Around the city

[Vector Man]

I am going to be going out & taking some photos around my city, if Rodneys bandwith will permit, I would hope everyone else could so the same.

So to start, this is the city where I work. I work about 6 blocks from the beach & may see it about 1 a month.

http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/S.M..jpg

I'll post links after this photo.

[SpaceOdyssey]

wow man nice view, dont forget to take pics of hot bikini chicks n post them.

[Maarek]

Hmm Good thread idea, I'm going to go get the digital camera right now, and wait till after lunch, maybe I will have a picture to post

[Vector Man]

I like to drive around the city sometimes & take pictures. I keep the digi in the car.

[wazman]

Originally posted by Vector Man
I am going to be going out & taking some photos around my city, if Rodneys bandwith will permit, I would hope everyone else could so the same.

So to start, this is the city where I work. I work about 6 blocks from the beach & may see it about 1 a month.


I'll post links after this photo.

Cool!

So where are you in the picture? :)

[tantousha]

Originally posted by wazman
Cool!

So where are you in the picture? :)

He's the BIG one in the speedo eating the ice cream cone....he's the one that all the kids are running away from crying...

[Vector Man]

I'm the black guy over there. http://www.tournament.com/forums/images/smilies/lpoint.gifWith the 3GM thong on.

I'm gettin a tan. :D

[thephenom]

Ummm.... How come everyone is wearing T-Shirts and long shorts??? Is it still cold?

[wazman]

Oh, yeah - I see you now...:)

[thephenom]

Oh wait, how do you manage to take a picture of the beach from the water side?:What the

[Darc]

Heheh...cool pic

I am also wondering how you got the picture from the water side...is there a big pier or something??

[efernandez_98]

Originally posted by Vector Man
I'm the black guy over there. http://www.tournament.com/forums/images/smilies/lpoint.gifWith the 3GM thong on.

I'm gettin a tan. :D :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Vector Man]

Dang, I left the camera at work so I will have to get the other pics tomorrow.

Yes, I took the picture from the pier.

It is kinda cool right now, it's in the 70's. :sun_smile

[efernandez_98]

Originally posted by Vector Man
Dang, I left the camera at work so I will have to get the other pics tomorrow.

Yes, I took the picture from the pier.

It is kinda cool right now, it's in the 70's. :sun_smile Woo hoo!

[Vector Man]

Ok, here are a few more, I am going to be taking pics over the weekend then next week on my drive to Arizona.

Photo 1 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/Hoot.jpg)
Photo 2 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/penthouses.jpg)
Photo 3 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/toyrus.jpg)

[efernandez_98]

Originally posted by Vector Man
Ok, here are a few more, I am going to be taking pics over the weekend then next week on my drive to Arizona.

<img src="http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/Hoot.jpg" width=251 height=211 border=0> (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/Hoot.jpg) <img src="http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/penthouses.jpg" width=320 height=211 border=0> (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/penthouses.jpg) <img src="http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/toyrus.jpg" width=320 height=211 border=0> (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/toyrus.jpg) Pretty nice pics, Vects... I see hooters, and toys r' us... but what's the second pic? And where are those hot silicon chicks that walk around SoCal?!

[Vector Man]

It's not very hot out, but there are still some hot chicks, but not very eager to be posted on the internet. Anyway, when the sun comes out I will head to the beach.

& yes, that is Hooters, ate there the other day.

[WazLady73]

Thanks for sharing Vector Man!

Don't I see the same white van and burgundy car in two of the pic's? The buildings must have been close to the same spot, and they just moved with you...as you walked along:)

Or the traffic is slow...

Really not much to see here in Illinois...besides Chicago of course:banana I :heartbeat CHICAGO!

In my neck of the woods though..we have cornfields, soybean fields and cow's.......Moo!

[ch0g0nda]

I n33d t0 s33 t3h h0n3ys!

new avatar :KICK ASS

[WazLady73]

Originally posted by ch0g0nda
I n33d t0 s33 t3h h0n3ys!

new avatar :KICK ASS

Those look bigger than the last one!:eek: :eek:

[ch0g0nda]

Originally posted by WazLady73
Those look bigger than the last one!:eek: :eek: Same gurl though.

