Just want a thread where I can share photos that don't seem to fit in with current forum topics. Doubt I'll post in here that often, but for now, from a recent short trip down to PA/NJ/DE. Not going to clutter up the NJTP or NJ threads with this:
Squiggly arrow hanging on from NJ 73 to NJTP:
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Older NJTP signage, also from NJ 73:
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Zoom in for more old NJTP signage from NJ 73:
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Old button copy on the ramp from WB Jackie Robinson Pkwy to Metropolitan Avenue in Queens:
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Mural at b.a. Sweetie Candy Company in Cleveland, OH:
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^^ US 6 where OH 2 is?
Quote from: Big John on June 30, 2024, 08:41:54 PM^^ US 6 where OH 2 is?
I guess this is one of those general area maps and no one thought to think about OH 2 being there.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on June 30, 2024, 10:14:07 PMQuote from: Big John on June 30, 2024, 08:41:54 PM^^ US 6 where OH 2 is?
I guess this is one of those general area maps and no one thought to think about OH 2 being there.
It is interesting, given OH 2's limited access, while US 6 is the "scenic route" along the shore.
An intersection of As (Zoom in to also see the "ZZ Mart" at the gas station in the background):
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Stillwater Bridge over the Hudson:
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Just a photos-of-much-questionable-quality dump from a little drive I took yesterday:
New Haven, NY:
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Port Byron, NY:
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Clyde, NY:
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County House Road Bridge over Erie Canal, Arcadia, NY:
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Coming down US 20A EB into Warsaw, NY:
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Warsaw, NY:
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Sunset in Lima, NY (US 20):
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NY 208 tunnel near Hamptonburgh, NY. 9' clearance:
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Welcome sign coming into PA from Narrowsburg, NY:
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Coffin Man must be remembered in Coventry, NY:
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Do you know the Coffin Man? He lives on Dreary Lane.
Quote from: Rothman on June 30, 2024, 08:05:17 PMMural at b.a. Sweetie Candy Company in Cleveland, OH:
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I-80 makes another appearance on the side of the Gold Country Mall in Auburn, CA, but not as colorful: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ybPxZBmYKhK2BZ7X9
(there is a thread from 2015 about murals: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=16333)
Hadley Bow/Parabolic Bridge, NY:
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Railroad bridge from Hadley Bow Bridge:
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When NY reference routes get shielded, I typically roll my eyes, but with cases like NY 990V, where it serves as a spur into a community, I'm more on the fence:
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Right Lane truck in the left lane on the Thruway:
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A view along NY 30 near Hope, NY:
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Whiteface Mountain from Franklin, NY:
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A view along Forestdale Road in Black Brook, NY:
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Along NY 9N near Keene, NY:
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Wind farm along NY 177 near Lowville, NY:
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Near US 9 and I-87 in North Hudson, NY:
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Crown Point Bridge and Lake Champlain/VT, viewed from hillside near Moriah, NY:
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Crossing Crown Point Bridge:
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Not my photo, but a friend posted this 1905 photograph of Syracuse of a train traveling down Washington St across Genesee St (currently pedestrian only to the right of the triangle-ish building). Building on the left doesn't exist anymore (Yates Hotel). Something about the photo seems doctored up, but it's cited as coming from one of Detroit Publishing Company's glass negatives for their postcards.
Can't tell what's real any longer...
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Two As: NY 32A and NY 23A:
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Quote from: Rothman on December 05, 2024, 06:36:15 PMCan't tell what's real any longer...
My quick litmus test is
"Has this image done the rounds on multiple social media platforms and been posted elsewhere many times, usually attributed incorrectly?" If the answer is
no: probably 99% chance it's real.
There's a good bit of definition for a photo from 1905, but a glass negative was pretty high-quality stuff for its time. The train was probably not moving fast, because there would be blur at say...anything over 20 mph. Film stock was not very "fast" back then; i.e. the emulsion layer would react "more slowly" to light, and therefore shutter speeds were mostly manually timed to open-and-close. An indoor shot with the same era meant everyone had to stand still for 10-30 seconds.
In the coming decades, we would get all sorts of "faster" film, which permitted quicker shutter speeds, which in turn led to cameras with faster shutters, and therefore, less blur if used at a quick speed on a clear day. The aperture is quite wide open, but film, lenses, and exposure were also not yet to the near-clinical perfection we take for granted today...
Quote from: Rothman on September 22, 2024, 06:42:46 PMNY 208 tunnel near Hamptonburgh, NY. 9' clearance:
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I take it the railroad line that ran above the tunnel doesn't exist anymore. Am I wrong?
