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This year the Providence and Worcester Railroad continued to provide their passenger train and crew for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's extremely popular Polar Express trains with trains running and 3:30 and 6:30 PM Fri-Sun for a total of 42 sold out trips in 2024.
The train consist is deadheading south from Worcester to begin the final weekend of performances with B39-8E 3910 (GE blt. Dec. 1987 as LMX 8534) amidst a winter wonderland scene of the first significant snow of the year. They crossing in Blackstone River near MP 17.9 on the historic original Providence and Worcester mainline just north of the Rhode Island state line. This is the 10th of 14 crossings of the Blackstone along the 43 mile line when traveling south from Worcester to Providence.
As I've told you before in previous posts the P&W is my hometown road and it is inextricably linked to the river it follows both historically and physically. The Blackstone River courses 48 miles from its headwaters near Worcester (at the confluence of the Middle River and Mill Brook) to where it flows into the Seekonk River at the headwaters of Narragansett Bay. The river drains a watershed of 640 square miles and more importantly drops 450 feet in the 48 miles. It is that drop, that made this river a pivotal point in American History.
From ririvers.org: A series of steep drops along the length of the Blackstone River provided ideal conditions for the development of water powered industry. Samuel Slater arrived in America in 1790, with managerial experience and technical knowledge of textile manufacturing in England. With the assistance of local merchants and artisans, he helped establish the first successful water-powered textile mill in America. Slater Mill was established on the Blackstone River, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This achievement is credited with spawning the birth of America's industrial revolution. Development of the Slater textile mill catalyzed the development of water-driven technology throughout the length of the Blackstone River. By 1914 water-powered mills occupied all of the readily available dam sites in the Valley.
As the birthplace of industrial America, the need for transportation quickly arose in the valley, and between 1825 and 1828 the Blackstone Canal was constructed. The canal lasted only 20 years having been rendered obsolete by the opening of the Providence and Worcester Railroad in 1847. The railroad has proven to be a more durable method of transportation and 175 years after its opening here it is still serving the purpose for which it was built.
Blackstone, Massachusetts
Friday December 20, 2024
You can see this spider "shooting" web from its red spinneret gland located on its abdomen :-)
Taken near Dongbaek, Busan, South Korea
A freebuild for Guilds of Historica. It was interesting to build a castle still in progress, I will be finishing the castle, so you'll see the complete fortress eventually.
Sir Glorfindel helps with the construction of a new fortress located in the north of Mitgardia.
See more pictures here: brickbuilt.org/2015/Construction.php
Manufacturer: Autocostruzioni SpA Società per Azioni (ASA), Milan - Italy
Type: 411 Berlinetta Coupé
Production time: 1965 - 1966
Production outlet: 4
Engine: 1092cc straight-4
Power: 104 bhp / 7.500 rpm
Torque: 108 Nm / 6.000 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 186 km/h
Curb weight: 770 kg
Wheelbase: 86.5 inch
Chassis: tubular frame with 2 oval side rails and aluminium body
Steering: rack & pinion
Gearbox: five-speed manual by FIAT / all synchromesh / floor shift
Clutch: single dry plate disc
Carburettor: twin Weber 40 DCOE9
Fuel tank: 60 liter
Electric system: 12 Volts 40 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 9.06 inch hydraulic Girling dual-circuit discs
Brakes rear: 8.66 inch hydraulic Girling dual-circuit discs
Suspension front: independent transverse double wishbones, sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: beam axle, trailing arms with Watt linkage, longitudinal coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live
Differential: hypoid 4.555:1
Wheels: 5 x 13
Tires: 165 HR 13 Pirelli Cinturato HS
Options: Dunlop Racing 5.00-13 tires, Koni hydraulic shock absorbers, 80 liter fuel tank
Special:
- Enzo Ferrari commissioned Giotto Bizzarini in 1961 to construct a chassis and Gruppo Bertone, Turin to construct the body for a concept car, code named "Mille". But it did not grace the Ferrari standards, so the concept was sold the electro chemical company of his close friend Oronzio de Nora. He formed a new company called ASA (owned by the De Nora Electrochemical Group) to build cars.
- At the Paris Motorshow of 1965 the ASA 411 Berlinetta, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro (Bertone), was revealed. The aluminium body was designed by Bertone, but built by Corbetta / Ellena Torino while the engine was an upgraded (1032cc straight-4) Ferrari engine, code named "Ferrarina".
...Construit en 1915, le pont couvert Gendron a été le premier à relier les deux rives de la rivière Gatineau, fournissant un lien agricole croissante de Wakefield... Détruit par un incendie criminel (1984)... LE nouveau pont de Wakefield fut reconstruit et complété en 1998... Il n'est plus ouvert aux véhicules... mais qu'un site de visite et détente...
