2019 Daily Photos
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August 20, 2019 -- The Fence
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Desert Hills Fence -- This photo taken with available light from the exterior lights & neon of Desert Hills Motel (yesterday's post) is the aging wood privacy fence on part of the motel's property. This photo was taken in 2012, and the fence has since been removed and replaced with something more modern, but much less photogenic. :-)0820FP19453626211618862012AfterDarkOklahomaPhotog_ClassesTravelTulsa
August 19, 2019 -- Desert Hills
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This classic Route 66 motor court in Tulsa has served weary travelers on the Mother Road continuously since 1953 and is one of the few motels along old U.S. 66 that is still in business. Portions of the movies “The Christmas Child” (2004) and “Return to Sender” (2015) were filmed at this historic motor inn.081920121119FP1945184172012AfterDarkNeonOklahomaOtherRte_66TravelTulsa
August 18, 2019 -- Art Deco Church
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The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma and completed in 1929, is considered to be one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the United States, and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built by a congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1999.0818201711306FP16812017AfterDarkBuildingsChurchD610MonthsNovemberOklahomaOtherRte_66STRUCTURESTravelTulsa
August 16, 2019 -- Hear Ye, Hear Ye...
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A cool radiatior cap/hood ornament on a 1928 Cadillac at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana. This was on the 1928 Cadillac I posted as a daily a couple weeks ago -- designed by Harley Earl. https://franks-focus.smugmug.com/Daily-Photos/2019-Daily-Photos/i-Lgc5j4p/A )0816541319282018AuburnAutomobilesCadillacCordDuesenberg MuseumD750IndianaJuneModel YearMonthsMuseumPlacesTransportationTravel
August 10, 2019 -- Yellow Fins
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Nothing says mid-century quite like the tail fins of cars in the late 1950s & early 1960s, as can be seen here on this rear view of this 1961 Chrysler Windsor (named Peggy Sue). The front view https://franks-focus.smugmug.com/Daily-Photos/2019-Daily-Photos/i-5RHbjtS/A) isn't quite as impressive and isn't a very good shot either due to shooting into the morning sun.0810201510176FP304419612015AutomobilesBroken ArrowCar_ShowsChryslerEventsFestivalsGrillsnGrillesModel YearMonthsNikonNikon D610OctoberOklahomaTransportationTravelWindsor
Peggy Sue
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Front view of the 1961 Chrysler Windsor -- not quite as impressive as the rear view and shooting into the sun didn't work well either. :-)201510176FP305419612015AutomobilesBroken ArrowCar_ShowsChryslerEventsFestivalsGrillsnGrillesModel YearMonthsNikonNikon D610OctoberOklahomaTransportationTravelWindsor
August 9, 2019 -- Roll of the Dice
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Interior of a meticulously restored 1961 Chrysler Windsor Coupe with its push-button transmission and a somewhat unusual color -- but it certainly draws attention ….. As you'll see tomorrow.0809201510176FP305019612015AutomobilesBroken ArrowCar_ShowsChryslerEventsFestivalsGrillsnGrillesModel YearMonthsNikonNikon D610OctoberOklahomaTransportationTravelWindsor
August 6, 2019 -- The Anthony Chapel
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Often mistaken for the Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, The Anthony Chapel near Hot Springs, AR was designed & built by Maurice Jennints, who was the design partner E. Fay Jones, the architecht for Thorncrown Chapel.
Anthony Chapel at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, Arkansas is one of the "22 coolest places to get married in America" according to Buzzfeed. Set on a hillside overlooking Lake Hamilton, the chapel’s floor-to-ceiling glass walls and multiple skylights provide picturesque views of the surrounding woods in a nearly six-story-tall structure made of massive yellow-pine columns and beams.0806201610277FP48472016Anthony ChapelArkansasGarvan Woodland GardensHot SpringsMonthsNikonNikon D7100OctoberTravel
July 28, 2019 -- Light Up The Road
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Light Up The Road -- and the entire countryside. This 1928 Cadillac is sporting plenty of lights -- from the huge spotlight mounted to the passenger side running board to those two large articulating lights on the lower front, which turn with the wheels.
The 1928 Cadillac 341A was the first design for Cadillac by famed designer Harley Earl. Earl is also famous as the original designer of Chevrolet’s Corvette and is credited as the initiator of the “tail fin” designs of the 1950s.
His 1928 Cadillac design included such innovations as a newly designed dashboard & instrument panel with individually assembled controls for ignition lock, carburetor heat control and a switch for instrument lighting.
This 341A Touring Sedan sat on a 140-inch wheelbase and was powered by a 341 cubic-inch V-8 engine producing 90 HP.0728539919282018AuburnAutomobilesCadillacCordDuesenberg MuseumD750IndianaJuneModel YearMonthsMuseumPlacesTransportationTravel
July 26, 2019 -- Ponds In The Desert
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Ponds in the Desert of Canyonlands National Park?? -- No, those blue “ponds” in the distance are not lakes or naturally occurring ponds. They are potash evaporation ponds managed by Intrepid Potash, Inc., the United States’ largest producer of potassium chloride.
