Saturday, June 16, 2018
Richard Scarry,1919 – 1994 an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books
He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he remained until being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, Scarry worked for the art departments of various magazines before making a career breakthrough in 1949 with Little Golden Books.
HE published about a 1/3rd of his books before 1973, and 2/3rds after that
Friday, June 15, 2018
Let the shaming begin! Lafayette Police Dept has an asshole among them that parked the cruiser at IHOP in the disabled parking (and probably was eating more than donuts)
I think those are Louisianna plates on the Charger
http://viralthings.tumblr.com/post/124005487480/this-picture-is-going-viral-in-my-town
an AMX flaming hood decal I haven't seen before, from the 2017 AMC Kenosha Homecoming
I was wondering if it's an adaptation of the Hornet hood decal from 76-78 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-1978-hornet-amx-had-optional-hood.html
Found on http://www.automobilemag.com/news/2017-amc-kenosha-homecoming-gallery
18 yr old + Corvette = crash..... that's the way the math works everywhere on this planet. I call it the crash constant, or C squared. It's a math thing. When it's a Mustang leaving a car show, it's the MC squared. Or, E = MC squared. Everywhere, Mustangs Crash constantly
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the 18-year-old, who doesn't have a driving licence, slam headfirst into the car's front bumper at high speed in the city of Tula, western Russia.
He then swerves towards a nearby pawnshop and slams into its steps with such force that two customers standing on them are nearly jolted off their feet.
a long time ago, in Richmond, Virginia, this 1951 Ford was parked in an alley garage. Apparently, the owner died years ago, and his car was hidden and forgotten, until the recent storm knocked down the garage door
no one is exactly sure how long the car has been sitting, but judging from the garage’s condition, it’s safe to say the car has been there decades.
Since the owner’s death some years ago, both the car and the house have been abandoned.
http://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/storms-uncover-unexpected-hidden-history-in-richmond-s-fan-district/1196988260
https://www.reddit.com/r/rva/comments/8ldv1o/abandoned_car_resting_in_overgrown_garage_in/#bottom-comments
http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/storm-damage-uncovered-1951-ford
Rich Coffey lives in New England, and mountain bikes around looking for cool old railroad stuff, old tracks made into trials, stations made into stores, and this educational piece made out of styrofoam and the rear simulates the remnants of an explosion.
and old railroad ties showing where a railway used to be, but is now part of a driveway to someones farm
he even researches where old railways were GOING to be, but never completed, and finds the old right of way, now just a smooth way through the woods, neglected and abandoned
Fascinating blog about train stuff by a guy who is focused on local railroad history (aren't we all!)
http://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/
The Merritt Parkway has 69 unique bridges in 37 miles, all designed to add to the beauty of their natural surroundings, and in a variety pf architectural styles including Art Deco, Moderne, French Renaissance, Gothic, Neoclassicism, and Rustic.
At the time of the Merritt Parkway’s construction each bridge was designed in a unique fashion and no two bridges on the parkway looked alike.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is still one of a handful of scenic highways in the nation: No commercial vehicles are allowed on the road, which transports motorists through verdant scenery from entrance to exit.
The Merritt Parkway has no lights, it was built in the Great Depression, from 1934 to 1940.
The team responsible for this civic gem included the landscape architect Weld Thayer Chase who designed it as a “road in the park.”
A parkway consciously designed to take advantage of the winding nature of the landscape, not just blast through the creeks and outcroppings and other classic features of New England’s natural world.
https://www.amazon.com/Merritt-Parkway-Shaped-Region-Transportation/dp/1626196354
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/nyregion/connecticut/19merrittct.html
http://www.knowol.com/information/connecticut/merritt-parkway-bridges-pictures-history/
http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/merrittpkwybridges.html
http://lifeonabridged.blogspot.com/2012/04/merritt-parkway-greenwich-ct.html
https://www.architects.org/architectureboston/articles/poetry-motion
hat tip to Kim! http://mz-across-usa.blogspot.com/
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