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I took a photo of this old shop back in 2008 www.flickr.com/photos/rollthedice/2904784379/ it has been here on Charing Cross Road since 1869 but unfortunately due to the decline of the tobacco industry and high rental prices in the West End it has now closed down...........
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a cigar humidor from a street vendor as he walks through the Plaza de San Francisco in Old Havana during his historic trip to Havana, Cuba, on August 14, 2015. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Enjoy live music in the Beer Garden of the Haughty Heron in PSJ and see the sunset while sipping your favorite cocktail. The "Heron" also has fine cigars in a walk-in humidor and a package store to stock your kitchen while visiting GCFL.
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Enjoy live music in the Beer Garden of the Haughty Heron in PSJ and see the sunset while sipping your favorite cocktail. The "Heron" also has fine cigars in a walk-in humidor and a package store to stock your kitchen while visiting GCFL.
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New about CVS ending tobacco sales, along with some of the debate that followed on a post I made earlier, reminded me of this artifact I have in an old pipe tobacco humidor...my dad's last pack of cigarettes from 1978. He didn't quit smoking by choice...he died of a brain tumor (which probably had nothing to do with his habit)...but I was reminded today that I grew up on secondhand smoke, and in an era where most never gave a second thought to cigarettes being smoked at home, in cars, and even in the workplace. My dad was a relatively heavy smoker, preferring L&Ms and Salems, and I honestly don't recall it crossing my mind very often that he and other family members really shouldn't be smoking, or that my mom and I and other non-smokers shouldn't be breathing the secondhand smoke.
Indeed, smoking and smoking ads were everywhere in the 1960's, and even Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke and TV regulars frequently smoked in their fictional homes and offices. When I first entered the workplace in the early 1970's, my boss smoked a pipe at his desk, and more than one co-worker smoked cigarettes at their desk. A "NO SMOKING" sign still hanging today in the foyer at the Lynchburg College computer center where I work is even a throwback to a time when it was felt that you still had to remind people that things were changing and that smoking inside of office buildings was no longer permitted. Ironically, it would no longer surprise me to see LC ban smoking on campus altogether.
The CVS announcement is another milestone in the history of tobacco use in the United States and its ever-diminishing acceptance. But even this 35-year-old pack of Salems bore the signs that such change was coming, as like every pack of cigarettes manufactured in the U.S. since the 1970 passage of the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, it includes on its side the message, "Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined that Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health."
Cat Daddy Tower was built in 1912 and at the time was the tallest building outside of Chicago.
At one time, 75% of the cash in Birmingham was housed here. I can say with certainty that the amount is currently 0%.
The University Club located at 1135 16th Street, N.W., in Washington, D.C. Built in 1920 as the Racquet Club of Washington, the Colonial Revival clubhouse is designated as a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District, originally listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978, but expanded in 2007 to include the downtown portion of 16th Street where the University Club is located.
A brief history of the Club and the building:
"The first organizational meeting of The University Club of Washington, DC was held at the new Willard Hotel on February 22, 1904. A historic spot in its own right, the Willard had just reopened (the first time). Sixty-six university and college alumni gathered to form The University Club - 24 other cities had already formed such clubs.
The first clubhouse was located at 1726 I Street, NW. On the evening of March 11, 1904, the first President elected was then Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, an active Club member. Later the Club moved into its new quarters, a brownstone at 930 Sixteenth Street, NW. The Club developed a most appropriate theme: "Enter all of ye who have a degree of good fellowship and learning."
Under Taft's guidance the Club membership grew, and in 1907, 364 members attended the annual banquet at the Raleigh Hotel. With growth and membership pledges, land was purchased in 1909 at 15th and I Streets, NW, to build a larger facility. Construction costs were raised from the sale of 2,000 shares @ $100 each. In 1912, former Club President and now President of the United States, William Howard Taft, laid the cornerstone.
For almost two decades members let the good times roll .... then came the Depression. Club revenues and membership took a turn for the worse and the Club became the headquarters for the United Mineworkers of America, under the leadership of John L. Lewis, who had engineered a low priced buyout. The old clubhouse at 15th and I Streets, NW, across from McPherson Square served as the UMW headquarters for many years.
During the roaring 20's, another prominent organization, the Racquet Club of Washington, decided to build a facility at 1135 Sixteenth Street. It was dedicated by World War I hero General "Black Jack" Pershing in 1921. The Depression had its impact on the Racquet Club as well, and in 1936 University Club members joined the Racquet Club members in their clubhouse. There was much discussion about a new name and new membership categories and The University Club of the City of Washington, DC, was selected as the new moniker.
