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<blockquote data-quote="piperbarb" data-source="post: 126615" data-attributes="member: 12214">3-16-13:While my spousal unit was at an appointment this afternoon in Endicott, NY, I decided to spend some time wandering around.&nbsp; Endicott is the town that IBM started in back when it was The Time Recording Company, where they made punch cards for time clocks. They later became International Business Machines.&nbsp; In IBM's heyday, they basically owned Endicott.&nbsp; By the 1980s IBM employed about 16,000 people in the area.&nbsp; That number is now down to 1,500 or so.&nbsp; Anyway, I'm posting a few photos I took of some of the buildings. I think I will be photographing more as the year progresses.This building was finished in 1933, It was called the North St. Laboratory because it is on North St. (so imaginative <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ).&nbsp; It is now owned by Huron.&nbsp; Anyway, this is a view of the rear of the building. On the right-hand side, you should see the word, &quot;THINK&quot; in the concrete trim. THINK... or Not[ATTACH]30221[/ATTACH]I just thought it was weird that on each corner of the base of the clock tower are hourglasses.All Along the Clock Tower: Hourglasses[ATTACH]30222[/ATTACH]Finally, I walked up to North Street, and saw the 3 identical buildings, all built in 1940.&nbsp; I thought black and white was perfect.&nbsp; Gives it the vintage look I wanted.3 in a Row[ATTACH]30223[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="piperbarb, post: 126615, member: 12214"] 3-16-13: While my spousal unit was at an appointment this afternoon in Endicott, NY, I decided to spend some time wandering around. Endicott is the town that IBM started in back when it was The Time Recording Company, where they made punch cards for time clocks. They later became International Business Machines. In IBM's heyday, they basically owned Endicott. By the 1980s IBM employed about 16,000 people in the area. That number is now down to 1,500 or so. Anyway, I'm posting a few photos I took of some of the buildings. I think I will be photographing more as the year progresses. This building was finished in 1933, It was called the North St. Laboratory because it is on North St. (so imaginative :) ). It is now owned by Huron. Anyway, this is a view of the rear of the building. On the right-hand side, you should see the word, "THINK" in the concrete trim. [B]THINK... or Not[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]30221._xfImport[/ATTACH] I just thought it was weird that on each corner of the base of the clock tower are hourglasses. [B]All Along the Clock Tower: Hourglasses[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]30222._xfImport[/ATTACH] Finally, I walked up to North Street, and saw the 3 identical buildings, all built in 1940. I thought black and white was perfect. Gives it the vintage look I wanted. [B]3 in a Row[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]30223._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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