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Five traffic cones were lined up adorably in the driveway.
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At Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, on August 10th, 2024, were the Watterson Towers, a/k/a the Watterson Residence Hall, completed circa 1969, at the northwest corner of West Beaufort Street and South Fell Avenue.
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Parked outside were a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, a 2014 Ford Taurus, and a 2024 Toyota Rav4 Hybrid. All of them were mine at the time, but I have since sold the Outlander.
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At Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, on August 10th, 2024, were the Watterson Towers, a/k/a the Watterson Residence Hall, completed circa 1969, at the northwest corner of West Beaufort Street and South Fell Avenue.
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Here were the Watterson Towers, a residence hall at Illinois State University, said by the university to have "opened in 1968," and said by Wikipedia to have been "completed in 1969," and said by various online sources to have been "completed in 1968" or "opened in 1969."
According to an October 1968 article in the student newspaper, the first five floors were opened to 220 students in the fall of that year, while the remainder of the building continued to be built. According to a December 1969 article in the same newspaper, the "North Tower was due to be finished in September of 1968 and was just completed, and the South Tower was scheduled to completed in September of 1969 but is still not done." So it's possible it wasn't technically "completed in 1969," but I haven't seen any online sources asserting it was "completed in 1970."
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At Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, on August 10th, 2024, were the Watterson Towers, a/k/a the Watterson Residence Hall, at the northwest corner of West Beaufort Street and South Fell Avenue.
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"It's so fifties!" people say nowadays.
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At Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, on August 10th, 2024, was Centennial West (completed in 1959; part of the School of Theatre and Dance in the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts), off the north side of Beaufort Street, west of School Street.
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These ornamental corrugations are a full-throated expression of the parking garage's 1991ness.
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At Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, on August 10th, 2024, was a pedestrian entrance to the School Street Parking Garage (built in 1991) at the northeast corner of West Beaufort Street and South School Street.
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The remains of a Roman fort in Castlefield Urban Heritage Park, Castlefield, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
A Roman fort called Mamucium or Mancunium was established around ad 79AD near a crossing place on the River Medlock. The fort was sited on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the River Medlock and Irwell in a naturally defensible position. It was erected as a series of fortifications established by Gnaeus Julius Agricola during his campaign against the Brigantes who were the Celtic tribe in control of most of northern England. It guarded a central stage of the Roman road (equivalent to Watling Street), between Deva Victrix (Chester) and Eboracum (York).
Another road branched off to the north to Bremetennacum (Ribchester). The neighbouring forts were Castleshaw and Northwich. Built first from turf and timber, the fort was demolished around 140. When it was rebuilt around 160, it was again of turf and timber construction. Around the year 200, the fort underwent another rebuild enhancing its defences by replacing the gatehouse in stone and facing the walls with stone. The fort would have been garrisoned by an infantry cohort of around 500 auxiliary troops.
Evidence of both pagan and Christian worship has been discovered. Two altars have been found and there may be a temple of Mithras at the site. A word square was discovered in the 1970s that may be one of the earliest examples of Christianity in Britain. A civilian settlement grew in association with the fort, made up of traders and the soldiers' families. An area which has a concentration of furnaces and industrial activity has been described as an industrial estate. The civilian settlement was probably abandoned by the mid-3rd century, although a small garrison may have remained at Mamucium into the late 3rd and early 4th centuries.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Manchester
A reconstructed gateway which leads to the remains of a Roman fort in Castlefield Urban Heritage Park, Castlefield, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
A Roman fort called Mamucium or Mancunium was established around ad 79AD near a crossing place on the River Medlock. The fort was sited on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the River Medlock and Irwell in a naturally defensible position. It was erected as a series of fortifications established by Gnaeus Julius Agricola during his campaign against the Brigantes who were the Celtic tribe in control of most of northern England. It guarded a central stage of the Roman road (equivalent to Watling Street), between Deva Victrix (Chester) and Eboracum (York).
