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O projeto Ser y Grafia consiste em um livro-álbum de gravuras serigráficas (ou serigrafias, como preferir) originais e assinadas, criadas por artistas plásticos, designers, ilustradores e estúdios coletivos de São Paulo e Buenos Aires. Toda edição foi produzida em São Paulo sob coordenação e supervisão do Estúdio Diálogo. Noventa caixas (30% da tiragem) serão doadas para instituições de arte, cultura e sociais, museus e acervos de Brasil e Argentina.
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Ser y Grafia consiste en un libro álbum de grabados serigráficos (serigrafías) originales y firmados, creados por artistas plásticos, diseñadores, ilustradores y estudios colectivos de São Paulo y de Buenos Aires. Toda la edición fue producida en São Paulo bajo la coordinación y supervisión del Estúdio Diálogo. Noventa cajas (30% de la tiragem) serán donadas para instituiciones de arte, cultura y sociales, museos y acervos de Brasil y Argentina.
Artistas participantes:
Brasil:
_Dea Lellis
_Eduardo Ver
_Ernesto Bonato
_Estúdio Colletivo
_Estúdio Diálogo
_Estúdio Deveras
_Fabrício Lopez
_Nã
Argentina:
_Chu (Doma Crew)
_Gustavo Eandi
_Laura Varsky
_Matias Malizia
_Nate Williams
_Tristan Rault
_Tester (RDW - HIC Crew)
_Zear ONE (F.C. Crew)
Concepção e coordenação do projeto: Estúdio Diálogo
Curadoria Brasil: Estúdio Diálogo
Curadoria Argentina: Tristan Rault
Impressão das gravuras: Sala de Serigrafia (Sala impressões)
Exposições previstas:
09/10/09 | Turbo Galeria | Buenos Aires
Calle Costa Rica, 5827
12/11/09 | Rojo Artspace | São Paulo
Rua Virgilio de Carvalho Pinto 297, Pinheiros
mais informações em:
Exposição SER Y GRAFIA em Belo Horizonte!
Abertura dia 27/11 das 14 às 18h.
Local: QUINA Galeria
End: Edifício Maletta - Rua da Bahia, 1148, slj. 06 - Centro - BELO HORIZONTE
Esperamos a Mineirada toda lá!!!!
Abraços
I Promoção Criando Asas
"A Promoção que vai te dar Asas.."
Criando Asas vai dar um imenso presente de Natal para duas arteiras do flickr, 500 cartões de visitas feitos em uma grafica, com a logo e os contatos das ganhadoras.
Para participar e super simples:
1 – Se você foi uma indicada, publique a tag da nossa promoção e indique mais quatro amigas para concorrer.
2 – Entre em nosso grupo Criando Asas do flickr ( www.flickr.com/groups/criandoasas/ ) e escreva no topico “Promoção que te da asas” o seu nome e quem te indicou (colocar link da tag publicada)
3 – As duas mais indicadas serão as premiadas.
4 – Lembrando que e NECESSÀRIO IR NO GRUPO E POSTAR PARA VALER A INDICAÇÃO.
A promoção termina dia 01 de novembro de 2008 e os cartões serão acertados diretamente com as vencedoras!!
Boa Sorte a todas as arteiras♥
Minhas quatro indicadas são:
Maevi Rapozo www.flickr.com/photos/maevirapozo/
Marina www.flickr.com/photos/marinapinturinhas/
La bombina www.flickr.com/photos/labambolina/
Lu Bonato www.flickr.com/photos/oficinalubonato/
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Tema 2/7 - Retratos Femininos.
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E aí, pessoal! De volta com o projeto 7/7 que consiste em: 7 fotos, durante 7 dias de cada mês, por um período de 7 meses. Projeto desenvolvido por mim e meu amigo Maicon Douglas Bonato. O tema da vez será retratos femininos, por se tratar da mulher, um ser cheio de vontades e sentimos a serem revelados.
Enfim, espero que gostem dos retratos. Até mais.
Whalehead in Historic Corolla History
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
Source: www.outerbanks.com/the-whalehead-club.html
Corolla
Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Poplar Branch township, Currituck County, North Carolina along the northern Outer Banks. It has a permanent population of approximately 500 people; during the summer vacation season, the population surges into the thousands. Corolla is home to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, one of the seven North Carolina coastal lighthouses.
Previously a quiet and little-known location, a development boom in the 1980s sparked growth in the area, and Corolla has become a popular vacation destination. Resting between the Currituck Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, Corolla attracts mainly beach-goers, especially in the summer months. Besides the beach, Corolla is home to many other attractions including the historic Whalehead Club, Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Center for Wildlife Education, shopping, dining, water sports, and Corolla’s wild horses.[1][2]
Corolla is home to about 119 feral Banker horses. They are located on a 12,000-acre (49 km²) animal sanctuary situated north of the populated areas of Corolla. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is a public charity whose mission is to protect and preserve the herd.[3] Over fifty thousand people come to see these wild horses every week in the summer months, which makes horses a major tourist attraction and a major economic activity in the area, but also poses risks to their safety. [4][5][6]
History
Corolla, as viewed from the Currituck Beach Lighthouse
The community of Corolla began as a European development on American Indian hunting grounds. Tribes including the Chowanoke and Poteskeet hunted along the barrier island.[citation needed]
The European-American town of Corolla was first called Jones Hill, after an early settler. It was also known as Whalehead or Currituck Beach. Early settlers made a living from fishing and hunting, as well as from salvage from shipwrecks and serving as guides to hunters.[citation needed]
Construction of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse resulted in a stabilization of the economy with a new influx of jobs.
Currituck was derived from an American Indian term, Carotank, meaning land of the wild geese. On the Atlantic migratory flyway, the area at the time had a large wild geese population. Over hunting in the late 19th century caused numbers to severely drop.
The town officially took the name Corolla in 1895 when a post office opened in the community. The name was chosen to refer to the botanic term for the petals of a flower.
