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Der Yaletown Ringlockschuppen war die frühere Endstation der CP. Nach Renovierungsarbeiten wurde das historische Gebäude 1997 als Gemeinschaftszentrum eröffnet - The Yaletown Roundhouse was the former terminus of the CP. After renovation of the historic building it was opened as a community centre in 1997 (Vancouver / BC, Canada)
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CPR Steam Engine No. 374
Built by: Canadian Pacific Railway
Year: 1886
May 23, 1887, CPR's Steam Engine No. 374 was the 'FIRST' transcontinental to arrive in Vancouver, BC Canada. Linking Canada from coast to coast. Atlantic Ocean - Pacific Ocean.
Power source: Chopped Wood
Today, it is on display at the restored Railway Roundhouse Maintenance Shed now known as the Roundhouse Community Centre.
Location: False Creek, Vancouver BC
Canada
Cost to visit: Free
Was previously Victoria Districts Hospital and also Geraldton Prison but now Bill Sewell Community Recreation Complex.
Originally built for the Union Bank in 1927 and oncve occupied by Elder Smith & Co. Now a community centre and utilised also by the local RSL.
Inside the hall for part of the Car Boot Sale. Sunday's
sale in Carrigtwohill's Community Centre. Most of the vendors were outside though some were inside. Overcast day.
The Old Stoke Newington Fire Station, Built 1885, closed 1973.
Now home to charities, non-profit organisations, multiple community projects and borough services.
LR3509
The Community Hall in Jericho, Tasmania.
Thick fog out on the highway so I took the old road through the hamlet to see what could be seen (or not).
The road running through the shot is the old Midlands Highway. I remember coming through here as a kid but Jericho has been bypassed for well over 50 years.
In many respects, the road less travelled.
Ricoh GRiii, 18.3mm f/2.8. 1/60th sec at f/16, ISO 125.
Lonely old place, fading timbers, merging into the fog in Jericho, Tasmania.
Thick fog out on the highway so I took the old road through the hamlet to see what could be seen (or not).
The road running through the shot is the old Midlands Highway. I remember coming through here as a kid but Jericho has been bypassed for well over 50 years.
In many respects, the road less travelled.
Fujifilm TX-1/Hasselblad XPAN, Fujinon EBC 45/4, 1/250th sec at f/8, Kodak TMAX 400
Technically the Lair was in the caves surrounding the watchtower of Cirith Ungol but in a strange twist, this field of wet, gossamer strewn thistle instead surrounds the fantastically-named hamlet of Jericho, Tasmania.
Apologies to all Scots but the thistle is a noxious, pestilent weed here on the island. It arrived with sheep (and gorse) and proceeded to choke the landscape with fields such as this. Thistles shut out native grasses and other endemic plant species. Somewhere deep in her psyche, I am sure my mother went to her next life with a thistle hoe in her hands.
Thick fog on the boring highway so I detoured along the old road.
So much better.
Fujifilm X-T1, Contax Zeiss G 45/2 "Frankenzeiss", 1/11,000th sec at f/2, ISO 200.
Stupid aperture setting because the previous pic was all about the dew drop bokey on the fence!... doh!
For many years this building on Englefield Road in De Beauvoir was called An Viet House and housed a Vietnamese restaurant.
But then it was closed for a while and has now had its original facade restored, revealing its origins as a public wash house, and is the premises for the East & South-East Asian Community Centre.
For my video; youtu.be/SKTq8hfkQXo?si=XfxwZ2xDvV9aW-3-,
SRT-10 8.3liter 10cyl
Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Renfrew Park, Community Centre, 60th Anniversary, Car Show,
The Dodge Viper is a sports car that was manufactured by Dodge (by SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of American car manufacturer Chrysler from 1992 until 2017, having taken a brief hiatus in 2007 and from 2010 to 2012.
The 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time on a Viper varies from around 3.5 to 4.5 seconds. Top speed ranges from 160 mph (260 km/h) to over 200 mph (320 km/h), depending on variant and year
2-door convertible (1991–2010)
For my video; youtu.be/SKTq8hfkQXo?si=XfxwZ2xDvV9aW-3-,
Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Renfrew Park, Community Centre, 60th Anniversary, Car Show,
(man. 3)
top speed: 196 km/h (122 mph) (©theoretical);
accelerations: 0- 60 mph 6.2© s; 0- 100 km/h 6.5© s
Thick fog out on the highway so I took the old road through the hamlet of Jericho, Tasmania to see what could be seen (or not).
The road running through the centre is the old Midlands Highway. I remember coming through here as a kid but Jericho has been bypassed for well over 50 years.
In many respects, the road less travelled.
Fujifilm TX-1/Hasselblad XPAN, Fujinon EBC 45/4, 1/250th sec at f/8, Kodak TMAX 400
Make it big and be enveloped.
The Sikh Guru Nanak Gurdwara Temple in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
The religious organisation has been providing a spiritual base in Bedford for generations. After the foundation stone was laid in 1999 the new Gurdwara and Community Centre was completed in 2007.
It is a spectacular building visible from a great distance and built of pink Indian granite. The first Gurdwara in the UK designed by Indian stone masons according to traditional architecture and materials replicating the appearance of Indian Gurdwaras. The original building is a former social club and will be retained, linked to the new temple to serve as a community hall.
The complex has two prayer halls and one langar hall with adjoining kitchen. The complex also includes community centre which has its own kitchen and other amenities.
Information Sources:
mayordave.org.uk/en/article/2009/0430495/guru-nanak-gurdwara
For my video; youtu.be/SKTq8hfkQXo?si=XfxwZ2xDvV9aW-3-,
Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
Renfrew Park, Community Centre, 60th Anniversary, Car Show,
Red 1990 Mazda Miata, 1.6 liter
Yellow 1997 Am General Hummer Tonka 6.5 liter
Easter Sunday Times Colonist just picked up on the Saanich News article the latter published last Wednesday.
