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Streamlined Princess Coronation Pacific No. 6221 Queen Elizabeth on the down train at Headstone Lane in 1937 alongside the Bakerloo Line which ran here until 1982. A colourised b/w taken by an unknown photographer.
The modern looking streamlined Peugeot 402 series was presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. In the early 1930s revolutionary aerodynamic theories were applied for the first time to mass produced cars. Avant-garde cars like 1934 Tatra 77 and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow gained a lot of positive attention. The 402 was Peugeot's answer to its direct competitor the streamlined 1934 Citroën TA.
The 402 was developed by the Département Études Carrosseries, under supervision of Henri Thomas.
The Peugeot 02-series was also called Fuseau-Sochaux.
The 402 series replaced the predecessors 401 and 601 (from 1934-1935).
Many body variants were available.
The 402 B with an increased engine, followed in Summer 1938.
This 402 Cabriolet Sport was also known as 402 Roadster.
Besides several Art Deco details, the headlamps placed behind the grille were very remarkable.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
Note the folding windshield of this exclusive Cabriolet Sport version, the lack of a running board, and the dickey seat option.
1991 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 55 bhp.
Production Peugeot 402 series: Sept. 1935-July 1942.
Production Peugeot 402 this version: Sept. 1935-Summer 1938.
Without reg. number.
This temporary exhibition was set up to honour the old Ghislain Mahy, by bringing back some iconic items from his collection to the place where it all began: the Ghent Wintercircus.
Unfortunately there were only 10 vehicles on display.
Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) was a Fiat car dealer and classic car enthusiast who rented this old Wintercircus building for over forty years. Starting in the early 1950s he built up a collection of old and classical cars from more than 950 items. He bought them mainly in France. And many of them were just saved from the hands of car scrapers.
In 1995 Mahy had to leave this special place. His collection was partly sold, the rest was divided over two museums. Restored top cars went to classic car museum Autoworld, Brussels (about 230 items). But the majority, most unrestored cars, found a new home in a new founded car museum in the south of Belgium called Mahymobiles, Leuze-en-Hainaut.
More photos will follow...
More info about Wintercircus: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintercircus_(Gent), second option!
For Autoworld see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoworld_(museum)
For Mahymobiles see: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahymobiles
Number seen: 1.
Gent (B), Lammerstraat, Sept. 5, 2025.
© 2025 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved.
The modern looking streamlined Peugeot 402 series was presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. In the early 1930s revolutionary aerodynamic theories were applied for the first time to mass produced cars. Avant-garde cars like 1934 Tatra 77 and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow gained a lot of positive attention. The 402 was Peugeot's answer to its direct competitor the streamlined 1934 Citroën TA.
The 402 was developed by the Département Études Carrosseries, under supervision of Henri Thomas.
The Peugeot 02-series was also called Fuseau-Sochaux.
The 402 series replaced the predecessors 401 and 601 (from 1934-1935).
Many body variants were available.
The 402 B with an increased engine, followed in Summer 1938.
Besides several Art Deco details, the headlamps placed behind the grille were very remarkable.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
Note the lack of a running board.
1991 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 55 bhp.
C. 1265 kg.
Production Peugeot 402 series: Sept. 1935-July 1942.
Production Peugeot 402 L this version: Oct. 1935-Summer 1938.
Without reg. number.
Reproduction from postcard.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Postcard published by L'Aventure Peugeot, Sochaux, Fr.
Postcard bought in Musée d'Automobile, Mougins (Provence, Fr) on Aug. 10, 2002.
Halfweg, Sept. 27, 2025.
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This heron was flying by, but the wings weren't back in the classic tuck position. I'm afraid it won't earn a 10 for this flight!
The modern looking streamlined Peugeot 402 series was presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. In the early 1930s revolutionary aerodynamic theories were applied for the first time to mass produced cars. Avant-garde cars like 1934 Tatra 77 and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow gained a lot of positive attention. The 402 was Peugeot's answer to its direct competitor the streamlined 1934 Citroën TA.
The 402 was developed by the Département Études Carrosseries, under supervision of Henri Thomas.
The Peugeot 02-series was also called Fuseau-Sochaux.
The 402 series replaced the predecessors 401 and 601 (from 1934-1935).
Many body variants were available.
The 402 B with an increased engine, followed in Summer 1938.
This 402 Cabriolet Sport was also known as 402 Roadster.
Besides several Art Deco details, the headlamps placed behind the grille were very remarkable.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
Note the folding windshield of this exclusive Cabriolet Sport version.
1991 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 55 bhp.
Production Peugeot 402 series: Sept. 1935-July 1942.
