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. I never was much a Lions fan, even before they achieved major suckage, althouth I did have season tickets for years. But I was always a Cory Schlesinger fan. #30 was the ultimate football player.
I'm still a Houstan Texans fan. Always will be, but I will always be proud to wear the #30
I do love the Lions fans. Loyal. Loyal. Loyal. Tormented. Suffering. But Loyal. The city could use a boost. I hope they do well this season.
16 people were shot in the last 24 hours in Detroit. 7 were killed. Human life has no value to so many people. It's sad
Roger emailed me these photos of my brunette pt 3. He rerooted her and touched up her paint just a bit. Her bangs are original. Looking forward to having her home and back on a body.
Under Willys auspices, Jeep’s first Civvy Street venture, but not a sales success at the time. A very collectible car today.
A ghost sign for Coca-Cola in Albion, Michigan. This sign was originally painted in 1912, and was restored in 2021. When the sign was originally painted, the Davis Piano Store occupied the building, and their faint ghost sign can be seen along the roofline.
The 1904 C&O railroad depot, restored by the National Park Service in 1995 and used as a seasonal visitor center, is the first part of Thurmond seen when crossing the New River into town; the road from Glen Jean, Fayette County Road 2512, passes to the left of the CSX railroad spur, outside the overhead superstructure of the bridge on the right. Thurmond's commercial district (preceding photo) and site of the former engine house and coaling station are out of sight to the righthand side of this photo (left turn coming off the bridge). The depot replaced the original 1891 depot, which burned in 1899, and the 1915 bridge replaced the 1889 bridge, which was washed away by the 1908 flood.
Thurmond is an old railroad town at the bottom of the gorge. It was a boom town a century ago, when West Virginia coal was in great demand and coal fueled the trains that hauled the coal out of the mines. Thurmond is now part of the New River Gorge National River. The National Park Service (NPS) renovated the old train depot in 1995 for use as a seasonal visitor center, and in 2003 it began efforts to stabilize and preserve remaining buildings of the commercial district, pending eventual restoration or renovation. Declining use of Eastern coal, railroads' move to diesel from steam, and the Great Depression all contributed to Thurmond's decline.
According to an NPS leaflet on Thurmond, "During the first two decades of the 1900s, Thurmond was a classic boomtown. With the huge amounts of coal brought in from area mines, it had the largest revenue on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway . . . [and] Thurmond's banks were the richest in the state. Fifteen passenger trains a day came through town -- its depot serving as many as 95,000 passengers a year. . . . With the advent of diesel locomotives, and less coal coming in from local mines, the town began a steady decline. The many businesses closed down, and most residents moved on. Today, the town of Thurmond remains surprisingly untouched by modern development. It is a link to our past, and a town with many stories to tell."
Other information on Thurmond found on line shows that its population was about 500 in 1930, while the 2010 census shows just 5 residents (down from 7 in 2000). For many years, the only way into Thurmond was by train, as the road to the town was not completed until 1921. The town of Thurmond is a National Register of Historic Places historic district, added to the register in 1984 (#84003520). A fire destroyed one of the town's two hotels in 1930, and in 1931 the National Bank of Thurmond failed. A more complete chronology of Thurmond's rise and decline, also from NPS, includes a map of the town and identification of several buildings.
Ruth Ann and I visited there Monday evening with friend Randall Sanger. Along with Mill Creek Falls (two photos back), Thurmond is another of the New River Gorge sites that we saw on Monday, for the first time, thanks to Randy. Unhappily, part of the Thurmond name on the depot is blocked by the semaphore tower because I positioned myself so that the car parked at end of the depot was screened by the fence.
From the original photo "August 1976 - camera club 3" © Suzanne R, JWFotos 1976, 2023.
Suzanne and Johnny have kindly allowed me to apply some restoration to several of their brilliant photos from the 1970s and since. I thought this would be an interesting example of what can be done using simple (non-AI) tools in PhotoShop to bring out more detail than can be seen in the original.