Another road branched off to the north to Bremetennacum (Ribchester). The neighbouring forts were Castleshaw and Northwich. Built first from turf and timber, the fort was demolished around 140. When it was rebuilt around 160, it was again of turf and timber construction. Around the year 200, the fort underwent another rebuild enhancing its defences by replacing the gatehouse in stone and facing the walls with stone. The fort would have been garrisoned by an infantry cohort of around 500 auxiliary troops.
Evidence of both pagan and Christian worship has been discovered. Two altars have been found and there may be a temple of Mithras at the site. A word square was discovered in the 1970s that may be one of the earliest examples of Christianity in Britain. A civilian settlement grew in association with the fort, made up of traders and the soldiers' families. An area which has a concentration of furnaces and industrial activity has been described as an industrial estate. The civilian settlement was probably abandoned by the mid-3rd century, although a small garrison may have remained at Mamucium into the late 3rd and early 4th centuries.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Manchester
Built in 1903 by Dr Daniel Kenney, the sign on the facade refers to William John George and his wife, Catherine, whose business ‘George & George, Drapers’ was advertised with the business name ‘George & George’. A wine saloon once occupied a shop on the Beaufort Street frontage for more than 50 years.
Beaufort Street, Crickhowell.
Crickhowell, 2020.
With a view of Crug Hywel or Table Mountain in the distance. Lucas Memorial to the right.
With relatively new 'Bear' sign.
Formerly known as The White Bear, the building dates back to the fifteenth century. It functioned as a coaching inn from the mid-18th century.
Looking toward the heart of the former Roman fort, located beneath this bridge, one of "The Many Bridges of Castlefield"
{MAN trip 07-09AUG2014, Manchester, England layover; I flew Lead (Head) flight attendant}
Manchester, England
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Ruth's Career as a Flight Attendant – Happy Highlights –
The time has come for me to say a certain good-bye. I have decided to accept a Voluntary Early Out Program (VEOP) of the world's largest airline – saving another flight attendant from being cut involuntarily due to the corona virus pandemic – since our Company doesn't need 80% of us now. Upon leaving September 27, 2021, once exited, I turn into a retiree with full retirement benefits. So I worked my last trip March 1-4, 2020, not knowing – the Lord knew – it'd be my last, and very good.
My first flight to Germany, when I was a child, took 2 days, on a Constellation propeller aircraft in 1960 transporting military families like ours, hugging coastlines and stopping every so often along the way to refuel. Four years later, ending my father's tour of duty, I flew back to America on a jet airliner.
In working flights from the early 90's into 2020 I encountered unexpected joys, exceptionally difficult people, and potentially deadly situations; however, on 1 flight a passenger came to the jetbridge boarding door I was working on his hands... because he had no legs; he had to walk into the restroom on his hands, then ate his meals with those same hands. I said to myself that I wouldn't complain about anything ever again.
Never did any flight I was working on cancel; however, during one month of 4 transatlantic Frankfurt trips, the flight from the day before on 3 of my 4 return flights cancelled: we carried their relaxed, rested return (deadheading) crew, who had an extra full day in Germany to enjoy doing whatever they wanted to do, back over the ocean, working the totally filled flights while they sat, ate, and slept in passenger seats, 100% full airplane each time! I wished I also could have had an extra day, too, at least once!
In a quarter century I flew Germany about 1,000 times as Speaker (making the airplane announcements in German), usually once, sometimes twice, occasionally 3 times in a week, even worked – assigned as a reserve – 10 transatlantic flights in 15 days, 5 trips back-to-back non-stop; plus worked other international destinations, also 5 years domestic, mostly 3-day but a few 1-, 2-, or 4-day, and 1 prized 5-day trip. I will have accumulated 29½ yrs. seniority from my 20May1992 hire, acquiring lifetime memories, enjoying amazing friendships. This scenic journey down memory lane highlights my working trips of which I have pictures: 1 in 1994; 2 in 2001; 2 in 2010; after buying a smart phone, 252 the next day 11AUG2012 through 04MAR2020. Enjoy this mere 1% of a total of ~70,000 photos and occasional notes on working trips as a crewmember!
