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The Little Schuylkill River is a 30.6-mile-long (49.2 km) tributary of the Schuylkill River in northeast Pennsylvania in the United States.
It rises south of McAdoo Heights near Haddock, Kline Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on top of Broad Mountain. It flows south, then southwest passing through the communities of Tamaqua and New Ringgold. The river joins the Schuylkill River near Port Clinton west of Hawk Mountain. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has designated several parts of the stream special trout stocking areas.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Schuylkill_River
Taken from near the Market Street Bridge (I think) overlooking the Schuylkill River looking towards the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The walkway here is one of the most popular trails in the city for walking, running, biking, electric scootering, and like that.
Reading and Northern NRFF-7 crosses Peacock's Lock Viaduct on the former Reading Mainline across the Schuylkill River. Two former CSX SD50s are leading GP39RN #2532. A light snowfall from the day prior coated much of the tri-state area, making it a great day to chase.
Center City Philadelphia from the South Street Bridge.
Here we have 3 bracketed images taken under different exposures, blended using Photomatix Pro. (Method: Exposure Fusion/Natural)
Image edited using Adobe Photoshop Elements with the Topaz Adjust - Dynamic Pop II filter applied.
Thank you for another charming weekend. See you in a brisk two weeks :)
Ahh pages full of new wonderful pictures from you guys - I will catch up as I expertly procrastinate more on homework.
This was taken as my camera perched precariously on a lopsided rock! Poor thing has been through everything!
Taken near the South Street Bridge ramp to the walkway. The buildings in the background are part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Early sunset over 25th and Carpenter, in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood of Philadelphia. The stacks of Schuylkill Generating Station loom overhead.
If I were trying to sound fancy, I would say I previsualized this shot. The truth is, my first thought when I tried out this new Schuylkill Banks walkway was that the bend in the railing might make a great setup for the scene in the wee hours. Sure enough, it did. This was shot about 6.30 a.m. on a great, concrete-and-stainless-steel boardwalk along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, with the South Street Bridge in the background. You're only a few feet above river level. The materials were chosen so they could hose everything off after the river crests in a storm. I was on a mission to get this shot before Daylight Savings ends, because starting Sunday I would need to be in position an hour earlier., and the train won't get me there that early. So, necessity was the mother of today's invention.
Things are moving along at the final leg of the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia, which not only has become a great place to jog, bike and walk, but has also spurred an enormous amount of condo and redevelopment work in the adjacent streets. One part of why Philly actually is growing these days, rather than shrinking. Give us a reason to be there, and we're there. Processed with a red bleach split tone.
I wasn't completely satisfied with my original image that I took back in December, so I decided to take another drive into the city yesterday.
Under downpour conditions the East Penn crew slowly crosses the Schuylkill River bridge on the return trip to PaperWorks from Falls Yard. Behind the ex-PBNE pup are the final three loads the plant will receive before it closes next week.
I stuck it out here getting rained on for up to 30 minutes waiting for them to turn while sitting in a tree that branched out over the river. Every second of it sucked royally. Both me and my gear were soaked. Sometimes you just have to eat it for something that is likely never to be seen again.
ESPN VEN-28 @ Schuylkill River Bridge, Manayunk, PA
ESPN SW900 52
Mall is now demolished along with anchor stores
Frackville, PA. May 2017.
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Philadelphia
The written history of Philadelphia begins on October 27, 1682, when the city was founded by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers.
Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape (Delaware) Indians and Swedish settlers who arrived in the area in the early 1600s. Philadelphia quickly grew into an important colonial city and during the American Revolution was the site of the First and Second Continental Congresses. After the Revolution the city was chosen to be the temporary capital of the United States. At the beginning of the 19th century, the federal and state governments left Philadelphia, but the city remained the cultural and financial center of the country. Philadelphia became one of the first U.S. industrial centers and the city contained a variety of industries, the largest being textiles.
After the American Civil War Philadelphia's government was controlled by a corrupt Republican political machine and by the beginning of the 20th Century Philadelphia was described as "corrupt and contented." Various reform efforts slowly changed city government with the most significant in 1950 where a new city charter strengthened the position of mayor and weakened the Philadelphia City Council. At the same time Philadelphia moved its support from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party which has since created a strong Democratic organization. The city began a population decline in the 1950s as mostly white and middle class families left for the suburbs. Many of Philadelphia's houses were in poor condition and lacked proper facilities, and gang and mafia warfare plagued the city. Revitalization and gentrification of certain neighborhoods started bringing people back to the city. Promotions and incentives in the 1990s and the early 21st century have improved the city's image and created a condominium boom in Center City and the surrounding areas that has slowed the population decline.