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The long running Ralston Type-8 morphed into the 'Tigre' line in 1938, running late, as the promised V8 from Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Cord line failed with that company, and the inline-8 which had similarly been bought it from A-C-D (used in the Auburn), was also no longer in series production from the engine works.
No matter. There was a modest stockpile of inline-8 engines which was gradually depleted in the manufacture of the Rhino model. Meanwhile 1938 brought with it a V8 engine from Cadillac, fitted to a chassis frame of Ralston's own design. The shorter engine allowed a greater allocation of overall length to the passenger area - though truth be told, more of if went to providing greater luggage capacity, and a more cab-forward look to the cars.
The Tigre MkI, still know as the Type-8 Tigre was replaced after WWII, with a MkII design, losing this Type-8 appellation. The new model appeared at the end of 1953, the car based on the new post WWII Cadillac frame, engine and underbody of the 1948-53 Series 60 (in particular the slightly longer 60 Special). The tooling was transferred to Ralston upon completion of the 1953 model year. By this stage the preceding MkI was now 15 years old, though this included the period through the war years.
The adoption of Cadillac underpinnings provided the Ralston Tigre MkII with the calibre of running gear demanded by the marque's premium position, though with a much reduced outlay, particularly compared to their premium US-based builders such as Packard. Key differentiation with the originating Cadillac was the Ralston themed 'X' radiator grille, unique bumper treatment, and completely reprofiled rear fender tops, truncating in a rocket-pod tail lamp cluster, instead of the Cadillac 'fin'. Not elements sat completely at ease with the carryover Cadillac based structure.
An update to the Tigre MkII in 1956 led to the MkII-B. a few of the elements were cleared up in the styling, plus the addition of a number of 'flourishes' that had emerged during the 1952-55 model years. Chief among these were 'tailfins' no longer the preserve of Cadillac, but sprouting taller and wilder each year on all US domestic brands. Compared to the 1954 model, the MkII-B had slightly taller fins, but they were much more prominent in the styling, as they were accentuated by both chrome trim separating them from the fender bulge, and also incorporating one of the zones for the bi-colour and tri-colour themes.
Another emergent theme was the incorporation of the Continental-style rear external mount spare wheel.
Somewhat more curious was the chrome trim along the body side, which seemed to not quite know what it wanted to be, but sort of wandered from the front fender vent back to the leading edge of the rear fender bulge, forming the the leading edge of the 2nd-colour zone covering the rear fender.
The 1954 car launched with the same tune 331 CID (5.4 litre) V8, producing 230 bhp (175 kW), for 1956 this was raised to 285 bhp (213 kW) with an increase in capacity to 365 CID (6.0 litres).
The Tigre MkII-B was in turn replaced by the MkII-C in 1958.
Shown here is the 1956 MkII-B Convertible in tri-colour pale yellow, tiger brown, and midnight black.
This Ralston Tigre MkII-B Convertible (1956) has be built on Lego miniland scale for Flickr LUGNuts 95th Build Challenge, - 'Designing the Ralston Legacy' - a challenge to design the fictitious Dragon 'Motorcycle' model for the fictitious Ralston company, though any of the previous Ralston challenge vehicles, the Tiger or the Rhino are also eligible to be submitted. The chief stipulation is that the model must feature a 'X' in the styling.
Wilford Brimley and a Walrus Morphed <----- click to see morphing video!!
Check out more celebrity morphing videos at celebritymorphing.wordpress.com.
La semaine prochaine je pars en Alsace chez ma grand-mère.
J'emmène avec moi Peter et ex-Morphée qui se prénomme maintenant .. *roulements de tambours* Walter.
Pourquoi Walter ?
Parce que je trouve ce prénom infiniment prout prout, hautain et tout le tralala. Puis les prénoms de garçons sur des filles, j'adore ça !
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Aujourd'hui je suis allé faire des photos dans un champs près de chez moi.. bon, on voit pas trop la différence avec mes photos dans mon jardin.
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Aujourd'hui *que de choses dans ma vie ..*, j'ai fais connaissance avec le monde du plagiat. La personne reprenait mes photos, mes poupées, mes textes, et même l'ancien nom de blog..
J'ai du faire toutes les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel en voyant cela.
