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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 01-Jul-21
KD Air started operations in 1990 and was based at Qualicum Beach, a small town on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. They operated flights between Qualicum Beach and Vancouver, Tofino and Gillies Bay. There was also ground transport link between Qualicum Beach and Port Alberni.
KD Air ceased operations in 2019.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 27-Apr-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Jul-23.
Fleet No: "508".
Built as a Tristar 1, this aircraft was delivered to Air Canada as C-FTNH in Dec-73. It was converted to Tristar 150 standard in 1989. It was retired by Air Canada and stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Nov-90.
The aircraft was sold to Air Transat in May-93 and operated for another 8 years. It was retired and stored at Montreal-Mirabel, Canada in Dec-01 before being broken up there in Feb-02.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI).
An early build aircraft, first flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWKP, this aircraft was delivered to PAL Philippine Airlines with the French Overseas registration F-OHZM in Jul-97.
It was sold on delivery to the Acacia Air Lease Company and leased back to Philippine Airlines. The aircraft was re-registered RP-C3330 in Jun-08. It was permanently retired at Manila, Philippines in Aug-13 and was eventually broken up there in late 2014/early 2015. Updated 13-Aug-22
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 12-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 30Jul-23..
Parked at the 'wrong end'. This was the BEA/Cambrian end of the terminal. British Eagle was usually at the other end where their offices and check-in were.
Named: "City of Edinburgh".
G-AOCB was ordered by Airwork Ltd., but it was cancelled before delivery and delivered to Cubana in Jun-56 as CU-T604.
In Apr-61, Eagle Airways (Bermuda) Ltd bought it. It was registered VR-BBL and operated services from Bermuda to the US mainland. It was transferred to Cunard Eagle Airways as G-AOCB in Feb-62.
Cunard Eagle was renamed British Eagle International in Sep-63 when Cunard threw in their lot with BOAC to form BOAC Cunard (a lot of good it did them, within 2 years the Cunard name had vanished and it was back to BOAC!).
It was sold to Invicta Airways in Jul-67 and Invicta merged into British Midland Airways in Jan-69. The aircraft was retired at East Midlands Airport in Oct-69 after a working life of just 13 years. It was broken up there in spring 1970.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 01-Sep-19, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Mar-23.
This was taken at Pisa, Italy. Note the wartime ramp, made up of Marston Matting (aka Pierced Steel Planking). I was on a British Eagle Viscount on the next stand.
I-LIFE was delivered new to LAI Linee Aeree Italiane in Mar-57, seven months later, in Oct-57, LAI were merged into Alitalia. It remained in service with Alitalia for 12 years until it was sold to Somali Airlines in Jun-69 as 6OS-AAK.
It was re-registered 6O-AAK later the same month. It was retired at Mogadishu, Somalia, in Jun-77 and later broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 04-Mar-23.
Dan-Air operated eight Ambassadors in the 1960's on passenger charters and scheduled services.
G-ALZN was delivered new, on lease, to BEA British European Airways in Aug-51 and they bought it in Jan-53. It was sold to Overseas Aviation (CI) Ltd, in Mar-61.
Overseas didn't operate it and sold it to Dan-Air London in Apr-62. It was retired and stored at Dan-Air's engineering base at Lasham, Hampshire, UK, in May-68 and later broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 03-Apr-22, plus Topa DeNoise AI 09-Feb-24
Operated by Lauda Air on behalf of Lauda Air Italy.
An early CRJ.100 (Line No:36), this aircraft was first flown with the Canadair test registration C-FROL, it was delivered to Lauda Air as OE-LRC in Mar-94. It was sold to Lufthansa Leasing GmbH as D-ACLX and leased to Lufthansa CityLine in Oct-95.
It was wet-leased to Air Littoral (France) the same day and returned to Lufthansa CityLine in Jul-96. The aircraft was returned to Lufthansa Leasing, leased to Lauda Air again, as OR-LRC and sub-leased to Lauda Air Italy in Mar-99.
It wasn't with Lauda Air Italy for long (I was lucky to catch it!) and returned to Lauda Air in Apr-01. It was returned to Lufthansa Leasing a few days later. The aircraft was sold to Bombardier Capital Inc as D-ANIM and leased to Eurowings (Germany) towards the end of Apr-01.
The aircraft was returned to Bombardier Capital Inc in Nov-01 and stored at Maastricht, Netherlands. It was re-registered C-FZZO in Jul-0 and remained stored until it was leased to Lufthansa CityLine as D-ACJZ in Nov-02.