Having spent some time studying digital signal processing I know that no passive filter can increase the information in an image but it is quite possible to make detail information more visible using the right process, in this case the sharpening filter called "unsharp mask", or more correctly "partial negative unsharp mask" which is based on the Fourier spectrum of spatial frequency, a precise measure of detail. With this the detail amplified is everything smaller than the pixel-size chosen. This is based on the finest detail that is adequately visible in the original. But this mainly enhances detail about half that size, which may still look obviously unsharp. So you can repeat the process choosing half that size, and again until you get down to around 1 pixel – and at each stage more and more detail becomes clear. Unfortunately grain, dust and scratches are also "enhanced" so this limits how strong you set the filter each time, and you usually have to do some "cleaning up" afterwards. The process is actually pretty quick but it takes a bit of trial and error to get the settings right and you often have to back-track if you find it producing negative fringes around hard edges or too much grain pattern.
PS, if anyone would like to find out more, from later this summer I am starting to arrange residential courses on apects of photo taking and processing in SW England and the Charente region of France.
Leicester Corporation Tramways 76 is on display in the museum at the Crich Tramway Museum on the 17th October 2015.
Tram History
76 was built in 1904 by Dick Kerr, Preston and remained in service until 1947. The body of 76 was discovered in use as a cricket pavilion and changing rooms in the village of East Cowick, Nr Snaith in Yorkshire and arrived at Crich in 1960. The body has been mounted on a Brill 21e truck which was rescued from a Glasgow Corporation tram. 76 has been restored in its 1920’s appearance with open balconies and a covered top. 76 ran in service briefly at Crich until 1975, however not long after her extensive restoration it was found to have a structural defect. It is exhibited in the main gallery at Crich and very rarely leaves the protection of museum to see the sunlight.
BAe Jetstream 31 G BLKP at the South Wales Air Museum St Athan (EGDX) south Wales, reconstructed by the SWAM volunteers after arriving by road in 2019, built in 1984 at Prestwick and briefly in service with Netherlines also a trainer at Macclesfield College.
your own house in La Cuba for a night in Aragon, a beautifully restored houses with all modern conveniences for a reasonable price- beats the sterile hotel chains.
These two nice FG's are seen here at Shore Road, Birkenhead, while on display at the Wirral Bus & Tram Show, on 06/10/2019. Nearest the camera is FMD988B, a Morris FG, first registered in 02/1964 while on the right is AAO253A, an Austin FGK40, first registered in 11/1963. The latter was bought from auction in 2018. © Peter Steel 2019.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota
Rapid City is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western South Dakota, on the Black Hills' eastern slope. The population was 74,703 as of the 2020 Census.
Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents" because of the life-size bronze president statues downtown, Rapid City is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the city's western and eastern parts. Ellsworth Air Force Base is on the city's outskirts. Camp Rapid, part of the South Dakota Army National Guard, is in the city's western part.
Rapid City is home to such attractions as Art Alley, Dinosaur Park, the City of Presidents walking tour, Chapel in the Hills, Storybook Island, and Main Street Square. The historic "Old West" town of Deadwood is nearby. In the neighboring Black Hills are the tourist attractions of Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, and the museum at the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research. To the city's east is Badlands National Park.
Source: www.visittheusa.com/destination/rapid-city
Where a rugged landscape surrounds charm and culture
While Rapid City is best known for its proximity to national parks and enormous mountain carvings, including Mount Rushmore just 40 kilometers away, visitors to the heart of this Black Hills destination will be enthralled by a plethora of outdoor adventures, a charming and historic downtown and a salute to American Indian heritage in southwestern South Dakota.
The Famous Faces
Make Rapid City your headquarters for short jaunts to six national parks – Badlands National Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, Minuteman Missile Silo National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial – as well as Crazy Horse Memorial.
No trip here would be complete without seeing the heads of four U.S. presidents, each about 18 meters tall, carved into granite on the side of Mount Rushmore. Once there, you’ll see why the sculpture, which took 14 years to complete, attracts nearly 3 million people a year. Nearby, work continues in the Black Hills on another mountain carving, this one of the famous Lakota warrior Crazy Horse astride his horse, that will become the world’s largest sculpture upon completion. The memorial serves to preserve the culture of North American Indians.
Find out more about the area at The Journey Museum & Learning Center, which features exhibits tracing some 2.5 billion years of history, from the earliest rock formations to Native American cultures and Western frontier exploration.
Large-Scale Outdoor Adventures
Options are plentiful for people who enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, wildlife viewing and off-the-beaten-path exploration. Traipse through all of those national parks and see a variety of landscapes, including mountains, hills, canyons, valleys, creeks and lakes.
