Irish Hills Towers from Route 12 (View 2)
DNO_Dennis,
Lawrence of Berkley, and I hit the
Irish Hills Towers early Sunday morning to capture them in the light of the fall sunrise. This roadside attraction was constucted in 1924, unwent majot renovation in 1972, then finally closed in 2000. Only a couple years ago the towers made it onto the
National Register of Historical Places (NRIS07000380). In the time that the towers have been closed the siding started to come down and the downs are showing neglet despite someone's attempt to at least keep up with the mowing and debris. With all the roadside history disappearing from the area I'd love to see this property be restored and converted to a museum for Michigan's Roadside Attractions.
McCourtie Park Pipe
After hitting the
Irish Hills Towers with
DNO_Dennis and
Lawrence of Berkley we drove over to
McCourtie Park to check out the bridges and grounds (
Adalay and I were there Saturday to capture each of the bridges). The second of the seventeen bridges from the west end of the park had an interesting pipe with valve I wanted to take a crack at with the micro lens, so I did. Our guess was that it brought fresh spring water from one side to the other.
The PIX!
Last year we went walking through downtown Lapeer and found the
PIX theater. The cool old place warranted some photos but even with the 18-35mm I wasn't able to get the full building. So as we were in the area again I pulled out the 14-24mm to try some more shots. This is the result uncorrected. It's a little weird, but I like it.
Fallen Leaves
Walking the downtown Lapeer area we happened across this carpet of leaves fallen from one of the small trees lining the sidewalk. Oddly they were all still green and had not changed as many of the others did. Likely more interesting than this shot however will be the one
DNO_Dennis grabbed of me laying down to get this shot.
Irish Hills Towers from Sports Park Drive Side
DNO_Dennis,
Lawrence of Berkley, and I hit the
Irish Hills Towers early Sunday morning to capture them in the light of the fall sunrise. This roadside attraction was constucted in 1924, unwent majot renovation in 1972, then finally closed in 2000. Only a couple years ago the towers made it onto the
National Register of Historical Places (NRIS07000380). In the time that the towers have been closed the siding started to come down and the downs are showing neglet despite someone's attempt to at least keep up with the mowing and debris. With all the roadside history disappearing from the area I'd love to see this property be restored and converted to a museum for Michigan's Roadside Attractions.
Time Expired
No story to speak of, just another parking meter that's run out of change.
Lapeer Michigan's New York Central Depot
While in Lapeer on a little photo escape we stopped by the former
Lapeer Michigan Central Depot. The building now houses
The Lapeer Agency and the right of way is now a rail-trail. On the trail side of the building I spotted a benchmark --
P 31 placed in 1930. It's the first I'd seen mounted sideways in a building. Very cool.
McCourtie Park Valve
After hitting the
Irish Hills Towers with
DNO_Dennis and
Lawrence of Berkley we drove over to
McCourtie Park to check out the bridges and grounds (
Adalay and I were there Saturday to capture each of the bridges). The second of the seventeen bridges from the west end of the park had an interesting pipe with valve I wanted to take a crack at with the micro lens, so I did. Our guess was that it brought fresh spring water from one side to the other.
Irish Hills Towers from Route 12 (View 1)
DNO_Dennis,
Lawrence of Berkley, and I hit the
Irish Hills Towers early Sunday morning to capture them in the light of the fall sunrise. This roadside attraction was constucted in 1924, unwent majot renovation in 1972, then finally closed in 2000. Only a couple years ago the towers made it onto the
National Register of Historical Places (NRIS07000380). In the time that the towers have been closed the siding started to come down and the downs are showing neglet despite someone's attempt to at least keep up with the mowing and debris. With all the roadside history disappearing from the area I'd love to see this property be restored and converted to a museum for Michigan's Roadside Attractions.
The Original Irish Hills Tower
DNO_Dennis,
Lawrence of Berkley, and I hit the
Irish Hills Towers early Sunday morning to capture them in the light of the fall sunrise. This is the the east tower which was the first to be constructed and titled the "Original Irish Hills Tower" (the other being called the Gray Tower).
The Irish Hills Gray Tower
DNO_Dennis,
Lawrence of Berkley, and I hit the
Irish Hills Towers early Sunday morning to capture them in the light of the fall sunrise. This is the the east tower which was the second to be constructed opening in the fall of 1924 and called the "Gray Tower" (the other being called the Original Irish Hills Tower).
Red Lantern
A red latern on the back of a Nash truck at the
Historical Construction Equipment Association's 2009 show.
A Pair of Steamers
A pair of steam tractors from the
Historical Construction Equipment Association's 2009 show.
BNSF 7641 & NS 2627
BNSF 7641 (ES44DC) and NS 2627 (SD70M) approaches Crossroads Park in Deshler, Ohio.
Rubber Pasta
These large rubber noodles were just sitting along the parking lot looking particularly interesting as the UPS trailers rolled by.
40 Mile Point Lighthouse Before the Storm
I hit the
40 Mile Point Lighthouse just before the start of the golden hour only to have the clouds and rain roll in from the storm approaching. I tossed the rain gear on the D700 and camera bag and got what I could. The clouds are really terrible, but I think I got the trick of the light (3 seconds on, 3 seconds off). Perhaps I'll be able to get good weather at somepoint, but neither trip to the site has had a good sky.
