Friday, February 29, 2008

Cleveland: Playhouse Square, mid 1950's


A postcard view of Playhouse Square in the mid 1950's. Note the RKO sign atop the B.F. Keith Building. The Palace ceased to be an RKO Theatre in 1956.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Nay Aug Park: Roaring Brook


A view from the footbridge, looking west down onto Roaring Brook, from last Sunday morning.

Nay Aug Park


The footbridge over Roaring Brook, from last Sunday morning. Judging from the amount of footprints in the snow, this is a pretty popular spot, even in the cold and snow.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Nay Aug Park: Davis Trail


The end of the Davis Trail in Nay Aug Park, yesterday morning. The Falls is right behind us.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Nay Aug Falls


Nay Aug Falls, about 11:15 this morning. Fridays heavy snowfall made it alot easier to get to the bottom of the trail.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Cleveland: Playhouse Square,1941


A view of Playhouse Square in Cleveland, from August or, September,1941. This is looking east down Euclid Avenue, from the intersection with Huron Road, which is on the left. Bad Men of Missouri has been held over for a second big week at the Allen. Behind the Allen the then closed, Mayfair Casino can be seen, which occupied the Ohio Theatre space briefly in the mid-30's. Also visible is Loew's State, and the RKO Palace.
I got this photo about 20 years ago at a train show, somewhere in Cleveland. The photographer is unknown.

Lackawanna Railroad: Nay Aug Tunnel


The west end of the DL&W's Nay Aug Tunnel, last Sunday morning. One of the jumbo hoppers can be seen, just inside the tunnel entrance.

Along the Erie


Trackside ice along the Erie's Wyoming Division, between mileposts 14-15.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division, West Junction Branch


A portion of the West Junction Branch, looking south, back towards the Wyoming Division mainline. The Mainline in on the left, where the power lines are located. This runs just above Matthew Avenue in Scranton, and goes to the Dunmore Yard. This was abandoned sometime in the mid 1960's. Construction of I-81 has changed the topography in the area, so some of this is hard to locate today.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division


A view of the bridge over the unnamed creek, at mile 14.1.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Nay Aug Park: Lincoln Monument


A view of the Lincoln Monument in Nay Aug Park, taken a couple weeks ago.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division


A look at the bridge over the unnamed creek, at milepost 14.1. Taken yesterday morning. It was an icy walk down the tracks.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division


Heavy ice build up in the rock cut, between mileposts 14-15.

Nay Aug Falls


Nay Aug Falls, about 11:30 this morning. The trail was quite icy on the way down here.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Nay Aug Park: Davis Trail


A portion of the Davis Trail in Scranton's Nay Aug Park.
From last Sunday morning.

Roaring Brook


The Roaring Brook, looking west, below Myrtle Street, at the back of Nay Aug Park.
From last Sunday morning.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division


Near milepost 15, looking east.

Along the Erie: Bunker Hill Colliery


A mine opening, from the Bunker Hill Colliery, near milepost 15.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division


Milepost 15, yesterday morning.

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division


Near milepost 15, looking south. A portion of the Bunker Hill Colliery is on the left.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division


With the warm sunny weather this morning, we made our way down the Erie tracks, through the rock cut. There was alot of water flowing down the path along the tracks. By this afternoon, it's probably mostly ice, as the temperature has dropped about 10 degrees since this morning.

Nay Aug Falls


We made it down to the falls this morning, not as icy as it was last week. The falls was really roaring with all the rain and the snow melt off.

Friday, February 8, 2008

Lackawanna Railroad: Scranton


A view of the DL&W's Blacksmith Shop. This was once part of the Lackawanna's huge shop complex in Scranton.

Nay Aug Park: Brooks Mine


The entrance to the Brooks Model Coal Mine. At one time this was open to the public. I'm not sure how long ago that was, but we've never had the opportunity to go inside.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Nay Aug Park: Bear's Den


Another view of the Bear's Den area. There's still a section of wrought iron railing at the top of the steps.

Nay Aug Park: Bear's Den


Remains of the Bear's Den at Nay Aug Park.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Roaring Brook


A view of Roaring Brook, looking west, from the Cedar Avenue bridge, last Saturday.

Nay Aug Park: Davis Trail


The bottom of the trail, with Nay Aug Falls in the background. The ice down here was a couple inches thick last Sunday. Last year it was above the bottom railing once all the snow started melting by the end of last February.

Nay Aug Park: Davis Trail


We didn't make it down the trail to the falls yesterday. This is a view from last week, the ice was building up at the bottom of the trail, and yesterday it looked alot worse after the freezing rain on Friday.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Roaring Brook


The Roaring Brook, looking towards the Myrtle Street Bridge, last Sunday.

Nay Aug-Luna Park Area


A map from 1918, showing the Nay Aug Park-Luna Park area, along with the Watres Addition to Nay Aug, and the ever popular Erie Railroad: Wyoming Division trackage in the area.

Nay Aug Park: Watres Addition


Last Sunday we spotted a number of these large bird tracks. We think they may be from the wild turkeys that we've seen in this part of the park.