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Freightliner Class 66 no. 66590 speeds through Tamworth on 4O49 09.23 Basford Hall - Southampton liner as 6M44 05.36 Southampton - Halewood car carriers disappears in the distance (worked by no. 66001).
12th March 2013
Mount Morris Park, Harlem
Harlem, Manhattan
Physically the proposed Mount Morris Park Historic District is a relatively level area extending generally from Mount Morris Park on the east to Lenox Avenue on the west, from 119th Street on the south to 123rd Street on the north. It faces but does not include Mount Morris Park itself in which a notable outcropping of rock rises to considerable elevation. Mount Morris Park interrupts Fifth Avenue which extends south from the south side and north from the north side of the Park.
The proposed Mount Morris Park Historic District is a fine residential area which has maintained its attractive late 19th century architectural character remarkably well. This part of the City was largely built up during the latter part of the 19th century, with rows of unusually handsome townhouses and several notable churches. Some of the most stately residences are to be found along Mount Morris Park West.
The buildings in this District represent cany architectural styles including the Romanesque Revival, the French neo-Grec, the Queen Anne and a number of structures designed in the classical and Renaissance traditions popularized by the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago.
In the Romanesque Revival style are the Bethel Gospel Pentecostal Church, built originally for the Harlem Club, and St. Martin's Episcopal Church, both on Lenox Avenue. St. Martin's (formerly Holy Trinity) Church, with its noted carillon, is undoubtedly the handsomest example of this style of architecture remaining in Manhattan today. On the southwest corner of Mount Morris Park West and 122nd Street is the fine Mount Morris Presbyterian Church, designed in modified classical style. The Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church at the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and West 123rd Street is also notable architecturally, and its lofty spire is in itself a landmark.
A large townhouse at the northwest corner of 123rd Street and Mount Morris Park Vest is a particularly fine example of the neo-Renaissance style introduced by the architects McKim, Mead & White. Among townhouses in the District, the brownstone rectory of the Mount Morris Presbyterian Church on 122nd Street is one of the handsomest and best preserved residences in the City. Here one finds the original interiors unchanged since the day they were built, furnished in complete harmony in Victorian style.
The bold decorative detail of the residences in the District runs the gamut from the neo-medievalists of Viollet-le-Duc to the classical traditions of the turn of the century. The love and care lavished on these fine houses bears witness to the pride of both their original owners and their present occupants.
Recent Developments
This area was first built up with a fine assemblage of architecturally notable structures with a remarkable quality of homogeneity that gives the area a special character, readily recognized when one enters or leaves it. It is this character which distinguishes it as an Historic District.
Valiant efforts have been made to maintain the character of the neighborhood both as a residential community and as an area containing much notable architecture Economic forces and several depressions have taken their detrimental toll but the fine architecture remains a source of pride to today's residents.
The conversion of once privately owned homes to rooming houses and the introduction of stores at the ground floor of residences along the Avenue are some of the inevitable consequences of economic change.
Redevelopment plans have been made for this area and it is considered that designation as an Historic District will be an added factor contributing to its preservation and upgrading. Present dangers to the area are renovations to existing buildings which destroy their original exterior character and the possible introduction of new buildings cr additions of inappropriate exterior architectural character.
Importance of the District
The Mount Morris Park Historic District includes a remarkably interesting . cross-section of turn of the century townhouses and churches. These buildings represent many styles of architecture spanning a period of over four decades.
The churches and individual residences are among the finest in the City. The quality of design and workmanship of these buildings establishes the exceptional character of the District. Outstanding among them is the row of townhouses on Mount Morris Park West. The survival of a substantially unbroken row of handsome residences and churches facing a park is, in itself, rare in Manhattan.
HISTORY
Early Years (1658-1851)
The history of the Mount Morris Park Historic District goes back to I658, the year Dutch settlers founded the town of Nieuw Haerlem. Mount Morris, a wooded promontory among the Round Hills, was called Slang Burg, or Snake Hill, by the Dutch. Between 1664 and 1674 New York passed back and forth between the Dutch and the English, with British rule finally established in 1674. In 1776, at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Washington attempted to withstand the British army behind fortifications on Harlem Heights.
The colonials tried valiantly, without success, to fend off the British from the fort they had erected earlier that year on Snake Hill, which commanded the mouth of the Harlem River. Washington was forced to retreat to Port Washington and then to White Plains.
Until the mid-19th century, Harlem was a sparsely settled farming area. The largest landowners were members of the Benson family, descendants of Captain Johannes Benson who had settled there in 1696.