Moi qui m'emporte assez rapidement, j'ai essayé de garder mon calme. Je lui ai sorti ses 4 vérités et la demoiselle *si elle n'as pas non plus menti sur cela* a de suite supprimé son blog. Elle a même eu l'audace de dire qu'elle "quitte sckyrock car la base ne lui plaît pas."
Si c'est pas du foutage de gueule qu'on m'explique. Si elle passe par là je lui fais une petite dédicace !
*mavie.*
Moi qui pensais que le plagiat n'arrivais qu'aux autres, je me suis trompé !
*désolé pour le pavé, j'avais bien besoin de ça.*
Watch a video showing the software we created to design the cell cycle collection vimeo.com/10074976
Snapshot Serengeti:
This afternoon, riding the bus home from work, one woman was
describing how she'd decorated her home with African style furniture
and symbols, giraffes, zebras, tigers, etc. She was even wearing a
zebra striped blouse! Some how the conversation morphed to cool online
tools, and then I thought, "Hey! These connect!" and started telling
her about the citizen science project, Snapshot Serengeti.
In their words:
"Hundreds of camera traps in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, are
providing a powerful new window into the dynamics of Africa’s most
elusive wildlife species. We need your help to classify all the
different animals caught in millions of camera trap images."
That was the beginning. December 11, 2012. Yes, two months ago.
Millions of images. Are there animals in this picture? What kind of
animals are there? Oh, no, look, there's a fire! A long line of fire
on the horizon. Is that a gazelle tail, or dry grass blowing in front
of the camera? Hmmm. A zebra! I know a zebra when I see one. Wow, she
looks like a large cat got to her. Millions of pictures.
Cataloging the images must feel like going on Safari from your living
room. Pretty amazing. I can sure see why people loved doing this.
Evidently a lot of people. And evidently for a lot of their time. The
pictures feeding their dreams, and their dreams feeding the science
and data analysis process. Even so, EVEN SO, I am absolutely stunned
that all of the millions of images have been cataloged! Well, all the
ones they have right now, except for a few they saved.
In their words, take two:
"With your help, we've classified all the data we have so far. Great work!
We're leaving some images up for further classification, but we have
more projects (like Cyclone Center and Bat Detective) that need your
help. Visit zooniverse.org to see them all."
They are right. There are a lot of wonderful projects like this. The
bus conversation started taking a new direction. If we can't
"virtually" go do research in Africa right now, what about undersea?
Oh, sure, no problem.
What about Digital Fisheres?
Or SeaFloor Explorer?
www.zooniverse.org/project/seafloorexplorer
Oh, that sounds lovely, they murmur. What about Florida? Or the Bahamas?
I don't know. I promise to look.
Audubon Florida is asking folk in Florida to count birds.
fl.audubon.org/citizen-science-0
That doesn't, however, allow us in cold dry Michigan to pretend we are
in Florida. The Old Weather project allows folk to track old ship
voyages and map the weather for the trips, many of which were in
Florida.
Old Weather
About:
www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/project.cfm?id...
Bahamas? What about their program, Shark Counts?
www.sharksavers.org/en/our-programs/sharkscount/
You can go to the Bahamas, take dives, and count the sharks you see!
Yeah! Oh, uh, well, you don't dive, hmm, maybe not.
There are tools for finding all kinds of citizen science projects, and
more appear all the time. But I think that will have to be for another
post.
A picture of an elegant SUV transformed into various elegant shapes.
Morphed on iPad in real time with eLastyc Pix App available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch volyy.com/en/elastyc/ios/astore.php
Morphed with three touch gestures.
Credits:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006-2007_Holden_CG_Capti...