Production Peugeot 402 this version: Sept. 1935-Summer 1938.
Without reg. number.
This temporary exhibition was set up to honour the old Ghislain Mahy, by bringing back some iconic items from his collection to the place where it all began: the Ghent Wintercircus.
Unfortunately there were only 10 vehicles on display.
Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) was a Fiat car dealer and classic car enthusiast who rented this old Wintercircus building for over forty years. Starting in the early 1950s he built up a collection of old and classical cars from more than 950 items. He bought them mainly in France. And many of them were just saved from the hands of car scrapers.
In 1995 Mahy had to leave this special place. His collection was partly sold, the rest was divided over two museums. Restored top cars went to classic car museum Autoworld, Brussels (about 230 items). But the majority, most unrestored cars, found a new home in a new founded car museum in the south of Belgium called Mahymobiles, Leuze-en-Hainaut.
More photos will follow...
More info about Wintercircus: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintercircus_(Gent), second option!
For Autoworld see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoworld_(museum)
For Mahymobiles see: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahymobiles
Number seen: 1.
Gent (B), Lammerstraat, Sept. 5, 2025.
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Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphins range in size from the 1.7 m long and 50 kg Maui's dolphin to the 9.5 m and 10 t killer whale. Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism, in that the males are larger than females. They have streamlined bodies and two limbs that are modified into flippers. Though not quite as flexible as seals, some dolphins can travel at 55.5 km/h. Dolphins use their conical shaped teeth to capture fast moving prey. They have well-developed hearing which is adapted for both air and water and is so well developed that some can survive even if they are blind. Some species are well adapted for diving to great depths. They have a layer of fat, or blubber, under the skin to keep warm in the cold water. Dolphins are sometimes kept in captivity and trained to perform tricks. The most common dolphin species in captivity is the bottlenose dolphin. 1971
The last surviving E8A from the Erie Lackawanna roster wears its as-delivered scheme and number at Port Jervis, NY.
Unassigned @ Port Jervis Yard, Port Jervis, NY
NYGL E8A 833 (ERIE)
On Boxing Day 2021, 4174s (loaded 1rail grain ex Snowtown) is seen approaching Old Dublin road (Mallala, SA) with Rail First locos EL51-EL63 hauling 50 hoppers & AGGY1. The no-longer rail serviced silos are seen in the distance to the left.
Stocky yet streamlined is a good way to describe a white-breasted nuthatch's general body shape. That upper body strength is necessary for hammering bug larvae and nut meats from their hidden homes now in winter.
An Elegant Tern riding the wind like a streamlined missile along the shore of the Pacific Ocean in California. Such a beautiful bird glad to have an image!
Back before the COVID-19 stay-at-home quarantine began, I began organizing some of my older photos. This is one of the first photos I sought out for editing.
Continued from previous image.
So now I was faced with a choice: be on hand when a friend and his new bride arrive at their wedding reception, or catch a steam train that hadn't been east of the Mississippi River since the nation's bicentennial. Thanks to the railfans on hand, I was able to do both. They tracked the train so that I could keep checking on the status of the wedding party back at the bar. Ultimately, I think I walked between the bar and the depot four times.
Fast forward to coming of SP 4449. Word must have gotten out of it's approach, because a crowd began to gather. As the numbers of people intensified, I realized how ridiculous I looked, dressed to the nines in my best wedding suit while I waited for a steam train. Without a doubt I was the best-dressed person on that platform! I suppose the case can be made that I was either overly-dressed for 2009, appropriately dressed for 1929!
Anyway, as word got around that the train was making a brief stop two stations away in Naperville, the crowd on the platform became too much. So I went to the next crossing down at Washington St. across from the cop shop. The officers seen on the left came out to keep people away from the tracks but also to get some shots on their cameras. The sight of a streamlined steam locomotive speeding down the triple-track BNSF Racetrack on the usual territory of Metra scoots in the 21st century was certainly something not to miss!
In less-than-ideal lighting conditions for photography, "Union of South Africa" races towards Brookwood station with the Up working of the Dorset Coast Express
W17W was a GWR streamlined railcar but built for parcels use, it was powered by two AEC 8.85 litre engines, it had three pairs of sliding doors. The unit was allocated to Leamington Spa but it spent much time around the Birmingham area and was a regular sight at Tyseley. This picture shows the faded marron car after it had been withdrawn, it is with a group of redundant steam locomotives all awaiting their fate.
W17W entered traffic 27/04/1936 and was withdrawn 03/01/1959.