The Mount Morris Park Historic District occupies a portion of the Benson "Pace Course Farm," as it was called in the 19th century because it encompassed the Harlem Park Trotting Course. In 1851, Samson Adolphus Benson of Fishkill, N. Y., a sixth generation descendant of Johannes Benson, sold the farm, which had been divided into City lots a few years earlier, to John Bruce, a well-to-do Brooklyn resident and hardware dealer in New York.
When Bruce sold the lots for development, the deeds included restrictive covenants which assured the future residential character of this District, bordering on picturesque Mount Morris Park. In the 1850s and, indeed, until considerably later, the streets in the District were unpaved and builders dumped surplus earth in the roads to improve their grading.
Lenox Avenue was still known as "Sixth Avenue" and Mount Morris Park West was called "The New Avenue" on the 1848 map of Samson Adolphus Benson's property. This map also explains the sharp diagonal of the boundary of the Historic District, at the rear of Nos. 12-28 West 120th Street, which was established by the direction of the old Manhattan Road which passed through the Benson farm.
Mount Morris Park was acquired by New York City in 1839, and was first known as Mount Morris Square. Until late in the 1870s Mount Morris Park was a popular spot for weekend excursions. New Yorkers came here for country walks and picnics; the nearby race track was an added attraction. The opening of the "El" in 1872, however, was a pivotal point: Harlem became a suburb of the City, which was rapidly expanding northward.
Development of the District
Speculative building began in 1878 and continued into the early 20th century, encouraged by plans for an East Side subway line, resulting in successive booms in Harlem real estate. William B. Astor, Oscar Hammerstein, Henry Morgenthau and Oswald Ottendorfer were among those associated with speculation in the area.
Elegant houses, generally built in rows, a few apartment houses, churches and public buildings began to appear in the last two decades of the 19th century. They were designed by such prominent Hew York architects as Arnold W. Brunner, Hugo Lamb of the firm of Lamb & Rich, George F. Pelham, William A. Potter, J. R. Thomas, Thorn & Wilson and James E. Ware.
In 1903, the New York Herald compared the houses along Mount Morris Park West favorably with the mansions along Fifth Abenue. Prominent political leaders, professionals, businessmen and tradesmen occupied these fine residences; many belonged to the Harlem Club and were members of the Harlem Board of Commerce.
Demographic Changes
The original residents of the Mount Morris Park Historic District were of Dutch, English and Irish descent. Soon after the turn of the 20th Century, a few German Jewish families moved to the Mount Morris Park area.
In 1903, Blacks first came to Harlem,and Lenox Avenue and 135th Street subsequently became the nucleus of a radiating Black population. Despite the influx of Blacks to Harlem before, during and after World War I, the Mount Morris Park area remained a middle-class white enclave until the Depression.
Between 1935 and 1940 a great increase in the number of vacancies led to Mount Morris Park's transition to a Black neighborhood .
These demographic changes are reflected in the history of its religious buildings. For example, the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church now occupies the structure erected in 1885-87 for the Reformed Low Dutch Church of Harlem, originally organized in 1660.
Here, Johannes and Samson Benson served as deacons in colonial days; later, Samson Adolphus Benson served as an elder. In 1901, the church was enlarged to accommodate the expanding local population. Today, the congregants arc Black and the Sunday school has been converted to a Baptist Temple. Mount Olivet Baptist Church, organized by Blacks in 1878, moved in 1924 in a building on Lenox Avenue at 121st Street which had been occupied since 1907 by a synagogue, Temple Israel of Harlem.
This was the first Black church on Lenox Avenue. The pastor of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, the Reverend John H. Johnson, wis an active member nf the Citizens League for Fair Play, which picketed the 125th Street business area in 1933 in a successful effort to persuade white merchants to employ Blacks.
Churches in the District sponsored the appearance of many famous Americans, of which only a few are mentioned here. Booker T. Washington spoke at the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church. Robert H. Perry appeared at the Mount Morris Baptist Church in 1916. In 1917, Marcus Garvey addressed a meeting at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in his efforts to organize a Liberty League.
The District Today
The District includes well-maintained, owner-occupied residences, rooming houses, a few apartment buildings and a number of churches. In addition to these, former residences on Lenox Avenue, a former parsonage and the buildings originally occupied by the Harlem Club and the Harlem Library have been converted to religious uses.
Mount Morris Park is currently regaining its stature as a focus of community activity, following a long period of neglect. It is serving once again "as the pleasure ground of a population many times greater than ... any of the small downtown squares," to quote the Harlem Local Reporter of 1890. Back in 1886, it had been the site of a spectacular Independence Day celeb-ration and, in 1890, the City supported bi-weekly concerts in the band pagoda.'
