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That's too bad about the old train station closing. At least they are preserving the historic station portion, according to wikipedia. Thanks for sharing.
That one photo with the UFO - kinda looks like a leaf, but who knows :shrug: |
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I decided to check out Porto, the 2nd largest city in Portugal.
some info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto Starting out with the historic Clerigos Church ( http://www.torredosclerigos.pt/en/ ) https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1794/4...b8e5ca7f_h.jpg Next is "The World's Most Beautiful Bookstore", Livraira Lello ( https://www.livrarialello.pt/en-us/home ) https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1797/4...3ef7faea_h.jpg Another church, Church of Saint Ildefonso https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1833/4...af4f128a_h.jpg A large traffic circle with a large cemetery a block away. (Convenience?) https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/862/43...5ed29113_o.png Some grit https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1815/2...661002e9_h.jpg Random pics https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1800/2...dae9fb77_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1794/2...2aa85d3d_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/931/29...02dbc615_o.png https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1800/2...e96a41fd_h.jpg Laundry Day https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1836/2...20c45563_h.jpg More laundry https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/855/43...fb56468c_h.jpg I'm not sure what's going on with this street ad :shrug: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1772/4...638de960_h.jpg I didn't realize people took selfies with google maps https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1771/4...98026297_h.jpg Well dressed citizens https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/849/42...c1be7b6f_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1772/2...81dcd214_h.jpg I'm all in for that corner building https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/859/43...778c34db_o.png https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1772/4...b889bcd5_o.png I thought this guy might be taking a picture of the Google vehicle https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1811/4...9cdeaf5e_h.jpg [B]Then I "turned around" and saw this guy.[?B] :uhh: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/936/43...41d7fa53_h.jpg And when I got my second underwear flash I decided to end my visit. https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1775/4...ca0eb12a_h.jpg |
Just a single shot in this one in Newburgh, New York.
At first I thought the two guys were checking out the Google vehicle, but scanning to the left I think it may have been someone else. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4938...2!8i6656?hl=en :shrug: |
I'm going with Chester, PA this time. Plenty-o-grit. Here's some more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester,_Pennsylvania I'll split this into two posts, first up some residential. There are some decent sections in the city, but after looking about a bit I decided on concentrating on the west side (mostly along 3rd street). I thought this place must have been something special back in the day: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1909/3...045bd42f_h.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester,_Pennsylvania https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1918/3...d1f4816f_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1925/3...ad392c34_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1959/3...7e592922_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1949/3...8f85568c_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1967/3...dec169b9_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1951/3...10a1e115_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1903/3...a25d78c4_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1957/3...f5eea208_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1919/3...dad708eb_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1921/3...6f2d3d32_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1968/3...aee244c8_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1909/3...091f728e_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1947/3...2347cb9b_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1947/3...8d2ae5d4_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1907/3...067539e3_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1948/3...4f274166_h.jpg At the other end of the block from the picture above I saw this little guy: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1938/3...66b427d6_h.jpg Took a side trip look down one block of Hayes street: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1964/3...d6f9cb2a_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1926/3...f6e7b8e7_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1934/3...3c95b810_h.jpg Next post will be the downtown area. :D |
Beautiful grittyfull scenery :)
Man it's crazy stuff, you just can't find this kind of environement up here... you seem to find it everywhere! :tup: |
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Chester, PA downtown
City Hall (the newer one) https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1964/3...b37cbbf6_h.jpg The old city hall on the right side of the pic https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1922/3...e274cd53_h.jpg The police department https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1966/3...cca7e677_h.jpg The city's transit center https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1915/3...51dada02_h.jpg A city bus, though I'm not sure how much Chester smiles. https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1915/3...aa294e5f_h.jpg A decent set of buildings. https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1977/3...abf34d15_h.jpg Unfortunately it goes downhill from here: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1966/3...ea6c9aab_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1909/3...e06e6700_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1927/3...1c2796ad_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1912/3...b5f5b096_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1914/3...0e250f42_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1960/3...cfb86afa_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1971/3...13dd7889_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1916/3...990de047_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1954/3...e5e02ce1_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1970/3...86d6f280_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1964/4...c509fe0a_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1970/3...a2d63112_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1964/3...91cf8869_h.jpg |
Yikes, I didn't realize I hadn't posted in this thread for over two months. :uhh:
I feel a bit guilty posting a lot of Pennsylvania towns, but I've visited many of them and while it saddens me while I'm there, I do like to share the grit. :shrug: Brownsville, PA is located on the Monongahela River about 40 mile south of Pittsburgh. It's lost about 3/4 of it's population in the last 80 years (now less than 2,200). Here's some more info for those interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville,_Pennsylvania https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4872/4...14fd3948_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4837/4...61823a68_h.jpg Looks like someone needs to mow the steps https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4891/4...6875dd3e_h.jpg Steelers Country https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4890/4...b7fea6a7_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4905/4...71a427ed_h.jpg Seems she doesn't want her picture taken https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4891/4...afb80594_o.png https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4911/4...de82e186_h.jpg Heading down a street to the waterfront flats on the southside. Looks like there was once houses lining the street, but now it's trees, bushes, and stairs that lead to nothing. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4817/4...bc7c81c5_h.jpg Some houses on the flats. Quite a few empty lots too. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4909/4...aeccfcbe_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4879/4...d4b2418a_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4912/4...8c0ff558_h.jpg Heading to downtown https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4845/4...01490537_h.jpg The Municipal Building (Police Station) https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4915/4...f23d2035_h.jpg The City's tallest. I believe it's now an apartment building. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4848/4...fbdb6927_h.jpg Market Street, mostly abandoned on the left side, mostly demolished on the right side. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4877/4...0aa7d5c7_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4846/4...26f015d4_o.png https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4848/4...d8fd1fa3_h.jpg Much of the above picture has apparently been demolished. the street level pics were taken in 2012, but this aerial must be later (area next to Brownsville Pharmacy) https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4894/4...860d77c0_o.png https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4861/4...29e6328f_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4913/4...89c853fa_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4902/4...d6085cfb_h.jpg The old Brownsville Union RR Station https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4816/4...5e2b6e30_o.png https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4815/4...01496316_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4848/4...ac62a5aa_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4843/4...0a31d664_h.jpg A church which has seen better days https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4896/4...f2632b71_h.jpg Don't believe I'd walk up these steps. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4901/4...340ab810_h.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4910/4...af13189f_h.jpg Going up a hill above the downtown https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4842/4...ea9a750f_h.jpg As seen from this overhead view, much of the hilly areas above the city are nearly empty. btw, the little development on the right is actually outside the city limits. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4834/4...acec1fd2_h.jpg A couple of pics on the hill. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4897/4...d1aa213f_h.jpg Definitely a "dead end" street https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4819/4...f6b2e472_h.jpg There are several areas with nice homes and some pleasant looking shops. But I did want to highlight an intersection on the Northside, 5th Ave and Church Street. The South corner https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4899/4...333fd0bf_h.jpg The East corner (the old Brownsville Hospital) https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4828/4...63e7bdba_h.jpg The North corner (Nurses' Dorm) https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4893/3...a9047e5a_o.png The West corner https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4861/4...8f500168_h.jpg I was pleasantly surprised by the Public Library. :) https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4842/4...996d925d_h.jpg Before I left the place I wondered what the town across the river was like. Going over the bridge https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4834/3...b7dce397_h.jpg On the other side, I should have known. https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4827/3...627c840e_h.jpg :( |
For this post I'm visiting some touristy places. (Info about each location is after the pic title.)
Lucy the Elephant in New Jersey - http://www.lucytheelephant.org/ https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4905/4...c385570f_h.jpg Hole N The Rock, Utah - http://www.theholeintherock.com/ https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7867/3...95a7cf21_h.jpg World's Only Corn Palace in South Dakota - https://cornpalace.com/ https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4825/4...df804106_h.jpg Lastly, Buford, Wyoming - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhinDe...uford,_Wyoming https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7922/3...3267eb7f_h.jpg |
^ Brownsville is like a living time capsule!
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A short visit to Lagos, Nigeria.
Looking at an aerial view, I noticed quite a contrast of two areas separated by a small waterway (canal?). https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7825/...67c1df7b_b.jpg I decided to check out the difference on the ground. the left side first. Hospital with barbwire. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7869/...189e488e_h.jpg Looks like open sewer troughs https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7810/...e7dbe72d_h.jpg Make sure you vote https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7819/...8b5d269c_h.jpg Large blue "Clean Water" barrels every couple of blocks https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7874/...bf653f5f_h.jpg Looks like someone is fond of his house https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7906/...e95adc57_h.jpg To the right side of the aerial were paved streets, plenty of greenery, and nicer housing https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7865/...f7981f49_h.jpg Of course there were walls every where on that side https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7801/...848c4b0f_h.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7861/...dd63ba6c_h.jpg But I did notice this van parked across the street from the nice building in the pic above. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7919/...a37c8f8f_h.jpg I headed downtown and went along a freeway to get a skyline pic. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7863/...e9fac56e_h.jpg I saw a strange building in the middle of the above pic, and wanted to check it out. It's dead ahead. I just hope the guy in the flashy pajamas on the right isn't dead too. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7925/...31a80cb7_h.jpg As I got closer I wondered if the building was abandoned https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/...3c706695_h.jpg The wall around it leads me to believe it is abandoned. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7916/...61279a66_h.jpg I turned around to check out the rest of the intersection and saw this. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7854/...6ea6d4e2_h.jpg Stamp Collectors!??! https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7925/...eaa5f94d_h.jpg :shrug: Hope you enjoyed. :) |
Chicago West Side Grit:
https://i.imgur.com/00my3nF.jpg Chicago Far South Side Grit: https://i.imgur.com/6GeLWwq.jpg Clarksdale Mississippi: https://i.imgur.com/BlFW6sa.jpg |
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