Banker horses of Corolla
Development of Currituck's Northern Outer Banks began in 1967 when investors from Sandbridge, Virginia, put together an investment group to purchase undeveloped land. The first subdivision plotted was Carova with 1,993 lots. The lots were originally priced in the early 1970s at $8,000; as of 2006, some of these lots are worth up to $500,000.[citation needed]
Currituck Heritage Park which houses the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
The investors planned for a road to come through from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to allow access to the lots; however, these plans were abandoned in 1973 when the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge south of Sandbridge was closed to all vehicular traffic, except by permit. Development pushed south through the 1970s, creating well over 1,000 additional lots in several subdivisions. In 1984 the residents of Corolla succeeded in their attempts to gain a public access road from the south. The state began paving the extension of NC-12 toward the north.
In addition to the Currituck Beach Light, the Currituck Shooting Club and Whalehead Club are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[10]
Whalehead Bay
Whalehead in Historic Corolla History
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
Os Rostos da Regeneração BBC
Inauguração Exposição
08 de Dezembro 2021 | 18H | T1 do Barreirinha Bar Café
Fotografias de: Laura Portinaro, Universidade do Piemonte Oriental
Gestor de Projeto de Pesquisa: Sara Bonati, LaGeS (Laboratório de Geografia Social) - Universidade de Florença, CIERL - Universidade da Madeira
Curador da exposição: José Zyberchema
Video: André Moniz Vieira
A exposição faz parte de um projeto de pesquisa realizado pela Dra. Laura Portinaro (MA in International Relations e MA in Classic, Comparative and Modern Philology) como parte de sua tese de pós-graduação em Geografia Social e sob a supervisão da doutora Ph.D. Sara Bonati (pesquisadora da Universidade de Florença e do Centro CIERL da Universidade da Madeira) e Prof.ra Raffaella Afferni (Universidade do Piemonte Oriental), em colaboração com a Associação Insular de Geografia.
O projeto quer avaliar a sustentabilidade cultural do processo de regeneração da área de Santa Maria a Funchal Velha, começando pelo projeto Arte das Portas Abertas, através da foodification (transformação através da 'alimentação') do distrito (particularmente a Rua Santa Maria) e a redescoberta do valor histórico e cultural da área, na qual varias lojas de arte e artesanato (também de origem internacional) foram abertas.
O projeto tem como obejetivo não apenas documentar o bairro, mas interagir produzindo ativamente um momento de reflexão e comparação entre suas diversas almas. Para esse obejetivo, realizaram-se duas caminhadas de bairro em novembro, como atividades de pesquisa de campo, durante as quais foram realizadas entrevistas e momentos de diálogo com a cidadania local (moradores, restauradores, artistas). A pesquisa prevê então uma segunda fase que será concluída nos próximos meses com a implementação de entrevistas específicas (instituições e outros atores locais envolvidos) e que vai se concluir em maio com um feedback dos resultados 'em exposição'. Em particular, a exposição quer ser uma maneira de contar a experiência, as transformações, os desafios e as potencialidades do processo de regeneração através dos rostos das pessoas e do bairro
Maio 2018
Imagen del Flyer:
Sr. Azevedo, mas conocido por "Jesus".
Ya fallecido
Morador de la rua en la Zona Velha de Funchal.
Uno de los protagonistas del proyecto "Os Rostros da Regeneração"
Fotografia de Laura Portinaro.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
Whalehead in Historic Corolla History
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
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This 1931 Bonat Hair Dryer/curler was revamped and turned into a industrial lamp for your home, office or store.
The lamp is spring loaded and can be adjusted to reach 84" inches or 54.5"inches in height. The lamp features 4-25 watt bulbs (2 inside, 2 visible), a retractable cage around the bulbs that can be opened and closed as you desire and a switch for the bulbs on the fixture. Lamp comes with a 14 foot chord and wheels making it easier for you to push this bad boy around.
80" H(raised) or 54.5" H (lowered)
More information at Old Cloud Co. website !
www.recyclart.org/2013/05/1930s-bonat-hair-dryer-curler-l...
This 1931 Bonat Hair Dryer/curler was revamped and turned into a industrial lamp for your home, office or store.
The lamp is spring loaded and can be adjusted to reach 84" inches or 54.5"inches in height. The lamp features 4-25 watt bulbs (2 inside, 2 visible), a retractable cage around the bulbs that can be opened and closed as you desire and a switch for the bulbs on the fixture. Lamp comes with a 14 foot chord and wheels making it easier for you to push this bad boy around.
80" H(raised) or 54.5" H (lowered)
More information at Old Cloud Co. website !
Image is taken through the arch of the Foot Bridge.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
This was the classic salon dryer of the early 60s, with the flip top making it easier to squeeze in women wearing larger rollers. These dryers were built so well many still work to this day and occasionally appear for sale at often low prices. I was lucky enough to pick up two of them for $100 and both work perfectly. They are wonderful to sit under, just hot enough for a perfect set but not so hot to be uncomfortable. If you have ever experienced a dryer like this, you'll know what a relaxing and enjoyable experience it can be.
History of the Whalehead in Historic Corolla
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
ảnh từ hôm sinh nhật =)) mẹh kíp hqua =;
àh ừh thì nói chug là rất vui :x trừ việc hđấy mình và PB bị trêu r' nhiều :| mình vẫn thấy cú cái vụ CAMPUCHIA của LỆ QUYÊN ...bố thề lúc đấy bố đ' hiểu j luôn... mãi cho đến lúc mng về hết pik kun mới giải thích và mình mới hiểu :D
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Tropecei por muitas pedras que me fizeram aprender lições distintas: às vezes era caminhar direito; às vezes acreditar em sim mesmo; às vezes verificar se estava tudo certo na comigo emocionalmente; tudo era motivo de ensinamento nesses tropeços. Olhei pra muitos lugares que não me diziam absolutamente nada, mas que por alguma razão faziam sentido. Visei o horizonte e percebi que lá era o lugar no qual tenho que buscar, e como nos ensinamentos dos tropeços, vieram seus motivos: Olhar sempre pra frente haja o que houver; se tropeçar, levante e seguir a rota sem deixar que as dores te atrapalhem; e simplesmente conhecer novos maneiras de ser você mesmo, sem ter medo de que lá, depois do horizonte, você possa ter mudado drasticamente o rumo das suas concepções.
Foto: Lucas Quincó
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Olá pessoa, como estão? Espero que bem, porque comigo está tudo andando nos trilhos.