Nowadays, the City's popular annual Summer Festival attracts people from the entire metropolitan area to the park. The Mount Morris Park Recreation Center and Amphitheater, created largely through the generosity of Richard Rodgers, serves as a facility for concerts, educational and cultural programs for all ages and for community recreation. The swimming pool complex, which opened last year, was constructed by the first Black-owned architectural firm to be awarded a Parks Department design contract.
The Mount Morris Park Historic District is served by several charities. Jewish Family Service and Catholic Charities, for example, offer counseling, homemaking courses and related services. In the area are the Central Harlem Referral Unit of the New York City Youth Board, the Narcotics Addiction Control Center at 10 Mount Morris Park West, the Mount Morris Child Health Center and the Mount Morris Children's Center.
The latter, a church-related organization, serves .over a hundred three to ten-year-olds. The major portion of the Mount Morris Park Historic District is included in the Milbank-Frawley Circle Urban Renewal Area, a program which it will enhance. The community is conveniently served by the many shops along 125th Street, It is also served by the Hospital for Joint Diseases, located on Madison Avenue between 123rd and 124th Streets.
Educational facilities include, within a block of the District, an elementary school, a Catholic high school and the Harlem branch of the New York Public Library. Transportation facilities, buses, subways and railroads, are amply adequate for the community needs.
- From the 1971 NYCLPC Historic District Designation Report
This is the second level of a megadungeon drawn on custom printed 11x17 paper with 8 squares per inch.
Blue areas are water.
Level 1 is here: www.flickr.com/photos/druclimb/5520470975/in/set-72157625...
Level 3 is here www.flickr.com/photos/druclimb/7043110273/
This is the Art Print version of the gigposter I did for the Appleseed Cast's show in Austin. This 12x24 print has an edition of 75, a split fountain, and glows in the dark. Will be for sale on my site, NakatomiInc.com.
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This is part of a series of films that I have made to record my decline in mind and body. I am fighting physical and mental challenges that are taking over me in many ways. As a user and fan of technology I am thrilled when some of the medications and therapies I am working with have virtual and online features. I have decided to record some films for me and I happy to share them with others. My aim is to see if there is anything useful to me, or to others in the recordings as they progress. My life outlook is changes day to day and through the climatic conditions of the seasons. My decline and decrepitude in Winter is longer and harder each year. Something in these records might give me hope, insight, a nudge along a path towards a better life. Currently I am failing terribly to make good life choices and to care for my worsening condition as I am not able to monitor, or to realise them.
This film was made on a good day. It was edited over several good days. The out cuts include many mistakes. On bad days filming and editing are not possible. I am very happy to share my perceptions with anyone else battling dementia, arthritis, diabetes, glandular fever, Central Nervous System Diseases & Nerve Disorders, immune deficiency and all the lovely and less than lovely allied complications. Please do send any suggestions you have to further this project. Hopefully this series of films will bring forth some good.
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This is a cut down, shorter and less quality than the longer 4K video on YouTube.
I wanted to share the video with Flickr users and so I cut down the original.
PHH Sykes ©2020
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Tom Kirschbaum, co-founder and chief financial officer of Waymate, speaks at the StartUp Europe Forum, a high-level brainstorming held in the margins of Campus Party, the world's largest technology festival, which took place in London. StartUp Europe is a collaboration between the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank, and Telefónica, and a pledge to the European Commission's Startup Europe initiative. Watch highlights of the StartUp Europe Forum on Lisbon Council TV at www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgRIjmoUaQM
This shot shows the interior of the Texas State Capitol rotunda . It's an HDR comprising 5 exposures that I subsequently turned into a duotone and did some other Photoshop mucking around with.
In 1653, on the banks of the river in the wasteland Klyazma Ivanishkovo Prince Jacob Nikitich Odoyevski built a wooden church in honor of the Holy Trinity, and this area became known as the church of the village on the Trinity. So, know the exact date of construction of the temple and the village education Trinity.
Then, in 1695 Prince Mikhail Yakovlevich Cherkassky, who at the time owned the village of Trinity, construction of the stone church, and was completed in 1704, and in 1815-1822 years. with the new owner of the village column Dmitri Sheremeteva stone bell tower was erected.
Occurred in 1917, and with it came the hardest test for the Orthodox Church, which has not been spared and Trinity Church. His last three priors had a lot of patience from the atheist regime.
Last rector of Trinity Church was Archpriest Sergei Tretyakov in 1931 to 1936. In 1936, he was arrested and the fate of Father Sergius unknown. Immediately after that, the church was closed, and in the same year, he was cleared bell. Then in 1940, he lost his completions and was desecrated.