Peter Shoesmith 25/05/1959
Copyright Geoff Dowling & John Whitehouse: All rights reserved
Southern Shorthaul Railroads broad gauge B75 goes for a spin on the turntable at the roundhouse in Bendigo, Victoria on 18 April 2018.
IMG_8963_1600
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest.
The pied stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), also known as the white-headed stilt, is a shorebird in the family Recurvirostridae. It is widely distributed with a large total population size and apparently stable population trend, occurring in Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Brunei, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-winged stilt (H. himantopus). The pied stilt grows to a length of about 36 cm with a wingspan of about 67 cm. The back of the head and neck, the back and the upper surfaces of the wings are glossy greenish-black. The undersides of the wings are plain black and the remainder of the plumage is white, apart from the tail feathers which are tinged with grey. The long, thin legs are pink and the toes have black claws. The long slender beak is black and the irises and the eyelids are red. The pied stilt is resident in southern Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and most of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. There are non-breeding populations in Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Brunei, Palau, South Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, East Timor and New Guinea. This bird is a vagrant to Japan and Christmas Island. The pied stilt is a waterbird and feeds in shallow water, probing into the sediment with its beak. It is gregarious, and in New Zealand sometimes forms mixed flocks with the black stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae). It feeds largely on aquatic insects and on small molluscs. It emits a repeated yelping cry as it flies, and the legs trail behind it, tending to sway from side-to-side. 48794
The eastbound Black Diamond crosses Plains Rd. at Rochester Jct., N.Y., led by 4-6-2 class K-6b Pacific 2097, circa 1940. Three K-6 Pacifics 2089, 2093, and 2097 were assigned to the Black Diamond, with streamlined shrouds designed by Otto Kuhler applied in 1940. No. 2097 was built by Alco in 1924. Withdrawn from passenger service in 1948, 2089 was scrapped in December 1951. Photo by Sam Grover, Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Collection.
The modern looking streamlined Peugeot 402 series was presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. In the early 1930s revolutionary aerodynamic theories were applied for the first time to mass produced cars. Avant-garde cars like 1934 Tatra 77 and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow gained a lot of positive attention. The 402 was Peugeot's answer to its direct competitor the streamlined 1934 Citroën TA.
The 402 was developed by the Département Études Carrosseries, under supervision of Henri Thomas.
The Peugeot 02-series was also called Fuseau-Sochaux.
The 402 series replaced the predecessors 401 and 601 (from 1934-1935).
Many body variants were available.
The 402 B with an increased engine, followed in Summer 1938.
This 402 Cabriolet Sport was also known as 402 Roadster.
Besides several Art Deco details, the headlamps placed behind the grille were very remarkable.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
Note the folding windshield of this exclusive Cabriolet Sport version, the lack of a running board, and the dickey seat option.
1991 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 55 bhp.
Production Peugeot 402 series: Sept. 1935-July 1942.
Production Peugeot 402 this version: Sept. 1935-Summer 1938.
Without reg. number.
This temporary exhibition was set up to honour the old Ghislain Mahy, by bringing back some iconic items from his collection to the place where it all began: the Ghent Wintercircus.
Unfortunately there were only 10 vehicles on display.
Ghislain Mahy (1907-1999) was a Fiat car dealer and classic car enthusiast who rented this old Wintercircus building for over forty years. Starting in the early 1950s he built up a collection of old and classical cars from more than 950 items. He bought them mainly in France. And many of them were just saved from the hands of car scrapers.
In 1995 Mahy had to leave this special place. His collection was partly sold, the rest was divided over two museums. Restored top cars went to classic car museum Autoworld, Brussels (about 230 items). But the majority, most unrestored cars, found a new home in a new founded car museum in the south of Belgium called Mahymobiles, Leuze-en-Hainaut.
More photos will follow...
More info about Wintercircus: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintercircus_(Gent), second option!
For Autoworld see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoworld_(museum)
For Mahymobiles see: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahymobiles
Number seen: 1.
Gent (B), Lammerstraat, Sept. 5, 2025.
© 2025 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved.
Common Merganser
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant, gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks’ nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water.
For more info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/overview
The modern looking streamlined Peugeot 402 series was presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. In the early 1930s revolutionary aerodynamic theories were applied for the first time to mass produced cars. Avant-garde cars like 1934 Tatra 77 and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow gained a lot of positive attention. The 402 was Peugeot's answer to its direct competitor the streamlined 1934 Citroën TA.
The 402 was developed by the Département Études Carrosseries, under supervision of Henri Thomas.
The Peugeot 02-series was also called Fuseau-Sochaux.
The 402 series replaced the predecessors 401 and 601 (from 1934-1935).
Many body variants were available.