Moffat County 161A in Colorado:
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Minneapolis skyline from I-35W, one of my favorite entrances to a city:
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Sky east of La Crosse, WI on I-90:
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I-5 over the Lake Washington Ship Canal with Seattle skyline visible:
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I-5 bridge and University Bridge over Lake Washington Ship Canal:
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Fun maps at Ivar's Salmon House in Seattle:
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Acme Anvil and Dynamite Company in Barry, IL
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Drove the Bridgeport Bridge (US 281 over South Canadian River, former US 66), which recently had a "reconstruction," as ODOT described it. Widened and strengthened the 38 pony truss bridge and I believe the trusses are actually decorative now.
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Video:
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Just an old NY 24 Shield found in Hempstead:
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To Providence RI from eastbound Washington Avenue in Brookline, MA. Theoretically, you end up on the VFW Parkway eventually which eventually feeds into I-95 south down to Providence, RI, for all those travelers headed to Providence...headed towards Boston on Washington Avenue in Brookline, MA. :D
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^^^^
The above is not so strange. There was a time when US was routed along Jamaicaway and VFW Parkway and did go all the way to Dedham and Providence.
As this area is pretty central within Greater Boston, it is pretty far from I-93 or Route 128 or other expressways, so the best way to reach the southwest area is by taking Jamaicaway.
I don't know if teh signage is still good enough to get you all the way to Providence, though.
Quote from: mrsman on February 22, 2026, 06:45:55 PM^^^^
The above is not so strange. There was a time when US was routed along Jamaicaway and VFW Parkway and did go all the way to Dedham and Providence.
As this area is pretty central within Greater Boston, it is pretty far from I-93 or Route 128 or other expressways, so the best way to reach the southwest area is by taking Jamaicaway.
I don't know if teh signage is still good enough to get you all the way to Providence, though.
HA! Having driven on the VFW when it was US 1, I can assure that you signage has never been good for point-to-point trailblazing in MA, especially in urban areas. Although I have a lot of nostalgia for --X--> SGSes in MA, the fact of the matter is that MA's use of them usually left out movements at intersections and concurrencies. Back in the 1990s, a fun challenge was following MA 116 through Holyoke...
A quick trip down Google Street View shows that you could still lose the route to Providence at any number of locations.
Quote from: Rothman on February 22, 2026, 07:43:02 PMQuote from: mrsman on February 22, 2026, 06:45:55 PM^^^^
The above is not so strange. There was a time when US was routed along Jamaicaway and VFW Parkway and did go all the way to Dedham and Providence.
As this area is pretty central within Greater Boston, it is pretty far from I-93 or Route 128 or other expressways, so the best way to reach the southwest area is by taking Jamaicaway.
I don't know if teh signage is still good enough to get you all the way to Providence, though.
HA! Having driven on the VFW when it was US 1, I can assure that you signage has never been good for point-to-point trailblazing in MA, especially in urban areas. Although I have a lot of nostalgia for --X--> SGSes in MA, the fact of the matter is that MA's use of them usually left out movements at intersections and concurrencies. Back in the 1990s, a fun challenge was following MA 116 through Holyoke...
A quick trip down Google Street View shows that you could still lose the route to Providence at any number of locations.
Yeah. It seems to be the case that the Providence signage is not very consistent on the routing itself. It seems you can get lost, particularly at the rotaries.
There is some signage from other cross-streets on Jamaicaway/VFW Parkway that might also explain the Providence usage:
Here's a sign from Bridge Street in West Roxbury:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boston,+MA/@42.2710386,-71.173139,3a,45.5y,46.14h,95.42t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sDDBRQnawcrD5-LbwUiu_Mw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-5.416157733718336%26panoid%3DDDBRQnawcrD5-LbwUiu_Mw%26yaw%3D46.142961181101!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3652d0d3d311b:0x787cbf240162e8a0!8m2!3d42.3555076!4d-71.0565364!16zL20vMDFjeF8?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
And here is a map from 1956 that shows US 1 along Jamaicaway and VFW Pkwy.
https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~212215~5500292:Shell-Metropolitan-Boston-and-Vicin?mi=4&trs=6&qvq=w4s:/what%2FAutomobile;q:boston%201956;lc:RUMSEY~8~1
It is interesting to see that US 1 simply did not enter central Boston in those days. Of course, toady, US 1 is routed along the Central Artery and Northern Parkway as much as possible to provide an "almost 95" routing - providing a mostly expressway route through Central Boston connecting southwest to northeast, but a handful of traffic signals connecting the two parts of 95 (where it meets the Circumferential Highway).
Not every day you see two-way traffic in the Lincoln Tunnel...
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