Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Waterfront Mosaic
NJ has a whole lot of towns.
There are so many that they spill over onto each other. Keyport is one of the 6 towns around me that winds in and out of my town. It's a favorite - it's the only town that has a real main street where you can actually walk and visit small shops. It also has a beautiful waterfront where the marina I often post about is located.
Last fall the town's art council installed a mosaic that depicts the town's history. It's situated right off the waterfront on a little island of concrete that used to be bare.
There are so many that they spill over onto each other. Keyport is one of the 6 towns around me that winds in and out of my town. It's a favorite - it's the only town that has a real main street where you can actually walk and visit small shops. It also has a beautiful waterfront where the marina I often post about is located.
Last fall the town's art council installed a mosaic that depicts the town's history. It's situated right off the waterfront on a little island of concrete that used to be bare.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Fashionable History
I noticed the facade of this building and tried to do some research on it. All I could find was ...
Temple of Fashion
Built in 1894 by Mrs. E. Weis, a milliner (hatmaker), after two of her rented stores were destroyed by fires.
Temple of Fashion
Built in 1894 by Mrs. E. Weis, a milliner (hatmaker), after two of her rented stores were destroyed by fires.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Happy Blues At The Farm
More (see previous post) from my visit to LONGSTREET FARM
the people who work the farm are incredibly friendly ...
and sometimes they take a well deserved break ...
even the sky above the farm seems prettier and more open ...
MID WEEK BLUES
the people who work the farm are incredibly friendly ...
and sometimes they take a well deserved break ...
even the sky above the farm seems prettier and more open ...
MID WEEK BLUES
Monday, August 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday Duo: Blues and Views
I visited FORT HANCOCK last week. Located at Sandy Hook, NJ and part of the Gateway National Park the fort has many old abandoned buildings that offer a treasure trove of photo possibilities.
This building had large garage doors so I'm assuming it was for washing vehicles although I did a kick out of picturing rows and rows of washing machines and dryers in there.
Further down the road I found a small building that was really nothing much to look at, just a small dilapidated structure that might have been a home for the lowest rank soldier on the base.
I was about to pass it by when a strange yet wonderful sound came from one of the windows ...
That stretch of rusted wire was moving in the wind and the medallion type object at the end of it was making a weak whistling sound.
I like to think that as it fell apart the little building decided to decorate itself and create a way to capture the attention of someone like me.
I'll be posting more shots from the fort and the area around it and Sandy Hook Lighthouse.
MID WEEK BLUES
WINDOW VIEWS
This building had large garage doors so I'm assuming it was for washing vehicles although I did a kick out of picturing rows and rows of washing machines and dryers in there.
Further down the road I found a small building that was really nothing much to look at, just a small dilapidated structure that might have been a home for the lowest rank soldier on the base.
I was about to pass it by when a strange yet wonderful sound came from one of the windows ...
That stretch of rusted wire was moving in the wind and the medallion type object at the end of it was making a weak whistling sound.
I like to think that as it fell apart the little building decided to decorate itself and create a way to capture the attention of someone like me.
I'll be posting more shots from the fort and the area around it and Sandy Hook Lighthouse.
MID WEEK BLUES
WINDOW VIEWS
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