Ride Scenery - Noteworthy buildings
08-13-12, 01:53 PM
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Ride Scenery - Noteworthy buildings
One of the things that makes me happy when riding is the countryside and small towns. I finally stopped and took a picture of this library I ride past. Any guesses on what the building used to be?
08-13-12, 08:34 PM
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Lutheran or Episcopalian?
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Was it a boarding school? French Creek Boarding School is the closest thing I came up with after a google search. At first I thought it would be something with military significance (like Tunn Tavern, birthplace of the Marine Corps).
08-17-12, 07:37 AM
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I can't figure out where churches are heading either. One day I think they are dying out, then I drive by a local high school and see a new one holding services in the gym.
08-17-12, 09:12 AM
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Yes, but it was also an Underground Railroad station. And, according to one author, Emmor Kimber invented the term "underground railroad."
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And here I was gonna guess that it was the birthplace of Kimber America Firearms.
08-17-12, 11:47 AM
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Back on topic, noteworthy buildings along the commute.
These old Navy Airship Hangars were built in the 1920's. They are slated for demolition, but it is being fought by preservationists. They may save the one on the right with the help of Goodyear. They are still the largest wooden buildings in the U.S.
I got the image from Google earth, but I pass it daily on my commute
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Is that El Toro LTA?
Sometimes I miss Orange County. Then I remember what a cesspool the State of California's economy is, and I'm glad I don't live there anymore.
I found out that my old Air National Guard Station in Costa Mesa closed a few years ago. Kind of sad; I had some good memories from that place.
Sometimes I miss Orange County. Then I remember what a cesspool the State of California's economy is, and I'm glad I don't live there anymore.
I found out that my old Air National Guard Station in Costa Mesa closed a few years ago. Kind of sad; I had some good memories from that place.
08-17-12, 10:04 PM
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Here is a mystery building, from the UP of Michigan:
Closeup:
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08-17-12, 11:05 PM
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Is that El Toro LTA?
Sometimes I miss Orange County. Then I remember what a cesspool the State of California's economy is, and I'm glad I don't live there anymore.
I found out that my old Air National Guard Station in Costa Mesa closed a few years ago. Kind of sad; I had some good memories from that place.
Sometimes I miss Orange County. Then I remember what a cesspool the State of California's economy is, and I'm glad I don't live there anymore.
I found out that my old Air National Guard Station in Costa Mesa closed a few years ago. Kind of sad; I had some good memories from that place.
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The Elitch Theater in Denver
The Wright Brother's bike shop in Dayton OH
Need I say more
Still in Seattle
Not a 'building' but a magnificent structure nevertheless. New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia
The Stone Castle, Bristol TN. It's the high school football stadium
Beam me up, Scotty. Or is it an Ashram? Where's this one?
I've ridden my bike past each and everyone of these.
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And here I was gonna guess that it was the birthplace of Kimber America Firearms.
Second pic from Seattle: Is that Gasworks?
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