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The Abbotsford Convent is located in Abbotsford, Victoria, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Convent is in a bend of the Yarra River west of Yarra Bend Park, with the Collingwood Children's Farm to its north and east, the river and parklands to its south and housing to its west..
During the 19th and part of the 20th century, the 6.8 hectare site was occupied by one of the largest convents in Victoria. Today the site and its buildings are used as an arts, educational and cultural hub, the grounds, historic buildings and gardens are occupied by and host artisans; community and cultural events and cultural institutions, a community classical music radio station (3MBS), a Steiner School (Sophia Mundi), live music performances, a gallery, theater, markets, bakery, bar, cafe and an organic pay-as-you-feel restaurant.Between 1863 and 1865, the nuns of the Order of the Good Shepherd purchased the St Heliers and Abbotsford House properties. The work of the French order was to bring 'lost sheep; back to the fold - women and girls in need of rescue and reformation. The nuns selected an isolated place that could house and feed many people. By 1865 seventy penitents lived in the reformatory and worked in the vegetable gardens,pastures and orchards. Over the years a convent, chapel, asylum, industrial school, reformatory and day school were built to accommodate the nuns, novices, penitents and children..
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The huge Convent provided shelter for orphans, the infirm and the sick. At one time there were as many as a thousand inhabitants within its walls, most of whom dined on produce grown here. the penitents operated a commercial laundry, which provided cash for convent purchases..
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Because of the risk of flooding, the river flats were only used to graze cattle and grow lucerne and maize. the main pathway to the grazing paddocks, known as 'the laneway' was laid out by 1880. Our barn was built in the early 1900s..
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In the convent's first 50 years, 8236 people either lived, worked or went to school here..
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Institutional care underwent major reforms in the 1960s and 1970s with needy children being placed in foster care homes in the wider community. In 1974 the convent closed down. The Victorian Government purchased the property for use by a tertiary education institution. Market gardeners leased the farmland and grew vegetables and carnations. The cost of refurbishing the convent complex resulted in its sale to private developers in 1997. Community concern has led to the preservation of the convent and the land.
Located just up the coast from the White Cliffs of Dover, Kingsdown has a secluded shingle beach, with plenty of benches suitable for picnics. At low tide some areas of sand are exposed as well as a chalk shelf. The beach is backed by grassy scrubland and flanked on one side by chalk cliffs.
Located at the far end of the pier in Portreath, Cornwall, designed to protect harbour pilots who guided ships into the treacherous port. While officially a pilot's lookout, it is known locally as the Monkey Hut.
Lasir Waterfalls
Lasir-Located 16 km(20-30minutes boat ride) to the south of Pengkalan Gawi, is one of the most popular picnic spots in Tasik Kenyir. With a majestic fall of some 500 feet, Lasir drops gracefully onto a multi tiered level of boulders and rocks forming cascading showers of foaming white sprays of the water. This waterfalls, as with all waterfalls within Kenyir, is well shaded by the leafy green canopy of the surrounding tropical rainforest.
Located in 1,000 acres of the most beautiful deer park, the former Egerton family home is open for you to explore. You're welcome to uncover centuries of history at the Tudor Old Hall and witness life above and below stairs in the Mansion. Wander at leisure through huge glorious Gardens and take the kids to meet very special rare breed animals at our working Farm.
For nearly 400 years the estate was the property of the Egerton family until it was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1958. Today it is financed and maintained by Cheshire East Council.
Located at 101 East Court Street, this ornate Prairie School style edifice was built in 1917, using the designs of architect Louis Sullivan. It is one of the architect's "jewel boxes." The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and designated a National Historic Landmark.
Sidney, Ohio is a lovely town located in the western part of the state between Lima and Dayton. It serves as the seat of Shelby County.
Club Schmitz, located at 9661 Denton Dr in Dallas Texas. Demolished.
This business has been a staple at this intersection for some 68 years now!
Altho rumors are flying about its closing & being demolished for the Racetrac that sits behind it, their facebook page says to "Calm down everybody, nothing solid". "When/if we have something to announce, come visit our facebook page to find out."
www.facebook.com/pages/Club-Schmitz/115193505165748 ..
The dcad.org website shows this to have been built in 1953.. Their facebook page states a Family business since 1946..
**+Got a message/comment on facebook from Shawn Schmitz that the original structure burned sometime around 1953/54 & was rebuilt. This explains the "Year Built" on the dcad.org website**+
Club Schmitz's last day for business is May 31 2014.
