Wilson Street Bridge (William J. Donovan Bridge)
Batavia Bridge Project
Batavia, Illinois
June 2009
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
William J. Donovan Bridge / Wilson Street Bridge
Monday, July 6, 2009
Long Line of Railroad Cars in Storage
Kate and I took a road trip out to the Mississippi River and found ourselves wandering around the edges of Savanna Army Depot. It looks like the site has been repurposed, at least a little, for rail car storage. They've pretty much used every piece of available track to store tank cars and hopper cars. And it kinda makes sense...relatively secure and in the middle of pretty much nowhere. Not a lot of guys with spray paint around.
July 5, 2009
Savanna, Illinois
Here are my pictures from the Savanna Army Depot
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Friday, July 3, 2009
Burner Above
Eyes to the Sky Festival
www.eyestotheskies.org/
Lisle, Illinois
July 3, 2009
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
White Beardtongue
Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
June 2009
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Caladium 'Aaron' (and some blue stuff)
Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
June 2009
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Eastbound Union Pacific at Vail purty durned close to sunset
The last time I was in Tucson, I visited the Union Pacific crossover bridges near Vail (southwest of Tucson) and got skunked on trains. So this time, when I visited Tucson, I tried again. And got lucky.
This is the last one from this event that I'm posting. This was the best shot of the day for me. I waited until just before the sun went down, got this train, then called it a day.
Near Vail, Arizona and southwest of Tucson
June 2009
All of my shots in Vail in 2009.
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Lone Tree by The Old Rusty Cadillac West of Rochelle, Illinois
A wintry view from a while back...discovered this in my files. Stchuck and I made a pilgrimage to the The Old Rusty Cadillac West of Rochelle, Illinois.
West of Rochelle, Illinois in February 2008
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February 2008
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Campana Building
I found myself up early this morning, and I realized that I had a chance at some dawn pictures. One that I've had on my list for a while was this building. Tom Henneman recently posted a picture similar to what I had envisioned, so that was what I decided to try. Luckily, the clear skies held long enough for me to fire a few shots. Also fortunate was that I didn't stop for coffee and a donut before I got to the site, because I would have lost the sun. As it is, these came out OK.
I've posted two shots here...a three-quarter view for which I've uploaded the full-sized version (with lots of watermarks) so any architecture buffs can inspect the building in some detail. The other is my more artsy-craftsy treatment at my normal upload size. In this latter shot, I've also retouched out the car parked in front.
The Campana Building was built 1936 by Frank D. Chase of Childs and Smith. The architectural styles mentioned are Art Deco, Bauhaus and Art Moderne (I don't know Art Deco from Victorian).
It was built as a cosmetics factory. Note the glass block windows which are great for an industrial operation, but not for just about anything else (like offices or retail). This makes for a facility that is tough to fully utilize. The factory moved out decades ago.
On the National Register of Historic Places
Batavia, Illinois
June 30, 2009
See more Batavia area pictures at Batavia Illustrated.
Here are both pictures from this session
Here are some links...
www.landmarks.org/ten_most_2006_1.htm
www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1FMW
This link shows interior images of the building
books.google.com/books?id=8erEtRI5JZgC&pg=PA116&l...
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Campana Building
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Daisy Fleabane
In the prairie restoration at Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
June 2009
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Daisy Fleabane
In the prairie restoration at Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
June 2009
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Eastbound Union Pacific at Vail
The last time I was in Tucson, I visited the Union Pacific crossover bridge near Vail (southwest of Tucson) and got skunked on trains. So this time, when I visited Tucson, I tried again. And got lucky.
June 2009
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Eastbound Union Pacific at Vail
The last time I was in Tucson, I visited the Union Pacific crossover bridge near Vail (southwest of Tucson) and got skunked on trains. So this time, when I visited Tucson, I tried again. And got lucky.
June 2009
Copyright 2009 by Jim Frazier. Licensed for limited use ONLY under Creative Commons. See Flickr profile for more information.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Blue Flag
along the Riverwalk
Fox River
Batavia, Illinois
June 2009
Lighting: SB800 triggered by CLS camera left and above the flower, VAL, TTL +2
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Moon Over Tucson
Saguaro National park (East Unit)
www.nps.gov/sagu/
Tucson, Arizona
June 2009
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Cactus Flower
Saguaro National park (East Unit)
www.nps.gov/sagu/
Tucson, Arizona
June 2009
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Apache Helicopter Helmet
Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
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Apache Rocket Launcher
Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
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Watching the Summer Solstice
The West Suburban Chicago Flickrers have a monthly contest and this month, it's "solstice". I talked with a Druid friend about how he celebrated the solstice, and he said he would go to a high point and watch the sunset.
OK, so Chicago suburbs...where the heck to find such a spot with a western facing view?
Stchuck was indulgent enough to make the climb to the summit of Mount Hoy with me, at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Winfield, Illinois to make the shots.
(Given the unreliability of the weather lately, we shot this a few days before the summer solstice, but you get the point.)
June 2009
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Watching the Summer Solstice
The West Suburban Chicago Flickrers have a monthly contest and this month, it's "solstice". I talked with a Druid friend about how he celebrated the solstice, and he said he would go to a high point and watch the sunset.
OK, so Chicago suburbs...where the heck to find such a spot with a western facing view?
Stchuck was indulgent enough to make the climb to the summit of Mount Hoy with me, at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Winfield, Illinois to make the shots.
(Given the unreliability of the weather lately, we shot this a few days before the summer solstice, but you get the point.)
June 2009
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