouse Junction split into three routes serving a vast network of freight and passenger lines.
Adjaye Associates Identity
Design Mode
"Our solution was to directly reflect the physical qualities and aesthetic of the studio’s work and focus on Adjaye’s trademark use of inventive materials. The identity features a series of ‘architectural imprints’ which reference actual elevation drawings taken directly from current projects and utilises a varied range of materials and print techniques which play on both form, structure and light, to embody the spirit of Adjaye’s approach.
Business cards feature, ‘assembled’ double layering through which the typography runs, an analogy of construction and form.”
An advert for Associated Motorways that featured on the rear cover of the ABC Coach & Bus Guide for summer 1960. Associated Motorways were a pool of operators, whose members varied slightly over the years, but included Black & White, Red & White, Midland Red, Western/Southern National, Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties. The co-ordinated services would last forty years until 1974, when licenses were transferred to National Travel (South West).
The advert includes Black & white Motorways Guy Arab UF/Willowbrook PAD 186 working between London and Swansea.
A Pomegranate treasure!
I did this one away from home last week. It's handy having smaller puzzles to keep me puzzling when away. My Jigsort portable jigsaw case comes in handy when not at home.
Evelyn De Morgan was a successful, prolific artist whose style is distinctive in its rich use of colour, allegory, and the dominance of the female form. De Morgan presented strong, athletic women who are beautiful and robust. She often allegorised women as metaphors of hope and courage, and also as figures of divine power.
Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers, especially associated with springtime.
Selber Brothers Department Store was founded in 1907 and originally was located in the Ricou-Brewster Building. In 1956, they moved to this building which was designed by Somdal, Smitherman, Sorenson and Associates. The chain was purchased by Dillards in 1988. Found in the Shreveport Commercial Historic District on the National Register #82002760.
Erik Schatzker, Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg Businessweek
Marc Rowan, Co-Founder and CEO, Apollo Global Management
Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter ODOT Annual Meeting, Salem, OR, Feb. 21, 2020.
Design by M Moser Associates
When workspace designer M Moser redesigned its Hong Kong office, it was determined to visibly demonstrate the benefits of migrating to a more technologically sophisticated, collaborative and Sustainable style of working. The doubling of existing meeting spaces and integration of shared areas such as team hubs, plus ‘heads down’ rooms for more private working and meetings ensured enhanced knowledge sharing. Collaboration was further improved by the seamless integration of new technologies. Incorporating optimised natural daylight, plus energy-efficient individually-lit, island style personal workstations and extensively recycling existing fittings and furnishings, the new office shortly expects to receive LEED certification.
Lead Designer: Karen Wong
Photography: Vitus Lau, Stefan Ripperger
Text: W. Frederic Nitschke
Religion has always been important to the African-American community. This is especially true in Harlem, which is considered by many to be the center of Black America.
For the most part, the symbols of faith associated with the Black church and spirituality in the United States have been Judeo-Christian in nature. For example, if you walk through Harlem you will surely see a church or three. There are also mosques and synagogues scattered throughout.
So it came as a surprise to me when, as I was walking along 118th Street, I came across this statue in the photo. It's Ganesha, a *Hindu* deity. According to Hinduism, Ganesha is the Lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. He is also worshiped as the god of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth.
I imagine there's quite a story behind this particular statue, and how it came to live in Harlem...
Meredith Sercy is one of the best hairstylists found at Hair Associates. She is talking with one of her customers about the look the customer is wanting to achieve in the salon.
Design by M Moser Associates
When workspace designer M Moser redesigned its Hong Kong office, it was determined to visibly demonstrate the benefits of migrating to a more technologically sophisticated, collaborative and Sustainable style of working. The doubling of existing meeting spaces and integration of shared areas such as team hubs, plus ‘heads down’ rooms for more private working and meetings ensured enhanced knowledge sharing. Collaboration was further improved by the seamless integration of new technologies. Incorporating optimised natural daylight, plus energy-efficient individually-lit, island style personal workstations and extensively recycling existing fittings and furnishings, the new office shortly expects to receive LEED certification.
Lead Designer: Karen Wong
Photography: Vitus Lau, Stefan Ripperger
Text: W. Frederic Nitschke
Design by M Moser Associates
When workspace designer M Moser redesigned its Hong Kong office, it was determined to visibly demonstrate the benefits of migrating to a more technologically sophisticated, collaborative and Sustainable style of working. The doubling of existing meeting spaces and integration of shared areas such as team hubs, plus ‘heads down’ rooms for more private working and meetings ensured enhanced knowledge sharing. Collaboration was further improved by the seamless integration of new technologies. Incorporating optimised natural daylight, plus energy-efficient individually-lit, island style personal workstations and extensively recycling existing fittings and furnishings, the new office shortly expects to receive LEED certification.