Take in the natural beauty of the Black Hills National Forest and all of its hidden gems, including the Stratobowl clearing that was home base for historic balloon flights. Venture into Custer State Park, where the Wildlife Loop takes visitors through 29 kilometers of hills and grasslands, home to more than 1,300 free-roaming bison. Stop in the Wildlife Station Visitor Center to learn what other types of wildlife you might encounter. Sites along the George S. Mickelson Trail – a Black Hills rail trail route that is about 175 kilometers long – include tunnels, bridges and 15 trail heads.
A City of Culture
In addition to the prominent Native American arts and culture, Rapid City has become known for its culinary, winery and brewery scene as well as history tied to the original settlers. The Sculpture Project: Passage of Wind and Water is a five-year public art initiative with sculptor Masayuki Nagase working during the summer months to carve by hand granite sculptures in Main Street Square. As you tour the city, look for the City of Presidents, life-size bronze statues of 43 former U.S. presidents, including the famous four that are also on Mount Rushmore.
Comfort is key in Rapid City, which features smaller boutique hotels, larger hotel chains, vacation rentals, camping and bed-and-breakfast establishments. Perhaps you will find a place with a history that includes some of the nation’s presidents.
Source: motionunlimitedmuseum.com/about-us/
MOTION UNLIMITED MUSEUM is the heart and soul of Bill and Peggy Napoli. From the time Bill was 9 years old and owned his very first 1940 Ford pickup, his goal was to own and operate a fine automobile museum and build cars’ trucks, and motorcycles. Not just a dingy old bunch of buildings full of dirty old cars, but a beautiful place to showcase the antique and classic cars and motorcycles Bill and Peggy have painstakingly restored themselves since they married in 1969.
From the 1933 Dodge Sedan Delivery that took 8 years to rebuild, to the 1925 Studebaker Motor Home, to the Harley Davidson with Side Car equipped with a TV, all the vehicles in the museum show their touch of detail, and love only true enthusiasts have for their collection.
Bill and Peggy have filled 18,000 square feet of buildings with toys, pedal cars, pedal tractors, gas pumps, signs, pictures, and thousands of other pieces of memorabilia along with the antique and classic cars and motorcycles. Stop and read the stories, lots of history!
Bill and Peggy do all their own restoration and custom work, including body and paint, upholstery, mechanical work, and finish detail. They always have at least 3-5 projects in the process of building.
There are over 100 cars for sale at Motion Unlimited Museum and Classic Car Lot at any one time, and Yes, they will sell vehicles from their collection.
The museum is constantly evolving and changing. So, whenever you come to visit, you will see new and exciting things each time. You’re invited to come to spend your vacation in the Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota and visit one of the most unique collections anywhere. Who knows, you might also buy the vehicle of your dreams during your visit!
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(South Dakota) "داكوتا الجنوبية" "南达科他州" "Dakota du Sud" "दक्षिण डकोटा" "サウスダコタ" "사우스다코타" "Южная Дакота" "Dakota del Sur"
(Rapid City) "رابيد سيتي" "拉皮德城" "Ville rapide" "रैपिड सिटी" "ラピッドシティ" "래피드시티" "Рапид Сити" "Ciudad rápida"
Restored freight house at Potter Place, New Hampshire. The former Boston & Maine branch was abandoned in 1995 and turned into a recreational trail, but a section of track was left in place to better interpret the preserved railroad structures. The Andover Historical Society acquired this freight house in 2003 as a gift from the R.P. Johnson family, who owned a building supply company in Andover for three generations. The Society is adapting the large and open interior in this building to provide exhibition space for some of the larger and bulkier historic artifacts in its collection, such as agricultural machinery and tools.
Badly restored opus reticolatum. This wall is dated few centuries B.C. and in those days they were made with a single type of stone, which can be found on the same location, therefore no excuses for a bad restoration job. Expired Fuji Super HQ 200, 135-24. Developed in replenished C-41/CN-16, 20 minutes @ 20°C, bleach 30 minutes, fix 30 minutes. - standard disclaimer: © Giuseppe Lancia - usage without permission is not allowed
The photographer is unknown. A digitally restored image from an original negative in my collection.
