Today, I have a drone photo for you that I took in downtown Washington Pennsylvania earlier this year.
Fall On The Trail
MJ and I went for a little hike on the Montour Trail in Washington County last weekend. I dragged my camera along, because if I didn’t there would have been an amazing shot to take without a camera. So, I carried it the entire walk and took a grand total of one photo and here it is…….
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Washington County Courthouse
Last weekend I went into Washington Pennsylvania to fly the drone. I like to think I’m a good drone pilot. The truth is that I’m probably average, but I can dream. I’m also an average to poor video editor as well…. Regardless of those two poorly performed skills on my part, I thought this turned out pretty good.
GW In The Sky
I got out last night attempting to capture the sunset with my drone in downtown Washington PA. After the sun dropped below the horizon, I captured this great image of the George Washington statute on top of the Washington County Courthouse. Love that sky!!
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Ebenezer
1, 2, 3….quick post tonight….here we go. This beautiful bridge is in Washington County Pennsylvania. It is unclear when this popular bridge was built…..let’s just say a very long time ago. It originally crossed the south fork of Maple Creek near Ginger Hill. It was moved to its current spot in Mingo Creek Park in 1977. It is a Queenpost design bridge. Washington County PA has over twenty of these historic covered bridges spread across the county. All of them are cool in their own way.
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Ebenezer Bridge
I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend, at least if you’re in the United States. We had family over to visit, relax and hang out. Yesterday we went to Mingo Park and had a great time. I took this photo of Ebenezer Bridge inside the park….. it took some patience waiting for people to get out of the way (cars, bikers, walkers, etc…). They all wanted their time on the bridge.
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Fair Fun
Okay, tonight’s post is from the county fair. I haven’t been to a fair in over ten years. Heck, maybe 15 years ago…. I’m not really sure. Blair and I went only to photograph some of the rides at night. Here is one from the ferris wheel.
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GW Statue
Blair and I got out yesterday for some adventure. I’ve been wanting to get this photo for a long time. Based on where this sits on top of the dome above the Washington County Court House. My new toy, helped me capture it.
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Merry Christmas
I hope you have a great holiday season. This photo is of the Christmas Tree in front of the Washington County Courthouse in Pennsylvania.
Washington County Courthouse
Pittsburgh City Hall
This is also known as City-County Building. It was built from 1915 to 1917 and was designed by renowned architect Henry Hornbostel. This is the main hall as you enter the building. To keep the public out of my photo, I just tilted the camera up to avoid them. The only problem with that is that you don’t get to see the amazing lower third of the building. You’ll have to trust me that it is just as cool as the top portion.
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Valley Brook Country Club
Here is another photo from my photo shoot at the beautiful Valley Brook Country Club. I was honored to be approached by them to photograph their new green, which they’ll open next year. I thought this photo did a good job of capturing this amazing spot.
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My First Photography Exhibit
Big News!!!
Washington County Chamber of Commerce is going to feature my photography in an upcoming fundraiser for the Washington Health System. The event (called “Beer, Brats and Brook”) will be held at Noble Energy in Southpointe just south of Pittsburgh. Noble Energy recently moved into their brand new world headquarters, so it will be cool to combine this event with their new beautiful location.
The event will feature 20 photos from my collections, which will all either be framed or printed on metal. The photos just arrived at my place yesterday and they look great. I can’t wait to see them displayed in Noble Energy’s large lobby. Since the event is being held in October, it will be catered with local beers, brats and hors d’oeuvres. If you’re interested in having a beer, socializing, wandering around some great art, and helping to raise money for the Washington Health System, click the link below to register for the event.
https://www.washcochamber.com/events_calendar/event_desc.php?eid=315
I look forward to seeing you there!!
Montour Trail
I took this photo a few weeks ago while biking on the Montour rail to trail that runs through Washington County. It was past fall color peak, but I still liked this setting. It was nice combining photography and biking. I should do more of that. Have a great weekend.
btw…..my thoughts are with the people of Paris tonight.
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Rail To Trail Sunset
A few weeks ago, I borrowed a bike from a friend so that I could cover some serious ground on the Montour Trail. My goal was to capture as many fall photos on this trail as I could before the sunset.
This photo was taken from a large bridge that crosses Chartiers Creek and runs past Valleybrook Golf Course in Washington County PA. I liked the combination of the trail (leading lines), the golf course and the sunset. What do you think?
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Krepps Covered Bridge
Yesterday, MJ and I went for a small drive through the countryside hoping to find a few cool spots to photograph the fall color change. Unfortunately, the leaves haven’t really changed much here in southwestern Pennsylvania. So we made lemonade with our lemons. I took some pictures of this wonderful covered bridge instead.