By OSX (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikipedia Commons
Please forgive us. We seem to have a thing for boots this season. But how can you not? Especially when they seem to have morphed into the perfect thigh-high boots for Fall like these Sunbird Dk boots by Neuaura. Designed by vegetarian Arti Upadhyay, Neuaura animal-friendly shoes eschew leather, fur, silk, wool, shell, and pearls for faux leather and rubber outsoles. They’re all fair trade manufactured in a hydro-powered Brazilian factory that promotes waste-reduction through recycling more than 60-percent of its waste. Walking the walk, Neuaura also sponsors a habitat for endangered animals in Southern Brazil, and donates 10-percent of each season’s proceeds to charities like Farm Sanctuary, The Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA, and the Animal Welfare Institute. But back to the boots. If you’re tired of our obsession, check out the company’s other super-chic vegan shoe offerings like the Alethe heels, ecru-accented Kite pumps, work-perfect Finch flats and Ibis ankle-bucklers. We’re even bigger fans of the Condor cowboy kickers which, despite the name, are all animal-friendly, all the time.Yeehaw!Check outEcoStiletto for a chance to win a pair of the $125 Swan peep-toes.Think eco-style's expensive? Not if it's free! EcoStiletto'sgiving away $250+ in eco-swag each week to free newsletter subscribers! Winners are randomly selected on Mondays, so sign up now and tell a friend: Your odds may be worse, but your karma's better.
Buck Rogers Tootsietoy Metal Rocket Space Ships - Buck Rogers future astronaut spaceship with Dr Huer - Buddy Deering - Wilma Deering - Buck Rogers in the windshield of a Marx wind up tin toy rocket ship vintage antique. Newspaper Science Fiction Sci-Fi comic strip hero action figure spaceman Buddy brother screen grab photoshopped space ship Morphed
The long running Ralston Type-8 morphed into the 'Tigre' line in 1938, running late, as the promised V8 from Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Cord line failed with that company, and the inline-8 which had similarly been bought it from A-C-D (used in the Auburn), was also no longer in series production from the engine works.
No matter. There was a modest stockpile of inline-8 engines which was gradually depleted in the manufacture of the Rhino model. Meanwhile 1938 brought with it a V8 engine from Cadillac, fitted to a chassis frame of Ralston's own design. The shorter engine allowed a greater allocation of overall length to the passenger area - though truth be told, more of if went to providing greater luggage capacity, and a more cab-forward look to the cars.
The Tigre MkI, still know as the Type-8 Tigre was replaced after WWII, with a MkII design, losing this Type-8 appellation. The new model appeared at the end of 1953, the car based on the new post WWII Cadillac frame, engine and underbody of the 1948-53 Series 60 (in particular the slightly longer 60 Special). The tooling was transferred to Ralston upon completion of the 1953 model year. By this stage the preceding MkI was now 15 years old, though this included the period through the war years.
The adoption of Cadillac underpinnings provided the Ralston Tigre MkII with the calibre of running gear demanded by the marque's premium position, though with a much reduced outlay, particularly compared to their premium US-based builders such as Packard. Key differentiation with the originating Cadillac was the Ralston themed 'X' radiator grille, unique bumper treatment, and completely reprofiled rear fender tops, truncating in a rocket-pod tail lamp cluster, instead of the Cadillac 'fin'. Not elements sat completely at ease with the carryover Cadillac based structure.
An update to the Tigre MkII in 1956 led to the MkII-B. a few of the elements were cleared up in the styling, plus the addition of a number of 'flourishes' that had emerged during the 1952-55 model years. Chief among these were 'tailfins' no longer the preserve of Cadillac, but sprouting taller and wilder each year on all US domestic brands. Compared to the 1954 model, the MkII-B had slightly taller fins, but they were much more prominent in the styling, as they were accentuated by both chrome trim separating them from the fender bulge, and also incorporating one of the zones for the bi-colour and tri-colour themes.
Another emergent theme was the incorporation of the Continental-style rear external mount spare wheel.
Somewhat more curious was the chrome trim along the body side, which seemed to not quite know what it wanted to be, but sort of wandered from the front fender vent back to the leading edge of the rear fender bulge, forming the the leading edge of the 2nd-colour zone covering the rear fender.
The 1954 car launched with the same tune 331 CID (5.4 litre) V8, producing 230 bhp (175 kW), for 1956 this was raised to 285 bhp (213 kW) with an increase in capacity to 365 CID (6.0 litres).
The Tigre MkII-B was in turn replaced by the MkII-C in 1958.
Shown here is the 1956 MkII-B Convertible in tri-colour pale yellow, tiger brown, and midnight black.