Por algum motivo deu vontade de encher essa galeria com coisas velhas, sabe? Aquelas coisas que eu tinha descartado antes, mas que quando eu olho de novo, penso: "Porque fiz a besteira de não ter postado isso antes?!".
Pensando dessa forma, acho que sempre é bom voltar para o começo, pegar um pouco daquelas tuas raízes ocultas e mostrar pro mundo, o que me deixa super entusiasmado em postar sempre, sem a necessidade de está fotografando com frequência.
Ok, agora que já está claro isso, quero falar um pouco do projeto que estou planejando junto com meu amigo Maicon Douglas Bonato. Não posso dizer muitas coisas, se não perde toda a graça, porém o que eu posso dizer é que o nome será "Sete por Sete" (7/7). Fiquem na curiosidade hahah.
Então, isso é tudo pessoal. Obrigado por cada favorita, comentário e visualização, muito obrigado mesmo. Até mais.
Holding a chalice, wearing full mass vestments, William Styrlay 1536, vicar, whose brass once lay on a "most massive" slab of marble in the chancel which was broken when the chancel he built was rebuilt in 1983 and his brass consigned to the vestry
"Here lies William Styrlay, sometime vicar of Rauceby and canon of Shelford, who died the 4th day of December Ad 1536 on whose soul God be merciful, Amen" (Hie Jacet Dus Willms Styrlay, quondam vicaris istius ecclesie et canonic de Slielford, qui obiit iiii die mensis Decebris, Ano. Dni. MoCCCCOXXXlV, cujs aie ppicietur Deus. Amen. )
He was instituted vicar of the church by Shelford priory who owned a moiety of the rectory, but sadly he would have seen before he died its supression by Henry Vlll in early 1536. During his time as vicar, he made many improvements to the church, heightening the nave with a clerestory and building the chancel at a cost of 44 8s. 8d. Holles in 17c recorded that as well as this brass he and his heraldic arms were pictured in stained glass also, and recorded the inscription as "Orate pro a'i'a Willi' Styrlay, vicarii, qui hanc fenestram, fieri fecit".
In his will of 29th November 1536,"I, Wlliam Styrlay, Vicar of Rowceby, leave my body to be buried in ye church of Rowceby.
To James Styrlay, mv brother, I leave my horse and saddyll, and fower quarters of barley, and 22s. of the parsone of Gedlying, and 8s. of the Vicar of Gedlyng : and to every one of Richard Carre's servaunts a shepe, and to William Smyth a shepe : To Myles Styrlay my brother, the residue of my shepe with a featherbedd : and to Margaret Powtrell a kirchiff : to Sir
William Tractall a gowne : to Sir Henry Edwarde my best
gowne, my best typete, and a sylver spone :
Item to Richard Carre (probably the father of George Carre of Sleaford www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/R3T50U ) all my hyves, and he to finde a lighte afore the (statue of the) whyte Mary, and 2 kyne, to fynde an objt in ye parishe of Rauceby, during his lyfe with my woode and my cole :
to Isabell Carre, all my pewter and sylver spones, &c. : to
Elizabeth Carre a quarter of malte :
to Alice Styrlay a quarter of barley : to Robert Rede my best bonat : to Dame Elizabeth Stanhope half a quarter of malte : (the Stanhopes later incorporated Shelford Priory into their new house, Michael Stanhope in 1543 acquiring the rectory of Rauceby a few years later)
Residue to Sir Henry Edwardes, and Richard. Carre, Exors., and Mr. George Cateler, supervisor, to have 11s. 3d. Proved 15th December, 1536, by Exors."
- Church of St Peter, North Rauceby, Lincolnshire
www.mbs-brasses.co.uk/brass%20of%20the%20month%20august%2...
Imagem obtida durante ensaio com o amigo Bruno Bonati na temática de ciclismo.
Strobist info: Um flash sb800 direto, lateralmente.
Veja foto do making of aqui: twitpic.com/1casy3
Ficha técnica:
Fotógrafia e edição: Igor Fraga
Modelo: Bruno Bonati
Assistente de fotografia: Jean Nunes
Whalehead in Historic Corolla History
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
Run by David Posnick (1906-1978), the Bonat Café at 1022 Vermont Avenue NW, north of McPherson Square, was a French-themed restaurant. Advertising itself as “a little bit of Paris within the heart of the Nation’s Capital,” it got started in the 1930s and lasted until the 1970s. In its latter years it was enormous, with seven dining rooms adorned with hundreds of paintings and decorative china that Posnick had collected over the years. With room for 400 diners, it catered to large groups and tourists.
2015 Bonhams Grand Palais (février)
Ferrari F40 Berlinetta 1990
Carrosserie par Pininfarina
Châssis n° ZFFGJ34B000084052
Annoncée en 1987 afin de célébrer les 40 ans de Ferrari comme constructeur, la F40 était alors la supercar par excellence avec ses 320 km/h annoncés. Inévitablement, on la compara avec sa rivale, la Porsche 959, mais si la voiture allemande représentait un tour de force technologique d'avant-garde, la F40 concrétisait les valeurs traditionnelles de Ferrari. D'une conception assez simple, la F40 réunissait une puissance considérable, une masse limitée, une suspension expérimentée en course, des pneus généreusement dimensionnés et une aérodynamique raffinée afin d'atteindre un niveau de performance presque égal à celui de la Porsche 959 infiniment plus complexe.
Développée sur la base de la 288 GTO produite en série limitée, la F40 était un coupé biplace doté d'un moteur V8 monté longitudinalement dans le châssis (et non pas transversalement comme sur les 308/328), une architecture qui simplifiait l'installation des deux turbocompresseurs IHI refroidis par eau. Porté de 2 855 cm3 sur la 288 GTO à 2 936 cm3 sur la F40, le moteur à quatre ACT et 32 soupapes délivrait 478 ch à 7 000 tr/min (soit 20 pour cent de plus que le 288) avec promesse de 200 ch de plus en cas de montage du kit spécial d'usine.
Sur l'un des points, la F40 rivalisait avec la 959 pour l'innovation : il s'agissait de la méthode de fabrication du châssis et de la caisse qui représenta une nouvelle dérogation aux pratiques habituelles pour une routière Ferrari. Exploitant la grande expérience de Ferrari dans la mise en œuvre de la technologie des composites en Formule 1, le châssis F40 comprenait un treillis tubulaire complété de panneaux de Kevlar collés qui apportaient une rigidité en torsion supérieure à celle d'une structure en métal sans pénaliser la légèreté. La fibre de carbone fut utilisée pour les portes, le capot, la porte de coffre et autres panneaux démontables.