The Club flourished in the 1940's, as Washington rapidly grew from a sleepy southern town into a major world capital during World War II. Hard times had passed, and a waiting list for membership became lengthy. In preparation for the 50th Anniversary, a major renovation was performed on the Club premises, including hanging the famous red wallpaper throughout the Lobby and central stairway.
During these ensuing years, the Club was a favorite residence for many Members of Congress. Tip O'Neill preferred the old card room on the third floor and nothing pleased him more than relieving his House colleague, Richard Nixon, of his monies at the poker table.
It was a social gathering place for Justices Warren and Black during the era of the Warren Court.
The 1980's brought the admission of women as members, a $2.5 million renovation, and the establishment of the University Club Foundation. The addition of women members ended the tradition of nude sunbathing on the deck, and the basement's duck pin bowling alley was converted into the Athletic Center. In 1984, the University Club Foundation was formed as a separate nonprofit entity to support the Club Library and to continue programs which are charitable, educational, scientific, and literary in nature.
The Club underwent extensive renovations in the 1990's to improve the quality, efficiency and use of the facilities. The overnight guest rooms were overhauled with card entry, enlarged bathrooms, new furniture and cable. The sixth and seventh floors include enhanced amenities for executives. The windows were replaced, bookcases were built into the rooms of University Hall, the Lobby stained, the Library painted, and the Franklin Room redecorated. The front driveway and Club entryway were replaced with stone pavers, gas lanterns, and new landscaping. The Pershing Grille was extensively renovated to include more seating, the creation of the Humidor room, and updated appearance. The Library was renamed the Keefer Memorial Library after a substantial gift in perpetuity to the Foundation was made by the late Leona Keefer to honor the memory of her husband, Arthur, who frequented the Club in the 1950's.
The Second Century Plan, a $4.4 million construction project, upgraded member services and clubhouse infrastructure and was completed in September 2003. These improvements include a larger Fitness Center, a new Private Day Spa, a new Ladies Locker Room, a new Sports Lounge overlooking the pool. a renovated University Hall and Governors Room, elevators upgrades and a new heating, ventilation, air conditioning system.
The University Club attracts members and guests from both the national and international communities. Members' professions range through the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, including clergy and foreign nationals. Many members democratically participate in the active committee process and regularly attend the Club social events.
With warm fellowship among members, well appointed facilities, and family-friendly ambiance "the mansion on Sixteenth Street" continues as a popular meeting place and retreat for members and guests active in the frenetic pace of our Nation's capital."
In case you're wondering, no, I didn't steal this photo from Wikimedia Commons. I uploaded this picture to Wikipedia back in 2010. I wasn't an active user on this site at that time and now the opposite is true. I no longer edit Wikipedia or upload images to Wikimedia Commons, so now I want to add some of my images from those sites to my flickr collection. Make sense? Yay!
Taken in 2008.
A wooden waiter outside the Stanza dei Sigari ("Cigar Room") cigar bar in Boston's North End. With his own cigar in place, he scowls as he offers a humidor to the world passing by.
Ken; Coors Field before the game. Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995. The Rockies played their first two seasons, 1993 and 1994, in Mile High Stadium before moving to Coors Field, two blocks from Union Station in Denver's Lower Downtown (or LoDo) neighborhood. The park includes 63 luxury suites and 4,526 club seats.
Coors Field was the first new stadium added in a six-year period in which Denver's sports venues were upgraded, along with Pepsi Center and INVESCO Field at Mile High. It was also the first baseball-only National League Park since Dodger Stadium was built in 1962.
As with the other new venues, Coors Field was constructed with accessibility in mind. It sits near Interstate 25 and has direct access to the 20th Street and Park Avenue exits. Nearby Union Station also provides light rail access.
Coors Field was originally planned to be somewhat smaller, seating only 43,800. However, after the Rockies drew almost 4.5 million people in their first season at Mile High Stadium - the most in baseball history - the plans were altered during construction, and new seats in the right field upper deck were added.
The center field bleacher section has its own informal name: "The Rockpile." During the 1993 and 1994 seasons when the team played at Mile High Stadium, which was a hybrid football/baseball venue, the Rockpile was located in the south stands, which were in dead center field and very distant from home plate. The same design was incorporated into Coors Field, and is located in deep center field up high. The original Rockpile seats cost a dollar each.
