Nice pics, nice Steinway piano
Ted G's View of North Ohio..... Urban and Countryside Landscapes and Studies
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Nice pics, nice Steinway piano
I've done it, and posted the results. But, I always go there on a Sunday morning with plenty of light. I take extra "equipment" whenever I go (super wide 9mm). And, it's kind of like drive-by photography. I get out of the car, take photos close by, get back in the car and leave. It's worth the effort.
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Sixty years ago, every Sunday, my Mom would give me 50 cents for a double-feature afternoon. I'd walk a dozen blocks to the Parma Theater. Unlike the movies complexes of today, there was only one screen. Even if I went early, it seemed that there were always at least a hundred other kids in line ahead of me. That line would wrap around the corner and down the street. It cost a quarter to get in and I would spend the remaining 25 sents on popcorn and candy. In the theater, empty popcorn boxes would fly through the air in every direction. If you were caught by one of the ushers (remember ushers?) you would be thrown out. During horrow movies, men dressed as ghouls and monsters would roam the aisles to scare the kids. A lot of times, I just sat there with my eyes closed. I loved those Sundays. The theater closed a few years ago.
Sixty years ago, every Sunday, my Mom would give me 50 cents for a double-feature afternoon. I'd walk a dozen blocks to the Parma Theater. Unlike the movies complexes of today, there was only one screen. Even if I went early, it seemed that there were always at least a hundred other kids in line ahead of me. That line would wrap around the corner and down the street. It cost a quarter to get in and I would spend the remaining 25 sents on popcorn and candy. In the theater, empty popcorn boxes would fly through the air in every direction. If you were caught by one of the ushers (remember ushers?) you would be thrown out. During horrow movies, men dressed as ghouls and monsters would roam the aisles to scare the kids. A lot of times, I just sat there with my eyes closed. I loved those Sundays. The theater closed a few years ago.
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Browncoat
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Always sad to see that. There aren't many hometown theaters left.
I grew up in a very small town and today, it holds the last local movie theater for 50 miles in any direction. It almost went under last year because production companies are forcing all theaters to be digital now. They started a campaign and raised the money needed for a new projector ($50,000 I think). Today's movie ticket = $2. Hard to beat that.
I have a drive-in theater where I live now...not many of those left either.
I grew up in a very small town and today, it holds the last local movie theater for 50 miles in any direction. It almost went under last year because production companies are forcing all theaters to be digital now. They started a campaign and raised the money needed for a new projector ($50,000 I think). Today's movie ticket = $2. Hard to beat that.
I have a drive-in theater where I live now...not many of those left either.
RockyNH_RIP
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Ted, thanks for sharing the memories in both words and photos... brings back memories here too!
Pat in NH
john*thomas
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I need to check exactly where but that's the area my folks moved to in 1961. My dad came to Cleveland on the advice of an aunt and uncle to find a job because I was on the way. Not knowing the area Euclid ave was easy to find and centrally located.
Like so many other families in the next few decades it wasn't long before they moved further east to the suburbs.
Thank you Ron!
Actually, I do that intentionally, when possible. In this thread, I go early in the mornings on Saturdays or Sundays. At Oberlin, school is out for summer, but there were still people around. I guess it's just timing.
Nice crystal clear water in that last shot Ted.
Well, when you consider that the river was classified as a fire hazard not that long ago, it's come a long way.
At least 13 fires have been reported on the Cuyahoga River, the first occurring in 1868.The largest river fire in 1952 caused over $1 million in damage to boats, a bridge, and a riverfront office building. On June 22, 1969, a river fire captured the attention of Time magazine, which described the Cuyahoga as the river that "oozes rather than flows" and in which a person "does not drown but decays". The fire did eventually spark major changes as well as the article from Time, but in the immediate aftermath very little attention was given to the incident and was not considered a major news story in the Cleveland media. Furthermore, the conflagration that sparked Time's outrage was in June 1969, but the pictures they displayed on the cover and as part of the article were from the much more dangerous and costly 1952 fire. No pictures of the 1969 fire are known to exist, as local media did not arrive on the scene until after the fire was under control. The 1969 fire caused approximately $50,000 in damages, mostly to an adjacent railroad bridge.
I love this town!
I want to be. My concern is parking. There will a special observation area set up at 5:30am. I'm going to scout the area out today to decide if I'll be able to park close enough. Ideally, I wanted to set up my D3300 for video, and my D800/80-400 for stills.