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Saturday 9 March 2019 was billed as the final running in regular service of 5 remaining Dennis Tridents on service 19. A large number of enthusiasts were out riding and photographing these long serving vehicles. However 2 Tridents will e used until the end of the month on rush services and the Edinburgh University shuttle service.
The big foam attraction before CPKC's Holiday Train festivities was this CSX loaded ethanol train B741, with a pair of engines barrowed from NS seen here at French's Hollow. The heritage units always bring out a crowd, but I have a personal soft spot for the Southern after spending time on the former Southern Railway Piedmont main myself.
The Merchandise Mart was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White to be a "city within a city". Second only to Holabird & Root in Chicago art deco architecture, the firm had a long-standing relationship with the Field family. Started in 1928, completed in 1931, and built in the same art deco style as the Chicago Board of Trade Building, its cost was reported as both $32 million and $38 million. The building was the largest in the world in terms of floorspace, but was surpassed by the Pentagon in 1943,and now stands thirty-sixth on the list of largest buildings in the world. Once the largest commercial space in the world, Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 is now recognized by Guinness World Records as holding the record
When opened in 1930, the Merchandise Mart or the Merch Mart, located in the Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, was the largest building in the world with 4,000,000 square feet of floor space. Previously owned by the Marshall Field family, the Mart centralized Chicago's wholesale goods business by consolidating vendors and trade under a single roof.Massive in its construction, and serving as a monument to early 20th century merchandising and architecture, the art deco landmark anchors the daytime skyline at the junction of the Chicago River branches. With upper levels bathed in colored floodlight, the structure stands out against darker downtown buildings in night views. The building continues to be a leading retailing and wholesale destination, hosting 20,000 visitors and tenants per day.The Merchandise Mart is so large that it had its own ZIP code until 2008 (60654). In 2010, the building opened up its Design Center showrooms to the public for the first time.
NRHP District
Participated in and photographed one of several community service projects my church led. It was great seeing the kids and adults spend their Saturday morning doing something for others in this way.
NASA PHOTO KSC-69PC-238
VIA J.L. Pickering. REMASTERED by Dan Beaumont.
NASA INFO: The Apollo 11 rocket towers over the Kennedy Space Center’s crawlerway during the May 20, 1969 rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A. The Saturn V launched astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin on the first lunar landing mission two months later.
By Bob Granath,
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Construction of the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida began a half-century ago this summer. After serving through the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs, the mammoth structure now is undergoing renovations to accommodate future launch vehicles and to continue as a major part of America's efforts to explore space for another 50 years.
Construction began with driving the first steel pilings on Aug. 2, 1963. It was part of NASA's massive effort to send astronauts to the moon for the Apollo Program. Altogether, 4,225 pilings were driven down 164 feet to bedrock with a foundation consisting of 30,000 cubic yards of concrete. Construction of the VAB required 98,590 tons of steel.
When completed in 1965, the VAB was one of the largest buildings in the world with 129,428,000 cubic feet of interior volume. The structure covers eight acres, is 525 feet tall and 518 feet wide.
To accommodate moving, processing and stacking rocket stages, 71 cranes and hoists, including two 250-ton bridge cranes were installed. On the east and west sides are four high bay doors, each designed to open 456 feet in height allowing rollout of the Apollo/Saturn V moon rockets mounted atop launch umbilical towers.The VAB was constructed 3.5 miles from Launch Pad 39A and 4.2 miles from Launch Pad 39B. A pair of crawler-transporters, among the largest machines ever built to move on land, carried the assembled rockets to the pads.
After the conclusion of Apollo in the 1970s, the building was refurbished to accommodate the space shuttle. Inside the VAB, the shuttle solid rocket boosters were stacked atop a mobile launcher platform. The external fuel tank was attached between the two boosters and the shuttle mounted to the tank. Following three decades of flight, the shuttle was retired in 2011.
