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A former owner of this lovely old Scot had toured the continent on it with the small chainring for the Alps. How about the twin headlights? a CTC badge mounted on the front rack.
I reshot this photo using my D200. (the previous version was done with a point-and-shoot) I'm sure years from now I'll reshoot it again with a D3x (assuming I ever get the funds together).
It's just that I happen to love the composition and I know I will keep shooting this scene over and over until "I get it right"!
Abandoned rails, Georgetown.
Shot hand-held with a Sony NEX7 and the SEL1018 ultra wide zoom.
The streets of Georgetown are largely paved with setts -- often mistakenly referred to as 'cobblestone' -- sett stones are quarried and shaped to form a more even roadway, and are a more 'modern' method -- but still as old as Roman roads. Sometimes described as 'Belgian blocks'.
The rails are long abandoned, and in some instances recently returned for appearance's sake.
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Puffy clouds seem to drift above and below the old Georgetown Car Barn, originally built (1895-97) to store DC's streetcars, but now used by Georgetown University. 8 July 2020
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed an audience on ‘Scotland, Brexit and the Future’ as part of Georgetown’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security’s Women World Leaders Week.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed an audience on ‘Scotland, Brexit and the Future’ as part of Georgetown’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security’s Women World Leaders Week.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed an audience on ‘Scotland, Brexit and the Future’ as part of Georgetown’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security’s Women World Leaders Week.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with Joel Hellman, Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
It has been a long time since I had a chance to wander through downtown Georgetown, plus I couldn't say no to a beautiful day! The sun was shining, the weather though a little cold was still good. Plus the streets were nice and quiet.
The Old Armoury is a wood frame post and beam structure of approximately 5,000 square feet which was built by the village of Georgetown in 1866 as a Drill Hall for the local militia. It was designed by well-known Canadian Pacific Railway engineer Walter Moberly. In 1890 the structure was relocated from the Market Square area a few blocks away to its present spot in the Georgetown Fairgrounds Park. The Town of Halton Hills purchased The Old Armoury in 1997 from the Department of National Defence. The Town had hoped to find a tenant for the building but it remained vacant, used only for park equipment storage and as a bad weather shelter for some Fall Fair displays. Today it is home the Globe Theatre.
Minolta Dynax 600si Classic - Minolta Maxxum AF 28mm 1:2.8 - Adox CHS 100 II @ ASA-80
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Scanner: Epson V700 + Silverfast 9 SE
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States. Georgetown administers 180 academic programs in four undergraduate and three graduate and professional schools, and the programs in international affairs and law are particularly selective and well regarded. In addition to its main campus, renowned for the neo-Romanesque Healy Hall, Georgetown operates a law center on Capitol Hill, as well as auxiliary campuses in Italy, Turkey, and Qatar.
TIMELINE: THE RAILROAD
December 1872: The first railroad line up Clear Creek Canyon reaches Black Hawk. The construction, funded by bonds from Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, was organized by William A.H. Loveland, a fifty-niner and proponent of the Colorado Central railroad.
1877: The railroad reaches Idaho Springs in June, thanks to financier Jay Gould who controlled the Union Pacific (UP) and supplied the necessary funds to complete both the route to Idaho Springs and the later route to Georgetown, completed in August 1877. The railroad makes access open for freight, ore, consumers and passengers to Georgetown. The Rocky Mountains are open for tourists.
1879: Georgetown becomes the "Silver Queen of Colorado" for only a short time that year when news of large silver strikes spread across the region from Leadville, one of the greatest strikes to date. Gould strives to have the Colorado Central be the first rail line to reach Leadville. The track to reach Leadville from Georgetown is an obstacle due to narrowing of the valley west of the city and an area where the average grade is over 6 percent (too steep for most trains). UP chief engineer, Jacob Blickensderfer, devises a system of curves and bridges, reducing the average grade to 3 percent. The plan includes three hairpin turns, four bridges and a 30-degree horseshoe curve from Georgetown to Silver Plume.
1884: The first trains arrive in Silver Plume. Another line, the Denver & Rio Grande (D&RG), is completed into Leadville from the south. Gould's interest in pushing the Georgetown line over the mountains wanes. The Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railroad line ends permanently a few miles past Silver Plume.
1880s and into the early 1900s: The community and the Georgetown Loop become a tourist center for those who venture West to encounter the wild ruggedness and romance. Tourism in the West develops around railroad excursions. With seven trains a day running out of Denver at the height of its popularity, the Georgetown Loop is Colorado's scenic "must see" and a deal at only $3 round-trip. Guidebooks, pamphlets and postcards help send the images of the steep canyons and mountain peaks accessible by train across the nation.
Early 1900s: The advent of the automobile brings mountain tourists to Colorado, but dramatically reduces excursion train trip revenues for the railroad. The Georgetown Loop runs two trains a day from May through September only.
1938: The last of the trains run from Denver to Silver Plume. The line from Idaho Springs to Silver Plume is abandoned and the Georgetown Loop dismantled, ending a colorful era in railroad history.
1940s: The demand for manpower on the battlefields and in supply production during World War II prompts the final closing of Georgetown's gold and silver mines, compounding railroad losses.
1941: The final miles of track from Golden to Idaho Springs are closed.
Wisconsin & M NW in Georgetown. New signs point towards the waterfront, the C&O Canal, and Key Bridge. Washington, DC.
The "main intersection" in Georgetown, PA. State highway 896 turns here. The Amish buggy is headed southeast from town.
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood, commercial, and entertainment district located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 in the state of Maryland, the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years. Georgetown remained a separate municipality until 1871, when the United States Congress created a new consolidated government for the whole District of Columbia. A separate act passed in 1895 specifically repealed Georgetown's remaining local ordinances and renamed Georgetown's streets to conform with those in the City of Washington.
The primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue & M Street, which contain high-end shops, bars, restaurants, and the Georgetown Park enclosed shopping mall, as well as the Washington Harbour waterfront restaurants at K Street, NW, between 30th and 31st Streets. Georgetown is home to the main campus of Georgetown University and numerous other landmarks, such as the Volta Bureau and the Old Stone House, the oldest unchanged building in Washington. The embassies of France, Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand, and Ukraine are located in Georgetown.
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