GETTYSBURG, PA: Through Glowrock's Lens

glowrock · #1 Posted **May 21, 2012, 7:27 PM**

This past weekend I attended a friend of mine's graduation from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. I ended up spending the night in Harrisburg, and realized I had time to either do a photo tour of Harrisburg or head to Gettysburg, so of course I chose Gettysburg! Unfortunately, I didn't really have time to explore the battlefield sites themselves, but I did have a chance to walk around town a bit. Here are my photos from that couple of hours!

Aaron (Glowrock)

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In front of the Gettysburg National Battlefield Visitor Center:

A corner of the main square downtown:

Gettysburg Hotel, I believe established in 1791!

Majestic Theatre:

Where I ate lunch!

Historic architecture abounds:

Another of the Gettysburg Hotel, right on the main square:

Lots of art galleries and antique shops:

Lots of pubs, of course!

Gorgeous!

Ernies... TEXAS Lunch??? WTF???

Another historic hotel:

More amazing architectural details...

Free trolley around town!

Rows... And rows... And rows...

Current library, perhaps old courthouse?

Clocktower:

Centrally Located!

Hershey's only about an hour away! Heh

Fourscore and seven years ago...

Civil War, but of course...

So good you'll want to kiss cow!

Agricultural roots:

ShooFlyPie · #2 Posted **May 22, 2012, 12:34 AM**

Very nice photo thread. Gettysburg is an amazing and beautiful town. The Historic impact of the town has made it into a well preserved and vibrant gem. Many of the towns in eastern Pennsylvania have an amazing stock of old historic structures, but Gettysburg's is preserved in plastic wrap.

glowrock · #3 Posted **May 22, 2012, 1:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by CubicalRebel

Very nice photo thread. Gettysburg is an amazing and beautiful town. The Historic impact of the town has made it into a well preserved and vibrant gem. Many of the towns in eastern Pennsylvania have an amazing stock of old historic structures, but Gettysburg's is preserved in plastic wrap.

Yeah, it's amazing how many towns in eastern and central PA have such a fantastic stock of old historic buildings. I took a different route back here to Pittsburgh from Carlisle last night, and ended up going through Chambersburg. That's another small city with what looks like a pretty amazing collection of historic buildings!

Aaron (Glowrock)

Austinlee · #4 Posted **May 22, 2012, 12:52 AM**

Great pics.
I hope they throw another battle sometime though. They've been milking that last one for so long, I just wish they'd update things with a new skermish, nothing fancy maybe just like 20,000 deaths or so to keep things interesting.

ColDayMan · #5 Posted **May 22, 2012, 3:40 AM**

It's a very nice town.

giovanni sasso · #6 Posted **May 22, 2012, 6:20 AM**

gettysburg and chambersburg ... man, you were all over my old stompin' grounds. i went to college at shippensburg and spent a lot of time in both places, and of course the appalachian roads traveling between them. i love gettysburg. i presume you've been out to the battlefields before, yeah? nice pics man, love seeing the place here. one of my best friends from PA was there this weekend too.

glowrock · #7 Posted **May 22, 2012, 10:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by giovanni sasso

gettysburg and chambersburg ... man, you were all over my old stompin' grounds. i went to college at shippensburg and spent a lot of time in both places, and of course the appalachian roads traveling between them. i love gettysburg. i presume you've been out to the battlefields before, yeah? nice pics man, love seeing the place here. one of my best friends from PA was there this weekend too.

Actually, I haven't been to the battlefields before, Gio. This was my first visit to Gettysburg, and definitely need to get back there to do MUCH more investigating... Of course I need to get my photo tour of Harrisburg and certainly do my HersheyPark visit as well!

Aaron (Glowrock)

giovanni sasso · #8 Posted **May 22, 2012, 6:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by glowrock

Actually, I haven't been to the battlefields before, Gio. This was my first visit to Gettysburg, and definitely need to get back there to do MUCH more investigating... Of course I need to get my photo tour of Harrisburg and certainly do my HersheyPark visit as well!

Aaron (Glowrock)

damn dude, you can't say you've been to gettysburg and not have been to the battlefields! that's like claiming you've been to chicago but only stopped at o'hare on a layover. on top of the pivotal american history, the scenery of the battlefields is vintage pennsylvania, and the richard neutra cyclorama building is an endangered specimen of mid-century modern. see it while you still can. if you have time, the eisenhower homestead is somewhat interesting, and the adams county apple orchards are beautiful too, especially (obviously) at harvest.

Box2565: i'll accept your food fight. forget the lincoln diner -- general pickett's buffet wins every time!

glowrock · #9 Posted **May 22, 2012, 6:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by giovanni sasso

damn dude, you can't say you've been to gettysburg and not have been to the battlefields! that's like claiming you've been to chicago but only stopped at o'hare on a layover. on top of the pivotal american history, the scenery of the battlefields is vintage pennsylvania, and the richard neutra cyclorama building is an endangered specimen of mid-century modern. see it while you still can. if you have time, the eisenhower homestead is somewhat interesting, and the adams county apple orchards are beautiful too, especially (obviously) at harvest.

