This and That: A Blog

 Railway Bridges are the theme for Thursday Postcard Hunt this week.  New York Central Railroad Bridge, Watkins Glen State Park , N.Y.  The bridge crosses Glen Creek, and the stone steps on the gorge trail are called Jacob's Ladder.   P. B. & W. Railroad and vehicular bridges crossing the  Susquehanna River , Havre de Grace, Maryland, pre-1920s when the vehicular bridge was rebuilt to support expanding highway traffic.  It was scrapped in WWII and yielded enough material to build 60 tanks. By then a modern four-lane highway with a bridge had been built upstream. The Hawkebury River near Sydney, Australia railway bridge was replaced in 1946.  c. 1910-1935  Railway and highway US Route 54 bridges over the Canadian River, near Tucumcari, New Mexico.  The train was the diesel-powered Golden State  passenger train headed for Chicago.  It ran between Los Angeles and Chicago from 1902-1968.  postmark 1951 Next week ends the ...

 It wasn't so easy to find postcards of Bridges Over Land (Bridges is the theme for September) for this week's Thursday Postcard Hunt !   A short bridge over the entrance (it looks more like the exit, and the sign reminds drivers to turn their headlights out)  of the Norfolk-Portsmouth, VA tunnel - postmark 1953 An ivy covered bridge in Delaware Park, Buffalo, N.Y.  c. 1907-1915 A Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass near the Philadelphia interchange.  1960s    Next week our Bridges will be Over Water. 

 Lights in Windows is this week's Thursday Postcard Hunt theme.  State Capitol Buildings by night were popular postcard images. Georgia c.1930s - 1940s Indiana c.1930s - 1940s North Carolina c.1930-1935 Lights were always shining at the 24 hour Safeway in Jantzen Beach, on Hayden Island, Portland, Oregon... until 2018 when it closed.  Hayden Island is a popular shopping spot for Vancouver, Washington residents, as it's just across the I-5 bridge, and being in Oregon there is no sales tax! I was going to stop there, but got this Postcrossing one a few days ago from Ann Marie, and it fit the theme too perfectly not to include it.  The Light theme next week is Light or Bright Colors. 

 Snowy Scenes is the theme this week for Thursday Postcard Hunt . Mt. Hood, Oregon  American Falls, one of three falls making up Niagara Falls, New York, seen from Canada Schaffer Butte, Bogus Basin Ski Area, near Boise, Idaho. The theme for next week is Lights in Windows.