tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12084789013910445542024-02-16T13:56:07.037-06:00View. Found.A collection of views I've found.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.comBlogger587125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-23854893695194883982014-03-20T23:47:00.001-05:002014-03-20T23:47:29.679-05:00Instamatic Karma<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/13232794234/" title="Instamatic Karma"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/13232794234_c2f5d67608.jpg" alt="Instamatic Karma by William 74" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/13232794234/">Instamatic Karma</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>I've got loads of racing shots from this same vantage point (the pedestrian bridge over the main straight at Road America), and most of them highlight my terrible panning technique. The best way to save them, I think, is to make them look like vintage prints taken on old cheap cameras.</p>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-19096877667082243122014-03-16T23:19:00.000-05:002014-03-16T23:19:42.092-05:00Central Camera<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm pretty sure we've visited Central Camera's classic vintage sign, but it's such a nice one it's worth revisiting. I took this one just last October, and it was such a grab shot that it's turned out far nicer than it had any business being. I don't often go for selective color, but in this instance I think it worked out very nicely.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-70433487874595483642014-03-08T00:19:00.001-06:002014-03-16T23:20:17.934-05:00RT<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12958508103/" title="RT"><img alt="RT by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7370/12958508103_579dc4ee5e.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12958508103/">RT</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
Back in ye olden days, you could buy your family sedan in a number of configurations, from mild to wild. Usually the manufacturer had a special designation for the top and bottom of the lines - the base models would have some sort of fancy name (if anything), and the racy ones would get something...er, racy. GM had it's SS models, Ford the GT, AMC liked to use SST, and Plymouth used R/T, which meant, of course, Road and Track. This one's a '67 or so Belvedere.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-25518068114897485392014-03-04T19:39:00.001-06:002014-03-16T23:20:34.434-05:00Stripes<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12879478375/" title="Stripes"><img alt="Stripes by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/12879478375_ba11a0a1c1.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12879478375/">Stripes</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I've always been a fan of the pinstriper's art, and this example, on an Oldsmobile, is so far one of my faves. The skull motif just makes it.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-39070756795198571552014-03-01T00:35:00.001-06:002014-03-16T23:20:57.421-05:00Out Of State Plates<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12781855945/" title="Ted's Imports"><img alt="Ted's Imports by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/12781855945_71d30e0718.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12781855945/">Ted's Imports</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
California "yellow plate" on a vintage Porsche. I don't know if Ted's Imports was a dealer back in the fifties or not, but it's a nice retro touch.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-43313573756325478362014-02-23T23:12:00.001-06:002014-03-16T23:21:19.669-05:00Winter Fog<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12709992145/" title="Winter Fog"><img alt="Winter Fog by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5546/12709992145_ab5ce5c710.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12709992145/">Winter Fog</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
We had an excellent fog day earlier this week. Well, excellent for photographic purposes, if not much else (driving, flying, not bumping into things or falling into ditches). <br /><br />Anyway, I was driving around and saw this stand of trees just off the road. It's a road I've driven down hundreds of times, as it's close to work, and I'd never really paid much attention to the trees and surroundings - mostly it's new buildings tied in to a shopping center and hospital complex. But on a deeply foggy afternoon, they just floated out of the mist. I pulled a sharp Uey and parked illegally just to get this shot - pretty minor in the grand scheme of photographic things.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-61500798921308453212014-02-16T00:14:00.001-06:002014-03-16T23:21:35.795-05:00Porsche<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12470184244/" title="Porsche"><img alt="Porsche by William 74" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3675/12470184244_70d2d24f2a.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12470184244/">Porsche</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I have no story about this photo. I just think it turned out well. Taken on the Porsche stand at the Chicago Auto Show.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-59127899582144184312014-02-08T17:46:00.001-06:002014-03-16T23:21:52.459-05:00Ploetz Furniture<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12336557013/" title="Ploetz Furniture"><img alt="Ploetz Furniture by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/12336557013_e1caa5d90e.