Hidden gems in newcomer’s neighbourhood maps
A new resident of Victoria who believes there is “no such thing as a boring area” has turned her knack for noticing interesting things and people around her into what may be a lifelong career. Masami Teramachi left her hometown of Gifu, Japan, to study at the University of Victoria in 2020 and, as she put it: “I fell in love with my neighbourhood and decided I wanted to do something for them in return,”
Times Colonist Pedro Arrais story with Adrian Lam photo
PhotoShop edits by Bill Irvine
Thank-you for viewing my artist impression of CPR Steam Engine No. 374
I especially like the conflict of eras in this image.
1886 vs. 2019
As pictured together, a historical steam engine against a modern day, big city background.
Past and present.
New meets old, old meets new.
CPR ENGINE 374 , holds very fond and unique childhood memories for me.
As a youngster, I lived blocks from the beach, where this old engine was displayed.
Every child in the area, myself included, played on this train regularly.
We climbed in, over and under the well loved, weathered ( at that time ) vintage structure.
It was a valued piece of history and such a great prop for developing the imaginations of young minds.
What could possibly be more fun, than pretending to be engineers on this historic old train, waving out the open window frames, stoking the steam engine, steering the train down the track, checking the wheels, and mimicking train and whistle sounds etc.
Examples of vintage steam engine sounds:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oJAVJPX0YY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbzU-1oiCgk
This grand ole lady recently celebrated her 130th Anniversary, and I was elated to spend this day with her, once again.
The volunteer staff from the West Coast Railway Association, used a heavy duty wench system to pull her outside into the great outdoors. It was a beautiful sight to see her outside the Roundhouse Museum, basking in the sunshine, as she once stood (in my mind's eye), so many years ago.
Engine No. 374 is the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) locomotive that pulled the first transcontinental passenger train to arrive in Vancouver, arriving on May 23, 1887.
This was a year after sister Engine No. 371 brought the first train to cross Canada into Port Moody, roughly 20 miles (32 km) to the east.
History: ( As per Wikipedia )
No. 374 was built by the CPR in 1886 and was one of eight similar steam locomotives built that year in their Montreal shops.
While No. 371 was scrapped in 1915, No. 374 was completely rebuilt in 1914 and continued in service until 1945. Because of its historical significance, it was donated to the City of Vancouver upon its retirement, who placed it on display in Kitsilano Beach Park. It suffered greatly from exposure to the elements and a lack of upkeep. It remained there until 1983, when a group of railway enthusiasts launched an effort to restore the engine in time for Expo 86. It was moved from the beach and spent the next few years in different warehouses around Vancouver while a crew of volunteers undertook the task of restoring the engine. Completed in time for Expo, No. 374 was put on display on the turntable at the renovated former CPR Drake Street Roundhouse where it became a prime attraction.
In 1988 the Expo 86 site, including the Drake Street Roundhouse, was sold to Concord Pacific, and in the course of the False Creek North Development Plan, the developer agreed to convert and expand the buildings to comprise the Roundhouse Community Centre. The Community Centre was designed by Baker McGarva Hart and completed in 1997. The plan for the development had made no mention of the 374 and it was temporarily housed inside the roundhouse itself while it was decided what to do with the engine.
Successful fundraising efforts were undertaken by the Vancouver Parks Board and the Lions Club, among others, and a year later the new Engine 374 Pavilion was completed.
Now a central feature of the Yaletown area redevelopment, the Engine 374 Pavilion is open daily for public viewing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the winter. An anniversary celebration is held annually on the Sunday before Victoria Day. The pavilion is staffed entirely by volunteers from the West Coast Railway Association and on average sees roughly 41,000 visitors per year as of 2015.
A special thanks to you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support.
~Christie by the River
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Following major re-painting and refurbishment which lasted for several years, the work on Brunel's famous single-track railway bridge across the River Tamar is now complete. The river forms the boundary between Cornwall (on this side) and Devon, and the Royal Albert Bridge (nearest the camera), completed in 1859, carries the Great Western Railway across it from Plymouth to Saltash and helped to complete the link between London and Penzance.
Immediately behind the railway bridge is the large suspension bridge which carries the A38 trunk road across the Tamar. This was opened in 1961. Prior to that traffic either had to use ferries or travel up to Gunnislake to the medieval and very narrow stone bridge.
The building on the left, Ashtorre Rock, is a community centre. The ground floor is given over to a tearoom which is open seven days a week. It is run by volunteers.
Source: Scan of original photograph.
Set: BUR01.
Date: 27th November 1989.
Photographer: © 1989 Mr J Burnett.
Repository: From the collection of Mr J Burnett.
Used here by his very kind permission.
Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
Source: Scan of original photograph.
Set: BUR01.
Date: 10th February 1991.
Photographer: © 1991 Mr J Burnett.
Repository: from the collection of Mr Burnett.
Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
Source: Scan of original photograph.
Set: BUR01.
Date: 27th November 1989.
Photographer: Mr J Burnett.
Repository: from the collection of Mr Burnett.
Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
It's the community library at Marine Parade Singapore. Free "LIVE" broadcast of the World Cup 2014 Series on big screen.
pp: Shot on the fly without tripod. just rest cam on street pavement. A touch of Topaz to boost up colors.
251/366,
For my video; youtu.be/SKTq8hfkQXo?si=XfxwZ2xDvV9aW-3-,
packing up time.
Renfrew-Collingwood, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
This photograph and others from this period are in a Photo Book - Days Past - published on the Blurb web page at:
www.blurb.co.uk/b/10385558-days-past
Rehearsals for the Nativity Play and Carol Service