It was returned to Bombardier Capital Inc in May-03 and was re-registered N652ML in Jun-03 for a lease to Midways Airlines (USA). However, the lease was cancelled and the aircraft was stored.
It was leased to Mesa Airlines in Jul-04 and operated on behalf of US Airways Express. It returned to Bombardier Capital in Jan-06. It was sold to Voyageur Airways as C-FIPX in May-06 and operated on behalf of Harmony Airways between Jun/Oct-06.
The aircraft continued in service with Voyageur until late 2012. The registration was cancelled in Feb-13. No further information. Updated 03-Apr-22.
Montezuma, Parke County, Indiana
The West Union Covered Bridge is north-northeast of Montezuma, Indiana. The two-span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1876. It is notable for being the longest standing covered bridge in Parke County.
The West Union Covered Bridge is the third bridge to stand at this location. The Star Mill Covered Bridge was the first and then the Harrison Covered Bridge replaced it but was damaged in 1876 prompting the West Union Covered Bridge to be built. The bridge was finished in September 1876. The road was originally part of the "Indiana State Highway", established with Legislature in 1827, which connected Fort Wayne with Terre Haute. Along with the Armiesburg Covered Bridge it hosted stage coach traffic to Lafayette.
Not much is left of West Union today, only a handful of houses. Gone are the school, post office, and the railroad. The Wabash Erie Canal ran just west of town with a feeder canal running south of Sugar Creek and connecting to the west of the bridge. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad crossed Sugar Creek to the east of the bridge and past West Union on the west side. Little is left of evidence of the railroad or the canal today. Farmers reclaimed the land and farm most of it today.
West Union Bridge is the work of the prolific Indiana covered bridge builder Joseph J. Daniels (1826-1916) and is an excellent example of his use and development of the Burr Arch Truss. At 315' from portal to portal, the double-span bridge is the longest covered bridge in Parke County, a county known for its numerous covered bridges of considerable length. J.J Daniels built the bridge in 1876 to replace the previous bridge crossing Sugar Creek, also of his design and construction, which was destroyed by high water. Daniels built nearly sixty covered bridges in Indiana between 1855 and ca. 1900. The West Union Bridge represents a later Burr Arch Truss design.
An interesting 3D fly through can be viewed on YouTube here:
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 11-Oct-20.
Named: "Jetstreamer". In 1999 this was Virgin's new livery...
This aircraft is c/n 002 and the A340 second prototype. It had it's first flight in Feb-92 with the Airbus test registration F-WWAS. After the test programme was completed the aircraft was leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways as G-VHOL in May-97. It was returned to Airbus Leasing in Jul-11 and stored at Lourdes, France. It was sold to GMT Holdings 4 Ltd as M-YRGU in Sep-11 and remained stored. The aircraft was due to to be leased to Luzair (Portugal) as CS-TTQ but the lease didn't happen. It was sold to Rajshahi Air (Bangladesh) in Dec-11 and went straight to Tehran, Iran via an intermediate point. The aircraft, now registered EP-APA, was seen outside the Iran Aseman Hangar at Tehran in Jan-12. It entered service with Iran Aseman Airlines in Mar-12. Current, updated (Oct-20).
Note: Rajshahi Air was a 'shell' company to evade international sanctions on Iran and the EU stopped the transfer of subsequent aircraft.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Mar-21.
Seattle Mariners logocopter.
The Seattle Mariners are a US Professional Baseball Team based in Seattle, WA, USA.
No longer in this livery, this helicopter has had a number of different liveries, now 40 years old, it's still in service.
Vero Beach is a city in and the seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 data, the city had a population of 15,220.
Parts of a human skeleton were found north of Vero in association with the remains of Pleistocene animals in 1915. The find was controversial, and the view that the human remains dated from much later than the Pleistocene prevailed for many years. In 2006, an image of a mastodon or mammoth carved on a bone was found in vicinity of the Vero man discovery. A scientific forensic examination of the bone found the carving had probably been done in the Pleistocene. Archaeologists from Mercyhurst University, in conjunction with the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee (OVIASC), conducted excavations at the Old Vero Man site in Vero Beach in 2014–15. Starting in 2016, archaeologists from Florida Atlantic University joined the Old Vero Man site excavations.