Modifications of the VAB are underway to support the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, which also will result in the ability to process multiple launch vehicle types. SLS will be the agency’s advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle providing a new capability for human exploration beyond Earth orbit. However, NASA also is partnering with private industry on launch vehicle and spacecraft development options for taking astronauts to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station.
Last year shuttle-era work platforms were removed from the VAB's High Bay 3 as a project of Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, to accommodate the SLS heavy-lift rocket.
According to Jose Lopez, the VAB senior project manager in the Vehicle Integration and Launch Support Branch of GSDO, the changes are part of a centerwide modernization and refurbishment initiative in preparation for the next generation of human spaceflight.
Lopez noted that some of the utilities and systems scheduled for replacement at the VAB have been used since the facility was originally built. This initial work is required to support any launch vehicle operated from Launch Complex 39 and will allow NASA to begin modernizing the facilities while vehicle-specific requirements are being developed.
Plans for 2014 include awarding the construction contract for new access platforms, including structures and systems required for the SLS.
Some of the current work has included removal of over 150 miles of obsolete Apollo- and shuttle-era cabling. This will make room for installation of more efficient, state-of-the-art command, communication, control and power systems needed to perform testing and verification prior to the SLS and other rockets being rolled out to the launch pad.
As plans move ahead to outfit the VAB with the new infrastructure, code upgrades and safety improvements, the building will continue in its role as a central hub for the Florida spaceport well into the future.
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Taken this photo off the street of Transfer Road in Penang, Malaysia. Penang is a UNESCO World Heritage site. With the rich history of over a hundreds years, visitors will be thrilled to find out all kinds of culture mixed in this wonderful island
As the Long Island's flagship Cannonball Express halts at Bridgehampton, the exhausted conductor quickly glances at the camera amidst his grueling, hot day of transporting beachgoers.
Set up by Aberdeen Corporation on the 10th January 1921 this old bus shelter has served as the Footdee Bus Terminus serving the fine folk of Fittie and visitors to the area for many many years, it had a lick of paint and re roofed back in 2015 , hence its maintained appearance .
Today it is only one of three such shelters set up by Aberdeen Corporation that still exist within the city.
Aberdeen City Council moved the terminus to the new beach retail park in 2010 hence the shelter now serves solely as a bus stop, and as a reminder of times gone by .
Footdee is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland known locally as "Fittie". It is an old fishing village at the east end of the harbour. The name is actually folk etymology. Far from being "Foot of the Dee/Fit o the Dee", it is actually a corruption of a former dedication to a "St Fothan".
The area has had a settlement as far back as the Medieval times and the first recorded reference to the area of Fittie was in the year 1398. This village was slightly further North than where Footdee is now located. It would have been near to where the St Clement's Church is located.
Footdee is a particularly interesting example of a planned housing development purpose-built to re-house Aberdeen's local fishing community. Laid out in 1809 by John Smith, then Superintendent Of The Town's Public Works. Smith went on to establish himself as one of Aberdeen's key architects. Occupying an isolated spit of land to the SE of Aberdeen's city centre, its regimented squares have been described as a cross between the neo-classical aspirations of Aberdeen and the close-knit fishing communities of the north-east.
The two squares of 'Fish Town' (known as Footdee), originally contained 28 single-storey thatched houses although this increased when the later Middle Row (circa 1837) and Pilot Square (circa 1855) were added. The entrances on each of the North and South squares were filled in the 1870s by William Smith (son of John and architect of Balmoral Castle). He also added additional storeys to the East and West sides of South Square creating a tenement feel. This was an attempt to ease crowding resulting from an influx of fishing families from other less prosperous areas and to help try to enforce the 'one-house-one-family' rule.
The Town Council decided to start selling the dwellings to occupiers in 1880, beginning a period of incremental development and reconstruction. Additional storeys and dormers were added piecemeal by the new owners as funds allowed. The result is one of individuality expressed within the constraints of a strictly formal plan and is a contributing factor to the special architectural and historical interest of Footdee as a whole.
