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Nikon D70 Sigma 70-300 @ 300mm 200 frames. General Motors of Canada headquarters, located in Oshawa Ontario. Constructed on high ground between the 2'nd and 3'rd marshes along the shores of Lake Ontario. Located just west of Darlington Provincal Park. Enviromentalists initially raised a certain amount of fuss when it was first built, concern over flyways of migrating birds landing in both marshes. Thier concerns were over ridden, and GM of Canada has funded nature trails and enviromental programs around the marsh. To GM employees, headquarters is referred to as "the Swamp" given it's locale. |
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General George S Patton Museum in California. |
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Nikon D70 Nikkor 18-70 @ 70mm. 3 rows of 12. Chevrolet Camaros 2009, awaiting shipment in a holding compound at General Motors assembly complex in Oshawa Ontario. ( a special thank-you to the kind gentleman who helped in the production of this pan.) |
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By pressing up against the dirty glass and looking inside one can see what might have been for sale in 1895 or 1930.
One can imagine the response if they asked for credit, or if they has cash for a shopping spree. You might look around to see if they had the items that you came in for, or see if there was something else for you. If you were new in town you might need some supplies to fix up your residence or prepare for work. The butcher shop is next door. You might want a new appliance like one of those new electric toasters, a mailbox , some wood screws, something for your hay fever. perhaps asprin, or some laudanum, a can of pears, some flour, baking powder, coffee, some instant cocoa, a washboard, an ironing board. Borax, a frying pan, a ladle, some cups and plates. You would need a carbide light for work if you were in the mine. Can you find these items here? And look! A telephone. This was a modern town with electricity in 1896. The wires were run as straigth as possible so that the electricity would not leak on on the corners. You might not feel well if you lived herre or worked doing cyanide leaching or working with mercury. There were many more taverns and services available than there were churches. The undertakers had thriving businesses. Wood was valuable, and one could be legally shot for stealing firewood. All of the trees were cut for shoring up the mine and firewood was necessary for survival. The town founder died attempting to return home in a snowstorm. After little girl heard that Bodie was a Godless town, and that she was moving there, she prayed ?Goodbye God, I am going to Bodie?. |
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Being one of the most prosperous families of the times, the Wick family lived in a comfortable home whose construction and style reflected their New England origins. The Wick farm included a fine and roomy, well constructed home house with windows, circa 1400 acres of timber land and open fields; a perfect area for Washington's soldiers to camp for for the winter. The Wick farm and adjacent farms grew various crops including wheat, corn, rye, oats, buckwheat, apples and flax. Consequently, the Wick farm and a couple of adjacent farms became home to 13,000 soldiers during the winter of 1779-1780. The Wick farm house became winter headquarters for General Arthur St. Clair. Jockey Hollow was a popular camp ground for General Washington's army. It was used by portions of the Continental Army for a total of 24 months during the American Revolution. |
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Being one of the most prosperous families of the times, the Wick family lived in a comfortable home whose construction and style reflected their New England origins. The Wick farm included a fine and roomy, well constructed home house with windows, circa 1400 acres of timber land and open fields; a perfect area for Washington's soldiers to camp for for the winter. The Wick farm and adjacent farms grew various crops including wheat, corn, rye, oats, buckwheat, apples and flax. Consequently, the Wick farm and a couple of adjacent farms became home to 13,000 soldiers during the winter of 1779-1780. The Wick farm house became winter headquarters for General Arthur St. Clair. Jockey Hollow was a popular camp ground for General Washington's army. It was used by portions of the Continental Army for a total of 24 months during the American Revolution. |
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Canon G10 94 images General Motors Of Canada, Oshawa, rail shipping yard. Taken from a parking lot of the noiw closed truck plant. |