*Photo prise dans notre région...
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This is a continuation on my last birdcage concept. Unfortunately the last cage wasn't able to open on the bottom, so I had to wait until I got my hands on one that did.
Driving to this shoot, I was thinking of possible titles for this photo and my mind kept going over this idea of the cage and how many things it could represent. In a way, I think the cage can represent all of the constructs which exist in the world around us. We are born into these constructs, and because we can never fully separate from society or 'unknow' what we know, we can never fully divorce ourselves from them. It stands to reason that we will never fully understand how limited we truly are by these constraints. Beneath these constructs is our raw, authentic self. As artists, I think we are always striving to examine these 'cages', or to remove ourselves from them, however impossible that may be.
"Sketchy construction"
Douchanbé (Asie Centrale - Tadjikistan)
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is this real or just constructed?
Was ist wahr, was ist falsch?
Ist die Welt so, wie sie scheint?
Was ist fotografische Wahrheit, was ist Lüge?
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Phanom Rung Historical Park, Buriram, Thailand.
Phanom Rung is probably the most impressive and significant of the Khmer temples that can be found in Thailand. It was constructed in Angkor style during the 10th until the 13th century as a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva.
Phanom Rung, officially named Prasat Hin Phanom Rung was built on top of a hill in Buriram province on the base of which another Khmer complex, Muang Tum was constructed around the same time. As the main tower is made out of pink sandstone, the complex is also called Phanom Rung stone castle.
The temple was built on top of a hill which symbolizes Mount Kailash, a holy mountain in Hinduism on top of which Shiva lives. Phanom Rung lies on the ancient route from Angkor (the center of the ancient Khmer empire) to Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
For video, please visit youtu.be/vtgDQouQERw
Constructed in 1898 of Victorian architecture. A grade ll listed building.
Pitman Building, Corporation Street, Birmingham, England.
is this real or just constructed?
Was ist wahr, was ist falsch?
Ist die Welt so, wie sie scheint?
Was ist fotografische Wahrheit, was ist Lüge?
is this real or just constructed?
Was ist wahr, was ist falsch?
Ist die Welt so, wie sie scheint?
Was ist fotografische Wahrheit, was ist Lüge?
There is a proverb in our (Tamil) language
"VEETAI KATTI PAAR KALYANAM PANNI PAAR"
It means build a new home and have a wedding at home...!!
both are an Himalayan task .. and both will be trated as a great achivement in ones life..!!
well since one month i was very busy with my new home.. and its almost nearing completion and my daughter will start going to the college from today.. yes she joined B.ARCH and she will be the first graduate in my family.. and she called me in the lunch break and told she joins in the
"PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB " in the college.
like father...some times ..like daughter!!!!!
i sincerely apoligize to all my friends i could not visit your pages.. i hope from 1st week of september i will be back to FLICKR till then bye.. have a nice day!!!
Ha, ha, I just HAVE to post this today! Everyone's feelings about our insane, endless winter.
My intention on 4 October 2017, had been to drive some of the back roads a bit further north of where I have been two or three times before, almost as far as Olds. However, after finding myself on a couple of muddy, slushy, potholed country roads caused by our recent snow storm, I decided not to risk driving on any others. I ended up stopping and photographing a couple of my absolute favourite barns that I had seen a couple of times before, and was happy to see again. I first discovered the old barn in this photo - or is it a homestead? - on 28 October 2014.
My final stopping point towards the end of a day of driving N and NW of the city, was at the site where the McDougall Memorial United Church had stood. On 22 May 2017, this beautiful, historic church was burned to the ground by an arsonist. Such a very sad loss! A very sad sight to see the burnt outer walls, knowing that that was all that was left of this special little church that was almost as old as Canada itself. I loved this little country church, especially the long, photogenic fence line leading up to it from the parking lot. The church was built in Carpenter's Gothic style of architecture. A sign had the following words on it:
"The historic church at the end of this pathway was constructed in 1875. At that time, native people were still hunting bison on the prairies. The young nation of Canada was only eight years old; the Canadian Pacific Railway still nine years in the future. And this church would become the heart of a thriving community, Morleyville, and for a time the largest settlement in what would be southern Alberta.
The story of this church is really the story of Rev. George McDougall who moved to western Canada with his family in 1862 to minister to the fur traders and native people. In 1873, the McDougalls established the first mission in the region and built this church. In doing so, they wrote an important chapter of Alberta's settlement history".
After George McDougall's tragic death in a snowstorm, his body was brought back to the church at Morleyville and laid to rest.
www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8788
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley,_Alberta
An enjoyable day out - a barn day, not a birding/wildlife day. I think the only birds I noticed were the usual Ravens. Seeing that snow was once again in our forecast in a few more days, I wanted to get this drive done while the weather was still decent.