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Running on some of the oldest tracks through Old Town Saginaw, a Mid-Michigan RR bound grain train will head out onto the Paines Sub with the arm of fame running the show. The long closed elevator that resides along Niagara St. has nothing but stories to provide.
. . . of Winterset, Iowa -- boyhood home of John Wayne -- from the northeast corner. This 180 degree pano is four images stitched together and probably one of the cats knocked over a couple cans of paint on it in the workshop (of the imagination). And I must be on a Greg Brown kick this week, but his song "Our Little Town," seems so apt: youtu.be/m8OStXJTu30
A black and white night photo of the ‘Super Valu’ grocery store in Prairie City, Iowa. With a population of about 1,700 people, this local grocery store may beat driving 20 miles to the nearest Walmart or Hy-Vee if you just need a pound of hamburger or a head of lettuce for dinner. Also known as Prairie City Foods, walking in the door is like stepping back in time. The people that work there are friendly and helpful, but of course, the prices are a bit higher than the big chain stores in the city.
Developed with Darktable 4.8.0.
About the series: Life in a small Midwestern town often means a slower pace of life, close-knit communities, and a strong connection to the land and agriculture. Residents typically have a strong sense of pride in their hometown and a friendly, neighborly attitude. Small towns usually have limited employment and entertainment options, but the tradeoff is typically a lower cost of living and a quieter, more peaceful environment. Presented in black and white at night, I hope to capture the essence of a few small Iowa towns in this series. Series Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBWTai
At the very bottom of Sweden, facing the Baltic Sea, lies Ystad.
Ystad is known for its well-preserved city center, with its medieval street network and old half-timbered houses.
In summer, Ystad has many tourists from all over the world who wander the alleys of the old town and marvel at the beautiful old houses.
Schloss Nordkirchen is a palace situated in the town of Nordkirchen in the Coesfeld administrative district in the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. The schloss was largely built between 1703 and 1734 and is known as the "Versailles of Westphalia" since it is the largest of the fully or partly moated Wasserschlösser in that region. It was originally one of the residences of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.
Continuing my series, Maxwell is a small town in Story County, Iowa with around 860 people. Businesses include a small grocery store, a gas station, a bank, medical clinic and funeral home. However, what I find fascinating is the Historical Society’s museum. There are two large century-old buildings plus a machine shed with farm implements. I only show one building in this photo, but the combined museum collection holds over 13,00 items from the 1800’s to date. I find that quite amazing for a small town.
Developed with Darktable 4.8.0.
About the series: Life in a small Midwestern town often means a slower pace of life, close-knit communities, and a strong connection to the land and agriculture. Residents typically have a strong sense of pride in their hometown and a friendly, neighborly attitude. Small towns usually have limited employment and entertainment options, but the tradeoff is typically a lower cost of living and a quieter, more peaceful environment. Presented in black and white at night, I hope to capture the essence of a few small Iowa towns in this series. Series Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBWTai
China town is a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York. From ethnical perspective, it's one of the oldest neighborhoods in New York city.
It's probably not as colorful as anybody would imagine a typical Chinese neighborhood to be. But, it definitely resembles a simple Chinese neighborhood with its shops and foods.
I took this picture from my walk on Manhattan Bridge a few days ago. I loved every bit of that visit.
Taken at Southern Roots maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Miller%20Creek/135/165/24
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This is the town Aalesund of Norway. The urban landscape was capture from the lookout Aksla, with a tamron 18-270 mm
Sunrise over Port.
For those who ventured down to the waters edge to view the day dawning over Port Macquarie on 22 July 2020 nature provided the perfect spectacle in the form of an amazing cloud formation.
Town Beach, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
Stare miasto w Norymberdze. Widok z uliczki Neutormauer na Tiergärtnerplatz. To takie stare podzamcze w Norymberdze./
The old town of Nuremberg. View from the street Neutormauer to Tiergärtnerplatz. It's below the castle in Nuremberg.
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The beautiful Town Hall of my home town. The facade miraculously survived the 1945 bombing raids - The rest was rebuilt after the war. In this picture the top of the facade is lit by almost horizontal beams of the october evening sun.
Mamiya RZ67, Mamiya Sekor 4.5/50, yellow filter, Fomapan 100 developed in Rodinal 1+25 using a Jobo drum, scanned on an Epson V800, contrast adjusted and cropped in Lightroom.
I composed this image of an abandoned historic farm building while visiting the hamlet of Rowley, Alberta (population 11), a place now characterized as an Alberta ghost town.
For those interested, the history of this town is presented below.
Rowley (like many other prairie towns) was settled around 1910 by the families of nearby farmers to efficiently collect and load farm products onto trains bound for Calgary. The soils in the Rowley region are ideal for agriculture due to their high fertility.
It wasn’t long before the town of Rowley became a hub of activity: large fields were planted, harvested, and transported through the Rowley train station. Between 1915 and 1929, the local farmers built stores, banks, and other services in town so that they didn’t have to travel long distances to get what they needed. A school, post office, and church were built and Rowley was officially connected by rail to the rest of the province.
The Great Depression experienced across the entirety of North America had no mercy on its relentless tear across western towns. Rowley was no exception to the struggles of widespread drought and market collapse.
The grain industry lost most of its value. Farmers – used to dealing with hardships – toughed the economic ruin out and did their best to provide for their families and continue building the community despite the market. Farmers who had overextended themselves upgrading their farms and livelihoods were left being unable to afford the upkeep of their farm and business in town began to close.
By the 1940s people started packing up their belongings and using that new train station to leave town. Rowley, Alberta was in decline. The municipal district office was moved out of Rowley and fires had leveled many homes and businesses.
When Alberta’s highway system was constructed in the 1950s, Rowley was bypassed entirely and left behind. These roads made it easy for young people to leave Rowley in favour of Drumheller, Calgary, or Edmonton. In the 1950s, both the hotel and curling rink burned down and were never replaced. The school and railway station both closed down in 1965.
The second in a series of black and white night photos, this one showing the Spring City Pharmacy in Colfax, Iowa. Does Walgreens or CVS have an old fashioned ice cream fountain that serves homemade ice cream, shakes, and malts? No, but just like those big chain stores, this pharmacy also has a nice selection of gifts, toys, candy, games and home décor too. My wife likes to shop at the next building down the street, there’s a wonderful antique and gift shop there.
Developed with Darktable 4.8.0.
About the series: Life in a small Midwestern town often means a slower pace of life, close-knit communities, and a strong connection to the land and agriculture. Residents typically have a strong sense of pride in their hometown and a friendly, neighborly attitude. Small towns usually have limited employment and entertainment options, but the tradeoff is typically a lower cost of living and a quieter, more peaceful environment. Presented in black and white at night, I hope to capture the essence of a few small Iowa towns in this series. Series Album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBWTai
23 years after I spent some days in this wonderful South African city, my son Martim arrived there today for a few days and sent me this photo by whatsapp. For me, in terms of scenic beauty, Cape Town is the second most fascinating city I've seen after Rio de Janeiro in Brasil - enjoy it, son !
Created for Urban Blue challenge at Shock of the New. Manipulation of (my) photo taken in Turkish factory town in the past.
A version of an older photo recently discovered and ordered by someone who works at town hall. They wanted an 11x14 version, and it cropped well to this size.
I had half a mind to get rid of some of the street lights, particularly the farthest one, but since it was already in the version from which they made the request I decided to leave it in. What would you have done?
See the original crop and posted version in comments below.
And ... there's a fence. HFF.