[thephenom]

Originally posted by ch0g0nda
Same gurl though.
Power of technology?:Roll Eyes

[Vector Man]

Traffic was friggin slow.

I have some more pics of the beach, but just didn't get them off the cam yet.

The most amazing thing to me is that so many people have time off. I never have time liek that dduring the week.

[ch0g0nda]

Originally posted by thephenom
Power of technology?:Roll Eyes Just leaning over in a different bra.

[egarrard]

Originally posted by Vector Man
Ok, here are a few more, I am going to be taking pics over the weekend then next week on my drive to Arizona.

Photo 1 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/Hoot.jpg)
Photo 2 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/penthouses.jpg)
Photo 3 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/toyrus.jpg) A HOOTERS!!! You da' man!!!

Oh, wait...Toys-R-Us??? Your wife must be driving... :Sigh

[wazman]

Originally posted by efernandez_98
Pretty nice pics, Vects... I see hooters, and toys r' us... but what's the second pic? And where are those hot silicon chicks that walk around SoCal?!

Looks like law offices... Or some really weird looking apartment complex...

[wazman]

Originally posted by WazLady73
Thanks for sharing Vector Man!

Don't I see the same white van and burgundy car in two of the pic's? The buildings must have been close to the same spot, and they just moved with you...as you walked along:)

Or the traffic is slow...

Really not much to see here in Illinois...besides Chicago of course:banana I :heartbeat CHICAGO!

In my neck of the woods though..we have cornfields, soybean fields and cow's.......Moo!

Well, I'M here, dear... Or do you not want to see me...

I love Chicago too... It's such a cool city... Just the feeling, and the way it looks, and the way it makes you feel... I've never been to NY or anywhere like that, so I don't have a frame of reference... But if I could live in any big city, it would be Chicago...

[Vector Man]

Originally posted by egarrard
A HOOTERS!!! You da' man!!!

Oh, wait...Toys-R-Us??? Your wife must be driving... :Sigh

No, I was out at lunch just walking around

That building with the penthouses on top will be a spa.

Pic 1 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/rollo.jpg)

Pic 2 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/pierentrance.jpg)

Pic 3 (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/overview.jpg)


What are cornfields, LOL.

[Orangepeel]

Cornfields?

I think thats where Orville Redenbacher lives :D.

Hmm good idea. Think I'm gonna take the camera out for a spin today and see what sights there are in T.O.

[WazLady73]

Originally posted by wazman
Well, I'M here, dear... Or do you not want to see me...

I love Chicago too... It's such a cool city... Just the feeling, and the way it looks, and the way it makes you feel... I've never been to NY or anywhere like that, so I don't have a frame of reference... But if I could live in any big city, it would be Chicago...

Me too:heartbeat Chicago is a wonderful city!!!

I know dear...I know your here....I was referencing the landscape of Illinois:)

And yes I like to see you:banana

[efernandez_98]

Originally posted by Vector Man
No, I was out at lunch just walking around

That building with the penthouses on top will be a spa.

<p align=center><img src=http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/rollo.jpg height=200> (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/rollo.jpg) <img src=http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/pierentrance.jpg height=200> (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/pierentrance.jpg) <img src=http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/overview.jpg height=200> (http://ojinyoass.homestead.com/files/overview.jpg)</p>

What are cornfields, LOL. Those are some nice picts!

[Vector Man]

Originally posted by efernandez_98
Those are some nice picts!


Amazingly there is absolutely nothing to take pics of in my neighborhood. Let's see, airport close by, race track, the Fabulous Forum & a cemetary. Crappy neighborhood.

[Scottman]

This is a structure commonly known as "The Calatrava", after the Spanish achitect who created it. It is a showpiece for the Milwaukee Art Museum, and is intended to be a landmark by which to recognize Milwaukee (kind of in the same way that the CN Tower identifies Toronto, or the Opera House identifies Sydney Harbor). The cool thing about the structure is that the "wings" can open and close with the wind, despite the fact that they are made from steel pipes.