++FROM CLUB SCHMITZ FACEBOOK PAGE!!
How It All Began…..
First cousins, Lawrence “Bigun” and Leonard Schmitz, grew up near the Red River in Lindsay, Texas. Before the war, they worked in construction, but did not want to return to that business. When they returned from serving in WW II, they came to Dallas. Bigun found a beer joint on Denton Road for sale by the widow Mayberry. Her husband had just been murdered and she was ready to sell the place. Bigun needed a partner and offered half of the business to his cousin Leonard. January 19, 1946.
After purchasing the beer joint, Bigun and Leonard closed it down to remodel. The cousins lived in a shack behind the building for about a month while they cleaned up the place. They decided to name their new business Club Schmitz so that friends and family from “up home” in Lindsay would see and recognize the name when coming to Dallas.
Initially, Club Schmitz struggled because the availability of beer was limited. At times, Bigun and Leonard would go to South Dallas,
buy beer at liquor stores, and sell it at no profit just so they would have beer to sell. Club Schmitz did not have business hours set in stone. They would sell beer until it ran out and close for the day. In 1946, beer sold for 20 cents, but better beer like Budweiser and Schlitz sold for 25 cents.
Six months after opening and needing to expand their business, Leonard and Bigun began making and selling burgers for 25 cents. They made their own hamburger patties with an ice cream scoop and cut their own fries. With the popularity of the hamburgers, Leonard asked a friend of his, who also owned a restaurant, how to make chili. Soon it was added to the menu.
In 1953, a kitchen fire broke out and the original building burned to the ground. With a little insurance money and their own hard labor, Leonard and Bigun built a new building. During the construction, the men provided iced beer under a shade tree for loyal customers who would serve themselves—the honor system by putting money in a cigar box.
The business grew with the new building. The men set regular business hours of 16 hours a day and 7 days a week. Soon Club Schmitz became know for the burgers and chili. Hoping to expand their business even more, Bigun and Leonard added a room onto the south side of the building in 1969. Business doubled.
After 31 years in the business, Bigun passed away in June 1976. Leonard needed help running the business and he invited his sons and Bigun’s oldest son to join him. Leonard continued operating Club Schmitz with the help of family and long time employees until he retired in 1980. Leonard passed away in August 2010.
Today, Larry and Bob, cousins and the oldest sons of Bigun and Leonard, run the family business. The legend continues with thanks to faithful and longtime customers, employees, family, and friends!
After 68 years, 4 months and so many days, Club Schmitz will close on May 31, 2014.
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Located at 3175 WEST 3RD ST this Kmart opened on 11/20/1980. This will be Bloomingtons last Kmart after the Kmart on East 3rd st closes in July 2016.
Karamsar Gurdwara
Gurdwara Karamsar is located on the High Road between Ilford and Seven Kings Main line railway Stations. The building was originally used as a Labour Party Community Hall and was converted into a Temple during 1990’s. The original building has just 1 floor - The ground floor houses the Darbar Hall, Langar Hall, Kitchen, Offices, Washroom facilities, Shoe Rooms. The Darbar Hall could hold about 500 worshippers.
Located on Highway 60 and 70, 28 miles from Coolidge Dam on Highway 70 and 40 miles from Roosevelt Dam on the Apache Trail. All year climate, units either single, twin or double. Air cooled - Panel ray heat, Beauty Rest mattresses and telephone in every room. Apache Land Cafe across the street.
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located in an Ottoman XVIIIth century caravenserai
At the time in Apamea, there was the national stud-farm with up to 30.000 mares and 300 stallions
some of the mosaics, discovered on the site of Apamea, have been framed to hang on the walls of the inside courtyard of the building, others, the large ones, that were discovered in church ruins, are on the floors and walls of vaulted rooms surrounding the massive courtyard, a third part being kept in the national museum in Damascus
unfortunately all of them are labelled in arabic
situé dans un caravensérail ottoman datant du XVIIIème siècle
A l'époque,se trouvait à Apamée le Haras national, comptant jusqu'à 30.000 juments et 300 étalons
Quelques unes des mosaiques, découvertes sur le site d'Apamée, ont été encadrées, et placées le long des murs intérieurs de la cour, d'autres, de très grandes mosaiques, découvertes dans les ruines d'églises, ont été posées sur le sol ou aux murs, à l'intérieur de grandes salles voûtées qui entourent la cour intérieure, environ un tiers est conservé à Damas au musée national
malheureusement, les inscriptions sont seulement en arabe
Located in the former Crosville depot opposite the railway station entrance. Alexander Dennis service van parked in front of the bus, not a good omen !!