In 1715, a Spanish treasure fleet wrecked off the coast of Vero. Eleven out of twelve Spanish ships carrying tonnes of silver foundered in a hurricane. The remains of the silver attracted pirates. A group of 300 unemployed English privateers led by Henry Jennings stole about £87,500 in gold and silver in their first acts of piracy.
In 1872 Captain Allen W. Estes officially established the first land patent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, after settling in the area in 1870.
In 1893 Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway began operation through the area.
The town of Vero was chartered on June 13, 1919.
Vero was officially renamed "Vero Beach" and was switched from being part of St. Lucie County to become the county seat of Indian River County when it was formed in June, 1925. There are many theories on possible origin of the city name, but there's no consensus.
During the war year of 1942 the U.S. Navy selected 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) surrounding the Vero Beach Municipal Airport as the site of Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, a Naval Air Station. Due to the bombing practices conducted during the WWII, there are many buried explosives and the Army Corps officials have conducted ongoing search & clearing exercises for the potentially dangerous items since 2014.
In 1951 Barber Bridge was built from mainland to barrier islands. It was later demolished and replaced in 1995 with the Merrill P. Barber Bridge. It is named after Merrill P. Barber who was the mayor of Vero beach in 1947.
In 1957 Piper Aircraft began research and development in Vero Beach. In 1961 Piper Aircraft moved administrative and manufacturing operations to Vero after completing building additions.
In 1965 the A1A bridge over the Sebastian Inlet connected the two barrier islands. In 1979, the 17th Street Bridge was completed, allowing a second point of access from Vero Beach mainland to the barrier islands.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Jan-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was bought by AWAS Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services but by the time it was due for delivery they didn't have an airline to lease it to. It was due to be delivered as VR-BLC but that wasn't used and it was delivered to AWAS as HB-IHU in Oct-89.
It was sold on delivery to Petrolair System SA (Switzerland). The aircraft was re-registered HB-IEE the following month. In Sep-95, Petrolair System SA dropped the 'System' and was renamed Petrolair SA. They became Privatair in Jan-97.
The aircraft was wet-leased to the UK Royal Air Force for 10 days in Feb-00 when the Swiss Flag style tail logo was replaced by a small Union Flag. The aircraft was fitted with blended winglets in Oct-07. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Hahn, Germany in Mar-13
It was sold to JetMagic (Malta) as 9H-AVM in Oct-13 and remained stored at Hahn until it was delivered to Malta in Feb-14. The aircraft was stored at Montpellier (France) between Aug-14/Aug-15, it was then moved to Auch (France) in Aug-15 and stayed there until Apr-16 when it moved back to Montpellier again.
The aircraft returned to service in Jun-16. It was repainted in a special livery in Jul-17 for the Band, U2 for their 'U2 - The Joshua Tree Tour 2017' and for U2 again in Feb-19 for the 'U2 - Joshua Tree Tour 2019'.
Although it's now over 32 years old it continues in service, it can't have that many hours or cycles 'on the clock'. Current, updated 19-Jan-22.
Edit: I probably replaced this like three or 4 times, but I think I finally got it right. The original had a purple tint to it and window streaks that made the image look more..."creepy" (as said by my friend). So I edited...and hopefully this is better.
Oh would it mean anything
If you knew
What I'm left imagining
In my mind
Would you go
Kiss the rain
And you'd fall over me
Think of me
Only me
Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me
Kiss the rain
Whenever I'm gone too long
If your lips
Feel hungry and tempted
Kiss the rain
and wait for the dawn
Keep in mind
We're under the same skies
And the nights
As empty for me, as for you
If you feel
You can't wait till morning
Kiss the rain
--Billie Myers
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 23-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 05-Apr-23.
I've given up on the C-47 histories, too complex and often incomplete...
This one went to the Norwegian forerunner of SAS (DNL) as LN-IAS in 1946, it was merged into SAS in Oct-52 and was sold to Fairways Rotterdam. The source I was looking at said it went to Fairways in Jan-66, yet here it is in Liverpool in Dec-64!
The Netherlands does re-use registrations though!
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 21-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 28-Oct-23.
"You'll never get that in there mate". They did eventually by sliding the boxes in at a 45 degree angle using that puny little forklift, although it took them all afternoon. A 'Hi-lo' with a roller ball bed would have had it done in 30 minutes but they weren't invented in 1968.
Built as a DC-6A with main-deck cargo doors it was originally delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in Nov-53 as PH-TGB, it was re-registered PH-DFB in Feb-54.