During construction, workers discovered a number of dinosaur fossils throughout the grounds, including a 7-foot-long (2.1 m) 1,000-pound (450 kg) triceratops skull. Because of this, "Jurassic Park" was one of the first names to be considered for the stadium. This later led to the selection of a dinosaur as the Rockies' mascot, "Dinger."
Coors Field was the only major league park with an underground heating system until the construction of Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
While most of the seats in Coors Field are dark green, the seats in the 20th row of the upper deck are purple. This marks the city's one mile elevation point.
The Blue Moon Brewery at The Sandlot is a microbrewery/restaurant that is behind the Right Field Stands, with an entrance from Coors Field, and from Blake Street. The brewery is operated by the Coors Brewing Company, and experiments with craft beers on a small scale. Every year, they receive awards at the Great American Beer Festival in many different categories. The popular Blue Moon, a Belgian-Style Wheat beer was invented here, and is now mass produced by Coors. The restaurant is housed in a building that is attached to the stadium. Coors Field has an extensive selection of food items. Selections include sushi, rocky mountain oysters, Rockie dogs, Denver dogs, Tucson dogs, and of course all of the usual ball park items.
Behind the center field wall is a landscape decoration that reflects the typical environment of the Rocky Mountains. This landscape area consists of a waterfall, fountains, and pine trees. After a Rockies home run or win the fountains shoot high into the air.
The park has two large light emitting diode (LED) video displays and one ribbon display in the outfield from Daktronics. The top display, underneath the "Rockies," measures 27 feet high by 47 feet wide (8.1 m x 14.35 m). The second display measure 33 feet high by 73 feet wide and is used to give lineups and statistics and as a scoreboard. The field also contains several Daktronics ribbon displays, totaling approximately 833 feet in length.
Stadium designers speculated early on that Coors Field would give up a lot of home runs. The park is by far the highest in the majors, and designers knew that the low air density at such a high elevation would result in balls traveling further than in other parks. With this in mind, the outfield fences were placed at an unusually far distance from home plate; thus creating one of the largest outfields in baseball today. Because of the large outfield, for many years Coors Field not only gave up the most home runs in baseball, but also gave up the most doubles and triples as well.
In its first decade, the above-average number of home runs earned Coors Field a reputation as the most hitter-friendly park in Major League Baseball, earning the nickname "Coors Canaveral" among critics (a reference to Cape Canaveral, from where NASA launches spacecraft). Prior to the 2002 baseball season, studies determined that it was more the dry air rather than thin air which contributed to the more frequent home runs. It was found that baseballs stored in drier air are harder and therefore more elastic to the impact of the bat. A room-sized humidor was installed in which to store the baseballs, and since its introduction the number of home runs at Coors Field has decreased and is now nearly the same as other parks.
Regardless of ball humidity, elevation is still a factor to the game. The ball does slip easier through the thin air allowing for longer hits. In addition, the curveball tends to curve less with the thin air than at sea level leading to fewer strikeouts and fewer effective pitches for pitchers to work with.
Coors Field twice broke the major league record for home runs hit in a ballpark in one season. The previous record, 248, had been set at the Los Angeles version of Wrigley Field in 1961, its only year for major league ball. In Coors Field's first year, the home run total fell just 7 short of that mark, despite losing 9 games from the home schedule (or one-ninth of the normal 81) due to the strike that had continued from 1994. The next season, 1996, with a full schedule finally, 271 home runs were hit at Coors Field. In 1999, the current major league record was set at 303.
As a man of art and leisure, I often day dream of being on a tropical island with a beautiful companion (slightly younger than myself of course) and a humidor filled with fat Cuban cigars and a chilled blender filled with Piña Coladas.
I host and tend bar, famous among those who attend my Piña Colada - BBQ parties and with each event I create a self portrait "parody / satire" e-postcard invitation.
With Photoshop I collage - assemble images I have taken along with [2 (read my profile)] 'Public Domain' stock images creating a new whole.
Self portrait - postcard, Nikon F2 on tripod. The tropical background image is royalty free art, purchased by our design firm. The sailfish is from my livingroom wall, and the plastic drink monkey resides in my liquor cabinet.
Parody Satire, All Rights Reserved ©1996 JB Studio / Jeff Bürger
The Cigars that i'm enjoying was purchased in Greece(κολωνάκι ).