Downloads are available from here: paulkearley.smugmug.com
The building was probably constructed during the 5th century. It was burned during the fire of Fustat during the reign of Marwan II around 750. It was then restored during the 8th century, and has been rebuilt and restored constantly since medieval times
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The fine Alec Issigonis designed British classic Mini. Nearest the camera is F295AHG, an Austin Mini Mayfair 1000 Auto. This immaculate 'old style' Mini was first registered in 05/1989. Supplied by Syd Brown & Sons, Longridge, Lancashire, the owner would have you believe, according to a label in the rear window, that it was supplied by Croker & Bridger, who have branches in London and Turin! Alongside is no less immaculate TDU606W, an Austin Mini 1000. First registered in 06/1981, this was a one family owner from 1982 to 2020 and hardly went out. So much so, little restoration work was needed to bring it up to the standard that it is today. These Minis are seen here at Whitehaven Harbour, on display during the Workington Transport Heritage Trust's car display at their 'Leyland National 51' event on 29/04/2023. This event was to commemorate fifty-one years since the entry into service of the first National to be constructed at the Lillyhall plant that is situated near Workington. This event was organised due to the success of the 'Leyland National 50' event. © Peter Steel 2023.
The Capri Theatre is an iconic South Australian venue which was added to the South Australian State Heritage Register in 1990.
Opened 1941 as the Goodwood Star Theatre and later purchased by the Theatre Organ Society of Australia (TOSA) SA in 1978, it is an independent not-for-profit cinema run by a network of generous volunteers.
TOSA SA have gradually renovated and restored much of the theatre to its 1941 Art Deco Moderne style.
The Capri
Built by RJ Nurse and designed by architect Mr Chris Smith the cinema first opened its doors In Goodwood in October 1941 as the "Star Theatre" and was part of the Clifford Theatre Circuit. The opening event was a double feature from MGM of ‘Florian’ which starred Robert Young and Helen Gilbert, as well as ‘Dr Kildare Goes Home’, starring Lew Ayres & Lionel Barrymore.
Greater Union acquired the cinema in 1947 as part of their acquisition of the Clifford Circuit. The cinema was renamed as the "New Curzon" in 1964, then again as the "Cinema Capri" in 1967. In 1978 The Theatre Organ Society of Australia (South Australian Division) Inc. purchased the cinema and re-launched the cinema as the "Capri Theatre", installing the now famous Wurlitzer theatre organ. The inaugural concert took place in April 1983.
In 1986, Crocodile Dundee played at the Capri Theatre. The incredible success of the film, it played at the cinema for almost one full year enabled TOSA (SA Division) own the Theatre outright. Today there is a framed ‘Crocodile Dundee’ movie poster on display at the Theatre, recognising the film’s important historical significance. Ref: Capri Theatre.
New Star Theatre Opened
Between 1,300 and 1,400 people attended the opening of the New Star Theatre, Goodwood road, Goodwood, last night.
Proceeds, which amounted to £105, were in aid of the Red Cross, the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund, and the Adelaide Children's Hospital.
The new theatre has a seating capacity of 1,460 and its design has many outstanding features.
The general sales manager of British Empire Films (Mr Vic Webb) attended. Ticket offices constructed of glass bricks were new features. The manager of the theatre is Mr A H Harrison. Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) Thursday 9-10-1941.
Picture Night at Star Theatre, Goodwood
Through the generosity of Mr Dan Clifford, a picture night will be given in aid of St Vincent de Paul's Orphanage Biennial Fete on Thursday, Nov 27, at the new Star Theatre, Goodwood. The whole of the takings will be donated to the cause. Tickets are obtainable from members of the committee.
A first-class programme will be screened, including "North-West Mounted Police,” starring Madeline Carroll and Gary Cooper, also "La Conga Nights.” Ref: Southern Cross (Adelaide) 21-11-1941.
Former VH man's Film for Adelaide
Bliss, the first feature directed by former Victor Harbor man, Ray Lawrence, is one of the films vying for the prestigious Australian Film Awards this year.
It and The Coca-Cola Kid, the other Australian entry at the Cannes Film Festival, are among the 22 films contesting the awards which will all be screened in major centres this month.
Starting in Sydney this week, the films will then be screened in Melbourne and Adelaide's turn is from July 19-27 at the Capri Cinema.
The screening of Bliss at Cannes was the first public showing of the feature. Ref: Victor Harbour Times 3-7-1985.
*Matthew's king of the keyboard
A world authority on theatre organs has tipped 10-year-old prodigy Matthew Loeser to be one of the renowned performers of the theatre organ world. American Theatre Organ Society president Brian Pearson made the comments in the Theatre Organ Society of South Australia newsletter after he heard Matthew performing at the Capri Cinema in August.