It was sold to the General Electric Company as N4065K in Jan-61 and stored. In 1965 it was sold to the Charlotte Aircraft Corporation and sold to MAC Martins Air Charter in Dec-66 as PH-MAM.
Inex Adria bought it in May-71 and it became YU-AFG. It was sold to Alyemda, Yemen, in Jun-76 as 7O-ABO and was withdrawn from use and stored at Aden in 1979. It sat in the middle of the airfield gathering dust for many years until it was broken up in the mid 1990's.
Take into account that I am not permanent here.
Away I am swimming.
Three.
Ps. I have received sopranosflight's print.
I might say I squealed a little when it came in the mail.
I tagged her, so you should go check out her wondrous stream.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 04-Dec-22.
Taken into the sun on a cold, misty and frosty morning!
Fleet No: '008'.
This aircraft was delivered to Continental Airlines as N78008 in Mar-99. It was sold to a lessor in Apr-01 and leased back to Continental. In Oct-10, Continental was merged into United Airlines. Now 23.5 years old, the aircraft continues in service. Updated 04-Dec-22
Note: The rear fuselage was damaged by a tail strike at New York - Newark on 02-Mar-05. It was repaired by Boeing and returned to service on 16-Apr-05.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 14-Apr-15.
BKS = Barnby, Keegan and Stevens, the airline's founders.
G-ALZR in it's final livery, just 16 months before it was written off at London-Gatwick (LGW)
G-ALZR was delivered new to BEA British European Airways in Feb-52. Just over five years later, in Aug-57, it was sold to Rolls Royce and was re-registered G-37-4 in Feb-59. It was used as a test-bed for the Rolls Royce Tyne engine.
It was sold to BKS Air Transport in May-63 and was converted to a freighter in Nov-64 for the BKS Bloodstock Division specialising in the carriage of horses.
It was damaged beyond repair while landing at London-Gatwick Airport in Jul-69 when the nosewheel collapsed. It was sold to Dan-Air London in Nov-69 for spares and transported to Dan-Air's Engineering base at Lasham, Hants, UK, where it was broken up in 1972.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 09-Jul-21.
TUI Airways UK, still in a hybrid TUI / Sunwing livery since it returned to the UK after lease in Mar-20.
This aircraft was delivered to the TUI Group Plc and leased to Thomson Airways as G-TAWB in Feb-12. It was fitted with 'Split Scimitar' winglets in Nov-14.
In Dec-15 it was sub-leased to Sunwing Airlines (Canada) for the winter season as C-GWVB and returned to Thomson as G-TAWB in Apr-16. Thomson titles were replaced with billboard TUI titles in Jan-17 ahead of the transition to TUI Airlines UK at the end of Oct-17.
The aircraft was sub-leased to Sunwing Airlines again, as C-GWVB, between Nov-17/Apr-18 and again between Dec-19/Mar-20. It was returned as G-TAWB one month early due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and stored at Birmingham, UK, still in the hybrid TUI/Sunwing livery. The aircraft returned to service in mid Jul-20 but was again stored, this time at East Midlands, UK in early Jan-21 after the UK had gone into a second COVID lockdown. It returned to service in late May-21, still in basic TUI livery with Sunwing titles and orange tail. Current, updated 11-Jun-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 14-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was delivered to Alaska Airlines as N796AS in May-98. It was sold to a lessor on delivery and leased back to Alaska. It was returned to the lessor in May-16 and stored at Victorville, CA, USA.
The aircraft was sold to Safair Operations Pty Ltd (South Africa) in Sep-16. It was due to be registered ZS-WRO but that wasn't taken up and it was registered ZS-WMP (after Safair's Executive Director 'Wimpie' Davidson. It's operated by flySafair.co.za. Current, updated 14-Aug-22.
Ploumanac'h Lighthouse
Mean Ruz Lighthouse
Feu de Min-Ruiz (pierre rouge)
Phare de Men Ruz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ploumanac'h lighthouse
The lighthouse on the Côte de Granit Rose
Location: Perros-Guirec, Côtes-d'Armor, France
Coordinates: 48°50′15″N 3°29′00″W
Tower
Constructed: 1860 (first) distroyed August 4, 1944
Current: 1946.(First lit: 1948)
Construction: red granite tower
Height49 feet (15 m)
Shapetapered square tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted tower, red lantern
Heritagelisted in the general inventory of cultural heritage
Light
First lit1948 (current)
Focal height: 85 feet (26 m)
Range: 12 Nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) (white), 9 Nautical mile (17 km; 10 mi) (red)
Characteristic: Occ. W R 4s
The Ploumanac'h Lighthouse (officially the Phare de Men Ruz) is an active lighthouse in Côtes-d'Armor, France, located in Perros-Guirec.
