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We drove on Old Route 66 in Springfield Illinois. We looked at the Capital as we drove by since there was not a parking space for an RV to be found.
Willamette Heights Park is the home of Springfield's monolith. Now hidden in the trees, graffitied, and a party site, long ago the big "S" would have been visible from the valley floor.
Springfield Union Station as it appears today. The clock tower was part of the original station, removed in 1946 and rebuilt in a 2007 renovation. Besides the IC, Union Station served the B&O, CP&St.L and St.LP&N.
The line up at the Amtrak station in Springfield, MA with F40PH #280 and another, maybe #216? in 2000. - from my slide
D383 XRS
Leyland Olympian/Alexander RL H47/30F
Preserved, ex Springfield Bus & Coach, Grappenhall, Cheshire
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, 31 May 2010
New to Alexander Northern
Springfield had a pair of these Olympians that were bought by United Counties in 1991, both of which went into preservation in the Midlands before returning to service with Lawsons of Corby. An O-licence is now held in the name of Springfield Bus & Coach (West Anglia), based initially in Corby but now in Brackley, but there is no evidence that this bus has ever operated on it.
This original book from 1895 was offered by an e-Bay seller over a decade ago. It was only in 2015 after a long period of deliberation that I decided there might be someone else who would be interested in this arcane knowledge about Springfield, MA, as it appeared back in 1895. The fragile book was carefully disbounded, its pages carefully scanned, and upon completion the pages were carefully collated and archived in a mylar sleeve. It was published by a New York publisher so likely there are other extant copies. My sole purpose is to share it with the public with those who have an interest in the topic. (I found it fascinating) Since the book dates from 1895 and I know of no other editions, it is copy-right free and thus does not infringe on anyone's intellectual property rights. Thanks for your interest; questions or comments are welcome.
Tasco red dot. Accurate 6" 1911, if I say so myself. Pictures by Sabarika: www.spectralphotoandart.com
Catalog #: 15_001985
Title: Springfield-Hall Bulldog
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: No 6, PW R-985, 6th Thompson, Robert Hall
Collection: Charles M. Daniels Collection Photo
Album Name: 32, 37, 38, 39 Races
Page #: 9
Tags: National Air Races, Robert Hall, Springfield-Hall,
PUBLIC COMMONS.SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Public Square was platted in 1823, and it remains the heart of the City of Springfield. The Old State Capitol, along with the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices and numerous other historic buildings surround the square.
As of 2002, Springfield changed the colors of their logo. I've always liked this and their earlier logo.
I've always been a bit of a Dusty fan & there's a part of me that would have liked to have had her look. She was my height - 5' 3", but would have looked much taller with her enormous beehive hairdo & heels, although she didn't wear stilettos for fear of tottering over. B. insists that she only wore wigs. I have bet him $100,000 that this isn't true.
My own look today is anything but Dusty, more like the Vicar's wife .I just thrifted the skirt, a genuine Jaegar - all box pleats & wonderful lining. Ocelot tights & tee from Target, thrifted sandals, painted copper beads & Liberty scarf I bought in London in 1974.