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On February 11, 1861, President elect Abraham Lincoln gave a farewell speech to his friends in Springfield at this train station. He boarded the train and spent the next four years guiding the Union states through the American Civil War. Lincoln eventually returned to Springfield on May 3, 1865, on a Funeral Train.
"Between Clark and Hilldale" was a song from the album "Forever Changes" by Love, written by Arthur Lee about this block on Sunset Boulevard. So was the hit song "For What Its Worth" by the Buffalo Springfield. In the late 1960s this block was the center of youth "culture" / rebellion.
The "Whisky A Go Go" is the red building at the right, at the Clark Street end. Many famous recording groups had there big break here. This continues to be a rock venue. Tower Records, which at one time had the best selection of recorded music in LA (not to mention a sales staff seething with "attitude"), was a few blocks beyond the Whisky.
The Hollywood Sign makes a cameo appearance on the hill at the right edge of the photo.
"What is happening and how have you been
Gotta go but I'll see you again
And oh, the music is so loud
And then I fade into the...
Crowds of people standing everywhere
'Cross the street I'm at this laugh affair
And here they always play my songs
And me, I wonder if it's...
Wrong or right they come here just the same
Telling everyone about their games
And if you think it obsolete
Then you go back across the street"
"Between Clark and Hilldale" by Arthur Lee of "Love"
(The last word of most verses (implied to be the first word of the next verse) is omitted in the song as originally recorded.) The backing featured a Flamenco guitar and trumpets.
Telescope first light was June 18, 2010. Configured for quick setup on portable tripod and it's a joy to use!
Springfield Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (SSCT) commercial rights retained, by Ed Johnson.
Above drawing shows the generic SSCT which can readily be changed into four additional configurations. Drawings soon for *Nasmyth for camera, *stock SCT, *Springfield using stock OTA, *SSCT with transfer lens for warm room.
Russell Porter envisioned a classical Cassegrain version of his famous fixed eyepiece telescope, but he died before the evolution of the popular SCT. The overhead head knocking counterweight is now gone, see Flickr photo set.
Associated blog: edhiker.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html#613353864828...
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Associated work-in-progress web-pages: edhiker.50webs.com/ssct.htm and www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/tags/ssctpro/
Acronym SSCT relating to telescopes is unused till now.
( acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SSCT )
Drawing by Rob Johnson
Questions/comments: ssct@edhiker.com ( Ed Johnson ). I have a list of suppliers and words of wisdom for persons intending to build one.
Photographed at the Route 66 Cruisers Cruise-In at the Rock 'n Roll Hardee's in Springfield, Illinois on August 13, 2011.
Please visit my Motor Vehicles Collection on Flickr where you will find more than 10,000 photographs that have been thoughtfully categorized into dozens of sets, and carefully organized by model year, manufacturer, vehicle type, and more. This project, which began in 2008, continues to expand with new material added daily.
Springfield Rugby Football Club vs Sunday Morning Rugby Football Club on March 16, 2019 at the Springfield Pitch. Springfield wins 29-24!
Traveled to Boston to attend baby sister’s graduation from Springfield College. While there I did a mini photo shoot with her to celebrate her accomplishment and was able to get a little sightseeing in as well.
Springfield Mall is gone and in its place is now Springfield Town Center. It's pretty dead but with nearly half the mall still empty, it's no surprise. They do well considering. I love the changes they made to the place. The interior design is amazing and closing the openings in the floor of the upper level has made it feel more spacious. It's beautiful!