This Ralston Tigre MkII-B Convertible (1956) has be built on Lego miniland scale for Flickr LUGNuts 95th Build Challenge, - 'Designing the Ralston Legacy' - a challenge to design the fictitious Dragon 'Motorcycle' model for the fictitious Ralston company, though any of the previous Ralston challenge vehicles, the Tiger or the Rhino are also eligible to be submitted. The chief stipulation is that the model must feature a 'X' in the styling.
create a 3d logo of the letter X morphed together with the twitter bird. The logo must be blue - Image #2 @_Sirius
The long running Ralston Type-8 morphed into the 'Tigre' line in 1938, running late, as the promised V8 from Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Cord line failed with that company, and the inline-8 which had similarly been bought it from A-C-D (used in the Auburn), was also no longer in series production from the engine works.
No matter. There was a modest stockpile of inline-8 engines which was gradually depleted in the manufacture of the Rhino model. Meanwhile 1938 brought with it a V8 engine from Cadillac, fitted to a chassis frame of Ralston's own design. The shorter engine allowed a greater allocation of overall length to the passenger area - though truth be told, more of if went to providing greater luggage capacity, and a more cab-forward look to the cars.
The Tigre MkI, still know as the Type-8 Tigre was replaced after WWII, with a MkII design, losing this Type-8 appellation. The new model appeared at the end of 1953, the car based on the new post WWII Cadillac frame, engine and underbody of the 1948-53 Series 60 (in particular the slightly longer 60 Special). The tooling was transferred to Ralston upon completion of the 1953 model year. By this stage the preceding MkI was now 15 years old, though this included the period through the war years.
The adoption of Cadillac underpinnings provided the Ralston Tigre MkII with the calibre of running gear demanded by the marque's premium position, though with a much reduced outlay, particularly compared to their premium US-based builders such as Packard. Key differentiation with the originating Cadillac was the Ralston themed 'X' radiator grille, unique bumper treatment, and completely reprofiled rear fender tops, truncating in a rocket-pod tail lamp cluster, instead of the Cadillac 'fin'. Not elements sat completely at ease with the carryover Cadillac based structure.
An update to the Tigre MkII in 1956 led to the MkII-B. a few of the elements were cleared up in the styling, plus the addition of a number of 'flourishes' that had emerged during the 1952-55 model years. Chief among these were 'tailfins' no longer the preserve of Cadillac, but sprouting taller and wilder each year on all US domestic brands. Compared to the 1954 model, the MkII-B had slightly taller fins, but they were much more prominent in the styling, as they were accentuated by both chrome trim separating them from the fender bulge, and also incorporating one of the zones for the bi-colour and tri-colour themes.
Another emergent theme was the incorporation of the Continental-style rear external mount spare wheel.
Somewhat more curious was the chrome trim along the body side, which seemed to not quite know what it wanted to be, but sort of wandered from the front fender vent back to the leading edge of the rear fender bulge, forming the the leading edge of the 2nd-colour zone covering the rear fender.
The 1954 car launched with the same tune 331 CID (5.4 litre) V8, producing 230 bhp (175 kW), for 1956 this was raised to 285 bhp (213 kW) with an increase in capacity to 365 CID (6.0 litres).
The Tigre MkII-B was in turn replaced by the MkII-C in 1958.
Shown here is the 1956 MkII-B Convertible in tri-colour pale yellow, tiger brown, and midnight black.
This Ralston Tigre MkII-B Convertible (1956) has be built on Lego miniland scale for Flickr LUGNuts 95th Build Challenge, - 'Designing the Ralston Legacy' - a challenge to design the fictitious Dragon 'Motorcycle' model for the fictitious Ralston company, though any of the previous Ralston challenge vehicles, the Tiger or the Rhino are also eligible to be submitted. The chief stipulation is that the model must feature a 'X' in the styling.
Marked on the 1870 OS map as Edmondsham Lodge, by the late 1800s it had morphed into Torbay Lodge, a boarding house. It then became the Torbay Hotel for many years but in latter years it has been a series of nightclubs, including K Bar, 2020 and Be Bar. In 2011 it is being converted into flats with commercial units at street level.
Judging by various photos of the building it looks likely that the original Edmondsham Lodge was retained within the fabric of the enlarged structure.