During the War of 1941-1945, the temple was used as a bomb shelter. In 1945, it housed a weaving factory, and at the end of the 70's it was replaced foundry, which worked until 1990. Over the years, the temple was not recognizable and much decayed, and on its roof rose trees.
Life in the church in the village of Trinity was revived in 1995, but the church has not yet been handed over to the church and on the services were held at the walls of the temple first service in it was made to celebrate the finding of the relics of St. Sergius, July 18, that is, one of the his feast day. Since then, the restoration of the temple.
A lot of work had to parishioners and benefactors of the church of the Holy Trinity, to their church regained once lost grandeur. In 1999, took its rightful place once again cast the bell, and in that same year, the church gave the house located across the street of the clergy, who as well as the church was in need of serious restoration. Now the work is almost complete vostanavleniyu temple, constructed its territory, a new building was constructed and the christening fence
The Grand Falls can be an awesome sight - especially when the water level is high - which wasn't the case this time but it was still worth the trip. The Grand Falls are located east of Flagstaff on Navajo land; it's not well marked but with simple directions you can find it. A high clearance vehicle would help - the last section of road is nasty. Per the locals, Flagstaff did not have a lot of snow this year, hence there wasn't much water. The Grand Falls is seasonal - once the snow melts it dries up, so if you go in the summer it might be completely dried up.
Heather and I had the place almost to ourselves (there was one other couple there). We walked down to the bottom and played around the Falls, shooting at different angles. Great late afternoon light. The one disappointment we had was all the trash at the bottom - cans, bottles, tires, toys, and even some appliances. I would definitely go back here again - hopefully with more water flowing!!
I took these photos in March 2014.
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I have finally got around to visiting the inside of the new Library of Birmingham. Around 18 days after it first opened!
Got in just before 4pm, and left before 5pm.
Level 1: Business Learning & Health.
Room for computers
DB Schenker Class 66 nos. 66187 and 66124 on 3J01 14.36 Macclesfield - Rugby RHTT.
3rd November 2011
Looks like they've run out of squirting juice.
My new level was not quite on the level;
so I decided to perform an exploratory bubblectomy.
My trusty little Swiss Army knife easily popped out one of the plugs at the end of the main vial.
As I had hoped there was a screw underneath.
The second plug was much more difficult to remove and was nearly destroyed in the process.
Apparently the factory used glyptal, lock-tight or some similar substance to lock the screws in place and some of it locked the second plug in place as well.
I removed the screws to view their fine threads for precise adjustments.
I removed the vial and found the final item I hoped for; namely a pair of rubber pads.
(If the pads had not been there, I would have had to make my own out of an old inner-tube.)
It will now be a simple matter to reassemble the level and then to re-calibrate it; by adjusting the two screws to compress the two rubber pads as required to make the bubble center when the level is level.
Land Rover has given the LR2 a premium overhaul, delivering even better comfort, convenience and driving enjoyment. New colours, new exterior design features, upgraded equipment levels and the new lightweight and efficient petrol engine all contribute to make this SUV even better.
Another shot from my visit to the Tor last week. A wonderful misty morning across the levels yesterday. My first visit to the Tor for sunrise and I was rewarded with one of the most beautiful mornings I have seen.
The mists kept moving, coming and going, breaking to open up new views every few minutes.
Nikon D7000, Nikon 70-200mm @70mm, F11
Bottom level of the coal breaker, as shot through a window.
This row of (pumps?) seems to go on forever, and cries out for a closeup photo inside.
But there’s this awful slurry of coal dust and rainwater on the ground there, and I didn’t want to find out if it was concealing any holes or pits.
As it was, our boots were horribly fouled when we left here, and would remain so for two days, until we dipped them in the pure and cleansing waters on the Staten Island shoreline.
More images of the St. Nicholas Coal Breaker are here:
www.flickr.com/photos/95wombat/sets/72157626653458941/wit...
3 October 2017- Opening the High Level Meeting of the Governing Board of the OECD Development Centre.
Photo: Hervé Cortinat
The things you get to do when you boss owns a private yacht and likes to go places.
Photos courtesy of Julie Jordan
First time using a stand. I wanted to take some night shots. The night was completely overcast (and dusty) so I was getting a lot of reflections from the clouds. I really like how the yellow from the metal-halide street lamps contrasts the blue from the pedestrian walkway under the light rail transit bridge.
All comments welcome, still new to the hobby.
7 April 2016 - Bilateral meeting with co-Chairs of the Meeting of the Committee for Agriculture at Ministerial Level, OECD, Paris, France.
Photo: MarcoIlluminati/OECD