To extract potash from the ground, wells are drilled into the mine and hot water pumped down to dissolve the potassium. The resulting brine is pumped out of the wells to the surface and fed to the evaporation ponds, which are lined with rubber to keep retain the salts as the water evaporates. The sun evaporates the water, leaving behind crystals of potassium and other salt. This evaporation process typically takes about 300 days and the resulting potassium chloride salts are processed & used in the manufacture of various fertilizer products, soap, glass, ceramics and batteries. This one mine produces 700-1000 tons of potash per day.07262019053116352019Canyonlands National ParkMayMonthsNikonNikon D750TravelUtah
July 25, 2019 -- Tall House
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Ruins of an old Native-American settlement at Wupatki National Monument in North-central Arizona.
Wupatki, which means “Tall House” in the Hopi language, is a multi-story Sinagua pueblo dwelling comprising over 100 room in addition to a community room and ball court, making it the largest building for nearly 50 miles.
These pueblos all have a distinctive deep red color and were made from thin, flat blocks of the local Moenkopi Sandstone. In total, there are more than 800 identified ruins spread around many miles of desert within Wupatki National Monument. All these dwellings were built by the Anasazi and Sinagua Indians and were first inhabited around 500 A.D.0725201509156FP97702015ArizonaMonthsSeptemberTravelWupatki National Monument
July 21, 2019 -- MS Norgoma
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MS Norgoma was a Canadian package freighter and passenger ferry, that could also transport automobiles on a limited basis. Originally constructed as a steam-powered ship in 1950, SS Norgoma primarily sailed the route from her home port of Owen Sound, Ontario to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
In 1974, the Norgoma and her sister-ship, the Norisle were replaced by the much larger and more modern MS Chi-Cheemaun which could accommodate more vehicles than both sister ships put together. Norgoma is now berthed permanently as a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
July 20, 2019 -- Cycle in the Clouds
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A metal artist's version of a "trick rider" on a bicycle high atop a pole, as a weathervane, in the small town of La Veta, Colorado -- an interesting little town that's apparently sort of an "artists enclave"07202019060520472019AlamosaColoradoJuneLa VetaMonthsNikonNikon D750Travel
July 18, 2019 -- Bucket of Bolts
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This C-45 Expediter "Bucket of Bolts", operated by the Commemorative Air Force out of Fort Worth, Texas is a military transport version of the Beechcraft Model 18 which flys around the country as part of their annual AirPower History Tour. The C-45 was the World War II military version of the popular Beechcraft Model 18 commercial light transport. Beech built a total of 4,526 of these aircraft for the Army Air Forces between 1939 and 1945.07182018091372082018AirplanesD750MilitaryMonthsOklahomaSeptemberTransportationTravelTulsaTulsa AirSpace Museum
July 17, 2019 -- Tractor Sales Mural
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Mural on front of an old tractor dealer shop in Cuba, Missouri. Cuba, on old U.S. 66, has been officially declared as "Mural City" by the state of Missouri. Cuba is filled with a plethora of well done murals showcasing the golden age of Route 66 and other local history.0717201708056FP57842262272017ArtAugustBuilding ArtCubaMissouriMonthsMuralsNikonNikon D610Rte_66Travel
July 16, 2019 -- The Marshall
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The Marshall -- Aboard the train between Williams, Arizona & Grand Canyon National Park.0716201509166FP99842015ArizonaGrand CanyonGrand Canyon RailroadMonthsSeptemberTravel
July 14, 2019 -- Goosnecks
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River apparently couldn't decide which direction it wanted to go. A view of the meandering San Juan River in Goosenecks State Park, Utah. The river has carved a deep canyon here, dropping about 1,000 feet below the viewpoint. These goosenecks, officially known as an entrenched meander, mean that over a distance of one and a half miles, the San Juan River flows for more than six miles through the twists & turns of the entrenched meander.
If viewed in largest size, you will see just head & shoulders of a hiker just to the left of the furthest point of that reddish sandy point..... an idea of scale for these goosenecks.071420190602FPZ10122019Goosenecks State ParkJuneMonthsNikonNikon Z6TravelUtah
July 11, 2019 -- Vision of The Past
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A hand pump, bumper jack, carbide lantern & Camel Hot Patches for that punctured tube with this restored 1940 Ford Coupe. Sorry, but you're old if you remember those Camel Hot Patches. (Yes, I'm OLD). :-)071113252018Car_ShowsD750EventsJuneMonthsOklahomaRoute 66 BlowoutSapulpaTravel
July 10, 2019 -- Mesa Arch
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Mesa Arch -- Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park. Trying to photograph this view as the sun rises above the mountain range in the background is known locally as "combat photography" due to the large number of photographers trying to get THE SHOT. I decided to be a "non-combatant" and wait until the jostling for position had subsided. Snow-capped La Sal Mountain range is in the background.07102019053115202019Canyonlands National ParkMayMonthsNikonNikon D750TravelUtah
July 7, 2019 -- The Brains
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The Brains --A view of some of the “brains” (batteries & hydraulic pumps) that make this customized ’58 Chevy Impala Low Rider do the things that low-riders do. Tail lights are from a ’59 Cadillac070720141018FMP091419582014AutomobilesBroken ArrowCar_ShowsChevroletEventsLowRiderModel YearMonthsNikonNikon D7100OctoberOklahomaTransportationTravel