Located on the north shore of Minas Basin in the bay of Fundy, this cliff is about 2 miles west of the beach access point on the Soley Cove Road in Lower Economy. The area covered by this photo is roughly 20 feet tall, by 40 feet wide. Facing south, the cliff is exposed to high westerly winds blowing up the bay. Loose sand dislodged from the area atop the cliff is carried by the wind along the surface and, through turbulence, gradually wears the softer surface areas away. Once a hollow develops, the scouring action is enhanced. Taken with a Nikkor-H 85mm lens with an Iscorama anamorphic lens (1968), mounted on the front.
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Located outside Chame, on the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal. Prayer wheels were a familiar sight on the trek, and long mani walls filled with them could be found in many of the villages en route.
Universal Studios Florida is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies", and it features numerous attractions and live shows. The park is one component of the larger Universal Orlando Resort.
In 2013, the park hosted an estimated 7.06 million guests, ranking it the eighth-most visited theme park in the United States, and ranking it sixteenth worldwide.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 History 1.1 Park history
1.2 Branding
1.3 Timeline
1.4 Previous attractions
2 Park design 2.1 Production Central
2.2 New York
2.3 San Francisco
2.4 London/Diagon Alley
2.5 World Expo
2.6 Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone
2.7 Hollywood
3 Character appearances
4 Production facilities
5 Annual events 5.1 Grad Bash and Gradventure
5.2 Halloween Horror Nights
5.3 Macy's Holiday Parade
5.4 Mardi Gras
5.5 Rock the Universe
5.6 Summer Concert Series
6 Universal's Express Pass
7 Attendance
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
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The original entrance to the theme park.
Over the years, Universal Studios Florida has not limited itself to attractions based on its own vast film library. It has occasionally licensed popular characters from other rival studios, many of whom did not operate theme parks themselves. Some examples include Ghostbusters and Men in Black, (Sony's Columbia Pictures), The Simpsons (20th Century Fox) and Shrek (DreamWorks Animation).
Many of the park's past and present attractions were developed with the actual creators of the films they were based on, and feature the original stars as part of the experience. Steven Spielberg helped create E.T. Adventure and was a creative consultant for Back to the Future: The Ride, Twister...Ride it Out, An American Tail Theatre, Jaws, Men in Black: Alien Attack and Transformers: The Ride.
In many current rides, the original stars reprised their film roles including: Rip Torn and Will Smith in Men in Black: Alien Attack, Brendan Fraser for Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in Twister...Ride it Out, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton reprised their roles for Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow for Shrek 4D, Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher reprised their roles from Despicable Me for Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, and Peter Cullen and Frank Welker reprised their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron for Transformers: The Ride.
In many former rides, the many original stars were also to reprise their film roles such as: Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson in Back to the Future: The Ride, Roy Scheider recorded a voice over for the conclusion of Jaws, Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Perkins appeared in Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies, additionally, various Nicktoon voice actors reprised their roles in Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast.
Park history[edit]
From its inception in 1982,[3] Universal Studios Florida was designed as a theme park and a working studio. It was also the first time that Universal Studios had constructed an amusement park "from the ground up." However, the proposed project was put on hold until 1986, when a meeting between Steven Spielberg, a co-founder for the park, and Peter N. Alexander prompted for the creation of a Back to the Future simulator ride in addition to the already planned King Kong based ride.[4]
A major component of the original park in Hollywood is its studio tour, which featured several special-effects exhibits and encounters built into the tour, such as an attack by the great white shark from the film Jaws. For its Florida park, Universal Studios took the concepts of the Hollywood tour scenes and developed them into larger, stand-alone attractions. As an example, in Hollywood, the studio tour trams travel close to a shoreline and are "attacked" by Jaws before they travel to the next part of the tour. In Florida, guests entered the "Jaws" attraction and would board a boat touring the fictitious Amity Harbor, where they encountered the shark, then exited back into the park at the conclusion of the attraction. Universal Studios Florida originally had a Studio Tour attraction that visited the production facilities, but that tour has since been discontinued.
Branding[edit]
Previous slogans for Universal Studios Florida were: See the Stars. Ride the Movies. (1990 - 1998); No one makes believe like we do! (1990 - 1998); Ride the Movies (1998 - 2008); Jump into the Action (2008–2012). The current slogan is: Experience the Movies (2012–present).