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12336557013/">Ploetz Furniture</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I guess I should've posted this yesterday and brought a glorious return to Neon Friday, but I was busy. Sorry. <br /><br />Anyway, this excellent neon sign is for a long-standing furniture store in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Baraboo is a neat town in itself, with a charming downtown and an wonderful vintage movie theater. But this beauty was a complete surprise to me. I imagine it dates from the late fifties, maybe the early sixties.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-72874003944270288172014-02-06T19:30:00.001-06:002014-02-06T19:31:40.398-06:00Wells Fargo<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12336394385/" title="Wells Fargo"><img alt="Wells Fargo by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5497/12336394385_1c42d07f34.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12336394385/">Wells Fargo</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
Originally formed in 1852 to provide express and banking services to California, Wells Fargo is one of the best-known banking companies in the United States. It's well known stagecoach logo stems from the company's operations in the mail forwarding business, and Wells Fargo was also involved in the legendary Pony Express during the Express' last few months of operation.<br /><br />This beautiful stained glass clock is at a Wells Fargo branch in Baraboo, Wisconsin.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-24026642492184915462014-01-28T17:54:00.001-06:002014-01-28T17:57:12.943-06:00Ashland<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12145045544/" title="Ashland"><img alt="Ashland by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/12145045544_fe5d3115c1.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/12145045544/">Ashland</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
The view of the Chicago skyline, as seen from the pedestrian bridge at the Ashland Avenue train station. Built in 1892 for the Lake Street Elevated Railroad, the Ashland stop is one of the oldest station buildings still in use in the Chicago rail system.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-40165326263198864962014-01-25T01:00:00.001-06:002014-01-28T17:56:49.108-06:00Tivoli Lanes<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11922478386/" title="Tivoli Lanes"><img alt="Tivoli Lanes by William 74" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/11922478386_3485f0b23f.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11922478386/">Tivoli Lanes</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
This is the bowling alley next door to the Tivoli Theater. I like this sign, but I really like the glow on the side of the building.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-70000450931871806802014-01-16T22:12:00.001-06:002014-01-16T22:15:25.559-06:00Tivoli<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11921611055/" title="Tivoli"><img alt="Tivoli by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5547/11921611055_d27e0d0697.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11921611055/">Tivoli</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I believe we've visited Downers Grove's historic <a href="http://view-found.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-tivoli-theater.html">Tivoli Theater</a> before. It's a nice old building, but it's marquee is kind of hard to shoot. It's only one-sided, and sticks out at a weird angle from the building. Plus you have to stand in the middle of the street to get a clear shot at it. Fortunately, even on a Saturday night, traffic's fairly light.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-84522432579183805982014-01-09T19:14:00.001-06:002014-01-09T19:17:56.625-06:00Grain Belt<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11847920663/" title="Grain Belt"><img alt="Grain Belt by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/11847920663_3b8ecf360b.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11847920663/">Grain Belt</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
The iconic Grain Belt Beer sign in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Erected in 1941, the sign originally sat atop a downtown club until 1950, when it was moved to it's current location on Nicollet Island. Featuring the early, pre-WW2 logo, the sign has 800 feet of neon tubing and 1400 incandescent bulbs in the lettering, which lights up sequentially. It looks great, but sadly, despite being restored in the 80's, the sign no longer works. Hopefully it'll be restored again someday.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-30379079286492972072014-01-05T23:49:00.001-06:002014-01-09T19:17:23.955-06:00Field<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11593119005/" title="Field"><img alt="Field by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/11593119005_ce42558836.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11593119005/">Field</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I took this on Christmas Day, somewhere out in the countryside west of town. We'd had some snow the previous days, and a cold snap had finally caused the trees to shed the last of their leaves. The skies were a solid overcast, almost exactly the same shade of white as the snow that covered the now bare fields. It was stark, almost monochromatic, a typical Midwestern winter scene.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-81663899342301473082014-01-02T19:14:00.001-06:002014-01-02T19:15:38.935-06:00Ranstead<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11616599115/" title="Ranstead"><img alt="Ranstead by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5514/11616599115_4cb03bb667.