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The relentless pursuit of likes and comments on the Instagram (yes, "the" Instagram) gets me down sometimes, and it's become apparent that the stuff people want to see is not photos of streetcars and ferries and cityscapes (the stuff I like to post); they want to see pictures of people. Or the algorithm is burying posts that don't have people, and pushing posts that do. Or they just want to see pictures of the bébé, and it feels like my art (my photography) doesn't matter anymore.
But I read something yesterday that said to keep making art even when no one cares. So I continue. And people on Flickr seem to like my art, so that's something.
I also remember that it doesn't really give lasting happiness if one of my pics gets a lot more likes than usual. I like when that happens, but it doesn't bring about a lasting sense of satisfaction. I always want more. I am pseudo-addicted to social media and that's the way they want it to be. I bet some of you are, too.
In any case, meaningful comments mean more to me than likes.
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Route 90 : Northolt Station (B) - Feltham, Leisure West (Z)
📍 Air Park Way / Leisure Centre, Feltham
Go-Ahead ordered new StreetLites for route 192 when they took over the operations from their Northumberland Park (NP) garage in November 2014.
Go-Ahead London WS36 and WS44 are seen on stand at Enfield, Little Park Gardens both working route 192.
Stagecoach London (10138 LX12DFP) seen on the Route 145 near Dagenham Dock, this route is known for its long journey from Leytonstone, Waltham Forest to Dagenham ASDA, in Barking & Dagenham. What makes it so long is the route it takes, going through places such as Wanstead, Redbridge, Ilford, Barking, and Becontree.
Abellio E200 8324 is pictured passing along Clayton Road, Peckham whilst working on Route P13 to Streatham
Service 69 has seen a route alteration with services now coming off Inchview Terrace and operating via Wakefield Avenue - Natwich Drive - Fillyside Terrace - Craigentinny Avenue before joining back on at Moira Terrace.
282 seen on Craigentinny Avenue whilst working a 69 from Willowbrae to Portobello. 25th April 2017.
Route 90 : Northolt Station (B) - Feltham, Leisure West (Z)
📍 Northolt Station, Bus Stand (Mandeville Road)
On a rather damp Saturday 23 November 2019, London bus route 140 Harrow-Heathrow celebrated its history and marked its imminent shortening by supplementing 15 heritage buses into the existing service. This meant Volvo / Wright Gemini buses (and a solitary Plaxton President) were joined by 8 RTs, 5 Routemasters and 2 Metrobuses for the day.
My visit included photo stops at Hayes, Heathrow and Harrow Weald taking advantage of free rides aboard RM1397, M1069 and RT2177.
Ruta 66. De la modernidad a la marginalidad. Proyecto apoyado por el FONCA, Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte, México 2015-2017.
Arriva 4263, seen on route 480 in Hythe Street Dartford, near the station.
Flickr, Central Dartford is NOT Joyce Green.
this was not too bad as recently as 2007.
at one time the owner had hoped to reopen the cafe and store. it just never really happened and then vandalizers took over. i wonder, do these dickheads ride around with spray paint in their cars or do they fill up and "hey, let's go to the desert and see what we can paint and destroy."
Next to meeting Route 66 icon Angel Delgadillo in Seligman, AZ, meeting and chatting with Ernie Edwards was another great experience. If you don't know, Ernie owned the landmark "Pig Hip Restaurant" on Route 66 in Broadwell, Illinois. He was also was among the first to be inducted into the Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame. By the time we met, Ernie had closed the restaurant, and it had become a museum of Route 66 in the area, as well as of the Pig Hip. It was chock full of great stuff. Everywhere I turned, something else to "Wow" over. I probably spent an hour, looking at items, buying a couple of things, and chatting with Ernie all the while. It was really a high point of my first end-to-end Route 66 trip. (I'd done portions here and there, but never the whole thing on one dedicated trip.)
After getting home, about 6 months later, my heart was broken to learn that the Pig Hip had caught fire and burned down in March of 2007. I immediately thought of all that history, all the "Wow" stuff I'd seen in there. I felt terrible for Ernie, and for my fellow Route 66 fans who'll now never see this in all it's glory.
Fast forward to April 2012, and Ernie himself is gone. Passed away at 94. Yes, certainly a good run, but sometimes you just wish some people would always be there. Like Ernie. I treasure the memory of hearing his stories, his corny jokes, and the warmth of a guy that'd treat you like an old friend the moment you walked in the door of the old Pig Hip.
Thanks, Ernie.
One of the points of this is what I always tell people. Want to do Route 66 or ANY historic highway? Do it now, or ASAP. Had I waited a year, I'd have never seen the Pig Hip. Neat stuff, historic stuff disappears along the old routes constantly. Do them now. See what's left before all you pass is memories.