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CSX B708 arrived in Shippensburg right as a short rain storm moved across the area. I'm a sucker for the Geep mother-slug sets, and when I saw the no-longer-a-GP30 was going to lead west to Letterkenny I stuck around despite the conditions. I'm glad I did.
Just as the rain tapered to a mist the setting sun found a hole in the clouds, setting off this brief rainbow. Luckily the train was close, and made the frame before the light quickly faded.
Esta es un vista mas general de este famoso mercado en Madrid y en España y que esta en las rutas turísticas. Había que poner un aforo pues es imposible poder disfrutarlo, todos a la vez y es una pena, pero si vas con tu reserva.....
Voici une photo des magasins généraux avant leur transformation, prise en 2013, et post-traitée la même année.
Construits sur les berges du Canal de l’Ourcq à Pantin au début des années 1930 par l'ingénieur Chouard conformément aux dessins dressés par l'inspecteur général des ponts et chaussées Louis Suquet, le "grenier de Paris" a d'abord connu une activité bouillonnante avant de tomber peu à peu dans l'oubli. Investi ensuite par des graffeurs du monde entier, le bâtiment se mue en "cathédrale du graff" et haut lieu du street art avant de subir un chantier de reconversion. A travers leurs nombreuses vies, les Magasins généraux ont ainsi marqué l’histoire industrielle et artistique de Paris.
Depuis 2016, les Magasins généraux entament une nouvelle vie en devenant à la fois lieu de travail collectif et nouveau Centre de création au cœur du Grand Paris.
In 1867 Robert McLaughlin built two cutters on his family farm just to the west of Tyrone. Shortly after he founded the McLaughlin Carriage Works, which grew to be the largest carriage maker in the British Empire.
In 1880 there were about 300 people living in the village. There were three stores and a mill.
On our ride yesterday, a civilized 116km, we took a break in Vernonville at the the general store. Unfortunately it was closed, permanently. Still made for a nice shot of Paul, and Ingrid, two super nice people and great riders.
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Adelaida, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
The General Post Office is a colonial-era building situated on 141 King William Street on the north-west corner of King William Street and Victoria Square. It is the former General Post Office for South Australia. Postal services operated from the building between 6 May 1872 and 11 October 2019.
A 14-story hotel was built behind the historic structure, starting in 2021. It opened as the Adelaide Marriott Hotel in 2024.
History
General Post Office
The original building was constructed in the period 1867–1872, and was the most expensive building constructed to that time by the colonial government in South Australia. It was constructed from Glen Osmond and Glen Ewin stone, and ornamented with Bath limestone.
A competition was held in March 1866 for the design of the building, with the winning design submitted by Edmund Wright in collaboration with Edward Hamilton. They were at the time in practice with Edward John Woods, and Robert G. Thomas may have had a hand in the design.
Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh, was involved in laying the foundation stone, who also officially named the clock tower Victoria Tower on 1 November 1867. The capstone was put in place at a ceremony on 25 May 1870. The height of the tower was put at 154 feet (46.9 m), a little taller than the Albert Tower of the Town Hall on the other side of King William Street. The original plans had the tower somewhat taller, but R. G. Thomas was obliged to redesign it, as a cost-saving measure.
The building was extended in 1891-92.
There was also an office tower addition to the original post office in the 1920s.
Hotel
On 14 October 2019, Adelaide's GPO was relocated to the adjacent GPO Exchange tower at 10 Franklin Street. Plans were announced for the original building to have with a Westin hotel built atop it.
In April 2021, South Australian premier Steven Marshall attended a sod-turning ceremony, to mark the beginning of construction on the hotel. The hotel was estimated to cost A$200, with property developer Greaton handling the construction. Designed by local architects Baukultur, the tower, on the site of the 1920s addition, will retain the entire original GPO building, with some sections incorporated into the new hotel. Upgrades to the structure as well as additional seismic retrofit have been added, to ensure the structural integrity of both the old and new buildings. The topping out ceremony took place in October 2023, and included an Aboriginal smoking ceremony by traditional owner representatives Kuma Kaaru.
The 285-room, 14-story hotel opened as the Adelaide Marriott Hotel on 22 August 2024.
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This is still the epicentre of town life in Derby, northern Tasmania. The general store is just that, providing a range of services, including the post office and a banking agency. Even here one of the young cyclists takes a rest.
The really interesting feature in this photograph is the original 3-D Peters ice cream sign complete with cone. I haven't seen one of those in many years.
As he walked deeper into the forest, General Rogers couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
He served in Afghanistan a few years ago. During his tour of duty, he learned to live with danger. He walked that fine line between life and death dozens of times.
But this was different. This... feeling. As if a superior being was watching him. Something beyond his understanding.
Whispers swirled through the small towns near the Woods,stories of strange beings that roamed the forest, casting an eerie spell over it. Mainly because of the glowing lights that danced on the trees at night. For this reason, no one would ever dare enter.
Every fiber of his being screamed for him to turn back, to listen to his survival instincts. But he couldn't. His daughter, Lauren, had been missing for several days and this was the one place no one had dared to search.
There was no turning back. Even if that meant losing his life, all he could do is moving forward.
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Mogollon, New Mexico
Mogollon is an old mining town, now listed as a ghost town. It sits in a remote location at about 6500' elevation and has some restored buildings and tourism. It also is home to a few year round residents.
This rather attractive pond is named after General James Oglethorpe. James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British general, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons.
During a U.S. Civil War reenactment that I attended this fall, this white-haired gentleman was playing the role of Ulysses S. Grant, the commanding general of the Union forces who later became the 18th president of the United States. This was despite the fact that he looks little like the photos that I've seen of Grant taken during the war years. The fellow officer with the dark beard that he is talking with here actually looked more like Grant, IMO.
Nonetheless, the Grant reenactor cut a very imposing figure and played the role well, spending time in the padded armchair under the awning of a larger and more luxurious tent than those used by the reenactors portraying Union troops.
Union Pacific's Provo-based YPV51 switch job makes a set out on the General Refractories brick plant spur at Cutler in Lehi, Utah the afternoon of Dec. 29, 1987.
The factory was built by the federal government during WWII when the need for steel became critical in the production of armaments for defense. The fire brick made by the factory was essential in the production of steel made by nearby Geneva Steel as part of the nation-wide defense effort in 1942.
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early stages of the American Civil War and conflicts with Native Americans. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insistence on proper military etiquette, as well as the Grand Old Man of the Army for his many years of service.
Although the good old fashioned general store is fast disappearing from many small country towns, I believe this one is still going strong. This is the Georgetown General store which dates back to 1912, and is in South Australia's mid north in a rich farming area. It is a small town with a population of less than 200, but services a large rural area. It is one of those wonderful old stores that you could get everything and anything in and serves as the town's post office.
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A pseudo forced perspective shot of a well weathered 1/24th scale die-cast model 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck, in front of the backdrop of the Georgetown general store as it was in 2010. This shot is a re-edit of one from a series of shots from a few months back were the truck was full of potatoes - this is the unloaded version, lit and edited for an "old color print" look.
Another one from the hot corner at Fullerton.
BNSF 7026 and company take a pretty colorful looking (minus the rear section) stack train out of Hobart through Fullerton, as the crowd continued to build behind me for the arrival of the 3751.
FWWR GP38-3 no. 2003 named for General William Jenkins Worth leads the Cresson Turn out of the city as it crosses the Trinity River just south of Hodge Yard. Photo January 2, 2017.