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11616599115/">Ranstead</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I have taken to looking at rooflines more and more of late, finally realizing that there's often a name and date inscribed at the peak, sometimes some interesting decoration or brickwork, some bright colors, or in this case all three. <br /><br />I have plenty of shots like this but haven't really ever published them. I'm starting to realize what I missed.<br /><br />Taken in Elgin, IL, in december of 2013.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-15526154874229861292013-12-31T17:21:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:35:30.131-06:00The Ringling Theatre<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11661800753/" title="Ringling Theater"><img alt="Ringling Theater by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5523/11661800753_14c2307849.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11661800753/">Ringling Theater</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I suppose that I should have some sort of interesting, year ending post for you, but instead I have this, a shot I took on a sunny October afternoon. First, some history.<br /><br />Opened in 1915, the Al. Ringling Theatre is located in the town of Baraboo, Wisconsin. Built by Albert Ringling (of the circus family - Baraboo was the winter headquarters of the circus for many years), this fantastic house was designed by noted theater architects Rapp & Rapp. Originally a vaudeville and silent film palace, the Ringling is still operating today, as a movie house (Lincoln was opening when I shot this). The Ringling is one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the United States. <br /><br />Anyway, I'd never heard of the place till I saw it. I was grinding along the highway, returning to my Chicago area home from a brief visit to Minneapolis. I'd gotten a late start on the drive up, ending up spending much of it on the road after dark, putting paid to my plans of doing some shooting along the way. So, I made sure I had the time to make at least one stop on the return trip-and was greeted with a spectacular day. I looked at my map and decided on the town of Baraboo, Wisconsin. <br /><br />Why Baraboo? I liked the name - I remember seeing a picture in a book about trains, showing the station with a big sign on the side that said "BARABOO". It stuck in my mind as one of those classic upper Midwestern names, like Sleepy Eye or Oconomowoc, and I had a good feeling that Baraboo would have a great downtown. <br /><br />I wasn't disappointed - Baraboo's downtown is quite charming, and I passed a nice hour looking around at stuff on this lazy fall afternoon. But really, to find a grand old vaudeville house, complete with neon sign, right downtown? I wouldn't have thought it, but there it was.<br /><br />So there you have it, a short story to round out the year.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-11193018523604046092013-12-28T16:23:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:36:06.266-06:00It's Back!<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11568594214/" title="Cad"><img alt="Cad by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/11568594214_4a6ffb0801.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11568594214/">Cad</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
Rumors of the old rusty Cadillac's demise were premature. It seems that the owner hooked it up to a tractor and pulled it around to the back of the barn, to facilitate the harvest season. It's now parked back out front, in almost the same spot as before.<br /><br />Incidentally, it seems that in the meantime the owner has painted some greyish-blue primer onto some of the rustier spots, particularly on the hood and roof. So....is the restoration finally starting?Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-21304732845709434912013-12-24T21:24:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:36:27.171-06:00Merry Christmas!<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11541091316/" title="Tree"><img alt="Tree by William 74" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/11541091316_ab50d74655.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11541091316/">Tree</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-22134709117893188242013-12-21T16:35:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:36:51.283-06:00Dragstrip<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11414499484/" title="Dragstrip"><img alt="Dragstrip by William 74" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3722/11414499484_409a5758b9.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11414499484/">Dragstrip</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
I took this at Byron Dragway in northwestern Illinois, during an historic drag racing event. One of the challenges of shooting old cars is finding an appropriate backdrop - it's a bit jarring to see an vintage car parked in front of a new grocery store or something. It can be particularly hard at racetracks, which are usually full of advertising signs and modern cars. <br /><br />This is as true at drag strips as it is at road courses. Particularly at the starting line, where there's usually modern safety equipment and an emergency vehicle, right where your subject's doing a smoking burnout. <br /><br />Anyway, the organizers of the races I was at hit the mark with their start line truck, which was this well patinated old sixties Ford, complete with a Holman & Moody logo on the door.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-24983688449148657402013-12-12T23:30:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:37:31.075-06:00Pillsbury<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/10373779413/" title="Pillsbury"><img alt="Pillsbury by William 74" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/10373779413_bc0ae8b844.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/10373779413/">Pillsbury</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
