Popular Post other dog Posted May 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2015 I saw a girl in a car in Roanoke. It was hot Tuesday, but not this hot! This thermometer is about 10 degrees off. More logs in W.V. Saw this oversize load coming around the bend on rt.8 in Franklin,Pa. The cloud factory was gittin'-r-done. I tried to get a picture of the remains of the South Fork Dam and the old Lake Conemaugh lake bed, but the pictures pretty much suck. I'd really like to stop and see this and the Johnstown Flood National Museum. Rt.30 in Pa. Another girl, in another car. 7 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 15, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2015 Those pictures are so bad I added some captions. I read a book about the Johnstown flood when I was a kid, and found this fascinating. I had been by here before on 219 and didn't even know that this was the remains of the actual dam that failed, and you can see most of the old lake bed from rt.219. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 you da man tom,,,,i didnt think that wideload was gonna make that corner.wow....bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Was on Rt. 30 Tuesday morning headed east. I tried Rt. 30 because of construction on Rt. 22. Rt. 30 is WORSE than 22 as far as signal lights, hills, and those dang coal buckets. So back to 22. When on 30 did you stop at and pay homage to the Ship Hotel? Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 15, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2015 On 5/15/2015 at 7:35 PM, farmer52 said: Was on Rt. 30 Tuesday morning headed east. I tried Rt. 30 because of construction on Rt. 22. Rt. 30 is WORSE than 22 as far as signal lights, hills, and those dang coal buckets. So back to 22. When on 30 did you stop at and pay homage to the Ship Hotel? I remember passing this place when it was open. I even had some pictures of it, but I gave them to Big Jim. I didn't stop there and look around, but I might the next time I go that way. 5 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 People should look up the history of the Johnstown flood.pretty deviating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 People should look up the history of the Johnstown flood.pretty deviating.It was. The lake completely emptied in 45 minutes I think it was, the flood killed more than 2,200 people.http://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/facts.html 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post farmer52 Posted May 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2015 Found this on YouTube... 3 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Found this on YouTube... Here's another from opening to fire... Very sad we don't preserve our history. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Zt0UNxakZQ"frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post farmer52 Posted May 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2015 Paul,I agree. A lot of history, most of it gone along Routes 30 and 22 in PA. Both major trucking routes and alternatives to PA Turnpike. PA recently voted to turn the abandoned turnpike roadway east of Breezewood and two (2) tunnels (Rays Hill and Sideling Hill) into a bike path. Several vids on YouTube showing the roadway and tunnels.Kudos to Tom for taking the lesser traveled routes and posting pics for us to see. 3 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg1 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Those oversize loads come through Franklin every summer when they start construction on 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Paul,I agree. A lot of history, most of it gone along Routes 30 and 22 in PA. Both major trucking routes and alternatives to PA Turnpike. PA recently voted to turn the abandoned turnpike roadway east of Breezewood and two (2) tunnels (Rays Hill and Sideling Hill) into a bike path. Several vids on YouTube showing the roadway and tunnels.Kudos to Tom for taking the lesser traveled routes and posting pics for us to see.A lot of history gone every where! The last overpass of the Vanderbilt Parkway was demolished last fall to big fan fair and a good speech of how great progress is.From The Save L.I.'s History magazine The first segment of the reinforced-concrete road, which eventually stretched 44 miles from Fresh Meadows in Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma, opened Oct. 10, 1908, two weeks after Henry Ford began production of his Model T. It allowed its organizer, 29-year-old New York Central Railroad heir William K. Vanderbilt Jr., and fellow wealthy car owners a chance to indulge their passion for speeds up to 90 m.p.h. Long Island Motor Parkway The Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. was incorporated Dec. 3, 1906, with Vanderbilt as president and Henry Ford, August Belmont and John Jacob Astor in supporting roles. "It has been the dream of every motorist to own a perfect car and to have a road without speed limit," Vanderbilt said OPENED Oct. 10, 1908 LENGTH 44 miles from Fresh Meadows, Queens, to Lake Ronkonkoma, plus 2.1-mile spur in Commack. COST Estimated $6 million TOLL $2 per car in 1908; 40 cents in 1933. PEAK VOLUME 175,000 motorists in 1929. DESIGN Nation's first reinforced concrete, high speed limited-access automobile toll road that incorporated firsts. Including 65 bridges that eliminated intersections; an E-ZPass-type annual placard for paying tolls; and banked curves, guardrails, nonskid pavement, bright lighting, landscaping and specially trained highway police. LAST DAY OF OPERATION Easter Sunday 1938. 