Of course, if Milwaukee really wanted to have an identifying landmark, they should have stuck a Harley on top of a giant Miller Beer can, but I guess that would not have been quite so elegant.

[Scottman]

More info: http://www.time.com/time/bestworst2001/design.html

[Orangepeel]

Wow!

Nice pic, Scottman :).

The top of the building sorta reminds me of the concord jet taking off.

[WazLady73]

Here is a picture of Starved Rock in Starved Rock State Park here in Illinois. Beautiful park near Wazman and I. Loads of trails and many waterfalls to see. A real gem here in the midst of our cornfields!

History-This area has been home to humans from as early as 8000 B.C. Hopewellian, Woodland and Mississippian Native American cultures thrived here. The most recent and probably the most numerous group of Native Americans to live here was the Illiniwek, from the 1500s to the 1700s. Approximately 5,000 to 7,000 Kaskaskias, a subtribe of the Illiniwek, had a village extending along the bank of the Illinois River across from the current park.


In 1673, French explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette passed through here on their way up the Illinois from the Mississippi. Known as “Pere,” the French word for “Father,” Marquette returned two years later to found the Mission of the Immaculate Conception-Illinois’ first Christian mission-at the Kaskaskia Indian village.


When the French claimed the region (and, indeed, the entire Mississippi Valley), they built Fort St. Louis atop Starved Rock in the winter of 1682-83 because of its commanding strategic position above the last rapids on the Illinois River. Pressured from small war parties of Iroquois in the French and Indian wars, the French abandoned the fort by the early 1700s and retreated to what is now Peoria, where they established Fort Pimitoui. Fort St. Louis became a haven for traders and trappers, but by 1720 all remains of the fort had disappeared.


Starved Rock State Park derives its name from a Native American legend of injustice and retribution. In the 1760s, Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa tribe upriver from here, was slain by an Illiniwek while attending a tribal council in southern Illinois. According to the legend, during one of the battles that subsequently occurred to avenge his killing, a band of Illiniwek, under attack by a band of Potawatomi (allies of the Ottawa), sought refuge atop a 125-foot sandstone butte. The Ottawa and Potawatomi surrounded the bluff and held their ground until the hapless Illiniwek died of starvation- giving rise to the name “Starved Rock.”


The Illinois State Parks Commission was initially headquartered in Starved Rock State Park after the park was purchased in 1911.

[WazLady73]

Originally posted by Vector Man

What are cornfields, LOL. [/B]

Here is one for you;)

This was a corn maze here in Illinois...

[WazLady73]

Here is an aerial shot of the cornmaze...

[Orangepeel]

Originally posted by WazLady73
Here is one for you;)

This was a corn maze here in Illinois...

Mmmm yummy! Fresh corn is deeelish :p.

On the BBQ, please.

Gosh. we're gonna hafta set up the BBQ soon with a feed of roasted corn and hamburgers...the forums always make me hungry, especially after a trek around the world thru pictures.

Whew...time to put feet up for a break...all this excellent globetrotting...:).

[Scottman]

Originally posted by WazLady73
Here is a picture of Starved Rock in Starved Rock State Park here in Illinois. Beautiful park near Wazman and I. Loads of trails and many waterfalls to see. A real gem here in the midst of our cornfields!

History-This area has been home to humans from as early as 8000 B.C. Hopewellian, Woodland and Mississippian Native American cultures thrived here. The most recent and probably the most numerous group of Native Americans to live here was the Illiniwek, from the 1500s to the 1700s. Approximately 5,000 to 7,000 Kaskaskias, a subtribe of the Illiniwek, had a village extending along the bank of the Illinois River across from the current park.


In 1673, French explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette passed through here on their way up the Illinois from the Mississippi. Known as “Pere,” the French word for “Father,” Marquette returned two years later to found the Mission of the Immaculate Conception-Illinois’ first Christian mission-at the Kaskaskia Indian village.


When the French claimed the region (and, indeed, the entire Mississippi Valley), they built Fort St. Louis atop Starved Rock in the winter of 1682-83 because of its commanding strategic position above the last rapids on the Illinois River. Pressured from small war parties of Iroquois in the French and Indian wars, the French abandoned the fort by the early 1700s and retreated to what is now Peoria, where they established Fort Pimitoui. Fort St. Louis became a haven for traders and trappers, but by 1720 all remains of the fort had disappeared.