The building on the left is the Edmondsham House flats on the corner of Orchard Street, which is Bournemouth's only 'street'. The Orchard Street area was the town's first working class district where those involved in constructing the buildings in the 1840s and 50s lived to save them having to travel from further afield each day. As the town expanded in the 1860s and 70s further working class, or artisan areas, developed in Springbourne and Winton.
Edmondsham House above, is built on the site of the much earlier Edmondsham Cottage.
I think i'm right in saying that in the 1880s a villa called Edmondsham House was built on the opposite side of Terrace Rd which later became the Bristol Hotel. It stood behind Terrace Cottage / Merville Hotel, on what is now the junction of Terrace Rd and Upper Terrace Rd. It has since been demolished.
Photos taken on April 8, 2009 in El Monte California, at Peck and the 10 Freeway.
This shopping complex has morphed throughout the years. Originally it was a giant Sears Department Store, known as Sears El Monte. I remember it as a kid, as it used to have a great toy department in the basement with fantastic model train displays during Christmas time. But all things must change. This store was originally connected to a shopping center. I don't remember going into any other area but the Sears. In the late 1970s, Sears closed down this store.
The outcome of the rest of the stores are unknown, but they are gone.
Home Club Hardware Stores took over the Sears building. Home Club changed its name to Home Base. They competed directly with Home Depot. For years they operated, until one day, they decided to close down the chain. They did attempt to start another chain, with some of the stores, Home 2 Life??, however this store was not part of them, nor did the Home 2 Life Chain last a long time.
Anyway. On the parameter of the parking lot, the built a car dealership: Longo Toyota and their upper scale line: Longo Lexus. The dealership was to the right of Home Base. To the left was several new stores built on the parking lot. The stores included Tianguis Supermarket, Thrifty Drug Store and several smaller shops. Over the years, stores have come and gone.
After Home Base closed, Longo Lexus took over the building to use for their auto dealership. Remnants of the former Sears Building still can be seen in the photos.
Tianguis Supermarket, which was owned by VONS, closed down after several years after it was discovered by VONS that they could not compete with other speciality chains. The building sat vacant for many years, until KMART took over the site. They turned the interior into a typical KMART.
Now the Ironic twist of fate. A few years ago, KMART Corp. took over SEARS Holdings, and became SEARS Holdings. This former KMART converted into SEARS Essentials Department Store. SEARS has come full circle in this shopping center.
A picture of an elegant SUV transformed into various elegant shapes.
Morphed on iPad in real time with eLastyc Pix App available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch volyy.com/en/elastyc/ios/astore.php
Morphed with three touch gestures.
Credits:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006-2007_Holden_CG_Capti...
By OSX (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikipedia Commons
Marked on the 1870 OS map as Edmondsham Lodge, by the late 1800s it had morphed into Torbay Lodge, a boarding house. It then became the Torbay Hotel for many years but in latter years it has been a series of nightclubs, including K Bar, 2020 and Be Bar. In 2011 it is being converted into flats with commercial units at street level.
Judging by various photos of the building it looks likely that the original Edmondsham Lodge was retained within the fabric of the enlarged structure.
The building on the lefT, undergoing some refurbishment, is the Edmondsham House flats on the corner of Orchard Street, which is Bournemouth's only 'street'. The Orchard Street area was the town's first working class district where those involved in constructing the buildings in the 1840s and 50s lived to save them having to travel from further afield each day. As the town expanded in the 1860s and 70s further working class, or artisan areas, developed in Springbourne and Winton.
Edmondsham House above, is built on the site of the much earlier Edmondsham Cottage.
I think i'm right in saying that in the 1880s a villa called Edmondsham House was built on the opposite side of Terrace Rd which later became the Bristol Hotel. It stood behind Terrace Cottage / Merville Hotel, on what is now the junction of Terrace Rd and Upper Terrace Rd. It has since been demolished.
2D-3D conversion of a morphed Halloween portrait of myself.
Crossview Version: Gently converge (cross) your eyes and focus on the middle image that appears while ignoring the outside.
A rescued tadpole reaches young adulthood in an artificial tank at Point Molate beach in Richmond. Its habitat dryed up earlier in the year. This is the first frog we've seen so far.
A picture of an elegant SUV transformed into various elegant shapes.