Timeline[edit]
1986: Land clearing takes place on the swamp land purchased by MCA/Universal that would hold the park.
1987: Universal Studios Florida is announced at a press conference on the Hollywood property, with a planned opening date of December 1989.
1988: Universal Studios Florida's opening date is delayed from December, 1989 to May 1, 1990. Shortly following, MCA/Universal releases a video detailing the future park, which stars Christopher Lloyd as the Universal character Doc Brown interacting with the various attractions at the Florida park.[5] Universal Studios allows guests to witness the production of television shows and motion pictures in the Florida park's soundstages in middle 1988, while the rest of the studio/park is still under construction.[6]
1989: MCA/Universal Studios claims that The Walt Disney Company and its CEO, Michael Eisner copied several concepts of the Universal Studios Florida park, and integrated them into Disney's recently opened Disney/MGM Studios park.[7]
1990: On January 31, Universal Studios Florida's opening date is again delayed from May 1, 1990 to June 7, 1990.[8] Universal Studios Florida begins soft openings for the general public in late May.[9] Many of the park's attractions are not yet open at the time, and still under testing. Universal Studios Florida is officially opened with a grand opening style ceremony on June 7.[10] The park opens with five themed areas: The Front Lot (entrance area), Production Central, New York, San Francisco/Amity, Expo Center, Hollywood as well as a Lagoon located in the center of the park. The Front Lot and Production Central areas are referred to as "In Production", the New York section is referred to as "Now Shooting", the San Francisco and Amity sections are referred to as "On Location" and the Expo Center area is referred to as "The World of CineMagic Center". Nickelodeon Studios also opened on this day where there was a grand opening ceremony hosted by Marc Summers. Due to massive technical problems with the original Kongfrontation, Earthquake: The Big One and Jaws rides, Universal begins a temporary voucher service to allow guests to re-visit the studio/park when the attractions are operating.[10] Jaws is temporarily closed by Universal on September 30 due to persistent major technical problems. During the shut-down, Universal sues the original designer of the Jaws ride,[11] Ride & Show Engineering, and hires Totally Fun Company to create a re-designed version of most of the ride.
1991: Universal adds four new attractions to the park: The Blues Brothers Show, StreetBusters, The Screen Test Home Video Adventure and How to Make a Mega Movie Deal.[12] Back to the Future: The Ride officially opens in the World Expo Center area of the park, in a grand opening ceremony.[13] The ride is considered to be a success, and receives positive reception from theme park critics.[14] Fright Nights debuts at the park. In 1992, it is renamed to Halloween Horror Nights.
1993: Jaws is re-opened, with many scenes altered. MCA/Universal announces plans to expand Universal Studios Florida into the Universal City, Florida resort complex, including a second theme park and multiple hotels.[15]
1995: Universal Studios Florida celebrates its 5th anniversary. A Day in the Park with Barney opens in the World Expo area. The Production Studio Tour is closed due to a dwindle in the studios' recent Film/TV production.
1996: Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time opens in the Hollywood area.[16]
1997: Universal announces that Ghostbusters Spooktacular will be replaced by Twister...Ride it Out, with a planned opening date of Spring 1998[17] Universal Studios announces that the sole Studio park will be expanded into the Universal Studios Escape, including the Islands of Adventure park, Universal CityWalk Orlando and multiple hotels. The Islands of Adventure Preview Center opens in the New York area, replacing The Screen Test Home Video Adventure. It is meant to give guests a preview of the up-coming Islands of Adventure park, as well as expansion of the Studio park into the Universal Studios Escape resort.
1998: The expansion begins as the original open parking lot for Universal Studios Florida is demolished and replaced by CityWalk and a parking garage complex.[18] Universal delays the opening of Twister...Ride it Out from March, 1998 to May 4, 1998 out of respect for the 42 deaths caused by a recent El Nino outbreak of tornadoes in the central Florida area. Twister...Ride it Out opens in the New York area, replacing Ghostbusters Spooktacular.[19] A new area of the park, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone, is officially opened, holding the attractions Curious George Goes to Town, StarToons and the previously opened Fievel's Playland, E.T. Adventure, Animal Actors Stage and A Day in the Park with Barney; CityWalk opens outside of the park.