Starved Rock State Park derives its name from a Native American legend of injustice and retribution. In the 1760s, Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa tribe upriver from here, was slain by an Illiniwek while attending a tribal council in southern Illinois. According to the legend, during one of the battles that subsequently occurred to avenge his killing, a band of Illiniwek, under attack by a band of Potawatomi (allies of the Ottawa), sought refuge atop a 125-foot sandstone butte. The Ottawa and Potawatomi surrounded the bluff and held their ground until the hapless Illiniwek died of starvation- giving rise to the name “Starved Rock.”


The Illinois State Parks Commission was initially headquartered in Starved Rock State Park after the park was purchased in 1911.

Thanks for the background info. It's rather coincidental that only this evening, my Wife was wondering about the origin of the name "Pere Marquette". We were going to a concert downtown, and the Mapquest shows a Pere Marquette Park right next to the concert location.

[tantousha]

Originally posted by Orangepeel
Mmmm yummy! Fresh corn is deeelish :p.

On the BBQ, please.

Gosh. we're gonna hafta set up the BBQ soon with a feed of roasted corn and hamburgers...the forums always make me hungry, especially after a trek around the world thru pictures.

Whew...time to put feet up for a break...all this excellent globetrotting...:).

Bring out the BBQ? What you don't BBQ in the winter? must be a Vancouver thing....

And yes..corn is wonderful!! Especially Chilliwack corn....a Lower Mainland secret....mmmm....

[Vector Man]

When I see that corn maze I wanna carry a giant stick of butter in with me.

:D

[WazLady73]

Originally posted by Vector Man
When I see that corn maze I wanna carry a giant stick of butter in with me.

:D

You would be in heaven Vector Man here in August. In a town north west of here is a Del Monte plant. And as a "Thank You" to the community the company sponsors "Sweet Corn Festival" days. And on the Saturday they boil up TONS and TONS of sweet corn in huge vats and serve it warm and fresh with TONS of butter. FREE of course!!!! And all you can eat!!! :banana

Nothing like walking around chomping on sweet corn looking at crafts and the flea markets...:beer

[WazLady73]

Originally posted by Scottman
Thanks for the background info. It's rather coincidental that only this evening, my Wife was wondering about the origin of the name "Pere Marquette". We were going to a concert downtown, and the Mapquest shows a Pere Marquette Park right next to the concert location.

Your welcome Scottman!:thumb

Now you know! :)

I always say "Your learn something new everyday."

Glad I could be of help!

:happywave

[WazLady73]

Through searching the internet...I finally found some pictures of the waterfalls and trails of Starved Rock State Park....

This is LaSalle Canyon...

[WazLady73]

And my personal favorite...

St. Louis Canyon...

[WazLady73]

And here is St. Louis Canyon in the winter. It is very pretty walking through the park in the winter..all the waterfalls are a frozen beauty:)

[WazLady73]

And Ottawa Canyon......

[WazLady73]

And here is Kaskaskia Canyon. I don't think I have ever ventured down there...

Hmmmm...Wazman..lace up them hiking boots...we going for a hike:)

[Vector Man]

Very pretty pictures.

For me, pretty with the ;ight, but like a city boy, I would think it's creepy at night.

[Scottman]

Downtown Milwaukee at Irishfest, waiting for Seven Nations to take the stage...

[efernandez_98]

Originally posted by Scottman
Downtown Milwaukee at Irishfest, waiting for Seven Nations to take the stage... Ahh... Milwaukee, home to Sclemeel, Schlemazel, Hasenfeffer incorporated. Ah, if only we can all hang out at Big Al's.

[Vector Man]

Originally posted by Scottman
Downtown Milwaukee at Irishfest, waiting for Seven Nations to take the stage...

Yeah, that is something I never saw in Happy Days. Actually we never say any of the city in Happy Days.

Anyway, I like that square smilie on the flag.


Another good pic. I like to see places I'll never ever see.