Coffee and Cuban (cubano cigars) Cigars.
Ceniza Cigar Lounge , Pasadena California / Paseo Colorado Mall
Anthony, over Liverpool NY, puffs on a cigar during a stop at Kieffer's with is son. Anthony took his time to shop through the store's walk in humidor before selecting the cigar he wanted.
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50 - 60 Servings
This cake requires that the order is finalized and paid in full at least 10 days in advance of the date required.
August 9th, 2008 - Saturday
Saturday's @ Bar 41
South Beach socialites all head to Glass at the Forge when the evening agenda calls for a night of upscale lounging. Glass is steeped in Hollywood history, starting off previously as a cigar lounge with private humidors for the likes of Oliver Stone and Bono. The venue was transformed when owner Shareef Malnik teamed up with Miami designer Allison Spear to create an upscale lounge space that packs in a star-studded crowd.
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August 9th, 2008 - Saturday
Saturday's @ Bar 41
South Beach socialites all head to Glass at the Forge when the evening agenda calls for a night of upscale lounging. Glass is steeped in Hollywood history, starting off previously as a cigar lounge with private humidors for the likes of Oliver Stone and Bono. The venue was transformed when owner Shareef Malnik teamed up with Miami designer Allison Spear to create an upscale lounge space that packs in a star-studded crowd.
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Saturday's @ Bar 41
South Beach socialites all head to Glass at the Forge when the evening agenda calls for a night of upscale lounging. Glass is steeped in Hollywood history, starting off previously as a cigar lounge with private humidors for the likes of Oliver Stone and Bono. The venue was transformed when owner Shareef Malnik teamed up with Miami designer Allison Spear to create an upscale lounge space that packs in a star-studded crowd.
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Saturday's @ Bar 41
South Beach socialites all head to Glass at the Forge when the evening agenda calls for a night of upscale lounging. Glass is steeped in Hollywood history, starting off previously as a cigar lounge with private humidors for the likes of Oliver Stone and Bono. The venue was transformed when owner Shareef Malnik teamed up with Miami designer Allison Spear to create an upscale lounge space that packs in a star-studded crowd.
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Cuban Crafters Cigar Store & Cigar Factory
Do you live in Miami or are you planning to visit the Greater Miami - Ft. Lauderdale Area? If you are, then come by and visit the largest cigar store in town. Welcome to the Cuban Crafters Cigar Outlet Store and Cigar Factory in Miami. When you enter the cigar store, you will be pleasantly surprised with the personalized service, a free cigar and the large selection of cigars, humidors and cigar accessories. You will also see Cuban Master Cigar Rollers making some of the world's finest cigars by hand. Our Cigar Factory is right in the middle of the store, adding to the atmosphere and excitement. Cuban Crafters Outlet Store is not just a cigar store, it's a destination.
The cigar factory is located in the cigar store. You can watch cigar legend Manuel Medina working next to some of the best Cuban born cigar makers. Medina is part of Cuba's cigar history. He started as a roller and quickly moved up. As the Galeron Manager in the H. Upmann cigar factory in Cuba, he had hundreds of Master Cigar Rollers working under him. His talents earned him the promotion of Factory Director at the Davidoff cigar factory in Cuba. He is now the head of the Cuban Crafters Miami Cigar Factory and you can watch his hands masterfully making the Medina 1959 Miami Edition cigars, while you smoke one and enjoy the great prices on everything from cigars to cigar lifestyle apparel. The outlet store also has unique products that are not available on the internet or at any other shop. If you want an expert to explain everything that you need to know about cigars, ask for renown cigar maker Don Kiki. When he's not in our Nicaragua factory, he's in the Cuban Crafters Building talking to fellow cigar smokers. Kiki will be happy to share his knowledge and experience with you. In addition, cigar makers J.L. Salazar and Tony Alvarez are usually around to make sure that your experience is memorable.
August 9th, 2008 - Saturday
Saturday's @ Bar 41
South Beach socialites all head to Glass at the Forge when the evening agenda calls for a night of upscale lounging. Glass is steeped in Hollywood history, starting off previously as a cigar lounge with private humidors for the likes of Oliver Stone and Bono. The venue was transformed when owner Shareef Malnik teamed up with Miami designer Allison Spear to create an upscale lounge space that packs in a star-studded crowd.