The 402 B with an increased engine, followed in Summer 1938.
Note the lack of a running board, and this convex boot lid. It appeared with the renewed 402 B, and it covers the spare wheel.
Besides several Art Deco details, the headlamps placed behind the grille were very remarkable.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
2142 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 60 bhp.
C. 1200 kg.
Production Peugeot 402 series: Sept. 1935-July 1942.
Production Peugeot 402 B Berline this version: Oct. 1938-June 1940.
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1936 (according to RDW, but that's not correct).
New Dutch pseudo-historical reg. number: April 20, 2009 (private import).
With current owner since June 22, 2024.
Seen in car museum Visscher Classique. It's a new car museum originated from a large car collection of director Henk Visscher, mixed with a lot of passion and ambition.
The collection focuses on the French brands that fall under the Stellantis group (formerly PSA).
More info: visscherclassique.nl/museum/
Buren, Visscher Classique Car Museum, Schuilheuvelstraat, Aug. 5, 2023.
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The Thunderbolt was introduced to the public at the New York Auto Show in October 1940. Five Thunderbolts were built and they all had 1941 engines. They were showstoppers. Designed by Alex Tremulis and built by LeBaron, the cars featured full envelope streamlined bodies, hidden headlights, electrically operated retractable hardtops, and push-button door handles. The cars have had several owners over the years; notably, actor Bruce Cabot in 1941 and Bill Harrah in 1960. A Thunderbolt was sold at auction in 1985 to a private collector.
[Sources: ConceptCarz.com, TheHenryFord.org, and VanderbiltCupRaces.com]
A detail element from the 1959 Corvette Stingray concept car. This prototype was designed by Bill Mitchell and Larry Shinoda, and built by General Motors in the late '50's.
It's one freekin' awesome looking vehicle.
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Miles of streamlined shelf rolling up some hay bales north of Ringwood, OK, a couple weeks ago—May 18th. It seems to always be a struggle finding a good time and perspective for those rolls, then suddenly, a perfect smattering of them lined up vs. that fanned out arcus.
If there is one thing that Detroit’s automobile manufacturers could agree on in the mid 1930s, it was the idea that the future would be streamlined, sleek. The future was going to look fast even when it was standing still.
GM’s Parade of Progress began hauling displays built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair around the country in the flashy Streamliners. When the GM circus came to your town, they brought a technological vision of the future wrapped in Art Deco style.
The public didn’t really know what to think of the Chrysler Airflow coupes. Both vehicles commanded a lot of second looks when they were traveling the fledgling highway systems of America.
This image is a bit unusual. We had to mix scales to get an image that looks correct. The Autocult Streamliner is listed everywhere as being in 1/43 scale but that cannot be! It dwarfs anything in our 1/43rd scale motor pool. It looks better next to a 1/24th scale piece but we went with 1/32 scale for this pairing. Stylistically and visually, that is what seemed to look right sitting next to the Streamliner.
This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/43 and 1/32 scale die-cast models vehicles in front of a real background.
Autocult 1936 GM Streamliner
Signature Models 1936 Chrysler Airflow
South Africa
Cape Town
Boulders Beach
Wishing everyone a very healthy and Happy New Year 2021!!!!
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the jackass penguin and black-footed penguin, is a species of penguin, confined to southern African waters. Like all extant penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat.
The penguin makes a sound like a jackass braying.
Adults weigh on average 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and are 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall. It has distinctive pink patches of skin above the eyes and a black facial mask.
The pink gland above their eyes helps them to cope with changing temperatures. When the temperature gets hotter, the body of the African penguin sends more blood to these glands to be cooled by the air surrounding it. This then causes the gland to turn a darker shade of pink.
The African penguin is a pursuit diver and feeds primarily on fish and squid. Once extremely numerous, the African penguin is declining rapidly due to a combination of several threats and is classified as endangered.
The African penguin is only found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the only penguin species that breeds in Africa.
Two colonies were established by penguins in the 1980s on the mainland near Cape Town, namely Boulders Beach near Simon's Town and Stony Point in Betty's Bay. The only other mainland colony is in Namibia, but it is not known when it was established. - Wikipedia
The streamlined styling of the 1939 Plymouth is among the best examples of art deco automotive form and ornamentation developed in the 1930s.
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water. Source: allabout birds.org
A landmark building for two famous fashion international designer labels; Tommy Hilfiger Calvin Klein. Both brands are owned by PVH. Their portfolio includes also Van Heusen, IZOD, ARROW, Warner’s, Olga and Geoffrey Beene, as well as the digital-centric True&Co. intimates brand.
