Sunday, October 20, 2013

Autumn In Virginia

Colorful fall foliage in Virginia showing valleys and foothills in autumn splendor.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Autumn In North Carolina

Autumn at Grandfather Mountain
Western North Carolina
View along the Yonahlossee Trail (U.S. 221) between Blowing Rock and Linville shows the Grandfather Mountain profile.

Table Rock - Hawk's Bill
Western North Carolina
Table Rock (left) and Hawk's Bill (right).  View from N.C. 181 between Morganton and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Autumn at Grandfather Mountain
Western North Carolina

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Autumn's Splendor

Standing by its placid pond and framed by glowing autumn foliage, this old mill is a reminder of our forefathers' quieter, more peaceful way of life.

Sunlight like soft gold burnishes the autumn foliage and the country road appears tranquil, shadowy, in this Dextone Beauty Scene.

When The Leaves Do Fall.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Autumn Colors

A winding road to adventure under sunny blue skies and through the magic woods.

A Country Road
A country road through golden maples beckons the motorist.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

Florida 1956

These pictures were taken at an unknown Florida attraction in late December 1955 or early January 1956. 







Sunday, September 29, 2013

A Trip To St. Augustine

Today's post features some vintage photos from December 1940-January 1941 of a trip to St. Augustine.







In the yard at rear of the oldest house in U.S. at St. Augustine, Florida - Taken January 1, 1941

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Autumn In North Carolina

Autumn in the North Carolina Mountains

Fall Colors Along The Blue Ridge Parkway At Buck Creek Gap - Western North Carolina.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Everybody enjoys riding on the Miniature Train at beautiful Hershey Park, Hershey, Pa.

The famous Hotel Hershey as it majestically overlooks a profusion of tulips and early blossoms, as the first flowers of Spring in famous hershey, Pennsylvania.  Rose Gardens, Tulip Gardens and Arboretum.  These are "Queen of Sheba," "Magier" and "John Nieuwenhius" tulips.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which opened on June 12, 1939, houses tens of thousands of artifacts and photos which depict the history of baseball, its greatest players, and most memorable moments.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Royal Centre, Indiana

School Building, Royal Centre, Indiana

View of Centre St.

Main Street, Royal Centre, Indiana

Pan Handle R.R. Depot, Royal Centre, Indiana

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Arlington, Virginia

Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre, Arlington, VA.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Indiana

Shields High School, Seymour, Ind.

Cedar Lawn

Boat Landing, Sagers Lake, Valparaiso, Ind.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

North Carolina

Springtime scene of Lake Lure with Dogwood in bloom - Rumbling Bald Mountain in background Western North Carolina.

Tuckaseegee River, Bryson City, N.C.

U.S.S. North Carolina
Battleship Memorial
Wilmington, North Carolina
Nicknamed "The Showboat", this battleship participated in every major offensive engagement in the Pacific during World War II.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Williamsburg, Virginia

Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia
An eighteenth-century carriage stands before the residence of the Royal Governor of Virginia, one of the most elegant mansions in colonial America.  The formal gardens show the lavishness of the period.  Open daily.

Governor's Palace Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia
Surrounding the residence of the Royal Governor are formal gardens, among the handsomest in America.  They include an English maze, bowling green, pleached arbors, and floral displays.  Garden and Palace are open daily.

The Governor's Palace Maze, Williamsburg, Virginia
This holly maze in the Governor's Palace Gardens is patterned after the maze at Hampton Court.  In the background is a lofty tree-shaded mount bult above the ice house that served the palace.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Lake George, New York

Lake George Cruise Ships
Cruise spectacular Lake George on modern ships featuring all conveniences.  "Lac Du Saint Sacrement" with full dining facilities luncheon, dinner and moonlight cruises.  "SS Minne-Ha-Ha" is an actual stern paddle wheel steamboat offering shoreline trips.  "MV Mohican" travels along all 32 miles of scenic Lake George on certain days including the famous Paradise Bay trip.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio
Dramatically beautiful Mershon Auditorium on Ohio State University campus.  Completed in April 1957 with a seating capacity of 3072 it is renowned for exceptional acoustics.

Ohio State Stadium
Covers 10 acres; 109 feet high, 750 feet long, 597 feet wide.  Circumference 1/3 mile and a 1/4 mile cinder track in between stands and playing field.  Capacity 80,000.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Indiana

Vanderburgh County Courthouse, Evansville, Ind.

Flora Christian Church, Flora, Ind.

Bird's Eye View of Plymouth, Ind. Looking Southwest.