The lighthouse is closed to the public.
The structure is composed of pink granite, and marks the entrance to the channel leading to the port of Ploumanac'h.
History
The first lighthouse in Ploumanac'h dates from 1860 . Destroyed by German troops on August 4, 1944 , it was replaced by the current lighthouse in 1946 (first ignition in October 1948 ). At night, it can be identified by its red occultation light with a white sector. This last color being visible only between Tomé Island and Rouzic Island. The current version was built by Martin et frère (local construction company of the time) according to the plans of architects Henry Auffret and Hardion. The latter had to work together with the Beaux Arts to build the pink granite tower of La Clarté, so that it harmonized with the surrounding setting, classified and protected shortly before the war. The interior mosaics are the work of the artist Odorico.
From the lighthouse, you have a direct view of the castle of Costaérès , Renote Island and the Sept-Îles archipelago .
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, is also known as The Guitar Hotel due to its tower constructed to resemble a guitar, is a hotel and casino resort in Hollywood, Florida, United States, located on 100 acres (40 ha) of the Hollywood Reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The property currently has one hotel tower, a 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) casino, a large poker room, a 4-acre (1.6 ha) lagoon-style pool facility with a center bar, and many private restaurants, shops, spa, cabanas, bars, and nightclubs, and the Hard Rock Event Center. A large expansion was completed in October 2019.
The resort currently has a 12-story "classic Hard Rock Hotel" with 469 guest rooms and suites. Guests are greeted by a 50-foot (15 m) tall signature Hard Rock guitar, (based on a famous Gibson electric guitar model) at the entrance of the hotel, along with a massive LED advertising screen at the front of the main parking garage. The resort has 120,000-square-foot (11,000 m2) of meeting space, including a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) exhibit hall.
The Hard Rock's $1.5 billion property expansion project added a 450-foot (140 m) tower designed to appear as a guitar, with lights providing the imagery of guitar strings, and 638 rooms alongside a seven-story, 168-room "Oasis Tower" overlooking the pool cabanas— open on October 24, 2019, several months in advance of Super Bowl LIV being held in Miami on February 2, 2020. The expansion also included a 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m2) "Rock Spa", and over 20 new dining and nightlife destinations. Between the existing 12-story hotel, new Guitar Hotel, and new Oasis Tower, over 1,200 hotel rooms became available in October 2019.
On May 9, 2014, Seminole Chief Jim Billie announced a $100 million upgrade of the tribe's casinos, with much of that spent on the Hard Rock Hollywood location, including improved entryways, center pool bar, pool facility upgrades, updated hotel room, and suite interiors, and a new restaurant. As of March 2019, the tribe's upgrade budget was significantly increased to over $2.4 billion, split mainly between this location and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa.
The current casino layout covers over 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) featuring slot machines and various table games including blackjack, baccarat, mini-baccarat, Pai Gow poker, Let It Ride, and three-card poker. The casino does not have live craps and roulette, although there are electronic versions of those games available. As of June 2018, the poker room is located in a former ballroom area, relocated from its prior venue due to ongoing construction work.
Blackjack is the most popular card game in the United States and was an addition to the casino. In a deal valued at $1.1 billion, former Governor Charlie Crist gave the Seminole Tribe a license for blackjack in its casinos. In exchange, The Seminole Tribe loaned the State of Florida $1.1 billion over the course of two years. On July 3, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the governor's agreement was unconstitutional, but table games continue to operate because the Federal Department of the Interior approved the now-invalid pact with the state. The addition of blackjack to the Hard Rock casinos in Hollywood and Tampa gave credibility to its claim of being a major gambling destination.[
Hard Rock Live is a 7,000 seat multi-purpose theater, which opened on October 25, 2019, with a concert by Maroon 5. The theater replaced a 5,500 seat arena (razed in March 2018 as part of the property-wide expansion) of the same name, which hosted different types of events including musical acts, comedians, boxing, and other smaller events, along with a residency by Billy Joel. During construction of the new theater, events were held at the temporary 3,500 seat Hard Rock Event Center, which hosted acts including Britney Spears on her Piece of Me Tour.
