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Some of Dusty Springfield's cremated ashes were buried here in 1999, in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. At the height of her fame in the 'Swinging 60s', Dusty was widely regarded as one of the all-time best female pop and soul singers. There are always fresh flowers beside this marker.
Please see also my album of other notable graves:
Vandalism to a wall at Springfield Park, which was deplored at the October, 2001, meeting of The Royal Burgh of Arbroath Community Council.
Taken through the windows of a machine shop in Springfield, Vermont - probably J&L.
This was found in the collection of my husband's grandfather who worked here as an engineer and was probably taken in the 1940s.
Springfield was known for precision tool making and made aircraft parts during and after WW2.
This is a large photo printed on cardboard and my husband believes it was taken by a professional photographer who had a shop in Springfield.
I ventured over to the reenactment of the Battle of Blood River in Springfield, LA on Sunday. The canons roared, the troops sallied around a stand of hard woods, much period gear was on display. It is always interesting to see people who are as wholly committed to an activity as re-enactors are.
The photos were all processed down to try to emulate something like Civil War era equipment and techniques. As usual, Nik Software's Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro were very helpful in this. Not my usual Sunday, but fun to see.
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Union Station was built in 1898 and was used primarily by the Illinois Central. It has been beautifully restored and re-opened as the Springfield Visitor Center in 2007.
nrhp # 78001187- Central Springfield Historic District- The Central Springfield Historic District is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) historic district in downtown Springfield. The district encompasses Springfield's oldest commercial district and is centered on the Old State Capitol. While the area was platted in 1822, only two buildings in the district predate the 1850s: the Old State Capitol and the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, both built in 1837. The majority of the district's buildings were constructed during Springfield's population boom in the 1860s and its subsequent growth in the latter half of the 19th century. These buildings included hotels, drug stores, groceries, clothing stores, and dry goods stores; some of the stores built in this period are still in operation. The businesses are also significant examples of 19th-century brick commercial architecture, including the Romanesque Pierick-Sommer Building and several works by prominent Springfield architects Helmle & Helmle.[1]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1978.[2] A boundary extension in 1986 added seven more buildings to the district.
from Wikipedia
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 116,250 at the 2010 U.S. Census, which makes it the state's sixth most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. As of 2019, the city's population was estimated to have decreased to 114,230, with just over 211,700 residents living in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Sangamon County and the adjacent Menard County.
Present-day Springfield was settled by European Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including his presidential library and museum, his home, and his tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
The city lies in a valley and plain near the Sangamon River. Lake Springfield, a large artificial lake owned by the City Water, Light & Power company (CWLP), supplies the city with recreation and drinking water. Weather is fairly typical for middle latitude locations, with four distinct seasons, including, hot summers and cold winters. Spring and summer weather is like that of most midwestern cities; severe thunderstorms may occur. Tornadoes hit the Springfield area in 1957 and 2006.
The city has a mayor–council form of government and governs the Capital Township. The government of the state of Illinois is based in Springfield. State government institutions include the Illinois General Assembly, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor of Illinois. There are three public and three private high schools in Springfield. Public schools in Springfield are operated by District No. 186. Springfield's economy is dominated by government jobs, plus the related lobbyists and firms that deal with the state and county governments and justice system, and health care and medicine.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Capitol
The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol building since Illinois was admitted to the United States in 1818. Built in the architectural styles of the French Renaissance and Italianate, it was designed by Cochrane and Garnsey, an architecture and design firm based in Chicago. Ground was broken for the new capitol on March 11, 1868, and the building was completed twenty years later for a total cost of $4.5 million.
The building contains the chambers for the Illinois General Assembly, which is made up of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. An office for the Governor of Illinois, additional offices, and committee rooms are also in the building. The capitol's footprint is cross-shaped, with four equal wings. Its tall central dome and tower roofs are covered in zinc to provide a silvery facade which does not weather. Architecture scholar Jean A. Follett describes it as a building that "is monumental in scale and rich in detail." The interior of the dome features a plaster frieze painted to resemble bronze, which illustrates scenes from Illinois history, and stained glass windows, including a stained glass replica of the state seal in the oculus of the dome.