1999: Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster opens in the Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone area. Islands of Adventure opens next door to Universal Studios Florida.[20]
2000: Men in Black: Alien Attack opens in the World Expo area, on the former site of The Swamp Thing Set. Universal Studios Florida's 10th anniversary celebration.
2001: Animal Planet Live opens, replacing Animal Actors Stage.
2002: Universal Studios Escape is renamed Universal Orlando Resort. Kongfrontation closes in a closing ceremony. Halloween Horror Nights is moved to Islands of Adventure. Macy's Holiday Parade debuts at the park.
2003: Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast opens, replacing The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.[21] Shrek 4-D opens with Donkey's Photo Finish, replacing Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies and Stage 54 respectively.[22]
2004: Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride opens, replacing Kongfrontation.[23] Halloween Horror Nights takes place in both Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure.
2005: Universal Express Plus is introduced, replacing Universal Express. Nickelodeon Studios closes after nearly 15 years. Fear Factor Live opens, replacing The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show. Universal Studios Florida celebrates its 15th anniversary.
2006: Delancey Street Preview Center opens in the New York area. Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular opens, replacing Dynamite Nights Stunt Spectacular. Animal Planet Live is closed, and replaced by Animal Actors on Location. Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Florida for its "Sweet 16".
2007: Back to the Future: The Ride closes on March 30.[24] Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre opens in CityWalk, replacing Nickelodeon Studios. Earthquake: The Big One closes in the San Francisco area on November 5.
2008: Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You! opens, replacing Earthquake: The Big One.[25] Universal announces Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, with a planned opening of Spring 2009. The Simpsons Ride opens, replacing Back to the Future: The Ride.[26]
2009: The Universal Music Plaza Stage opens, replacing The Boneyard. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit opens.
2010: The 20th anniversary of Universal Studios Florida in June, as well as Halloween Horror Nights in October.
2011: The 10th anniversary of Macy's Holiday Parade at the park.[27]
2012: Jaws and the surrounding Amity themed area closes, as announced on December 2, 2011.[28] Universal announces the additions of Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories and Universal's Superstar Parade to the park, with openings on May 8, 2012.[29] Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, opens replacing Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast; as announced on March 14, 2011 as "...one of many exciting things planned for the next couple of years".[30] Universal Orlando Resort announced Transformers: The Ride will officially open in the summer of 2013, replacing Soundstages 44 and 54, which were demolished on June 24, 2012.[31] SpongeBob StorePants,a gift shop themed after SpongeBob SquarePants opened in Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone replacing the Universal Cartoon Store
2013: The opening date for Transformers The Ride is announced for June 20, 2013. Details of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion are officially announced. Details for the new Simpsons Land are announced and expected to open in the summer of 2013. Transformers: The Ride officially opens in the Production Central area replacing Soundstage 44. Simpsons Fast Food Boulevard (renamed Springfield U.S.A.) concludes its expansion as it includes one new ride: Kang and Kodos Twirl 'n' Hurl.
2014: The opening date for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley is announced for July 8, 2014 amid the Diagon Alley preview red carpet premiere on June 18, 2014 with Domhnall Gleeson, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Matthew Lewis, James and Oliver Phelps, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis and Helena Bonham Carter attending the premiere. King's Cross station opens on July 1, 2014 as well as the Hogwarts Express Hogsmeade station at Universal's Islands of Adventure, connecting park visitors to both theme Harry Potter theme parks via a full scale replica of the train that appears in the Harry Potter film series. Diagon Alley officially opens, replacing Jaws and the Amity section of the park.
Previous attractions[edit]
Main article: List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions
The previous icon of the Jaws ride is still a popular photo spot.
Like all theme parks, attractions are sometimes closed due to aging and replaced with more contemporary attractions. Universal has seen this happen several times. Some notable closures include Kongfrontation, Back to the Future: The Ride, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera and Jaws. The closures of Kongfrontation, Back to the Future, and Jaws have been given homages by the park to honor veteran visitors who revered the former rides.
Park design[edit]
Main article: List of Universal Studios Florida attractions
Universal Studios Florida features seven themed areas all situated around a large lagoon. In 2012, this lagoon was the site of Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories, a thematic display that showcased scenes from various Universal films, featuring lasers, projectors and fountains, and pyrotechnics.
The seven surrounding themed areas, clockwise from the entrance, are Production Central, New York, San Francisco, London/Diagon Alley, World Expo, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone and Hollywood. Each area features a combination of rides, shows, attractions, character appearances, dining outlets and merchandise stores. A new area, based on Harry Potter's Diagon Alley was added to the park in the July of 2014.
