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The historic Marktplatz (market square) in Greifswald.
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This historic house in St. Augustine, Florida, is known for its iconic gated entry. [Flickr Explore #63, June 21, 2021.]
Historic bridge over the river Alzette in the Grund district of the city of Luxembourg, where a craftsmen's quarter developed in the Middle Ages. Robert Schumann, a founding father of the European Union, grew up near here.
Dark slate was and is used to cover roofs, but also to clad entire houses. Slate arises in the transition area from diagenesis to rock metamorphosis.
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Christchurch, Dorset UK.
A view across the old mill stream to the bowls pavilion. The top of Christchurch Castle ruins can be seen above the trees. On the right of the picture is the Constable's House also known as the Norman House.
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The steam locomotive is on display opposite the local museum in Altenbeken, a town that is and has been dominated by the railway. The main sight of Altenbeken is the large limestone viaduct that used to be a key element of east-west railway lines in Germany.
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'Blow off a little steam'
World's first steam powered clock
Built in 1977. Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver. Owned by the City of Vancouver, BC Canada
The steam clock's plaque reads:
THE GASTOWN STEAM CLOCK
Designed and built by
Raymond L. Saunders
Horologist
The world's first steam powered clock has been created for the enjoyment of everyone. The live steam winds the weights and blows the whistles. Every 4.5 minutes one steel weight will travel by steam power to the top of the clock. The gravity driven "falling ball" drive was 'engineered' by Douglas L. Smith. Each quarter hour the clock will sound the Westminster Chimes. The large whistle will sound once on the hour. The steam is supplied by the underground system of Central Heat Distributor's Limited. The component parts cost $42,000 and the clock weighs over two tons.
A few years ago the clock was refit and is not entirely steam powered. It also has three small electric motors to help operate two internal fans, one of which blows the steam out the top, and another that controls the valves that play the tunes on the five steam whistles mounted atop the clock case.
The large central whistle, which was taken off the CPR steam tug Naramata, counts off the full hours while the four auxiliary whistles chime the Westminster Quarters every quarter hour. The number of chimes matches the number of quarter hours that have passed.
Wikipedia and various other online sites.
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CPR Steam Engine No. 374
Built by: Canadian Pacific Railway
Year: 1886
May 23, 1887, CPR's Steam Engine No. 374 was the 'FIRST' transcontinental to arrive in Vancouver, BC Canada. Linking Canada from coast to coast. Atlantic Ocean - Pacific Ocean.
Power source: Chopped Wood
Today, it is on display at the restored Railway Roundhouse Maintenance Shed now known as the Roundhouse Community Centre.
Location: False Creek, Vancouver BC
Canada
Cost to visit: Free
Historic Round Barns
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Illinois_round_barns
September 3, 2021
Champaign, Illinois
The Olde Bel at Hurley, allegedly Britain's oldest still-working Inn. Originally the guest house for Hurley Abbey, parts of the Inn date back to 1135
Statesville, North Carolina: Despite concerns that the developer has not lived up to his end of the development agreement, the Statesville City Council voted Monday night to finalize the sale of the Historic Vance Hotel.
The Rainier Group will purchase the dilapidated landmark for $47,000, which represents a fraction of the $475,000 that the city paid for it in 2012. Led by Steven Barker, the developer plans to turn the Vance Hotel into a 60-room boutique hotel.
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A view looking north on N. Main St. from E. Washington St. on the southeast corner of Bloomington's Courthouse Square. To the left is the old McLean County Courthouse, now a museum. This site was home to three previous courthouses built in 1831, 1836 and 1868. The Great Fire of 1900 destroyed the 1868 courthouse, along with 45 other buildings in the core of downtown Bloomington to little more than smoking rubble.
The courthouse shown here was designed by William Reeves and John M. Baile of the Peoria firm Reeves and Baile. The Classical Revival style structure was completed in 1903.
The fifth and current McLean County Courthouse, a modern design located 2 blocks south of this location, was completed in 1977. The courts were the first to move to the new building but until 1991, general county offices were still housed in the old courthouse. The McLean County Historical Society relocated its museum here in 1988, and today all 4 floors of the building are occupied by the McLean County Museum of History for exhibits, collections storage, and offices.
The McLean County Courthouse and Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and encompasses the old McLean County Courthouse and the courthouse-facing sides of Washington St. to the south, Center St. to the west, and Jefferson St. to the north. The historic buildings to the east of the old courthouse on the N. Main St. side of the square were destroyed by fire in the 1985. Today a contemporary office building occupies the site.
This view also shows a large section of the north side of the Courthouse Square on W. Jefferson St., along with the west side of N. Main St. all the way to the tower of the Art-Deco styled Holy Trinity Church at N. Main and W. Chestnut streets. Nearly every building in this view is listed by itself or as part of a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
The entrance screen and gate piers date from ca1870
fantastic weather since we arrived ..
Sefton Park, Aigburth Road Entrance Gates
Plaza del Triunfo is right in the heart of historic Seville. More can be learned, in Spanish, here: Plaza del Triunfo
Naples Memorial Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Naples in Ontario County, New York. It was built in 1870-72 and is a lavish and imposing, two story rectangular brick building in the Italianate style. It was designed by A. J. Warner & Company,[2] the Rochester partnership of A. J. Warner and Charles Coots. The town hall served as the center of the village and town's social and recreational activities until World War II. Between 1942 and 1972, the building was in private hands and served a variety of commercial and light industrial uses. In 1972, it was reacquired by the town and serves as a community center and host site for the annual Naples Grape Festival
Downtown Phoenix, Arizona
The Hanny building, 1947, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally a men's and woman's clothing store, it is now an eclectic, trendy restaurant.
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What remains of an antique Chevy truck (I have no idea the model or year) sits on display in the semi-ghost town of Shaniko, Oregon. I say "semi-ghost" because in 2016 the mayor, Goldie Roberts, insisted the town had a population of 24. If it were a ghost town it would be completely deserted or abandoned.