The famous Pillsbury A Mill in Minneapolis. Viewed from across the famous Stone Arch Bridge. <br /><br />This was the best shot I managed to get of the iconic neon sign.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-55961677786727501282013-12-05T23:53:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:37:49.145-06:00Lake Calhoun<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11232174366/" title="Lake Calhoun"><img alt="Lake Calhoun by William 74" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/11232174366_66dc27f6c1.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11232174366/">Lake Calhoun</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
The Minneapolis Skyline, seen from the shore of Lake Calhoun. <br /><br />Also, if I was a decent musician, I'd record an album called "Minneapolis Skyline".Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-22238536177827699872013-12-02T00:09:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:38:20.000-06:00AAR<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11166874383/" title="AAR"><img alt="AAR by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7446/11166874383_95e67e77c9.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11166874383/">AAR</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
Plymouth's Barracuda was the company's answer to Ford's wildly successful Mustang, a smallish coupe or convertible with a variety of engine and interior options to let the buyer customize their car. Pretty much any combination was available, from a basic six-pot economy model to a wild eight cylinder muscle machine. <br /><br />Like the Mustang, the Barracuda spawned a number of high performance options, particularly later in it's life. One of the rarest is the AAR, a Trans-Am special devised to capitalize on the series. Developed in part by Dan Gurney's All-American Racing Team, the AAR was a fast car but the team didn't manage to win any races in it's inaugural season. <br /><br />This one's a genuine ex-AAR car, run originally by Swede Savage, and still competes in historic racing today.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-6815488668848530912013-11-26T23:15:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:38:57.704-06:00North Star Blankets<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11004390053/" title="North Star Blankets"><img alt="North Star Blankets by William 74" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/11004390053_5a83f21574.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/11004390053/">North Star Blankets</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
The former North Star Woolen Mill, near St. Anthony Falls. Built in 1864, by the mid 1920's the North Star mill was the nation's largest producer of wool blankets. Part of an effort to make Minneapolis a center for textile manufacture, the North Star mill remained in use until the 1940's when production was moved to Ohio. The building sat empty until 1998, when it was re-developed into lofts.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-33174550819420995692013-11-21T23:34:00.001-06:002013-12-31T17:39:39.831-06:00Electroliner<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/9305542706/" title="Electroliner"><img alt="Electroliner by William 74" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/9305542706_b2be379cd6.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/9305542706/">Electroliner</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
We looked at the Electroliner earlier this year, after the IRM had it on a rare day on display outdoors. I really like a lot of the details on this train-everything fits into the late 30's/early 40's design aesthetic, from the interior to the iconic Electroliner script on the outside.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208478901391044554.post-27770199678601018042013-11-16T00:07:00.001-06:002013-11-16T00:08:52.714-06:00Uptown Station<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/10746074026/" title="Uptown Station"><img alt="Uptown Station by William 74" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/10746074026_febe199341.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/10746074026/">Uptown Station</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamdhopkins/">William 74</a> on Flickr.</span></div>
The historic Uptown Station in Chicago. Now known as Wilson on the Red Line, Uptown used to be a main stop on both the Northwestern Elevated as well as the North Shore Line interurban. In fact, the current building (the third station at Wilson Avenue) was built as a joint venture between the two lines, and featured multiple entrances for the two railroads. This sign is at the original entrance, and for many years was hidden behind advertising for a store that eventually filled the space. <br /><br />Currently, Uptown Station is kind of run down-the fast food restaurant that was in this space has closed, as did the doughnut shop at the side entrance, and the interior isn't in the best shape anymore. But it does retain much of it's original architecture and fixtures, and is certainly worthy of preservation.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155864890687070702noreply@blogger.com0