The buildings concept intents to celebrates Amsterdam’s fresh creative energy and references the city’s rich maritime history. Wanting the building to have a commanding presence, local firm MVSA Architects obtained permission to build at nearly double the permitted 21.5-metre height restriction in the area. At 50 metres high, the headquarters towers above its neighbours.
To underlines the maritime link from the ‘sand’ the architects set the upper 10 floors at a slight cantilever so that the building leans towards the water's edge. The white presence resembles the shape and style of the streamlined boats that sail past.
The cantilevered façade gives the building a dynamic look. The project architect Wouter Thijssen stated it as: "Like a superyacht, ready for departure." And of course everybody knows Tommy Hilfiger has a rather large scaled yacht in the Caribbean (St. Maarten)
Yacht theme has also been translated into the inside of the building. The offices are arranged in an open-plan layout, with different areas separated by glass walls. Thin wooden panels cover the ceiling and walls, while white-washed wooden boards provide flooring
Technical stuff|
The reason and inspiration why I started taking these kind of hyper long exposures is explained earlier in my stream. And as promised, no bridge this time.
This is a single, tripod based, shot. Taken at 200ISO, f11 (this is merely a part of the full composition. For the full composition I needed a higher aperture, 130.01 seconds at 16 mils.
Post-production was executed with Lightroom. I used several inverted radial filters and adjustment brushes. Finally, I added some copyright signs (in PS). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the jackass penguin and black-footed penguin, is a species of penguin, confined to southern African waters.
It is also widely known as the "jackass" penguin for its loud, donkey-like bray, although several related species of South American penguins produce the same sound. Like all extant penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat.
Adults weigh on average 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and are 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall. It has distinctive pink patches of skin above the eyes and a black facial mask; the body upperparts are black and sharply delineate from the white underparts, which are spotted and marked with a black band. The pink gland above their eyes helps them to cope with changing temperatures.
When the temperature gets hotter, the body of the African penguin sends more blood to these glands to be cooled by the air surrounding it. This then causes the gland to turn a darker shade of pink.
The African penguin is a pursuit diver and feeds primarily on fish and squid. Once extremely numerous, the African penguin is declining rapidly due to a combination of several threats and is classified as critically endangered. It is a charismatic species and is popular with tourists.
Fewer than 20,000 mature individuals, or about 10,000 breeding pairs, globally. Commercial fishing, oil pollution, oil spills, eaten by fur seals to name a few. – Wikipedia
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions. The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
Caracals are very elegant, medium-sized cats with beautiful eyes and long ear tufts. Sadly, a lot of the time their ears are not upright, so you'll have to take my word for it. I swear they know when you're about to click the shutter. :)
Taken on a photography day at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent.
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Gulls or seagulls are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Gulls are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls; stout, longish bills; and webbed feet. Most gulls are ground-nesting carnivores which take live food or scavenge opportunistically, particularly the Larus species. Live food often includes crabs and small fish. Gulls have unhinging jaws which allow them to consume large prey. Gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea, except for the kittiwakes. 59001
St Margaret’s, Rottingdean, Sussex, UK
St Margaret’s was designed by Richard Jones in the Streamlined Moderne style and built in 1938 by Charles Neville’s Saltdean Estate Company. Neville was a speculator who dreamed of developing all of the land between Rottingdean and Newhaven. The Estate Company was also responsible for two notable Art Deco developments in Saltdean, the Lido and the Ocean Hotel.
Some Art Deco buildings such as St Margaret’s were not universally popular when first constructed. One resident of Rottingdean, a Miss Jayne Seymour, formed a local Ratepayers’ Association in response to the St Margaret’s development. In a letter to the Town Clerk of Brighton Corporation she wrote: “I am to say that the Association views this monstrous structure with horror and dismay; feelings which are shared by practically every inhabitant of Rottingdean,” The Association evolved into the Rottingdean Preservation Society which continues to serve the people of Rottingdean to this day.
In the early 2000s St Margaret’s was found to be structurally unstable due to corrosion of its steel frame. As a consequence the front of the building has been reconstructed.
(Ref. www.buildingopinions.com/2008/01/29/st-margarets-3-2/)
I have an old pro account that is due for auto renewal mid Feb. I know that Flickr no longer offer pro accounts to new users. Has anyone changed from the pro account to the free account and what the pros and cons are?
I've discovered a new fascination for small moths. They might look inconspicuous and boring, but once you get close you notice they both have cool patterns, interesting colours and quite often an amusing look on their little faces!
This one which, along with a couple of buddies, was on the side of a friend's house is a common grass-veneer (Agriphila tristella) and was somewhere between 12 and 15 mm in length.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
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