Lead Designer: Karen Wong
Photography: Vitus Lau, Stefan Ripperger
Text: W. Frederic Nitschke
The associated video with this picture series is Our Trip to Crete on YouTube.
This part of our adventures on our Grand Tour of Europe is in episode three of the Take Flight with Scott video series on YouTube. Please join us there for even more content from this trip. Part one is our time on Crete, Greece with our teen nieces Madeline and Emily.
Also, you can follow my personal ZiffedTraveler Instagram or the TakeFlight with Scott Instagram pages for more content and news. We are on Facebook, too.
Broadgate, London EC2.
Peter Foggo of Arup Associates, 1982-4. Currently being refurbished.
Sony A7 + Canon FD 35mm f/2.0 SSC
Built between 1959 and 1962, this Modern Futurist and Googie building was designed by Eero Saarinen and Associates for Trans World Airlines to serve as a Flight Center, or Terminal headhouse, for their passenger services at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The building is an example of thin shell construction, with a parabolic and curved sculptural concrete roof and concrete columns, with many surfaces of the building's structure and exterior being tapered or curved. The building also appears to take inspiration from natural forms, with the roofs appearing like the wings of a bird or bat taking flight. The building served as a passenger terminal from 1962 until 2001, when it was closed.
The building's exterior is dominated by a thin shell concrete roof with parabolic curves, which is divided by ribs into four segments, with the larger, symmetrical north and south segments tapering towards the tallest points of the exterior walls, and soar over angled glass curtain walls underneath. At the ends of the four ribs are Y-shaped concrete columns that curve outwards towards the top and bottom, distributing the weight of the roof structure directly to the foundation. The east and west segments of the roof are smaller, with the west roof angling downwards and forming a canopy over the front entrance with a funnel-shaped sculptural concrete scupper that empties rainwater into a low grate over a drain on the west side of the driveway in front of the building, and the east roof angling slightly upwards, originally providing sweeping views of the tarmac and airfield beyond. The exterior walls of the building beneath the sculptural roof consist of glass curtain walls, with the western exterior wall sitting to the east of the columns and the eastern exterior wall being partially comprised of the eastern columns, with the curtain wall located in the openings between the columns. To the east and west of the taller central section are two half crescent-shaped wings with low-slope roofs, with a curved wall, integrated concrete canopy, tall walls at the ends, and regularly-spaced door openings. To the rear, two concrete tubes with elliptical profiles formerly linked the headhouse to the original concourses, and today link the historic building to the new Terminal 5 and Hotel Towers.
Inside, the building features a great hall with a central mezzanine, and features curved concrete walls and columns, complex staircases, aluminum railings, ticket counters in the two halls to either side of the front entrance, a clock at the center of the ceiling, and skylights below the ribs of the roof. The space features penny tile floors, concrete walls and built-in furniture, red carpeting, and opalescent glass signage. On the west side of the great hall, near the entrance, is a curved concrete counter in front of a large signboard housed in a sculptural concrete and metal shell that once displayed departing and arriving flights. On the north and south sides of this space are former ticket counters and baggage drops, which sit below a vaulted ceiling, with linear light fixtures suspended between curved sculptural concrete piers that terminate some ways below the ceiling. To the east of the entrance is a staircase with minimalist aluminum railings, beyond which is a cantilevered concrete bridge, with balconies and spaces with low ceilings to either side, off which are several shops, restrooms, and telephone booths. On the east side of the bridge is a large sunken lounge with red carpet and concrete benches with red upholstered cushions, surrounded by low concrete walls that feature red-cushioned benches on either side, sitting below a metal analog signboard mounted to the inside of the curtain wall. To the north and south of the lounge are the entrances to the concrete tubes that once provided access to the concourses, which are elliptical in shape, with red carpeted floors and white walls and a white ceiling. On the mezzanine are several former lounges and a restaurant, which feature historic mid-20th Century finishes and fixtures.
The complex includes two contemporary hotel towers, the Saarinen and Hughes wings, which were designed carefully to harmonize with the original building and match its character. The two wings feature concrete end walls, curved Miesian glass curtain walls, and interiors with red carpeting, wooden paneling, brass fittings and fixtures, and white walls and ceilings. The only substantial modification to the structure's significant interior spaces was the puncturing of the two concrete tubes to provide access to these towers. The former terminal also features several service areas that were not previously open to visitors, which today house a massive fitness center, a cavernous underground conference center, and various meeting rooms and ballrooms, with all of these spaces, except the fitness center, being redesigned to match the mid-20th Century modern aesthetics of the rest of the building, with new fixtures, furnishings, and finishes that are inspired directly by the time period in which the building was built, and are nearly seamless in appearance with the rest of the building.