Production Central[edit]
Ride
Year opened
Manufacturer
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem 2012 Intamin
Shrek 4-D 2003 PDI/DreamWorks
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit 2009 Maurer Söhne
Transformers: The Ride 3D 2013 Oceaneering International
The Universal Music Plaza Stage 2009
The area is also home to a variety of dining outlets and merchandise shops. Food and beverage items can be purchased from Beverly Hills Boulangerie or Universal Studios' Classic Monsters Cafe while merchandise can be bought from a variety of themed stores including Universal Studios Store, Studio Sweets, It's a Wrap!, Super Silly Stuff, Shrek's Ye Olde Souvenir Shoppe, and Transformers: Supply Vault.[32][33]
Located near the French border, Tournai is one of the oldest Gallo-Roman towns in Belgium with Arlon and Tongres. First capital of the Frankish kingdom, it played an important historical, economic, religious and cultural role in the County of Flanders during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Art Nouveau
Most of the buildings built in the Art Nouveau style are located in the station area on the boulevards running along the railway line or on the neighboring streets and squares, which are more peaceful and wooded.
The architect Georges De Porre created in 1903 a very harmonious facade at n ° 5 of the place Victor Carbonnelle.
Located just south of San Francisco city limits in the suburb of Brisbane, this is the remains of the roundhouse where SP's last steam engines and H-24-66 TrainMasters once congregated. The 14 TrainMasters acquired by SP were some of the first diesels on the Peninsula Commute; maintained here at Bayshore, the fleet lasted until the mid-70s when newer EMD motors arrived.
In addition to heavy locomotive facilities, the SP operated one of the only classification yards on the Peninsula at Bayshore; during World War II, the yard classified well over 40,000 cars, and the Peninsula was one of the busiest freight corridors on the entire Southern Pacific system.
The yards shut down in the 1980s, and the roundhouse is the only tangible remnant. The remaining freight traffic on the Peninsula is now staged at South San Francisco.
Taken from Wikipedia:
Dun an Sticir (grid reference NF89717767) is located on a small island in Loch an Sticir on the east side of the B893 road, 0.8 kilometers south of Newtonferry. The name is also misspelled Dun an Sticer and Dun an Sticar. The island, on which the broch stands, is connected by a causeway to another larger island called Eilean na Mi-Chomhairle (Island of Bad Council). This larger island is connected via two causeways to the mainland. Dun an Sticir is freely accessible. At high tide, the causeways may be partially submerged.
The name Dun an Sticir is derived from "dun", which means "fortress", and "sticir" which means "skulker". Thus Dun an Sticir means Fort Skulker. Only in the second half of the twentieth century did it become clear that the structure was a broch.
History
Dun an Sticir was probably built in the Iron Age in the period between 100 BC and 100 AD, like most brochs. Limited excavations resulted in finds of pottery.
The broch was probably inhabited during the Viking period. In the Middle Ages the broch was converted into a rectangular hall, or small tower. The entrance was enlarged and a window was constructed. Outbuildings were added and there was a larger building on Eilean na Mi-Chomhairle. The causeway from the north side of the loch to Eilean na Mi-Chomhairle was widened to 3 meters, so that carts could get to the island.
Hugh MacDonald of Sleat (Scottish Gaelic: Ùisdean MacGilleEasbuig Chlèirich), son of Hugh the Clerk, inhabited Dun Sticir in 1602. He was the Factor to North Uist in the 1580s. In 1586 he hatched a plan to murder his cousin, Donald Gorm, 8th Chief of the Macdonalds of Sleat. After his plan was discovered, he fled to Dun an Sticir. He was eventually captured when he tried to escape a siege of his castle, Caisteal Uisdean, on Skye. As punishment, he was starved to death in the dungeon of Duntulm Castle on Skye.
Construction
Dun an Sticir is located on an island in a loch. A wide stone causeway leads from the north to the island of Eilean na Mi-Chomhairle. A second, smaller causeway leads from the south side of the lake to the same island. A third causeway curves from that island to the east to the small island on which the broch lies. The causeways are partially submerged at high tide.
The broch has a total diameter of 18 metres. The walls of the broch are 3.5 metres thick and in some places a little more than three metres high.