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August 9th, 2008 - Saturday
Saturday's @ Bar 41
South Beach socialites all head to Glass at the Forge when the evening agenda calls for a night of upscale lounging. Glass is steeped in Hollywood history, starting off previously as a cigar lounge with private humidors for the likes of Oliver Stone and Bono. The venue was transformed when owner Shareef Malnik teamed up with Miami designer Allison Spear to create an upscale lounge space that packs in a star-studded crowd.
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August 9th, 2008 - Saturday
Saturday's @ Bar 41
South Beach socialites all head to Glass at the Forge when the evening agenda calls for a night of upscale lounging. Glass is steeped in Hollywood history, starting off previously as a cigar lounge with private humidors for the likes of Oliver Stone and Bono. The venue was transformed when owner Shareef Malnik teamed up with Miami designer Allison Spear to create an upscale lounge space that packs in a star-studded crowd.
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Saturday's @ Bar 41
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May 10, 2019 - The Clark Street Bridge and the Reid Murdoch Building located at 325 N LaSalle beyond.
"325 N LaSalle, constructed in 1914, was designed by George C. Nimmons for Reid, Murdoch & Co. one of the country’s largest wholesale grocers. Reid, Murdoch & Co. used the building for corporate offices and warehouse space, with several floors dedicated to manufacturing and processing various foods: cheeses, coffee, catsup, sugar, fish, bread, and pickles. The building even included a humidor where tobacco was rolled for cigars. The riverfront site enabled Reid, Murdoch & Co. to ship and receive goods via a supply chain that connected steamers on the building’s south side to railroad spurs on the north side. Under LaSalle Street, the building’s shipping platform was used to load trucks that delivered to merchants all over the city. The building even connected with the city’s downtown freight tunnel system, 60 feet below street level.
A notable example of the “Chicago School” of Architecture, the building’s design features a red brick façade with decorative terra-cotta embellishments covering a steel and concrete skeleton. Originally the building was symmetrical, with 6 bays of windows flanking the center tower on both sides. In 1926, one bay on the west end was removed allowing the City to widen LaSalle Street.
The City acquired the building in the 1950's where it housed the traffic court, the States Attorney’s office and other municipal offices until 1998, when Friedman Properties acquired it. Friedman painstakingly rehabbed the building, restoring and preserving historic elements, and while modernizing it with new entrances, elevators, and upgrades to the electrical, mechanical, plumbing and communication systems.
The building seven’s floors of office space with retail tenants on the first floor, capped by the building’s distinctive, four-sided clock tower. The two level river walk provides a convenient scenic walkway for public use, a patio where River Roast patrons can enjoy a unique outdoor dining experience, and a point of departure for the Chicago water taxi.
The building is a designated Chicago landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places." Previous text from the following website: www.friedmanproperties.com/portfolio/reid-murdoch-building
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im stopping smoking again but made sure i bought one of my last packs in carlisles finest tobacconists, brucianis
alley of the plush (aka, the plush graveyard)
i found a whole box of romaNCE novels.. and a balsawood 'habanas box'.. it even had the seal sill on it!!
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with a break in the weather, i decided to do another alley walk this afternoon.. it really felt like fall i think :)
usually it's the first or the end of the month that the alleys are crammed full of stuff..
First you need to get the top off. This requires removing the bottom plate and front slidey cover. You don't have to take the bottom plate completely off, just enough to remove the tab that holds the slidey cover in. I did everything in a humidor so when the rod bearing on top came off it would stay inside. Be sure to do this in a container where things that fall will stay inside the container, because there are a lot of tiny critically important things that will fall.
You can follow the directions for the XA2 here, up until it comes time to remove the top plate itself. For that see important note number 1.
www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137072
IMPORTANT NOTE NUMBER 1! The XA IS different from the XA2. The main difference is that you have to take out the silver screw in the top plate underneath the shutter button before the top plate can come off, which the XA2 doesn't have. Also, the shutter assembly itself is totally different, which we'll cover further along.
IMPORTANT NOTE NUMBER 2! PUT THE BOTTOM SWITCH IN THE SELF TIMER POSITION BEFORE YOU REMOVE THE BOTTOM PLATE. This is not because it will only come off when it's on self timer, but so you will REMEMBER where it was when you took it off. Otherwise the switch function won't work. Basically the position of the switch on the body has to match the switch on the bottom plate, and the easiest way to do this is to put it on self timer and leave it there for the whole process.