Mr Pearson's comments have been backed up by Matthew's teacher, Pat Telford, who says the Victor Harbor youngster is the most musically-gifted child she has ever seen. Ref: Times (Victor Harbor) 15-3-1996.
Grade II listed terminus was originally built in 1909, restored in 2002 and reopened to train travellers
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Much like the days of NSWGR, Lachlan Valley Railway restored Baldwin 5917 powers up through Hilldale on the North Coast with the Stroud Road day train
A vintage photo restored...................how I longed to know her in the past and to see her again
in the present, as I Photoshopped away. ( I love and honor you eternally, my own true heart.)
Mother was ahead of her times, courageously leaving her home in Buffalo, N. Y. to study art
in New York City. She was only eighteen and already had a diploma to become a teacher.
The photo was taken at the Art Student's League in the 20's.
Opdhahl House. Ed Killingsworth, 1957. The current owner found the original cabinets under the 80s remodel. He also scoured ebay for period appliances that closely matched the kitchen pictures he had from when the house was built.
Detail of the upper half of the west window depicting the Last Judgement. The Last Judgement is Fairford's most celebrated window for its dramatic composition and graphic depiction of the horrors of hell in the lower half. The window sadly suffered badly during the great storm of 1703 with the upper half depicting Christ in Judgement and the surrounding company of saints and angels the most seriously affected part.
A substantial amount however still remained until it was unfortunately 'restored' in 1860 by Chance Bros of Smethwick, whose approach was to substitute all the surviving glass in the upper half of the window with a carefully created replica. It is clear that the design is a faithful copy of what was there originally, but none of the surviving material was reused, parts of it being secretly kept by the studio and probably sold (some elements have resurfaced much more recently).
St Mary's at Fairford is justly famous, not only as a most beautiful building architecturally but for the survival of its complete set of late medieval stained glass, a unique survival in an English parish church. No other church has resisted the waves of iconoclasm unleashed by the Reformation and the English Civil War like Fairford has, and as a result we can experience a pre-Reformation iconographic scheme in glass in its entirety. At most churches one is lucky to find mere fragments of the original glazing and even one complete window is an exceptional survival, thus a full set of 28 of them here in a more or less intact state makes Fairford church uniquely precious.
The exterior already promises great things, this is a handsome late 15th century building entirely rebuilt in Perpendicular style and dedicated in 1497. The benefactor was lord of the manor John Tame, a wealthy wool merchant whose son Edmund later continued the family's legacy in donating the glass. The central tower is adorned with much carving including strange figures guarding the corners and a rather archaic looking relief of Christ on the western side. The nave is crowned by a fine clerestorey whilst the aisles below form a gallery of large windows that seem to embrace the entire building without structural interruption aside from the south porch and the chancel projecting at the east end. All around are pinnacles, battlements and gargoyles, the effect is very rich and imposing for a village church.
One enters through the fan-vaulted porch and is initially met by subdued lighting within that takes a moment to adjust to but can immediately appreciate the elegant arcades and the rich glowing colours of the windows. The interior is spacious but the view east is interrupted by the tower whose panelled walls and arches frame only a glimpse of the chancel beyond. The glass was inserted between 1500-1517 and shows marked Renaissance influence, being the work of Flemish glaziers (based in Southwark) under the direction of the King's glazier Barnard Flower. The quality is thus of the highest available and suggests the Tame family had connections at court to secure such glaziers.
Entering the nave one is immediately confronted with the largest and most famous window in the church, the west window with its glorious Last Judgement, best known for its lurid depiction of the horrors of Hell with exotic demons dragging the damned to their doom. Sadly the three windows in the west wall suffered serious storm damage in 1703 and the Last Judgement suffered further during an 1860 restoration that copied rather than restored the glass in its upper half. The nave clerestories contain an intriguing scheme further emphasising the battle of Good versus Evil with a gallery of saintly figures on the south side balanced by a 'rogue's gallery' of persecutors of the faith on the darker north side, above which are fabulous demonic figures leering from the traceries.