2 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I saw a girl in a car in Roanoke.DSCN5924.JPGIt was hot Tuesday, but not this hot! This thermometer is about 10 degrees off.DSCN5931.JPGMore logs in W.V.DSCN5935.JPGSaw this oversize load coming around the bend on rt.8 in Franklin,Pa.DSCN5936.JPGDSCN5937.JPGDSCN5938.JPGDSCN5939.JPGDSCN5940.JPGThe cloud factory was gittin'-r-done.DSCN5942.JPGI tried to get a picture of the remains of the South Fork Dam and the old Lake Conemaugh lake bed, but the pictures pretty much suck. I'd really like to stop and see this and the Johnstown Flood National Museum.DSCN5949.JPGDSCN5945.JPGRt.30 in Pa.DSCN5951.JPGDSCN5954.JPGAnother girl, in another car.DSCN5957.JPGStart with a girl in a car, add some big trucks and some history, and finish with a girl in a car. Definitely one of the POTW top 10. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 A lot of history gone every where! The last overpass of the Vanderbilt Parkway was demolished last fall to big fan fair and a good speech of how great progress is.From The Save L.I.'s History magazine The first segment of the reinforced-concrete road, which eventually stretched 44 miles from Fresh Meadows in Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma, opened Oct. 10, 1908, two weeks after Henry Ford began production of his Model T. It allowed its organizer, 29-year-old New York Central Railroad heir William K. Vanderbilt Jr., and fellow wealthy car owners a chance to indulge their passion for speeds up to 90 m.p.h. Long Island Motor Parkway The Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. was incorporated Dec. 3, 1906, with Vanderbilt as president and Henry Ford, August Belmont and John Jacob Astor in supporting roles. "It has been the dream of every motorist to own a perfect car and to have a road without speed limit," Vanderbilt said OPENED Oct. 10, 1908 LENGTH 44 miles from Fresh Meadows, Queens, to Lake Ronkonkoma, plus 2.1-mile spur in Commack. COST Estimated $6 million TOLL $2 per car in 1908; 40 cents in 1933. PEAK VOLUME 175,000 motorists in 1929. DESIGN Nation's first reinforced concrete, high speed limited-access automobile toll road that incorporated firsts. Including 65 bridges that eliminated intersections; an E-ZPass-type annual placard for paying tolls; and banked curves, guardrails, nonskid pavement, bright lighting, landscaping and specially trained highway police. LAST DAY OF OPERATION Easter Sunday 1938. Where was that? I thought there were still some being used as walkways in parks in Queens. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Mush of the original route were been turned in regular roads and into Rail Road right of ways. The R.R.right of ways have been turned into jogging ,walking and bike ways. A few over grown sections in a housing development of Bagatell Road, Melville and in Dix Hills off Deer Park ave. The rest on the island is long gone. Five bridges in Queens, two bridges left in Nassau County one in Manhasset Hills and one in Old Bethpage. The last and only bridge Suffolk County in original condition was in 110 Sand on Spagnoli Rd Melville. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 1910 photo of theSAME TYPE of bridge. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Wow never new. love history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 10440027-1.jpg10460003.jpg1910 photo of theSAME TYPE of bridge. 145RRR1_620_360.jpgI checked out Spagnoli Rd on Earth and it wasn't clear enough to see the bridge but I could see what appears to have been a right-of way east of 110.I honestly never knew there was so more to it than a road that crisscrossed the L.I.E. a few times in Suffolk, until I came across this article on ForgottenNY a few years ago.http://forgotten-ny.com/2000/07/long-island-motor-parkway/ Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Wow never new. love historyStudying "Infrastructure History" with an emphasis on bridges and tunnels is a favorite pastime of mine. Some folks are interested in fossils, but I get excited when cobblestones are found below several layers of asphalt. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Other Dog is still my hero and mentor!! randyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I checked out Spagnoli Rd on Earth and it wasn't clear enough to see the bridge but I could see what appears to have been a right-of way east of 110.I honestly never knew there was so more to it than a road that crisscrossed the L.I.E. a few times in Suffolk, until I came across this article on ForgottenNY a few years ago.http://forgotten-ny.com/2000/07/long-island-motor-parkway/The bridge was under the stacker for the sand feed to last year Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 A lot of interesting to read in this post.Impressed of learning that road could allow to drive up to 90 mph.And thanks for posting to our honored weekly reporter. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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