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From early rail tracks to today’s cars, The Lesner Bridge has been a major factor in transportation for the northern part of the city. The current renovation to the bridge is well underway and progressing well, all while keeping this important artery open.
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Every day I ride the Brown Line and pass the Spirit of Progress statue in the distance, atop the Montgomery Ward & Co. administration building. I've vowed to get a photo of it, and today I finally got off at the Chicago Avenue station to get the shot.
Ward built his phenomenally successful catalog business here in Chicago. We Chicagoans have Ward to thank for the only uncluttered lake front of any Great Lakes' city. Ward tirelessly fought with politicians and builders to keep the parks and beaches undeveloped. The fight continues without him to this day, with the current brouhaha over the proposed move of the Children's Museum to the edge of Grant Park [resolved in the park's favor in 2012].
Almost all Montgomery Wards buildings incorporated a version of the Spirit of Progress (often a relief carved into the building, rather than a statue), holding her torch and sword. This statue, modeled on one by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, stands 22.5 feet tall, atop a 4 story tower, which, in turn, sits on the eight story Wards administration building. The building was designed by Hugh Garden, and completed in 1908 (the tower was added in 1929
The "off-road" fuel tank is from a 1/25 scale model.Not sure what it was.Some sort of cannister...The pump is scratchbuilt from styrene and brass rod for the handle. The fuel hose is from copper telephone wire,and the nozzle is from styrene rod...
Putting the first coat of gesso on the pieces of wood. What's nice at this point is to see the silhouette -- trying to get a good positive/negative space happening here.
Painted functioning wooden clocks -- in progress.
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From early rail tracks to today’s cars, The Lesner Bridge has been a major factor in transportation for the northern part of the city. The current renovation to the bridge is well underway and progressing well, all while keeping this important artery open.
vbgov public-works Lesner Bridge...
Photography by Craig McClure
© 2015
ALL Rights reserved by City of Virginia Beach.
Contact photo[at]vbgov.com for permission to use. Commercial use not allowed.
New rear wheel is ready. To be followed by front wheel, Regina Oro chain (NOS) and maybe a Campy Rally w/ Bullseye pulleys (acquired used but in very good shape). I assume the bike once had center pull brakes, as evidenced by the cable stop bridge (rear). For me, within 10 years is close enough for period correctness.
G-NEWZ Bell Jet Ranger used to belong to a Southampton newspaper press company, apt registration. This 1998 model is seen here undergoing a bit of tender loving care.
The current City Hall building is a near-50-year-old structure that has served the city well but, in its current state, is functionally obsolete. Built in 1969, the current City Hall requires major renovations that are complicated by the presence of friable asbestos and the way the electrical and mechanical systems were installed.
On October 3, 2017, Virginia Beach city council unanimously approved a resolution to proceed with the design of a new city hall building. The new three-story structure adjacent to the current city hall, between Buildings 1 and 2, is under construction and progressing well.
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Photography - Craig McClure
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