The circular interior of the broch was in the Middle Ages transformed into a rectangular area 10 metres by 4.6 metres. The axis is northeast–southwest. The entrances are 1.1 metres wide, located in the northwest and southwest of the rectangular space. The wall at the southwestern entrance is 2.5 metres thick.
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Literature (c) Wikipedia
...located near Eminence, MO...this is a renovated, working mill; demonstrations are conducted by members of the U. S Forest service during summer months...
Located at 31 Prestige Plaza Dr. in Miamisburg, this hotel was built in 1980 and was a Holiday Inn until September 2011 when it changed over to the Wyndham Garden nameplate. This hotel closed in July 2014 and was purchased in December 2014 by the Kettering Health Network.
As of mid-November 2015, all that's left of the hotel are the supports and roof of the atrium.
Kinda cool to see the elevator towers still in place with stairwells to nowhere.
My grandson Miles standing beside the statue in Aachen located to the side of a street near the Aachener D.o.m. , Martin’s photograph , Aachen , Germany , June 9. 2019
Statue
Clock tower
Clock tower of the Aachen Dom
Trees
Mistletoes
Etalage
Un - und verkauf store
Buy and sell store
Old street light
Domed ceiling
Beautiful stained glass windows
Clock tower
Arched walk way
Arches
Pillars
Pillar lined cobble stone street
Star of David
Penny Farthing
Penny Farthing bicycle
Rod iron fence
Rod iron gate
A statue
Wiederherstellung des Munsters
brash plaque with diagram of Aachen Cathedral
Monumental brash plaque with diagram
Sign with Fur die Wiederherstellung des Munsters
Sign
Dom
Germany
Aachen
The Aachen Cathedral
the Aachener Dom ,
Dom Zu Aachen
West Germany
Martin’s photographs
June 2019
Favourites
Stained glass
Stained glass windows
iPhone 7
iPhone 6
A statue of a guard dog at the entrance to the Aachen Cathedral
A statue of a guard dog
a guard dog at the entrance to the Aachen Cathedral
guard dog
Monumental brash plaque with diagram of the Aachen Dom on the ground
Monumental brash plaque with diagram of the Dom
Monumental brash plaque
brash plaque
Cobble stone street
Cobble stone Square
Cropped photograph
Located about 130 million light-years away, NGC 4650A is one of only 100 known polar-ring galaxies. Their unusual disk-ring structure is not yet understood fully. One possibility is that polar rings are the remnants of colossal collisions between two galaxies sometime in the distant past, probably at least 1 billion years ago. During the collision the gas from a smaller galaxy would have been stripped off and captured by a larger galaxy, forming a new ring of dust, gas, and stars, which orbit around the inner galaxy almost at right angles to the larger galaxy's disk. This is the vertical polar ring which we see almost edge-on in Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 image of NGC 4560A, created using 3 different color filters (which transmit blue, green, and near-infrared light).
Located at 307 North Main Street, this commercial structure was built in 1938-42 using the designs of architect Clem H. Meyers. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Clinton, Tennessee is a small town located to the northwest of Knoxville. It serves as the seat of Anderson County.
Former Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge and Restaurant located at 1981 Cumberland Falls Hwy. in Corbin,KY. The motor lodge is currently independently owned and operating under the name Landmark Inn. The former HJ restaurant is currently occupied by an independently owned mexican restaurant operating under the name Santa Fe Mexican restaurant. The motor lodge which dropped the HJ name around 1984 still has many of its original features and fixtures dating back from its days as a Howard Johnson's! The gate lodge remains relatively intact although it no longer has the iconic orange roof. The most notable holdover from HJ is the original dual shower heads which was a trademark design in the rooms of Howard Johnson's Motor Lodges. The exterior of the restaurant is remarkably intact however the interior has been rendered unrecognizable from its days as Howard Johnson's. The restaurant building is actually newer than the motor lodge as the original structure burned down and was replaced with the current mansard building.
Lindis Pass (elevation 971 m) is located in the South Island of New Zealand.
It lies between the towns of Cromwell in Central Otago and Omarama in North Otago, on the main inland route to the Mackenzie Basin in the Canterbury Region.
The pass lies between the valleys of the Lindis and Ahuriri Rivers.
State Highway 8 transverses the pass on its route from the Mackenzie Basin to Central Otago. The pass is the highest point on the South Island's state highway network, and the second highest point on the New Zealand state highway network, after the Desert Road (SH 1) in the Central North Island. Despite this, it is not considered one of the alpine passes as it located in the dry interior of the South Island.