The 69th edition of the Miss Universe competition was held on May 16, 2021, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned her successor Andrea Meza of Mexico at the end of the event.
Model Anna Nicole Smith, who was staying at the resort, died in her hotel suite on February 8, 2007. An autopsy ruled her death was caused by an accidental drug overdose from prescription drugs.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole_Hard_Rock_Hotel_%26_Casino...
www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com/hotel/hard-rock-hotel
www.booking.com/hotel/us/seminolehardrockhotelhollywood.h...
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 14-May-23.
Built in 1947 this aircraft was originally sold to Iranian Airways as EP-ACH. It was sold to Morton Air Services as G-ANAN in Jul-53. It was leased to the Burma Oil Company in Burma (now Myanmar) as XY-ADE in Feb-55 and returned to Mortons as G-ANAN in Mar-56.
The aircraft was sold to Alares Development in Dec-68 and sold to SONATRA Societe Nationale de Transport Aerien (Senegal) as 6V-ABT in Jun-69. It was eventually broken up (details unknown).
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Jul-21.
A very rare shot! This was the first visit of a BEA One-Eleven to Manchester, seen in the 'old' BEA livery. By the time it was delivered to BEA in Apr-69 it had been repainted into the odd livery that their One-Elevens had for operation on German domestic services to Berlin (plain blue tail with 'Super One-Eleven' titles and small 'BEA' titles by the forward door).
G-AVMI (the registration it kept for it's whole 33 year life) was the second prototype One-Eleven 500 and first flew in May-68. It was delivered to BEA British European Airways in Apr-69. BEA merged with BOAC in Jul-74 to form British Airways.
The aircraft was retired and stored at Bournemouth, UK, in Nov-92 after 23 years in service. In May-93 it was sold to European Aviation and leased to other group companies, European Air Charter in Feb-94 and 'Aberdeen London Express Airlines' in Oct-94.
It was wet-leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines between Mar/Dec-95 and again between Mar/Jun-96. Another European Aviation company, Air Bristol, sub-leased it in Nov-96, they were renamed AB Airlines the following month.
It was returned to European Aviation in Sep-99 and immediately sub-leased to European Air Charter for two months until it was permanently retired at Bournemouth in Nov-99. It was broken up there in Feb-02.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Apr-22 (DeNoise AI).
Right side.
This aircraft was delivered to QANTAS Airways as VH-EBQ in Dec-79. It was leased to Air Pacific (Fiji) as DQ-FJI in Dec-98 and returned to QANTAS as VH-EBQ in Aug-00.
It was withdrawn from service and retired in Nov-02 and was donated to the Outback Museum, Longreach, Australia where it's on display.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
'Colum', Ireland World Tail livery. Operated on behalf of British Airways by franchise partner Brymon Airways.
First flown in Feb-97 with the deHavilland Canada test registration C-GFHZ. It was ordered for Pelangi Air (Malaysia) initially as 9M-PGD then 9M-PGB. Neither was taken up and the order was cancelled.
The aircraft was stored at Toronto-Downsview. Bombardier Inc took delivery of it in Jul-97 and it remained stored until it was leased to Brymon Airways as G-BRYV in Apr-98 and operated on behalf of British Airways Express.
Brymon was merged into British Airways CitiExpress in Mar-02 with the aircraft still operating for British Airways. The operation was renamed BA Connect in Feb-06. In Mar-07 the BA Connect operation was turned over to FlyBe and the aircraft was stored at Exeter (UK) in basic British Airways livery.
It was returned to Bombardier Inc around Jan-08 and was leased to Air Tanzania as 5H-MWG the following month. The aircraft was written off when it crashed during an aborted take-off at Kigoma, Tanzania on 09-Apr-12.
The take-off was abandoned after an engine failure, the aircraft overran the runway, the undercarriage collapsed and the right wing was torn off at the wing root. Surprisingly, there were no injuries! Updated 13-Nov-21
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 22-Mar-22 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "Garmisch-Partenkirchen".
This was the 3rd prototype A321 and although it was built at Hamburg-Finkenwerder it was first flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIC in Jun-93 and took part in the A321 test programme.
It was re-registered D-AVZA in May-94 and returned to Airbus Germany for mods and interior fitout. The aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-AIRH in Jul-94.