Throughout the 19th century, 'tarry sheds' were added to the communal land within the squares opposite each dwelling and now every dwelling has its own shed. Originally constructed from drift wood and other found materials, the sheds have been built and rebuilt in an idiosyncratic manner over the years in a variety of materials with rendered brick now predominating slightly (2006). Some timber built sheds remain, predominantly on the North side of North Square.
North Square Mission Hall occupies the central area of the North Square, reflecting its significance as an integral part of village life. The building is plain, with simple detailing throughout, and as such, responds sympathetically to its setting and context. Known locally as 'the schoolie' the hall was built for general as well as religious purposes and continues to operate as a multi-purpose meeting space.
The entire Footdee village was added to the statutory list in 1967 as a single entity. The village was subsequently given Conservation Area status in 1968. At resurvey in 2006, each building within the Conservation Area was re-assessed separately. Key examples, demonstrating both individual architectural interest and representing the history and development of the village as a whole, were selected for listing.
On an 1828 map, the new housing squares were specifically labelled 'Fish Town'. 'Footdee' referred to the larger area from St. Clement's Church to 'Fish Town'. Later, the name 'Footdee' was erroneously used to refer specifically to the housing squares, with 'Fish Town' becoming forgotten.
On Tuesday 25 September 2012, Footdee became covered in foam from the sea after experiencing strong wind and rain conditions. The effect was like a blanket of snow and this made the UK national news.
Channel Pickering Townsley. b. Sedalia, MO, Jan. 20, 1867; d. London, England, Dec. 21, 1921.
A typed card on the back states:
November 10, 1954
This picture by Chan
Townsley is the property
of Miss Alice Coogan
daughter of James Alan &
Helen Townsley Coogan
and has been loaned to
Laura Townsley Stevens
Below that, in ink, is written:
Return in care of
Will Townsley, Great Bend, Ks
M LT Stevens
Helen Townsley Coogan
The following was written in ink elsewhere on the back:
Out by 17-11-54
Bring to Will Townsleys [sic] house.
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Painter, spec. still lifes, interior scenes,, landscapes, coastal scenes. Moved with his family to Great Bend [Kansas] area in 1875 where he grew up and attended Washburn College, Topeka.
He then went to Paris where he studied at the Academiés Delecluse and Julian.
Returning to the U.S., he became associated with William M. Chase in New York; he managed the Chase Shinnecock School on Long Island and organized the Chase art classes in Europe.
In 1905 Townsley went to England and founded the London School of Art, serving as director and instructor along with Frank Brangwyn and other well-known English artists.
In 1910 he returned to America to concentrate on painting. Arriving in Pasadena, CA in 1914, he was director of both the Stickney Memorial School and Otis Art Institute.
During the summers of 1914 and 1915 he held art classes on the Monterey Peninsula. Townsley died on Dec. 2, 1921 in London, England while planning a sketching trip with Frank Brangwyn.
Member: Salmagundi
Club; California Art Club.
Exhibitions: Throop Inst., Pasadena, CA 1914; San Francisco Art Assoc., 1916; Exposition Park, Los Angeles, 1916; Friday Morning Club, Los Angeles, 1917; National Academy of Design; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1918; Museum of New Mexico, 1919; International Exhibition, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; Art Institute of Chicago; Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, 1923.
Collections: Mulvane
Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Santa Fe Collection.
Source: "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)" compiled by Susan V. Craig, Art & Architecture Librarian at University of Kansas.
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MoBus - Märkisch-Oderland Bus GmbH (subsidiary of Transdev): the bus with registration number MOL RV 134 (Iveco Crossway LE 12M, put into service in 2019) has just left Frankfurt (Oder) station, serving on regional line 968 to Seelow.
Sometimes, even the big ones act like short lines. CN's Harvey Industry Job shoves a train of tankcars into Flick Oil, crossing busy Center Street north of 171st.