Morphed on iPad in real time with eLastyc Pix App available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch volyy.com/en/elastyc/ios/astore.php
Morphed with three touch gestures.
Credits:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006-2007_Holden_CG_Capti...
By OSX (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikipedia Commons
Hôtel Morphée
Festival d'été de Québec
14 juillet 2013
Scène Loto-Québec du parc de la Francophonie
(Crédit : Philippe Ruel)
Through the first 28 minutes of Sunday's game, the Washington Redskins appeared to be sizing up the San Francisco 49ers for the knockout blow. They dominated their opponent in all phases in the first half, and they were just a few combinations away from putting the game out of reach.
But Washington eased up during the final two minutes before halftime and for much of the second half. The Redskins were still able to squeeze out a 26-24 victory at FedEx Field, but the potential technical knockout morphed into a narrow split decision.
The 49ers (0-6) scored 17 unanswered points to tie the game late in the third quarter. The shaky stretch for Washington started on a two-minute drill to end the half, when rookie quarterback C.J. Beathard came off the bench to lead San Francisco on an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown run from Carlos Hyde as time expired in the first half.
San Francisco failed to convert on a third down earlier in the series, but Redskins safety D.J. Swearinger was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct to extend the drive. Former Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon trucked safety Montae Nicholson, knocking Nicholsonâs helmet off, and decided to flex on a reception that was two yards shy of a first down. Swearinger, a defensive captain, took offense to Garconâs actions. He said Garcon came over and tapped helmets with Swearinger, who then shoved Garconâs helmet to draw the penalty.
âI didnât react when I seen [Nicholson] go down. I reacted when I seen a guy flexing to the crowd. You ainât even get the first down. Iâm like why are you even celebrating, because you ran my man over? You ainât even get the first down, so why are you even talking? But in that situation, I canât react back. I just got to let him head butt me, but Iâm going to take up for my guy regardless of the situation.â
Garcon has displayed throughout his 10-year career, which includes five seasons in Washington, that he can get under an emotional playerâs skin. The penalty jolted the 49ers, who scored 10 points and missed a field goal in their three possessions during the third quarter.
Washingtonâs offense sputtered in that same quarter with its two possessions. The Redskins punted on their first drive in the second half, and then tight end Vernon Davis lost a fumble on the first play of the following drive.
The Redskins were able to remain composed against a desperate 49ers team seeking its first victory. They saw their nine-point fourth quarter lead dwindle down to just two as San Francisco approached midfield during the final minute. Unlike at the end of the first half, Washingtonâs defense was able to get the stop it needed as Kendall Fuller recorded his second interception of the season to seal the victory with three seconds left.
Redskins cornerback Quinton Dunbar replaced Josh Norman, who was out with a rib fracture, in the starting lineup and had an impressive performance. He tied for a team high two passes defended, including a critical deflection while defending Garcon on the final drive that was nearly intercepted.
The wide-receiver-turned-cornerback has made the transition appear seamless. Dunbar has been a backup throughout his three-year career, but he keeps rising to the occasion when the teamâs depth gets tested at the position. Redskins Coach Jay Gruden said Bashaud Breeland will receive an MRI exam on his knee Monday, which means Dunbar could be relied upon once again in a significant role against the Philadelphia Eagles next Monday night.
Wide receiver Ryan Grant made some big-time catches that looked eerily similar to Garconâs work in a Redskins uniform.
Grant finished with three catches, all resulting in first downs, for 39 yards. During a drive on which the Redskins regained the lead on Dustin Hopkinsâs 21-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, Grant hauled in an 18-yard reception on third and 11 and a 15-yard catch on second down to move the chains.
Gruden has believed in Grant because of how reliable he has been in practice. He has displayed his dependability at times this season when given the opportunity, and Grant did the same when Washington needed a play Sunday.
Creative photographic imagery that explores bright and neon fashion/styling through the use of a Morphsuit
Photos taken on April 8, 2009 in El Monte California, at Peck and the 10 Freeway.
This shopping complex has morphed throughout the years. Originally it was a giant Sears Department Store, known as Sears El Monte. I remember it as a kid, as it used to have a great toy department in the basement with fantastic model train displays during Christmas time. But all things must change. This store was originally connected to a shopping center. I don't remember going into any other area but the Sears. In the late 1970s, Sears closed down this store.