In Mar-20 the aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Berlin-Schoenfeld due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was ferried to Budapest (Hungary) in Jun-20 for long-term storage.
It was ferried to Amman (Jordan) in Dec-21 for maintenance before ferrying via Frankfurt to Berlin in Jan-22 for further storage. The aircraft returned to service on 26-Mar-22 from Munich / Frankfurt. It's now 29 years old. Updated 04-Apr-22.
Having replaced "SimpliCity" branded 8322 (NK11 FXE) earlier in the day; Go North East's Washington-based "South Tyne" branded Optare Versa V1110/Optare 8294 (NK09 FUP) is pictured here whilst on loan to Deptford Depot, on Borough Road, Sunderland, making a very rare appearance on "SimpliCity" service 2 to Washington. 17/11/15
I replaced the leather on a few joints of Alisha, my Paperwhite Doll by Teri. Teri offered to do it for me of course, but I decided to tackle it myself rather than having to ship her back. I'll be posting more of my notes on the Hearts of Clay forum soon. :)
Replaced with Hasselblad X1 Scan:
A Kyrgyz Mil-Mi 17 helicopter at Khan Tengri (7010m) and Pik Pobeda (7439m) base camp in the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, about to pick up a group of climbers.
August 2010.
Contax G2, 21mm Biogon, B+W yellow filter and Fuji Acros 100 (in HC-110)
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Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better shot 10-Oct-22.
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AVVX, this aircraft was delivered to the easyJet Airline Company as G-EZWC in Jul-12. Current, 10-Oct-22.
This one looked great when I was playing with the tones. Then I converted to b&w and it just had that classic street photograpy feel. I just had to do it!
update - after reading Zolashine's comments I re-did the picture. I think it makes it 1000% stronger. On the money my friend...
Withdrawn and stored GE Dash-7s 5057-5059-5058 watch silently as two of their replacements, GE Dash 9s 7067-7068, head past the 7-Mile Yard at Karratha with an empty ore consist on August 17, 1998
(98.040.23_HI_5057-59_7067-68MPwt)
Class 47 47081 had failed at Exeter while working a Leed's to Penzance service and Class 52 1016 Western Gladiator was called from the stabling point to replace it above it is running down onto the stock. 08/09/1975.
Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this image without my explicit permission
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Feb-17 + DeNoise AI 26-Sep-22.
Purple 'Super Resort Express' livery, left side.
An early B747-200 series (line No:137) with only 2 upper deck windows left side, this aircraft was delivered to JAL Japan Air Lines as JA8106 in May-71.
Sold to a leasing company and leased back to JAL in Oct-94, it served with them for 28 years before being returned to the lessor and sold to 'Jumbo Jet Leasing Inc' in Mar-99. It was stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Apr-99.
The aircraft was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ATF in Dec-09. It was sub-leased to AirAsia for a Haj Pilgrimage operation in Mar/Apr-01 and sub-leased to Air Algerie between Sep/Nov-01.
In Jan-03 it was sub-leased to Albarka Air (Nigeria) for a Haj Pilgrimage operation and returned to Air Atlanta in Mar-03. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-03 and permanently retired at Marana, AZ, USA.
It was last noted still stored at Marana in Apr-06 and was broken up there later that year..
I also have two photos of this aircraft with Air Atlanta Icelandic...
www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6513270377 - all white, no titles.
www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6868328920 - with Air Atlanta titles & tail logo.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a slightly better version 03-Feb-19.
Fleet No: "714".
This aircraft was delivered to CP Air as C-GCPS in Apr-81, CP Air was renamed Canadian Pacific Airlines in Jan-86. Canadian Pacific Airlines was merged into Pacific Western Airlines to form Canadi>n Airlines International in Apr-87. It was sold to a lessor in Sep-96 and leased back to Canadi>n Airlines. In Apr-01, Canadi>n Airlines International was officially merged into Air Canada (although Air Canada had been providing finance guarantees for around a year beforehand. Quite a few aircraft, including this one, had already been repainted in Air Canada livery with Canadi>n titles). The aircraft was transferred to Air Canada Tango in Mar-02 and then to Air Canada's 'low-cost' airline Zip Air Inc in Feb-03. It was returned to Air Canada and then to the lessor as N2257 in Jan-04 and stored at Mojave, Ca, USA. It was sold to Petrozaz LLC in Dec-04 and leased to Nova Air (Mexico) as XA-OCI. The aircraft was returned to the lessor and permanently retired at Mexico City in Sep-09.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 19-Nov-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Jul-23.