Grâce à l'utilisation d'une soufflerie et de l'informatique, Pininfarina produisit une caisse capable de générer suffisamment d'appui sans créer une traînée excessive tout en évitant les excroissances aérodynamiques qui se multiplient sur toutes sortes de voitures de compétition. Néanmoins, il était impossible de se méprendre sur les antécédents de la F40 dessinée avec vigueur dès qu'on montait à bord, les sièges très enveloppants, l'absence de moquettes et de garnitures et les glaces coulissantes en Perspex concourant à renforcer cette impression de voiture de course à peine déguisée.
Ferrari sous-estima énormément la demande potentielle en faveur de la F40, son offre la plus coûteuse, et les premières voitures livrées changèrent vite de main parfois à un prix trois fois supérieur au prix du catalogue. Lorsque la production fut arrêtée en 1992, un eu plus de 1 300 F40 avaient été produites.
Cette Ferrari F40 a été livrée neuve le 4 février 1990 à Stefano Bonati et elle n'aurait eu que trois propriétaires depuis l'origine. équipée des appréciables glaces montantes, elle est peinte dans sa teinte d'origine Rosso Corsa et chaussée des corrects pneus Pirelli P Zero. Entretenue par un concessionnaire Ferrari en 1991 (à 4 900 km), elle a été accidentée deux ans plus tard et réparée professionnellement (aux spécifications d'origine) par Vaccari et Peraro. Le compteur affiche actuellement près de 5 500 km, kilométrage présumé parcouru depuis la reconstruction.
Décrite comme étant en excellent état général, la Ferrari a été entretenue par Munsterhuis Sportscars SV en novembre 2012 avec remplacement des courroies de distribution et, depuis son achat par le vendeur actuel en septembre 2013, elle a été suivie par Autoficcina de Chessington, Surrey , au Royaume-Uni. Offerte avec le document V5C britannique et son jeu complet de manuels et d'outils, « 84052 » représente une rare occasion d'acquérir un exemplaire à faible kilométrage du dernier modèle portant la marque personnelle du regretté Enzo Ferrari, son ultime création dans l'esprit de la légendaire 250 LM gagnante des 24 Heures du Mans.
Whalehead in Historic Corolla History
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
2015 Bonhams Grand Palais (février)
Ferrari F40 Berlinetta 1990
Carrosserie par Pininfarina
Châssis n° ZFFGJ34B000084052
Annoncée en 1987 afin de célébrer les 40 ans de Ferrari comme constructeur, la F40 était alors la supercar par excellence avec ses 320 km/h annoncés. Inévitablement, on la compara avec sa rivale, la Porsche 959, mais si la voiture allemande représentait un tour de force technologique d'avant-garde, la F40 concrétisait les valeurs traditionnelles de Ferrari. D'une conception assez simple, la F40 réunissait une puissance considérable, une masse limitée, une suspension expérimentée en course, des pneus généreusement dimensionnés et une aérodynamique raffinée afin d'atteindre un niveau de performance presque égal à celui de la Porsche 959 infiniment plus complexe.
Développée sur la base de la 288 GTO produite en série limitée, la F40 était un coupé biplace doté d'un moteur V8 monté longitudinalement dans le châssis (et non pas transversalement comme sur les 308/328), une architecture qui simplifiait l'installation des deux turbocompresseurs IHI refroidis par eau. Porté de 2 855 cm3 sur la 288 GTO à 2 936 cm3 sur la F40, le moteur à quatre ACT et 32 soupapes délivrait 478 ch à 7 000 tr/min (soit 20 pour cent de plus que le 288) avec promesse de 200 ch de plus en cas de montage du kit spécial d'usine.
Sur l'un des points, la F40 rivalisait avec la 959 pour l'innovation : il s'agissait de la méthode de fabrication du châssis et de la caisse qui représenta une nouvelle dérogation aux pratiques habituelles pour une routière Ferrari. Exploitant la grande expérience de Ferrari dans la mise en œuvre de la technologie des composites en Formule 1, le châssis F40 comprenait un treillis tubulaire complété de panneaux de Kevlar collés qui apportaient une rigidité en torsion supérieure à celle d'une structure en métal sans pénaliser la légèreté. La fibre de carbone fut utilisée pour les portes, le capot, la porte de coffre et autres panneaux démontables.
Grâce à l'utilisation d'une soufflerie et de l'informatique, Pininfarina produisit une caisse capable de générer suffisamment d'appui sans créer une traînée excessive tout en évitant les excroissances aérodynamiques qui se multiplient sur toutes sortes de voitures de compétition. Néanmoins, il était impossible de se méprendre sur les antécédents de la F40 dessinée avec vigueur dès qu'on montait à bord, les sièges très enveloppants, l'absence de moquettes et de garnitures et les glaces coulissantes en Perspex concourant à renforcer cette impression de voiture de course à peine déguisée.
Ferrari sous-estima énormément la demande potentielle en faveur de la F40, son offre la plus coûteuse, et les premières voitures livrées changèrent vite de main parfois à un prix trois fois supérieur au prix du catalogue. Lorsque la production fut arrêtée en 1992, un eu plus de 1 300 F40 avaient été produites.
Cette Ferrari F40 a été livrée neuve le 4 février 1990 à Stefano Bonati et elle n'aurait eu que trois propriétaires depuis l'origine. équipée des appréciables glaces montantes, elle est peinte dans sa teinte d'origine Rosso Corsa et chaussée des corrects pneus Pirelli P Zero. Entretenue par un concessionnaire Ferrari en 1991 (à 4 900 km), elle a été accidentée deux ans plus tard et réparée professionnellement (aux spécifications d'origine) par Vaccari et Peraro. Le compteur affiche actuellement près de 5 500 km, kilométrage présumé parcouru depuis la reconstruction.
