Rhode Island in Black and White
View allAll Photos Tagged Rhode
I made a trip yesterday to Block Island, which was of course more challenging than usual due to Covid concerns. Block Island is about 12 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. I’d never been there off season before. A surprising number of people were on the ferry, but we were all of course wearing masks and “distancing” as required. I rented a bike and went out to Mohegan Bluffs, which are probably the most impressive cliffs you can find anywhere in New England. Anyway, New Shoreham, the town which technically covers the whole of Block Island, has a population of about 1100 inhabitants, they market themselves as the “smallest town in the smallest state”.
There are a surprising number of cars for such a small island. I saw a bumper sticker that read “Block Island, social distancing since 1651” :)
If you zoom in, you can see the stairs going down to the beach.
You can also see South East Lighthouse from 1875, more about that coming.
The Rhode Island azaleas in are in full bloom! Enjoy!
Thank you in advance, for any likes and comments. As always, I appreciate your support.
I welcome your comments, and I will do my best to reply.
Peace and light,
Gene
The abandoned Shooters Waterfront Cafe in Providence, Rhode Island.
Shooters Waterfront Cafe
Shooter’s, part of a national chain of casual waterfront dining and dancing venues, was in a three-story building that could accommodate nearly 1,600 patrons. The 25,000-square-foot complex featured dockside dining, a waterfront pool, bars inside and outside, a top-floor restaurant and a 90-slip marina. One of its incarnations included a boat valet. It cost $6 million to build in 1990.
The waterfront nightclub overlooking Narragansett Bay operated under many different names in its 10 year lifespan. It was also known as Waterline, Bombers and Bootleggers. It closed down in 2000 and the property was taken by eminent domain by the state Department of Transportation and used as a staging area for the relocation of Route 195. The building was finally demolished in 2012 and the site sits empty today despite being rite on the water.
Superman building, Providence, Rhode Island.
“Textured Gear” is the creation of Rob Lorenson, an artist and educator based in Fall River, Massachusetts. His studio is housed in a massive warehouse, sharing space with Concentric Fabrications, a custom metal company that Lorenson co-owns. Since settling in Massachusetts in 1999, Lorenson has crafted hundreds of large, stainless steel sculptures, most of them incorporating circular shapes.
Beautiful Wickford was only 15 minutes away from my doctors appointment yesterday How could could I not stop here first?
Thanks in advance, for any likes or comments. I appreciate your support. Peace and light!
Canon F1, 105mm Super Takumar lens, Fomapan 100, RO9 2:100, 18 minutes, 3 inversions every 3 minutes
Olympe Rhode is a good friend.
And I am a teasing friend. As she likes steampunk art, I decided to make this digital creation on her photo profile.
Olympe owns Galerie des Machines, an art gallery on Secondlife sim Paris 1900 for exhibit RL and SL artists art.
Facebook page of Galerie des Machines :
www.facebook.com/Galerie-des-Machines-293539180747352/
Facebook Page of Paris 1900 :
www.facebook.com/DecouverteDeParis1900/
Taxi in SL :