Fleet No: '5318', later '5418'.
This aircraft was delivered to United Airlines as N518UA in Sep-90. It was fitted with blended winglets in Jul-08. In Dec-08 the aircraft was sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest and sold back to United Airlines in Apr-17.
In Oct-19, after 29 years in service, the aircraft was ferried to Tupelo, MS, USA and permanently retired. It was sold to Universal Asset Management the following day and broken up at Tupelo in 2020.
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The Casemates building is situated within the embankment of the central mound at Fort McNab, low, one-storey, concrete structure composed of seven vaulted bays. Four of the bays retain the original arrangement of a central door with a transom, flanking windows, and a round-headed, recessed concrete panel.
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Fort McNab began in 1888 and was completed in 1892. The armament included one 10 inch breech loader (BL) and two 6 inch BL's. The effectiveness of the new guns was increased by the installation of an elaborate fire control system.
More powerful guns on central pivot mountings were introduced by 1906. The included one 9.2 inch BL and two 6 inch BL's.
As the situation in Europe deteriorated, plans were developed to defend Halifax against enemy action. Searchlight emplacements were constructed in 1914. A 6 pound QF gun was mounted on the parapet of the fort. All this activity came to an end with the signing of the Armistice. The battery remained manned until January of 1919 when the fort was officially closed down.
The old 9.2 inch barrel was replaced in 1921 but nothing else was done. In 1932 Fort McNab was put in moth-balls.
With the deteriorating political situation in Europe. In 1937 its 6 inch battery was retained for "close defence" and examination purposes. New electric lights were to be provided for the fort. By September of 1939 it was ready, to assume its role in the protection of Halifax.
Many changes occurred at Fort McNab during World War II. A new Battery Command Post was constructed in 1940-41. The guns were charged at various times but the final major improvement to the fort was the construction of a radar post in 1945.
When the war ended Fort McNab was entirely dismantled and placed in "heavy maintenance." By 1948 it was reactivated. The final armament change occurred in 1953 when a 4 inch twin naval gun replaced No. 2 - 6 inch gun. The fort operated until January of 1960 when its was dismantled and closed for the last time.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 09-Apr-23.
I love this shot. Taken at Malaga, southern Spain on a beautiful sunny day. I was there on Viscount 701 G-AMOO with British Eagle. The early V700's didn't have the range to fly nonstop from Liverpool so we had to tech stop at Bordeaux both ways! To the right, just across the runway was a whole field of CASA built Heinkel 111's. I couldn't photograph them though, General Franco's Guardia Civil would have put me away!
This was an early build DC-7, delivered new to American Airlines in Feb-54 as N319AA. They only kept it 5 years and then sold it to a leasing company in Feb-59.
It was leased to ONA Overseas National Airways in Apr-59 as N319A. It was returned to the lessor in Sep-63 and was sold to Osterman Air Charter, Sweden, the following month as SE-XBR.
It was sold again the month after that, Nov-63, to Sveaflyg as OY-DMR and sub-leased to Flying Enterprise in Dec-63. In Feb-65 it was transferred to Osterman Air Charter as SE-CNH.
Ostermanair was merged into Internord in Nov-65. The aircraft was operated for a further 3 years until it was retired and broken up at Stockholm-Bromma Airport in mid 1968.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 22-Sep-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 01-Sep-25.
Delivered to National Airlines in Dec-67 as N4731, National were merged into Pan American World Airways in Jan-80 and the aircraft continued with Pan-Am until it was retired at Oklahoma City, OK, USA in Dec-91 after 24 years in service.
It was sold to General Electric Capital Corporation (later GECAS) in Sep-92 and broken up at Oklahoma City in 1993.
Just shy of ten minutes from Washington's Union Station, Amtrak's #2205 Acela decelerates for the work zone at Landover Interlocking, which will be replaced by a new control point just north of this photo. The ex-PRR tower is one of several that dot the Northeast Corridor.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Jul-23.
This aircraft was delivered to BEA British European Airways as G-APEX in Jun-58. It was sold to BKS Air Transport in Dec-69.
BKS was renamed Northeast Airlines in Nov-70 when it became part of British Air Services. British Air Services was merged into British Airways in Apr-74.
The aircraft continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to British Air Ferries in Mar-81. It was retired and stored at Southend, UK in Mar-84 and was broken up at Southend by 1994.