Harvey, IL
Photo by John Eagan
History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice. ...Tim Pawlenty
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Nice little local meat shop in Wanchai, Hong Kong.
The D-class (IB1) lifeboats are inflatable boats serving in the RNLI inshore lifeboat (ILB) fleet as well as a number of Independent Lifeboats around the UK and Ireland. Although they are known as the 'IB1' at times, they are the latest development of the D-class lifeboat and as such are mainly referred to as a 'D-class'.
This class of lifeboat is one of the smallest operated by the RNLI. Unlike other members of the ILB fleet, the D-class does not have a rigid hull.
The D-class normally has a crew of three or four and is primarily used for surfer/swimmer incidents as well as assisting in cliff incidents where the casualty is near the water. The very nature of its work requires a swift response, and the D-class can normally be afloat very quickly.
With no wheelhouse on the D-class lifeboat, the crew are exposed to the elements at all times and rely on their protective kit to keep them safe and warm. Many rescues take place at night and can involve being close to dangerous cliffs and manmade structures, or searching caves and crevices. In addition to night vision equipment, the D-class lifeboat carries a searchlight and parachute illuminating flares to light up the surrounding area, helping to keep crew members safe as well as locate those in need of help. Medical equipment is stowed in the bow pod and includes oxygen and full resuscitation kit, responder bag and multi-purpose ambulance pouch. In the event of a capsize, the D-class lifeboat can be righted manually by the crew and her 50 hp outboard engine restarted.
Name: Peter Wilcox
Class: D-Class (IB1) inshore lifeboat (ILB)
Operations number: D-797
Station: Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk
On station: 2016 to present
Crew: 3 or 4
Survivor capacity: 5
Length: 16 ft. 3 in. (4.95 m)
Beam: 6 ft. 7 in. (2 m)
Draught: 20.5 in. (0.52 m)
Displacement: 745 lbs. (338 kg)
Engine: 1 x Mariner 50 hp 2-stroke outboard
Fuel capacity: 14.95 gal. (68 lt)
Max speed: 25 knots
Endurance: 3 hours (at top speed)
Builder: Inshore Lifeboat Centre, East Cowes, IOW
Construction: Hypalon coated polyester
Coat: £65,000
At Pashley you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas – the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening, an appetite for beauty and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These award winning gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, are family owned and maintained – visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
All the ingredients of the English Country Garden are present – sweeping herbaceous borders, ha-ha, well maintained lawns, box hedges, espaliered rose walk, historic walled garden, inspiring kitchen garden, venerable trees and the Grade I listed house as a backdrop. The gardens are a haven for wildlife – bees, butterflies and small birds as well as moor hens, ducks and a black swan. Then, of course, the plants! Borders overflowing with perennials and annuals – the look changing through the seasons, but always abundantly filled, and each garden ‘room’ planted in a different colour theme.
Pashley is also renowned for fantastic displays of tulips, roses and dahlias. Our annual Tulip Festival features 35,000 tulips. During Special Rose Week over a hundred varieties of rose swathe the walls, climb obelisks and bloom in flower beds. Then in late summer our Dahlia Days event transforms the gardens once more with bountiful, brightly coloured dahlias in every border and pot.
Add to all this a Café and Terrace with excellent garden views, serving delicious homemade lunches, scones and cakes; Sculpture and Art Exhibitions; a Gift Shop with Plant Sales; and a friendly, knowledgeable team waiting to welcome you, and the recipe for a wonderful day out is complete.
TfWs DVT 82226 sporting new livery "Serving Wales Saving Lives Air Ambulance" with Class 67029 "Royal Diamond” providing the motive power behind, pass through Dinmore working the 1V42 Manchester Piccadilly Cardiff Central premier service. The train comprises 5 MK4 coaches and it is the intention this year that all premier service trains will eventually hall 5 coaches.
The grey-green building in the background is Cadbury's Marlbrook plant, near Leominster, which produces 97,000 tonnes of milk chocolate crumb every year.
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