Thanks!A collection of beautiful historical buildings!
Day 29 bucket: Manchester Part 3 of 3...
Saint Mary's Bank Credit Union
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From historical marker...
Personal note: with a large French Canadian population in Manchester, and especially on the West side, the credit union had bilingual tellers, when we moved here in the 80's and probably still does.
Saint Marie Romain Catholic Church
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The church, rectory, child care, and a small school are close to the credit union. This is one of the real ornate churches in the area.
When I got here in the 80's, I would hear some people speaking French at some of the grocery stores, and occasionally when I was at St. Mary's Bank. I haven't heard people speaking French in many years, but may still be some people using it on the West side of the city, which was heavily French-Canadian. I suspect that ethnic concentration has dissolved over the years.My recollection from the 1960s is that French was ubiquitous in Manchester.
When I got here in the 80's, I would hear some people speaking French at some of the grocery stores, and occasionally when I was at St. Mary's Bank. I haven't heard people speaking French in many years, but may still be some people using it on the West side of the city, which was heavily French-Canadian. I suspect that ethnic concentration has dissolved over the years.
Day 29 bucket: Manchester Part 3 of 3...
Saint Mary's Bank Credit Union
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From historical marker...
"The first credit union in the U.S. was founded here in 1908, the inspiration of Monsignor Pierre Hevey, the pastor of Sainte-Marie Parish. Monsignor Hevey sought to improve the economic stability and independence of the French-speaking mill workers by giving them a safe and welcoming place to save and borrow money. Until 1913 the credit union was located here in the home of attorney Joseph Boivin, its first president and manager. Initially open kist evenings and holidays, the credit union grew to become one of the state's most stable financial institutions."
Personal note: with a large French Canadian population in Manchester, and especially on the West side, the credit union had bilingual tellers, when we moved here in the 80's and probably still does.
Saint Marie Romain Catholic Church
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The church, rectory, child care, and a small school are close to the credit union. This is one of the real ornate churches in the area.
I remember going to a hockey game in Manchester around 1967 with a friend who was subbing anonymously for the Concord Coachmen. Most of the folks in the stands were speaking French.When I got here in the 80's, I would hear some people speaking French at some of the grocery stores, and occasionally when I was at St. Mary's Bank. I haven't heard people speaking French in many years, but may still be some people using it on the West side of the city, which was heavily French-Canadian. I suspect that ethnic concentration has dissolved over the years.
The third and fourth are my favorite.I set out today on a quest for a good train photograph, before getting the shot I wanted, it was very enjoyable walking around Chicago with the extremely compact W-Nikkor 35.
2. Lens flare shooting into the sun on the Armitage platform of the Brown Line
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3. The outbound train on the Blue Line View attachment 1673113
4. The State Street Exit
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5. Tourist
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Great nighttime shots!More from the station:
Train to Zurich, awaiting the train from Zurich (as there's just one track, contraflow). In that one, C&M&L retourned after a very long trip, from Lugano
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Evening scene, featuring steel sheet commander (aka OF_2019_bot)
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Dielsdorf station (most of these elder buildings are used otherwise, these days)
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Great mood in these bucket images.More from the station:
Train to Zurich, awaiting the train from Zurich (as there's just one track, contraflow). In that one, C&M&L retourned after a very long trip, from Lugano
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Evening scene, featuring steel sheet commander (aka OF_2019_bot)
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Dielsdorf station (most of these elder buildings are used otherwise, these days)
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Dang, great city architecture texture shadow shots, well done.Day 20 bucket...
I had a couple of shots that would be candidates for today. Normally, I would return in following days, and retake and possibly refine the shot(s), milking the most of the opportunity (I'm an opportunistic shooter ).
However, all the shots were taken from the top of my daughter's apartment building, and they are closing access to it tomorrow. So, I'll place these in the bucket for today.
The apartment is a large, old mill building, that was converted into apartments. They have like 20' ceilings, old wooden floors, and brick walls. On the roof, they made a large deck for residents to relax, sun bathe, and socialize.
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The main access to the roof is via the one elevator/stairwell, but they built this wooded walkway and railing as an emergency exit that takes you to another stairwell/elevator farther down the building. This shot was a close second for submission today, but it was too similar to the chair shot, so I decided not to, even though I like it.
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You can see a lot of the downtown. This shot is of more mill buildings (converted to business spaces) across the Merrimack river. I left it in color, as it shows that the trees are starting to change in the city of Manchester.
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I was thinking about showing the "old and new" in this shot, again, across the river of one of the old churches (I think the Catholic cathedral), with other old buildings, churches, and new buildings in the foreground.
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I was considering this photo to show how humankind builds and builds, showing a series of mill buildings and highway bridge. I liked all the lines, but it seemed too busy for me.
I should have gone up there weeks ago, as I could have squeaked out a few days of shots.
More from the station:
Train to Zurich, awaiting the train from Zurich (as there's just one track, contraflow). In that one, C&M&L retourned after a very long trip, from Lugano
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Evening scene, featuring steel sheet commander (aka OF_2019_bot)
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Dielsdorf station (most of these elder buildings are used otherwise, these days)
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Great nighttime shots!
Wrong bucket? 2020...Dang, great city architecture texture shadow shots, well done.