Décrite comme étant en excellent état général, la Ferrari a été entretenue par Munsterhuis Sportscars SV en novembre 2012 avec remplacement des courroies de distribution et, depuis son achat par le vendeur actuel en septembre 2013, elle a été suivie par Autoficcina de Chessington, Surrey , au Royaume-Uni. Offerte avec le document V5C britannique et son jeu complet de manuels et d'outils, « 84052 » représente une rare occasion d'acquérir un exemplaire à faible kilométrage du dernier modèle portant la marque personnelle du regretté Enzo Ferrari, son ultime création dans l'esprit de la légendaire 250 LM gagnante des 24 Heures du Mans.
2015 Bonhams Grand Palais (février)
Ferrari F40 Berlinetta 1990
Carrosserie par Pininfarina
Châssis n° ZFFGJ34B000084052
Annoncée en 1987 afin de célébrer les 40 ans de Ferrari comme constructeur, la F40 était alors la supercar par excellence avec ses 320 km/h annoncés. Inévitablement, on la compara avec sa rivale, la Porsche 959, mais si la voiture allemande représentait un tour de force technologique d'avant-garde, la F40 concrétisait les valeurs traditionnelles de Ferrari. D'une conception assez simple, la F40 réunissait une puissance considérable, une masse limitée, une suspension expérimentée en course, des pneus généreusement dimensionnés et une aérodynamique raffinée afin d'atteindre un niveau de performance presque égal à celui de la Porsche 959 infiniment plus complexe.
Développée sur la base de la 288 GTO produite en série limitée, la F40 était un coupé biplace doté d'un moteur V8 monté longitudinalement dans le châssis (et non pas transversalement comme sur les 308/328), une architecture qui simplifiait l'installation des deux turbocompresseurs IHI refroidis par eau. Porté de 2 855 cm3 sur la 288 GTO à 2 936 cm3 sur la F40, le moteur à quatre ACT et 32 soupapes délivrait 478 ch à 7 000 tr/min (soit 20 pour cent de plus que le 288) avec promesse de 200 ch de plus en cas de montage du kit spécial d'usine.
Sur l'un des points, la F40 rivalisait avec la 959 pour l'innovation : il s'agissait de la méthode de fabrication du châssis et de la caisse qui représenta une nouvelle dérogation aux pratiques habituelles pour une routière Ferrari. Exploitant la grande expérience de Ferrari dans la mise en œuvre de la technologie des composites en Formule 1, le châssis F40 comprenait un treillis tubulaire complété de panneaux de Kevlar collés qui apportaient une rigidité en torsion supérieure à celle d'une structure en métal sans pénaliser la légèreté. La fibre de carbone fut utilisée pour les portes, le capot, la porte de coffre et autres panneaux démontables.
Grâce à l'utilisation d'une soufflerie et de l'informatique, Pininfarina produisit une caisse capable de générer suffisamment d'appui sans créer une traînée excessive tout en évitant les excroissances aérodynamiques qui se multiplient sur toutes sortes de voitures de compétition. Néanmoins, il était impossible de se méprendre sur les antécédents de la F40 dessinée avec vigueur dès qu'on montait à bord, les sièges très enveloppants, l'absence de moquettes et de garnitures et les glaces coulissantes en Perspex concourant à renforcer cette impression de voiture de course à peine déguisée.
Ferrari sous-estima énormément la demande potentielle en faveur de la F40, son offre la plus coûteuse, et les premières voitures livrées changèrent vite de main parfois à un prix trois fois supérieur au prix du catalogue. Lorsque la production fut arrêtée en 1992, un eu plus de 1 300 F40 avaient été produites.
Cette Ferrari F40 a été livrée neuve le 4 février 1990 à Stefano Bonati et elle n'aurait eu que trois propriétaires depuis l'origine. équipée des appréciables glaces montantes, elle est peinte dans sa teinte d'origine Rosso Corsa et chaussée des corrects pneus Pirelli P Zero. Entretenue par un concessionnaire Ferrari en 1991 (à 4 900 km), elle a été accidentée deux ans plus tard et réparée professionnellement (aux spécifications d'origine) par Vaccari et Peraro. Le compteur affiche actuellement près de 5 500 km, kilométrage présumé parcouru depuis la reconstruction.
Décrite comme étant en excellent état général, la Ferrari a été entretenue par Munsterhuis Sportscars SV en novembre 2012 avec remplacement des courroies de distribution et, depuis son achat par le vendeur actuel en septembre 2013, elle a été suivie par Autoficcina de Chessington, Surrey , au Royaume-Uni. Offerte avec le document V5C britannique et son jeu complet de manuels et d'outils, « 84052 » représente une rare occasion d'acquérir un exemplaire à faible kilométrage du dernier modèle portant la marque personnelle du regretté Enzo Ferrari, son ultime création dans l'esprit de la légendaire 250 LM gagnante des 24 Heures du Mans.
2015 Bonhams Grand Palais (février)
Ferrari F40 Berlinetta 1990
Carrosserie par Pininfarina
Châssis n° ZFFGJ34B000084052
Annoncée en 1987 afin de célébrer les 40 ans de Ferrari comme constructeur, la F40 était alors la supercar par excellence avec ses 320 km/h annoncés. Inévitablement, on la compara avec sa rivale, la Porsche 959, mais si la voiture allemande représentait un tour de force technologique d'avant-garde, la F40 concrétisait les valeurs traditionnelles de Ferrari. D'une conception assez simple, la F40 réunissait une puissance considérable, une masse limitée, une suspension expérimentée en course, des pneus généreusement dimensionnés et une aérodynamique raffinée afin d'atteindre un niveau de performance presque égal à celui de la Porsche 959 infiniment plus complexe.
Développée sur la base de la 288 GTO produite en série limitée, la F40 était un coupé biplace doté d'un moteur V8 monté longitudinalement dans le châssis (et non pas transversalement comme sur les 308/328), une architecture qui simplifiait l'installation des deux turbocompresseurs IHI refroidis par eau. Porté de 2 855 cm3 sur la 288 GTO à 2 936 cm3 sur la F40, le moteur à quatre ACT et 32 soupapes délivrait 478 ch à 7 000 tr/min (soit 20 pour cent de plus que le 288) avec promesse de 200 ch de plus en cas de montage du kit spécial d'usine.