The aisle windows form further arrays of figures in canopies with the Evangelists and prophets on the north side and the Apostles and Doctors of the Church on the south. The more narrative windows are mainly located in the eastern half of the church, starting in the north chapel with an Old Testament themed window followed by more on the life of Mary and infancy of Christ. The subject matter is usually confined to one light or a pair of them, so multiple scenes can be portrayed within a single window. The scheme continues in the east window of the chancel with its scenes of the Passion of Christ in the lower register culminating in his crucifixion above, while a smaller window to the south shows his entombment and the harrowing of Hell. The cycle continues in the south chapel where the east window shows scenes of Christ's resurrection and transfiguration whilst two further windows relate further incidents culminating in Pentecost. The final window in the sequence however is of course the Last Judgement at the west end.
The glass has been greatly valued and protected over the centuries from the ravages of history, being removed for protection during the Civil War and World War II. The windows underwent a complete conservation between 1988-2010 by the Barley Studio of York which bravely restored legibility to the windows by sensitive releading and recreating missing pieces with new work (previously these had been filled with plain glass which drew the eye and disturbed the balance of light). The most dramatic intervention was the re-ordering of the westernmost windows of the nave aisles which had been partially filled with jumbled fragments following the storm damage of 1703 but have now been returned to something closer to their original state.
It is important here not to neglect the church's other features since the glass dominates its reputation so much. The chancel also retains its original late medieval woodwork with a fine set of delicate screens dividing it from the chapels either side along with a lovely set of stalls with carved misericords. The tomb of the founder John Tame and his wife can be seen on the north side of the sanctuary with their brasses atop a tomb chest. Throughout the church a fine series of carved angel corbels supports the old oak roofs.
Fairford church is a national treasure and shouldn't be missed by anyone with a love of stained glass and medieval art. It is normally kept open for visitors and deserves more of them.
The buildings and headstocks at Pleasley Pit are being restored.
This is the top of the North Headstock, repaired, painted and revealed to the public. The other headstock and buildings are still sheeted over in their shame.
I took the shot from the same level on the spoil heap.
Areas of Sherwood Forest are visible in the distance to the East
Pleasley Pit was a coal mine, sunk in 1871, and closed in 1983
The mine shaft is vertically down, about half a mile and had man-rider and coal cages suspended on steel ropes over the wheels in the photo. The shaft is now capped with concrete.
Inside the buildings is a huge steam engine to wind the cages up and down.
The steam engine has been undergoing restoration by enthusiasts for over 10 years now.
For 20 years, I lived in the weigh-bridge cottage which was built in 1879 to serve customers taking coal by horse and cart. Later a rail service was introduced, the cottage was used by the groundsman for the sports facilities before becoming privately owned in the 1970's.
The railway line is now a nature trail and the spoil heap and surrounding areas is a country park, with a 7 acre pond, plus other small ponds for dragonflies. About 75,000 native trees have been planted on site to develop wildlife.
You will understand that I am close to this place :-)
Many of my nature photos have been taken on the site
This link takes you to the Pleasley Pit website
After six years of intensive modern-day planning and design, the Elora Mill began its next transformation. Building upon its century-and-a-half-old foundation and stone walls, applying original craftsmanship and raw materials, and in collaboration with Lori Morris Design and the incredible architects at Hicks Design Studio the Elora Mill Hotel & Spa opened on July 6th, 2018, giving new life to this iconic building once again.
Un-restored 1955 Studebaker E Series pick up truck. Rear Fenders like a step side minus the step.
Seen at the:
Studebaker Drivers Club 2017 International Meet
St Joseph County 4H Fair Grounds
5117 Ironwood Road
South Bend, Indiana. USA.
(From Wikipedia)
The E Series of Studebaker trucks can have two definitions. It originally meant 1955-model Studebaker trucks, sold in half-ton, 3/4-ton, and 1-, 1.5-, and 2-ton capacities.
Later models were classified by Studebaker as follows: 1956: 2E series; 1957-58: 3E series; 1959: 4E series; 1960: 5E series; 1961: 6E series; 1962: 7E series; and 1963-64: 8E series. Given these model-year designations, "E series" has come to mean all Studebaker trucks built between 1955 and the end of all vehicle production in the US in December 1963.
Within each tonnage rating, these trucks were all fairly similar, since Studebaker was in dire financial straits during this entire period and invested virtually nothing to update its truck division products. For the 1956 and 1957-58 models, all Studebaker trucks were called Transtar
Taken at Retrospective Scooters www.retrospectivescooters.com January 2012