The outcome of the rest of the stores are unknown, but they are gone.
Home Club Hardware Stores took over the Sears building. Home Club changed its name to Home Base. They competed directly with Home Depot. For years they operated, until one day, they decided to close down the chain. They did attempt to start another chain, with some of the stores, Home 2 Life??, however this store was not part of them, nor did the Home 2 Life Chain last a long time.
Anyway. On the parameter of the parking lot, the built a car dealership: Longo Toyota and their upper scale line: Longo Lexus. The dealership was to the right of Home Base. To the left was several new stores built on the parking lot. The stores included Tianguis Supermarket, Thrifty Drug Store and several smaller shops. Over the years, stores have come and gone.
After Home Base closed, Longo Lexus took over the building to use for their auto dealership. Remnants of the former Sears Building still can be seen in the photos.
Tianguis Supermarket, which was owned by VONS, closed down after several years after it was discovered by VONS that they could not compete with other speciality chains. The building sat vacant for many years, until KMART took over the site. They turned the interior into a typical KMART.
Now the Ironic twist of fate. A few years ago, KMART Corp. took over SEARS Holdings, and became SEARS Holdings. This former KMART converted into SEARS Essentials Department Store. SEARS has come full circle in this shopping center.
Photos taken on April 8, 2009 in El Monte California, at Peck and the 10 Freeway.
This shopping complex has morphed throughout the years. Originally it was a giant Sears Department Store, known as Sears El Monte. I remember it as a kid, as it used to have a great toy department in the basement with fantastic model train displays during Christmas time. But all things must change. This store was originally connected to a shopping center. I don't remember going into any other area but the Sears. In the late 1970s, Sears closed down this store.
The outcome of the rest of the stores are unknown, but they are gone.
Home Club Hardware Stores took over the Sears building. Home Club changed its name to Home Base. They competed directly with Home Depot. For years they operated, until one day, they decided to close down the chain. They did attempt to start another chain, with some of the stores, Home 2 Life??, however this store was not part of them, nor did the Home 2 Life Chain last a long time.
Anyway. On the parameter of the parking lot, the built a car dealership: Longo Toyota and their upper scale line: Longo Lexus. The dealership was to the right of Home Base. To the left was several new stores built on the parking lot. The stores included Tianguis Supermarket, Thrifty Drug Store and several smaller shops. Over the years, stores have come and gone.
After Home Base closed, Longo Lexus took over the building to use for their auto dealership. Remnants of the former Sears Building still can be seen in the photos.
Tianguis Supermarket, which was owned by VONS, closed down after several years after it was discovered by VONS that they could not compete with other speciality chains. The building sat vacant for many years, until KMART took over the site. They turned the interior into a typical KMART.
Now the Ironic twist of fate. A few years ago, KMART Corp. took over SEARS Holdings, and became SEARS Holdings. This former KMART converted into SEARS Essentials Department Store. SEARS has come full circle in this shopping center.
Marked on the 1870 OS map as Edmondsham Lodge, by the late 1800s it had morphed into Torbay Lodge, a boarding house. It then became the Torbay Hotel for many years but in latter years it has been a series of nightclubs, including K Bar, 2020 and Be Bar. In 2011 it is being converted into flats with commercial units at street level.
Judging by various photos of the building it looks likely that the original Edmondsham Lodge was retained within the fabric of the enlarged structure.
The building on the left is the Edmondsham House flats on the corner of Orchard Street, which is Bournemouth's only 'street'. The Orchard Street area was the town's first working class district where those involved in constructing the buildings in the 1840s and 50s lived to save them having to travel from further afield each day. As the town expanded in the 1860s and 70s further working class, or artisan areas, developed in Springbourne and Winton.
Edmondsham House above, is built on the site of the much earlier Edmondsham Cottage.
I think i'm right in saying that in the 1880s a villa called Edmondsham House was built on the opposite side of Terrace Rd which later became the Bristol Hotel. It stood behind Terrace Cottage / Merville Hotel, on what is now the junction of Terrace Rd and Upper Terrace Rd. It has since been demolished.