The fantastic building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1994, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Between 2005 and 2008, the new Terminal 5, occupied by JetBlue, was built, which wraps the structure to the east, and was designed by Gensler, and was carefully placed so as to avoid altering or damaging the character-defining features of the historic terminal. Between 2016 and 2019, the building was rehabilitated in an adaptive reuse project that converted it into the TWA Hotel, which was carried out under the direction of Beyer Blinder Belle, Lubrano Ciavarra Architects, Stonehill Taylor, INC Architecture and Design, as well as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MCR/Morse Development. The hotel features 512 guest rooms, large event spaces, a rooftop pool at the top of the Hughes Wing, a large basement fitness center, and a Lockheed Constellation L-1649A "Connie" on a paved courtyard to the east of the building, which houses a cocktail lounge. The hotel is heavily themed around the 1960s, and was very carefully designed to preserve the character of this iconic landmark.
The associated video with this picture series is Our Trip to Crete on YouTube.
This part of our adventures on our Grand Tour of Europe is in episode four of the Take Flight with Scott video series on YouTube. Please join us there for even more content from this trip. Part four is our time on Crete, Greece with our teen nieces Madeline and Emily, including a trip to the ruins in Ancient Aptera, and a visit to the freshwater flowing through Glyka Nera Beach.
Also, you can follow my personal ZiffedTraveler Instagram or the TakeFlight with Scott Instagram pages for more content and news. We are on Facebook, too.
Associate of Leonardo da Vinci (Francesco Napoletano?) - An Angel in green with a vielle, c1490-9. With 'Angel with a lute', came from same altarpiece as 'The Virgin of the Rocks' by Leonardo and an assistant
06/07/2015
Stunning storm structure associated with remnant sub-severe thunderstorms in extreme southern Champaign County, Illinois yesterday evening. I was mostly impressed with the inflow feeding into the storm!
I was shooting lightning from this location (see "Stack of Lightning..." / previous photo) and primarily was focused on getting the good bolts. I was somewhat pleased with the lightning activity, despite that I was having ISO issues and properly exposing the storm structure, given it was so dark, and the bolts were too bright.
I ended up with this shot here after shooting quite a few, thus taking up space on the memory card, I called it quits at this location and went south towards northern Coles County near home because an approaching line of severe thunderstorms (a squall line) was soon coming into my area. I made it past Villa Grove, and blasted by the IL-133/IL-130 intersection just in time as I was paged and heard on my VHF radio that the Coles EMA needed spotters. I was out of course, so I instantly came across my radio and said where I was heading. My final goal location was east of Humboldt, that was actually on IL-130 north of Charleston lol. Things got intense way too quick, and the sky was a pitch black color. I knew we were under a severe thunderstorm warning, although I got a weird feeling that a tornado warning was going to be issued, and of all locations, it ended up smack dab right east and west of my hometown, Ashmore. The warning went off on my VHF radio and the EOC said that he was going to sound the tornado sirens for Ashmore. At that point, I was kind of worried because there was a ton of precipitation, mostly heavy rain and gusty winds coming from these storms which immediately prevented us spotters from seeing anything. Lightning didn't really help much, there was too much rain. All while that was going on I didn't even care that as soon as I left Villa Grove that Douglas and Champaign Counties would get tornado warnings. I was mad at myself for not coming south sooner, so I could have been in Ashmore and near home in time before the tornado warning was issued. There were two areas of rotation (radar indicated) by the National Weather Service in Lincoln, IL heading east from Loxa towards Ashmore that ended up prompting the tornado warning. I was still north of Charleston and decided to leave my spotting location to head home to Ashmore and check out the town, make sure no trees or stuff was in the road. Turns out we had some minor wind damage; a couple powerlines were downed by wind and a couple tree limbs fell in the road. Charleston ended up with downed powerlines too, and loss of power (as did some spots in Ashmore). Ameren has their hands full tonight, as they have been working in wet conditions to restore power to people across Central Illinois.
So I probably typed way too much for these images, but all is good and I ended up home in one piece. Everyone in Ashmore was fine, thankfully there is only spotty damage from wind gusts and hopefully nothing more. I don't think we had a tornado touchdown or anything, it was radar detected rotation only. Successfully shot my first wedding, and some storms on the same day, I totally can't complain :D
Enjoy, thanks for reading.
Carris, Estação de Santo Amaro, Lisboa
"AEC was a British vehicle manufacturer which built buses, motorcoaches and lorries from 1912 until 1979. The acronym stood for the Associated Equipment Company, but this name was hardly ever used; instead it traded under the AEC and ACLO brands.
While famously associated with London's Routemaster buses, AEC supplied commercial vehicles to many companies both domestically and around the world."