Sur l'un des points, la F40 rivalisait avec la 959 pour l'innovation : il s'agissait de la méthode de fabrication du châssis et de la caisse qui représenta une nouvelle dérogation aux pratiques habituelles pour une routière Ferrari. Exploitant la grande expérience de Ferrari dans la mise en œuvre de la technologie des composites en Formule 1, le châssis F40 comprenait un treillis tubulaire complété de panneaux de Kevlar collés qui apportaient une rigidité en torsion supérieure à celle d'une structure en métal sans pénaliser la légèreté. La fibre de carbone fut utilisée pour les portes, le capot, la porte de coffre et autres panneaux démontables.
Grâce à l'utilisation d'une soufflerie et de l'informatique, Pininfarina produisit une caisse capable de générer suffisamment d'appui sans créer une traînée excessive tout en évitant les excroissances aérodynamiques qui se multiplient sur toutes sortes de voitures de compétition. Néanmoins, il était impossible de se méprendre sur les antécédents de la F40 dessinée avec vigueur dès qu'on montait à bord, les sièges très enveloppants, l'absence de moquettes et de garnitures et les glaces coulissantes en Perspex concourant à renforcer cette impression de voiture de course à peine déguisée.
Ferrari sous-estima énormément la demande potentielle en faveur de la F40, son offre la plus coûteuse, et les premières voitures livrées changèrent vite de main parfois à un prix trois fois supérieur au prix du catalogue. Lorsque la production fut arrêtée en 1992, un eu plus de 1 300 F40 avaient été produites.
Cette Ferrari F40 a été livrée neuve le 4 février 1990 à Stefano Bonati et elle n'aurait eu que trois propriétaires depuis l'origine. équipée des appréciables glaces montantes, elle est peinte dans sa teinte d'origine Rosso Corsa et chaussée des corrects pneus Pirelli P Zero. Entretenue par un concessionnaire Ferrari en 1991 (à 4 900 km), elle a été accidentée deux ans plus tard et réparée professionnellement (aux spécifications d'origine) par Vaccari et Peraro. Le compteur affiche actuellement près de 5 500 km, kilométrage présumé parcouru depuis la reconstruction.
Décrite comme étant en excellent état général, la Ferrari a été entretenue par Munsterhuis Sportscars SV en novembre 2012 avec remplacement des courroies de distribution et, depuis son achat par le vendeur actuel en septembre 2013, elle a été suivie par Autoficcina de Chessington, Surrey , au Royaume-Uni. Offerte avec le document V5C britannique et son jeu complet de manuels et d'outils, « 84052 » représente une rare occasion d'acquérir un exemplaire à faible kilométrage du dernier modèle portant la marque personnelle du regretté Enzo Ferrari, son ultime création dans l'esprit de la légendaire 250 LM gagnante des 24 Heures du Mans.
Whalehead in Historic Corolla History
As popular as the Outer Banks are today, specifically the northern regions of Corolla and Duck, it's hard to believe that less than a century ago, the area was all but deserted, and populated with just a small handful or residents and employees of the lifesaving station and the Currituck Beach lighthouse.
That remoteness was changed, albeit gradually, with the discovery of the area by a handful or wealthy and adventurous vacationers who were on the trail for exceptional wildfowl and small game hunting. The northern regions of the Outer Banks proved exceptional hunting grounds for geese, ducks, and a number of other migratory waterfowl, and the information was spread around the wealthy 1920s circles leading to a minor but gradual popularity of the otherwise deserted area. (In other words, there's a reason why the town of Duck is named "Duck.")
One such future resident who caught wind of this information was Edward Collings Knight, Jr., a devout waterfowl hunter and nature lover, as well as a wealthy industrialist, who fell in love with the area and purchased a 4.5 mile section of the northern Outer Banks, called the Lighthouse Hunt Club. Newly married, he brought his wife Marie Louise Lebel Bonat Knight to the area for their honeymoon, and the couple began to lay out their plans for the modern day Whalehead in Historic Corolla. The pair had lavish residences in both Philadelphia and Middletown, Rhode Island, and they envisioned their new winter home to be a mirror of these properties in both size and amenities.
The Knights spent the majority of the mid-20s building their dream home, with architectural features that paid homage to Pennsylvania farmhouse and French-Canadian country, but which most modern visitors recognize as the 1920s style of Art Nouveau. Structurally, the majority of materials had to be shipped in to Corolla to complete the 21,000 square foot structure, which included five chimneys and was easily the largest residence that the northern Outer Banks had ever seen.
Despite its grand size, the true achievements in design were arguably the little details, and the new home featured curved rooflines, ornamental chimneys, striking paint colors, Tiffany lighting, distinctive porches, and all the little touches that made it distinctively unique to its era. Even today, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla is considered one of the best standing representations of Art Nouveau ornamentation in the country, making it a must-stop for Great Gatsby lovers everywhere.
The end result was a decadent home that the Knights were tremendously proud of, and for a few years, they lived the beach life in style with miles of privately owned beaches that spanned from the ocean to the Currituck Sound, with no other neighbors except for a small community of villagers.
In fact, the Knights were even the first residents to have electricity and running water on the northern portion of the island, with a special diesel motor and 2,200-gallon pumping system that provided them with these amenities almost four decades before mainstream electricity came to the rest of the northern Outer Banks.
Unfortunately, the Knights did not enjoy their carefully built home for long, and both passed away in 1936. After their death, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served a number of purposes that were well outside of the realm of luxury that the Knights originally intended.
In the early 1940s during World War II, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla served as a residence and bunker for the US Coast Guard, the new branch of military service that had replaced the life saving service, which had formerly guarded the North Carolina coastline.
After the war, and after a property ownership change, the property was leased to an educator who created the Corolla School for Boys, which essentially was a summer boarding school for relatively wealthy students that focused on education and outdoor recreation, and remained in operation until 1962.
At this juncture, the school closed, and the property was leased again, this time to the US Government that was entangled with the growing cold war between the United States and Russia. The site essentially became a rocket fuel test site, under the management of the Atlantic Research Corporation of Alexandria, Virginia, and was eventually purchased by said company in 1964 due to the property's secure and off-the-map location. The venture eventually led to the successful development of large booster rockets, which proved to be instrumental additions to the nation's growing space program.