Springfield and Rincon Garden Clubs in Springfield, Georgia.
Our flower show Plant It Pink and painted gourds sold for breast cancer.
Springfield and Rincon Garden Clubs in Springfield, Georgia.
Our flower show Plant It Pink and painted gourds sold for breast cancer.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 116,250 at the 2010 U.S. Census, which makes it the state's sixth most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. As of 2019, the city's population was estimated to have decreased to 114,230, with just over 211,700 residents living in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Sangamon County and the adjacent Menard County.
Present-day Springfield was settled by European Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President of the United States. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, and the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
The city lies in a valley and plain near the Sangamon River. Lake Springfield, a large artificial lake owned by the City Water, Light & Power company (CWLP), supplies the city with recreation and drinking water. Weather is fairly typical for middle latitude locations, with four distinct seasons, including, hot summers and cold winters. Spring and summer weather is like that of most midwestern cities; severe thunderstorms may occur. Tornadoes hit the Springfield area in 1957 and 2006.
The city has a mayor–council form of government and governs the Capital Township. The government of the state of Illinois is based in Springfield. State government institutions include the Illinois General Assembly, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor of Illinois. There are three public and three private high schools in Springfield. Public schools in Springfield are operated by District No. 186. Springfield's economy is dominated by government jobs, plus the related lobbyists and firms that deal with the state and county governments and justice system, and health care and medicine.
Source: www.visitspringfieldillinois.com/BlogDetails/Street_Art
The concept came to life during an event that started September 2017, to help raise funds to benefit downtown revitalization. It’s a pop up art event in where you can watch artists compete to create a mural in one day and unveil it during a reception party that night. Each year the murals change, making this a great spot to visit and wander through and take pics or the amazing artwork!
I am taking Obsessive Consumption on the road...AGAIN!
Wednesday I pack my long reach stapler and other sundry zine building items and haul booty to Missouri State University!
Big thanks to Doug Wilson for getting me there and a big HELLO to Frank Chimero whom will officially go from "friend on the internet" to "friend I know in real life" after I meet up with him this weekend.
We are going to be living out a real life math problem on Wednesday...Let me give it a whirl: Frank is heading south from Chicago to Springfield, Missouri. Kate is heading north from Mississippi to Springfield, Missouri. If each of them are 8 hours away from their destination and one car is traveling at 80 mph while another car is traveling at 70 mph (I like to follow the speed limit) how many hours will it take before Kate needs to stop at a gas station and purchase diet coke and pretzels?
The Wallet I drew on this zine is a homage to the wallet I did for poketo.
can I do an homage to something I already made? Is that ridiculous?
Hazy summer afternoon in central Illinois. I'm working on a more crisp and clear photo this spring. The actual photo is much more crisp and sharp. Scanner took some of that away.
The Springfield Moss workshops on 2nd June 2015, where the company's fleet of around a dozen locos were overhauled. In for attention before the cessation of rail traffic following acquisition of the company by Westland Horticulture Ltd on 1st August 2015, was Alan Keef 4-wheel diesel-hydraulic L2 'Jeffrey' (W/No.19 of 1985) from the 2-ft gauge system at Auchencorth Moss. 'Jeffrey' was sold on for private preservation in Norfolk by September 2015. Westland Horticulture disbanded the four remaining railway systems at Auchencorth Moss, Cladance Moss (East Kilbride), Ryeflat Moss (near Carstairs) and Springfield Moss, and the last loco was finally disposed of in January 2017.
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the customer area in the old section of the Springfield Post Office has been opened to the public. What a wonderful room.... Remember when public buildings were officious, serious and imposing? This is it!
Ceiling edgings are still vibrant and beautiful.
After a great vacation to to the Illinois state capitol Springfield, I have some new shots to share with everyone!
Here is a shot taken from Capitol Ave. looking towards the Capitol building
'80s heartthrob pop musician and actor Rick Springfield brought his "Stripped Down" tour to Oklahoma City. He played solo, told stories and made a lot of dirty jokes.
Photos by Nathan Poppe