There were a literal ton of images in the folder 2010-06-05. Nearly 700. So adding the pictures that belonged in the gallery to the gallery, was no small feat. Now, don’t worry, I’m not going to post all of those images. It would be well over 100.
That being said, a ton of pictures from State Center and an abandoned railroad bridge that used to be in the heart of downtown Ames are still coming your way. This one might get long. Buckle up Dorothy:
That old train bridge has since been torn down. I believe it was the railroad tracks that ran a commuter train “The Dinkey” between downtown Ames and the Iowa State Campus. I used to like to visit that bridge on my lunch breaks or sometimes after work. It is sad that is gone.
By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” entries to their original glory:
RWPE #22 – PAINTING WITH LIGHT
PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT OF THE WEEK NO. 26 ALPHA
Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve a trip to Ledges.
These were a particularly lovely batch of old photos.
I miss that old bridge so much. I wish I could see what the art on it would look like today. As it had 10 more years of people’s art on it. I’m sure there were longstanding safety concerns that caused it to be removed. But art isn’t supposed to be safe. . “But that’s just what the world wants now. People wonder why jazz is dying. I’ll tell you, man – and every Starbucks “jazz” album just proves my point, really…”