The property was sold in 1969, however, so the company could find a new remote locale, and in the years that followed the area developed and more sections of that original 4.5 mile tract were sold off to interested investors and developers. The recent additions of electricity, running water and paved roads, coupled with the northern Outer Banks close proximity to the already popular vacation destinations of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills, made the area very popular with new community investors. As a result, for a time, the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was in danger of being completely sold off, with nothing left of the original Knight parcel of property.
Luckily, in 1992, Currituck County was able to purchase the property, and secure public sound access as well as one of the region's greatest treasures. By 1994, the county was able to acquire 39 acres which included the original residence, the lighthouse, and acres of waterfront property. Renovations to the house began In 1999 to make it a focal point of the new park, and by 2002, the restoration was complete, and the Whalehead in Historic Corolla was back to its original grandeur.
The abandoned Central State Hospital Administration building seems like an odd place for this hair-dryer
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2015 Bonhams Grand Palais (février)
Ferrari F40 Berlinetta 1990
Carrosserie par Pininfarina
Châssis n° ZFFGJ34B000084052
Annoncée en 1987 afin de célébrer les 40 ans de Ferrari comme constructeur, la F40 était alors la supercar par excellence avec ses 320 km/h annoncés. Inévitablement, on la compara avec sa rivale, la Porsche 959, mais si la voiture allemande représentait un tour de force technologique d'avant-garde, la F40 concrétisait les valeurs traditionnelles de Ferrari. D'une conception assez simple, la F40 réunissait une puissance considérable, une masse limitée, une suspension expérimentée en course, des pneus généreusement dimensionnés et une aérodynamique raffinée afin d'atteindre un niveau de performance presque égal à celui de la Porsche 959 infiniment plus complexe.
Développée sur la base de la 288 GTO produite en série limitée, la F40 était un coupé biplace doté d'un moteur V8 monté longitudinalement dans le châssis (et non pas transversalement comme sur les 308/328), une architecture qui simplifiait l'installation des deux turbocompresseurs IHI refroidis par eau. Porté de 2 855 cm3 sur la 288 GTO à 2 936 cm3 sur la F40, le moteur à quatre ACT et 32 soupapes délivrait 478 ch à 7 000 tr/min (soit 20 pour cent de plus que le 288) avec promesse de 200 ch de plus en cas de montage du kit spécial d'usine.
Sur l'un des points, la F40 rivalisait avec la 959 pour l'innovation : il s'agissait de la méthode de fabrication du châssis et de la caisse qui représenta une nouvelle dérogation aux pratiques habituelles pour une routière Ferrari. Exploitant la grande expérience de Ferrari dans la mise en œuvre de la technologie des composites en Formule 1, le châssis F40 comprenait un treillis tubulaire complété de panneaux de Kevlar collés qui apportaient une rigidité en torsion supérieure à celle d'une structure en métal sans pénaliser la légèreté. La fibre de carbone fut utilisée pour les portes, le capot, la porte de coffre et autres panneaux démontables.
Grâce à l'utilisation d'une soufflerie et de l'informatique, Pininfarina produisit une caisse capable de générer suffisamment d'appui sans créer une traînée excessive tout en évitant les excroissances aérodynamiques qui se multiplient sur toutes sortes de voitures de compétition. Néanmoins, il était impossible de se méprendre sur les antécédents de la F40 dessinée avec vigueur dès qu'on montait à bord, les sièges très enveloppants, l'absence de moquettes et de garnitures et les glaces coulissantes en Perspex concourant à renforcer cette impression de voiture de course à peine déguisée.
Ferrari sous-estima énormément la demande potentielle en faveur de la F40, son offre la plus coûteuse, et les premières voitures livrées changèrent vite de main parfois à un prix trois fois supérieur au prix du catalogue. Lorsque la production fut arrêtée en 1992, un eu plus de 1 300 F40 avaient été produites.
Cette Ferrari F40 a été livrée neuve le 4 février 1990 à Stefano Bonati et elle n'aurait eu que trois propriétaires depuis l'origine. équipée des appréciables glaces montantes, elle est peinte dans sa teinte d'origine Rosso Corsa et chaussée des corrects pneus Pirelli P Zero. Entretenue par un concessionnaire Ferrari en 1991 (à 4 900 km), elle a été accidentée deux ans plus tard et réparée professionnellement (aux spécifications d'origine) par Vaccari et Peraro. Le compteur affiche actuellement près de 5 500 km, kilométrage présumé parcouru depuis la reconstruction.
Décrite comme étant en excellent état général, la Ferrari a été entretenue par Munsterhuis Sportscars SV en novembre 2012 avec remplacement des courroies de distribution et, depuis son achat par le vendeur actuel en septembre 2013, elle a été suivie par Autoficcina de Chessington, Surrey , au Royaume-Uni. Offerte avec le document V5C britannique et son jeu complet de manuels et d'outils, « 84052 » représente une rare occasion d'acquérir un exemplaire à faible kilométrage du dernier modèle portant la marque personnelle du regretté Enzo Ferrari, son ultime création dans l'esprit de la légendaire 250 LM gagnante des 24 Heures du Mans.
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This is a lamp that I've made with an antic hair dryer, it was old and damaged. I've sanded it, repair electricity, clean and add metal inside...and voila!
1869–70
Oil on canvas
73 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. (186.7 x 105.4 cm)
An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child - Léon Bonnat
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue. New York, New York 10028 USA
2015 Bonhams Grand Palais (février)
Ferrari F40 Berlinetta 1990
Carrosserie par Pininfarina
Châssis n° ZFFGJ34B000084052
Annoncée en 1987 afin de célébrer les 40 ans de Ferrari comme constructeur, la F40 était alors la supercar par excellence avec ses 320 km/h annoncés. Inévitablement, on la compara avec sa rivale, la Porsche 959, mais si la voiture allemande représentait un tour de force technologique d'avant-garde, la F40 concrétisait les valeurs traditionnelles de Ferrari. D'une conception assez simple, la F40 réunissait une puissance considérable, une masse limitée, une suspension expérimentée en course, des pneus généreusement dimensionnés et une aérodynamique raffinée afin d'atteindre un niveau de performance presque égal à celui de la Porsche 959 infiniment plus complexe.