Box2565: i'll accept your food fight. forget the lincoln diner -- general pickett's buffet wins every time!

I actually did see the cyclorama, but it was inside of the new visitor's center/museum off of Baltimore Pike... Or are there two of them in town?

Aaron (Glowrock)

giovanni sasso · #10 Posted **May 22, 2012, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by glowrock

I actually did see the cyclorama, but it was inside of the new visitor's center/museum off of Baltimore Pike... Or are there two of them in town?

Aaron (Glowrock)

there's only one cyclorama, but there are two buildings. the visitors center it's in is newish, within the last five years or so. the original cyclorama building is by richard neutra, one of the most formidable mid-century american architects (he's most famous for his work around palm springs). the old one was deemed outdated by the jackasses of the NPS and the age old problem of surviving the grandfather's generation. it's still there, but last i heard there were plans to demolish it. not sure where that is now though.

Box2565 · #11 Posted **May 22, 2012, 10:35 AM**

Enjoyed your photos, Gettysburg is a must see destination. I don't want to start a food fight, but I have two words for anyone who visits Gettysburg: Lincoln Diner!!

Evergrey · #12 Posted **May 22, 2012, 10:57 AM**

Beautiful photos, glow. It appears you made the right choice.

Love the Lord Nelson's sign, the Birthday Cakes Building and all the people riding scooters.

As for Ernie's "Texas Lunch"... I am assuming that's referring to a unique type of "chili dog" introduced to Pennsylvania by Greek immigrants. It's common throughout PA... I can think of "Texas Hot / Texas Lunch" restaurants in Altoona, DuBois and Kane.

glowrock · #13 Posted **May 22, 2012, 1:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Box2565

Enjoyed your photos, Gettysburg is a must see destination. I don't want to start a food fight, but I have two words for anyone who visits Gettysburg: Lincoln Diner!!

I'll definitely check it out the next time I'm in town. The place I went to was really quite good, but it does look like Gettysburg has LOTS of great places to eat and drink!

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Originally Posted by Evergrey

Beautiful photos, glow. It appears you made the right choice.

Love the Lord Nelson's sign, the Birthday Cakes Building and all the people riding scooters.

As for Ernie's "Texas Lunch"... I am assuming that's referring to a unique type of "chili dog" introduced to Pennsylvania by Greek immigrants. It's common throughout PA... I can think of "Texas Hot / Texas Lunch" restaurants in Altoona, DuBois and Kane.

Thanks for the kind words, my friend. And also for the information on exactly what the heck a "Texas Lunch" is, for I had no idea about that whatsoever!

Aaron (Glowrock)

diskojoe · #14 Posted **May 22, 2012, 2:10 PM**

gettysburg packs in a lot for a small town. Lots of great old buildings and they look like they are in really good shape still.

jeremai · #15 Posted **May 22, 2012, 12:20 PM**

What a super looking town. Stupid me lived in Baltimore for five years and never made the short trip.

whatsthepoint13 · #16 Posted **May 24, 2012, 7:07 AM**

Oh my gosh! My parents have lived in Chambersburg and Hagerstown, MD. We used to always go to Gettysburg and the talk of HersheyPark made me so nostalgic. Very nice, unexpected thread. Thank you!

MplsTodd · #17 Posted **May 24, 2012, 1:59 PM**

Great photos! My wife, kids and I went through Gettysburg and Chambersburg a few years ago and I really liked the quality of the architecture. Both were built when there was so much more interest in the the craftsmanship of building design, with fine details, that a tilt-up concrete wall with EFIS just can't compare to. I also liked the town squares in the PA cities we went through, though most now have too much traffic going through them and aren't really that pedestrian friendly.

glowrock · #18 Posted **May 25, 2012, 1:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by MplsTodd

Great photos! My wife, kids and I went through Gettysburg and Chambersburg a few years ago and I really liked the quality of the architecture. Both were built when there was so much more interest in the the craftsmanship of building design, with fine details, that a tilt-up concrete wall with EFIS just can't compare to. I also liked the town squares in the PA cities we went through, though most now have too much traffic going through them and aren't really that pedestrian friendly.

This is very true with Gettysburg as well. There are so many major roads in and out of Gettysburg, several of them meeting at the main central square, that traffic is pretty much a nightmare at least on weekends. Many of the other small, well-preserved PA towns are the same way, as you pointed out. That being said, with that much slow-moving traffic, it isn't really hard to still get around safely as a pedestrian. When traffic is moving that slowly, nobody seems to care much if you happen to cross the street in front of them, it's not like anyone's really moving much anyhow!

Aaron (Glowrock)