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Parrots in New York City? The story goes that a shipment of black-market monk parakeets somehow got loose and established themselves in Green-Wood Cemetery. Though originally groundskeepers attempted to remove the birds, it was found that they displaced feral rock pigeons whose droppings harmed various brownstone structures; the droppings of the parakeets did not...so they get to stay...
A westbound passing the large brick station at Belle Plaine. The large size of this structure stands testament to the importance this small town once had for the C&NW. Lines once went four directions out of here. In addition to the east-west Chicago to Omaha main, a branch line south toward coal mines in southern Iowa near Albia, and a secondary main north through Mason City continued on into southern Minnesota. To support these lines Belle Plaine was a busy place during the 1920s and 30s with a 30-stall roundhouse and 150-ton concrete coal tower. Control towers at each end of town controlled train movements.
There is not much to see here today, but the station is in good shape and remains. The north and south lines are long gone and trains on the two CTC controlled mains through town have no reason to stop. But the community has a few items on display to commemorate its heyday as a division point town. I tried to duplicate this shot a few weeks ago but that tree behind the Speed Limit 15 sign and the others totally blocks the view of this end of the station.
Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach, CA
The Balboa Pier was constructed in 1906 as a sister project of the Balboa Pavilion. The Newport Bay investment Company wanted to attract lot buyers to an undeveloped spit of sandy land now called the Balboa Peninsula. In order to do so, they built both the Balboa Pavilion and the Balboa Pier. These two structures were built to coincide with the opening of the southern terminus of the Pacific Electric Railway Red Car line from Long Beach to the Balboa Peninsula. The plan worked; multitudes of beachgoers flocked to Balboa, and many purchased lots.
The pier is a popular fishing spot. The fish caught from the pier consist mostly of mackerel and flounder. Additionally, the pilings are home to a large population of starfish that feed on the large colonies of mussels growing there, and are easily spotted at low tide. Fishermen catching starfish by mistake are a relatively common sight.
In the 1980s, the first of Orange County's famous Ruby's Diner restaurants opened on the pier. The 1940s nostalgia-themed restaurant has since become a famous Orange County landmark.
Balboa Pier Park
The pier was heavily damaged in the severe El Niño storms of 1998, which also destroyed the famous diamond-shaped Aliso Pier in Laguna Beach. One of the pillars was damaged, causing a partial collapse of one corner. The wooden posts have since been reinforced with steel sheathing and braces to prevent further damage.
One of my favourite Shots at the MUC Headquarters.
Taken with Sony ILCE-7M3 and the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 at F=2.8.
Hotel Añaza is the abandoned structure of a hotel or apartment block near Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Construction was started by a German company in 1973, but was abandoned two years later, before the building was finished. As of 2025 the structure still exists, but it is pending demolition.(Wikipedia)
how vulnerable and still are his movements in the busy city. the drawing of his face is like a map, much smaller than that of the city. he himself is also getting smaller in the disappearance of time.
Ariel structures stand tall against the horizon at the old atomic testing site on Orford Ness. The sky is unusually grey today, with very little blue showing through the thin wispy clouds overhead. A warning sign from the National Trust advises all pedestrians and vehicles not to enter as there is still a hazard of unexploded ordinance.
East Kent’s famous Guyitt House is no more, following its recent demolition.
Dubbed by some as the most photographed house in Canada, the house was ordered to be torn down by the municipality of Chatham-Kent due to safety concerns.
The house, more than 150 years old, was owned by Pete Anderson.
His grandparents Roy and Ethel Guyitt purchased the once grand old dame located near Muirkirk, in 1908.
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Wellington Pier (front) was designed by P. Ashcroft. The 690 ft. (210 m) wooden structure cost £6,776 to build and opened on 31st. October 1853.
In its first year the pier was a huge success and made an impressive profit for the time of £581. Five years later Britannia Pier was built which had a very large financial effect on Wellington Pier's profitability. By 1899 Great Yarmouth Corporation bailed out the failing business for the sum of £1,250 and had plans to improve the entertainment and amusement of the pier.
On 13th. July 1903 a new pavilion was opened and in 1904 a failed Winter Gardens was bought from Torquay in Devon by barge. It was rebuilt and incorporated into the design of the pier and opened in 1906.
In the early 1970s, the pier was substantially strengthened with major steelwork renovations. It was leased from the local council by the entertainer Jim Davidson in 1996. He invested around £750,000 of his own money which was spent on the inside, but the outside was left, as neither the National Lottery nor local projects would fund it. The theatre stood empty until it was partially demolished in early 2005. By late 2005 the front part of the pier has been totally re-developed as an amusement arcade. By September 2008 the old theatre at the end of the pier had been converted to become a large bowling alley and bars.
In July 2021 the Grade: II listed Winter Gardens received a £10 million National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to support its repair and reopening in 2027.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Britannia Pier was first proposed in 1856. Building work commencing in September 1857 with engineer and surveyor Alfred William Morant as the designer.
The pier opened on 13th. July 1858 at cost of £6,000. It was originally 700 ft. (213 m) long but this length was reduced by about 80 ft. (24 m) in 1859 when the sloop James and Jessie collided with the structure during the Royal Charter Storm. The length was again reduced as the result of storm damage in 1868. The pier was demolished in 1899
The building of a new pier was commenced on 13th. December 1900 to a design by engineers Joseph and Arthur Mayoh. Opening in 1901 it had a 810 ft. (247 m) pier deck with a temporary pavilion at the far end, which was eventually replaced with a Grand Pavilion which opened on 21st. June 1902.
The Grand Pavilion was destroyed by fire on 22nd. December 1909. A second pavilion designed by Douglass & Arnott was completed in 1910 but this too was to burn down on 17th. April 1914 as a result of an arson attack by militant suffragettes Hilda Burkitt and Florence Tunks, both of whom received prison sentences. A third pavilion was hastily constructed and opened on 27th. July 1914.
The pier's Floral Hall Ballroom opened in May 1928 but was destroyed by fire in August 1932. A new Grand Ballroom opened in 1933, but this too was destroyed by fire in April 1954, along with the third pavilion.
The pier was closed during World War II. It re-opened in 1947 after essential repairs were carried out, including replacing sections removed during wartime to prevent enemy troops using the pier as a landing station.
The present pavilion opened on 27th. June 1958..
It is a very interesting structure with windows fixed on the top of the gate, which is said to have been constructed to see floating clouds through it. But, more interesting is that the gate does not lead to any palace while the name suggests that it led to a Mahal or palace once upon a time.
Recent excavation shows that there was indeed a palace inside the campus and the gate and the palace was orginally built during the 15th century by Malwa Sultan Mehmood Shah Khilji of Khilji dynasty and with time passing the palace was ruined and the Mughal Emperor reconstructed the gate after conquering Chanderi in 1525 and the campus was converted into a garden.
Now one can see partly recovered palace beneath the garden and the fortification of the palace.
Taken in Chanderi, Madhyapradesh, India
Looking up and through the massive radar installation within the exclusion zone around Chernobyl, Ukraine. This structure was designed by the Soviet Union to detect any nuclear launches up to 3000 kilometres away. When the disaster at the nearby nuclear power plant happened the project was abandoned. A recent trip to this area certainly changed my perspective.