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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 525675" data-attributes="member: 13196">I really enjoy seeing the Delaware Canal. One of my previous photos shows a beautiful section of it. The canal is man made and runs from around Easton, PA down to Bristol, PA. Built in 1832, they used the canal to transport goods via mule pulled barges. As roads were built for transportation, lower stretches of the Delaware Canal were paved over. What I didn't know was that I've driven past (and over) some of the sections that were filled in. Saturday I captured one of the sections where the canal was paved over in hopes that people in other areas see this end isn't nearly as beautiful as northern areas.Looking north along the Delaware Canal near the Levittown Parkway. Route 13 is to the right, and St. Michael the Archangel Church is slightly visible on the left. Straight ahead the canal ends where Route 13 was paved over it. This is also a stretch of the canal that goes nowhere as it is paved over on both ends here.[ATTACH=full]195059[/ATTACH]Turning around in the other direction we see the following. Looking south towards the Levittown Town Center, Route 13 is to the left. At this point, the canal was paved over. The Levittown Parkway is the roadway that runs right to left straight ahead (where the silver car is).[ATTACH=full]195060[/ATTACH]Since it might be difficult to see the end of the canal, please feel free to get a closer look. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I assume the grate allows the water to drain to a basin where water from the parking lots collects. But that is simply an assumption on my part.[ATTACH=full]195061[/ATTACH]Below is the Home Depot entrance to the Levittown Town Center looking north. The canal was paved over at this point, and only the towpath remains between the Home Depot entrance and the Levittown Parkway. There isn't any water along this stretch of the canal. When I edited the following photo, I used the auto perspective distortion control in Bridge/LR that @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member-9240-backdoorhippie.html" target="_blank">BackdoorHippie</a> mentioned yesterday. Thanks, Jake! Learning this helped immensely. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[ATTACH=full]195062[/ATTACH]And this is what it looks like where the canal emerges from the other side of the Levittown Town Center. Looking north with Route 13 to the right.[ATTACH=full]195063[/ATTACH]And when turning around, you see the view below. Obviously this stretch is used for walking, but the stretch in the first two images goes nowhere because both ends of the canal are paved over. Thanks for taking this mini-tour! [ATTACH=full]195064[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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