Krepps’ bridge was built using the Kingpost design, which you can see well in this photo. It’s a rather small covered bridge compared to most of them around us at only 24 feet long. Like all of the covered bridges in this area, it is painted barn red.
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Allegheny County Courthouse Upshot
I took this shot a few weeks ago, while on a photo walk with Brad and Dave Truxell. We started out around the courthouse and covered that area of downtown Pittsburgh.
Anyway, we spent some time inside the courthouse courtyard, which is where I took this photo. I have to give my friend Jay Cassidy credit for this perspective. He took a photo with a perspective similar to this a while back and I loved it. So I took my own version.
Have a great night.
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Hardware Store
Here is something a little different for you. I don’t normally take close up photos of anything. I prefer landscape and architecture photography. But today I have a photo of these 100-year old part drawers in the hardware store within the W. A. Young & Sons Machine Shop and Foundry. The hardware store is on the 2nd floor of this location and is very cool. The store still has all the products in the drawers, in the cabinets and on the shelves. Anyway, I liked the detail on these and the age….
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W. A. Young & Sons Machine Shop and Foundry
Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph a 115-year-old piece of America. Just south of our house is this old machine shop, foundry, wood shop, blacksmith shop and hardware store all in one building. It closed in 1966 and sat untouched until 1985, when it was reopened as a heritage site. Other then getting everything back into working order, everything has been left, as it was the day it closed. There are thousands of tools, equipment, supplies, etc….still just sitting there. Most of which is over 100 years old. Cool stuff.
Here is some information from another website about this location. I can't verify how accurate it is, but providing this to you here was the fastest way to get you the details.
Today it is owned and operated by the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the W.A. Young and Sons Machine Shop and Foundry is a prime example of America's industrial heritage.
William A. Young, owner and operator of the business built the Machine Shop in 1900 with lumber from the family farm. In 1908, the shop expanded to include the foundry. The other major change to the shop occurred in 1928 when it was electrified.
All of the equipment dates from 1870 to 1920. An intricate system of belts and pulleys throughout the shop runs 25 pieces of machinery, each independent of the other and fully operational powered by one motor. The motor was originally a 12-horsepower steam engine which was followed by a 20-horsepower electric engine, and finally replace by a 20-horsepower gasoline engine.
Young was a master carpenter and crafted many of the patterns used by the foundry. A special type of wood was used which could withstand changes in humidity without warping. Patterns for parts were made from sketches by clients and are on display along the foundry walls. After some study of these sketches, Young would make the pattern and the finished product would be ready for pickup the next day.
Business for the shop came through repairs to the steamboats traveling the river, as Rices Landing, being almost centrally located between Fayette and Greene Counties, was the hub for commercial distribution in the county at that time. Much work was done for the local mines and as an extension of the boiler trade, a hardware store was added. The hardware store can still be seen, fully intact, on the second floor.
Before the existence of gasoline filling stations, the shop would furnish motorists with gasoline, which eventually led to auto repairs and a grease pit in the foundry.
During its operation, a father and two sons of the Young family manned the shop, except during World War II when the workforce increased to 30 and included women.
An apprentice in the shop was required to build his own toolbox and tools in order to pass his apprenticeship.
The foundry produced almost anything that can be cast in molten metal with the huge coke fired furnace, which still stands with an unburned pile of coke beside it. The shop craftsmen worked on and made everything from bronze castings, pipe fittings, locomotive wheels, and even mouse traps. A huge gear, probably crafted to accommodate a river lock, still hangs on the wall in the foundry.
The Machine Shop closed its doors in 1966. After years of neglect and vandalism, it was saved through purchase by the Greene County Historical Society in 1985. Immediate repairs and stabilization were undertaken by volunteers from the community and the facility opened to the public the following year.
The Machine Shop has undergone thorough documentation by historical recording engineers under the auspices of the National Park Service and the Steel Heritage Task Force, and was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1998. The site has undergone extensive stabilization with monies in part from the above two organizations and private donations.
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Washington County Courthouse
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. A while back, Dave Truxell and I spent a little time exploring this facility. For a fairly rural county, Washington County in Pennsylvania has a wonderful courthouse. It isn’t as big as some state capital buildings, but it could compete with them on architectural details and style.
This photo is of the upper level and dome. I had a great time photographing this building and I truly appreciate the foresight the county planners had when they selected this design and built it back in 1900.
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Courthouse
I was struggling with what to post for your viewing pleasure….so I went back into my files for something different. Here is a photo I took last year inside the Washington County Courthouse building. It is really is an amazing building. They don’t build stuff like this anymore.