Développée sur la base de la 288 GTO produite en série limitée, la F40 était un coupé biplace doté d'un moteur V8 monté longitudinalement dans le châssis (et non pas transversalement comme sur les 308/328), une architecture qui simplifiait l'installation des deux turbocompresseurs IHI refroidis par eau. Porté de 2 855 cm3 sur la 288 GTO à 2 936 cm3 sur la F40, le moteur à quatre ACT et 32 soupapes délivrait 478 ch à 7 000 tr/min (soit 20 pour cent de plus que le 288) avec promesse de 200 ch de plus en cas de montage du kit spécial d'usine.
Sur l'un des points, la F40 rivalisait avec la 959 pour l'innovation : il s'agissait de la méthode de fabrication du châssis et de la caisse qui représenta une nouvelle dérogation aux pratiques habituelles pour une routière Ferrari. Exploitant la grande expérience de Ferrari dans la mise en œuvre de la technologie des composites en Formule 1, le châssis F40 comprenait un treillis tubulaire complété de panneaux de Kevlar collés qui apportaient une rigidité en torsion supérieure à celle d'une structure en métal sans pénaliser la légèreté. La fibre de carbone fut utilisée pour les portes, le capot, la porte de coffre et autres panneaux démontables.
Grâce à l'utilisation d'une soufflerie et de l'informatique, Pininfarina produisit une caisse capable de générer suffisamment d'appui sans créer une traînée excessive tout en évitant les excroissances aérodynamiques qui se multiplient sur toutes sortes de voitures de compétition. Néanmoins, il était impossible de se méprendre sur les antécédents de la F40 dessinée avec vigueur dès qu'on montait à bord, les sièges très enveloppants, l'absence de moquettes et de garnitures et les glaces coulissantes en Perspex concourant à renforcer cette impression de voiture de course à peine déguisée.
Ferrari sous-estima énormément la demande potentielle en faveur de la F40, son offre la plus coûteuse, et les premières voitures livrées changèrent vite de main parfois à un prix trois fois supérieur au prix du catalogue. Lorsque la production fut arrêtée en 1992, un eu plus de 1 300 F40 avaient été produites.
Cette Ferrari F40 a été livrée neuve le 4 février 1990 à Stefano Bonati et elle n'aurait eu que trois propriétaires depuis l'origine. équipée des appréciables glaces montantes, elle est peinte dans sa teinte d'origine Rosso Corsa et chaussée des corrects pneus Pirelli P Zero. Entretenue par un concessionnaire Ferrari en 1991 (à 4 900 km), elle a été accidentée deux ans plus tard et réparée professionnellement (aux spécifications d'origine) par Vaccari et Peraro. Le compteur affiche actuellement près de 5 500 km, kilométrage présumé parcouru depuis la reconstruction.
Décrite comme étant en excellent état général, la Ferrari a été entretenue par Munsterhuis Sportscars SV en novembre 2012 avec remplacement des courroies de distribution et, depuis son achat par le vendeur actuel en septembre 2013, elle a été suivie par Autoficcina de Chessington, Surrey , au Royaume-Uni. Offerte avec le document V5C britannique et son jeu complet de manuels et d'outils, « 84052 » représente une rare occasion d'acquérir un exemplaire à faible kilométrage du dernier modèle portant la marque personnelle du regretté Enzo Ferrari, son ultime création dans l'esprit de la légendaire 250 LM gagnante des 24 Heures du Mans.
Oil on canvas
67 x 39 1/2 in. (170.2 x 100.3 cm)
Roman Girl at a Fountain - Léon Bonnat 1875
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue. New York, New York 10028 USA
Igreja de São Pedro, Umbará, Curitiba-PR (St. Peter Church, Umbará, Curitiba, Brasil).
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Paróquia de São Pedro
A paróquia está localizada no centro do bairro e o primeiro padre que chegou foi Padre Pietro Cobbalcchini, que foi o fundador da Colônia. Este padre fez de tudo para as comunidades italianas: foi sacerdote, pai, arquiteto, escultor, mestre de obras, pedreiro, carpinteiro e foi ele quem construiu as primitivas igrejas de Umbará e Rondinha.
Em 1895, o Bispo Dom José Camargo de Barros dava ordem para que fosse erguida uma nova Igreja, desde que fosse em um lugar alto e conveniente. Faziam parte da comissão da Igreja: Bortolo Pellanda, Francisco Bonato, Antonio Negrello e Valentim Gabardo. Em 29 de junho de 1897, a nova igreja foi abençoada pelo Padre Francisco Brescianini.
Em 10 de Fevereiro de 1897, foi abençado pelo Padre Faustino Consoni, o cemitério de Umbará.
Em 15 de setembro de 1904, foi nomeado o primeiro Padre residente de Umbará que se chamava Matheus Francisco Bonato que atendeu a paróquia por dois anos. Mais tarde assume a Igreja o Padre Cláudio Morelli, que adquiriu sinos, novas imagens e abriu a velha escola paroquial confiada às irmãs. Faleceu em 27 de junho de 1915 repentinamente.
A Igreja Matriz atual ficou pronta em 1938 e foi erguida pelo Padre Orestes Tardelli com a ajuda da comunidade de Umbará. Os tijolos foram doados pelas olarias de Umbará. Alguns executores da obra: João Parolin, Paulo de Conto, Domingos Baldan , Luiz Zonta, Hilário e Raimundo Gabardo.
Em 1952 o Padre Albino Vico construiu o prédio da escola paroquial atual Escola Estadual Padre Cláudio Morelli. Fundada em 1938, a Igreja matriz de Umbará continua sendo o principal ponto de referência do bairro. Sobre a construção da Igreja, Arestides PAROLIN lembra com entusiasmo: “…no tempo em que foi construída esta igreja, meu pai (João Parolin) era presidente da comissão; (…) as telhas para a construção da Igreja vieram da olaria do Alberto Klemtz, compradas em troco de lenha. Os tijolos foram doados pelas olarias de Umbará. Os vigamentos foi o meu pai que na própria serraria serrou e montou com a ajuda do Paulo DECONTO, Domingos BALDAN e Luiz ZONTA. Cortaram lá, montaram lá, e trouxeram para cima da igreja, encaixaram, e pronto! Os pedreiros eram o Batista, o Hilário e o Raimundo Gabardo. Os serventes eram o pessoal da colônia. Era escolhido de uma e outra família e aí ajudava. Toda semana era um grupo.”
(Fonte: Portal Umbará)