oooh, the thing I thought was a floodlight for the castle is the cabin of a bus/truck/tram/... - and between the trees there's another one.
Are those overhead cables for a trolley bus or tram?
― StanM, Saturday, 16 October 2021 07:51 (two years ago) link
IF (big if) it's a trolleybus, there's only five systems still in operation in the USA, according to wikipedia: San Francisco, Boston (two lines: Cambridge and South Boston/Waterfront), Dayton, Philadelphia and Seattle. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trolleybus_systems_in_the_United_States )
― StanM, Saturday, 16 October 2021 07:55 (two years ago) link
if it's a tram then the list is a lot longer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#System_lists
― StanM, Saturday, 16 October 2021 08:08 (two years ago) link
Looks like there is writing in washed out white on the top bit of the bridge. Looks like Geo.. Gooble. Clue or useless, I don’t know.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 16 October 2021 13:38 (two years ago) link
I still say it's Pittsburgh. They have a light rail (tram) system but I can't find out the color of the rolling stock.
― And of course the worms! (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 16 October 2021 16:24 (two years ago) link
Isn't that just the Google watermark? xp
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Saturday, 16 October 2021 16:46 (two years ago) link
indeed - I'm afraid that's the google watermark
― StanM, Saturday, 16 October 2021 17:32 (two years ago) link
Lol, then useless.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 16 October 2021 18:42 (two years ago) link
the bus is an MCI D series (4000 or 4500, maybe others too) which is operated by pittsburgh
― micah, Saturday, 16 October 2021 20:29 (two years ago) link
or at least operated in and around pittsburgh. the viaduct could be an elevated busway
― micah, Saturday, 16 October 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
guys you can keep saying pittsburgh til you're blue in the face, if you want confirmation cherry blossom will need a minimum 6 figure grid reference
― ignore the blue line (or something), Saturday, 16 October 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
Lol. And it may not even be Pittsburgh but one of the 100 or so grubby municipalities in Allegheny County. To which I would say: a borough is not a city!!!
― Typo? Negative! (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 16 October 2021 23:20 (two years ago) link
Tell that to Titshire, the largest hamlet in Shroppingham, featured here in 2018
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Sunday, 17 October 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
"Tell it to Titshire" - now there's a book/album title that should exist
― StanM, Sunday, 17 October 2021 15:05 (two years ago) link
https://i.ibb.co/DW8yYDR/uc.jpg
Friday, View II
― Sladoled Umbrella (cherry blossom), Monday, 18 October 2021 12:51 (two years ago) link
Is that Walgreens? (not that that would help much, they have like 9,000 stores in the US)
― StanM, Monday, 18 October 2021 14:06 (two years ago) link
Yes, Walgreens are everywhere in the US. It seems like maybe in this pic we're on the bridge/viaduct shown in the background of the first pic? Trying to work out whether that's train tracks in the far right hand side of this pic, which would possibly be passing under the bridge.
― o. nate, Monday, 18 October 2021 15:56 (two years ago) link
looks a lot like philadelphia tbh
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Monday, 18 October 2021 16:34 (two years ago) link
I think I've looked at all the Walgreens in Philadelphia and nothing with a viaduct + a big house with turrets seems to be jumping out at me
― StanM, Monday, 18 October 2021 17:31 (two years ago) link
good on you, i've not that much attention span lol. what about pgh?
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Monday, 18 October 2021 18:34 (two years ago) link
My wife just walked in and looked at the picture and told me it was in Union City. Actually Weehawken, I guess. Apparently we've driven past it multiple times, which I didn't recall.
https://goo.gl/maps/rimHEwRGxi1icarq6
― o. nate, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 15:05 (two years ago) link
I guess its near the ramp that we take to get on 495 heading west, but since I'm usually driving I've never noticed that library with the turrets before.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
OH SHIT! I totally recognize that now, but it's been years and years since I was a passenger on that stretch.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 16:08 (two years ago) link
holy crap! Well done mrs o. nate!
― StanM, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 16:24 (two years ago) link
I bet we would have gotten it a lot faster if this had been the angle
https://www.google.be/maps/@40.7688973,-74.0238126,3a,75y,118.91h,76.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1soLj3LvtQhuxTebafXlLQ0g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
― StanM, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 16:32 (two years ago) link
My wife just walked in and looked at the picture and told me it was in Union City. Actually Weehawken, I guess. Apparently we've driven past it multiple times, which I didn't recall/
Yes, Weehawken Public Library, such a familiar view to anyone who's driven or got the bus out that way!
― Sladoled Umbrella (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 05:24 (two years ago) link
fancy library - building history is on their front page http://www.weehawken-nj.us/library.html
― StanM, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 05:46 (two years ago) link
https://i.ibb.co/vDZkC7C/y.jpg
Thursday
― Sladoled Umbrella (cherry blossom), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:13 (two years ago) link
I daresay there are a million places in the UK that might look just like it but it strongly reminds me of oxford.
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:16 (two years ago) link
that looks a lot like Oxford to me
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:17 (two years ago) link
xpost!
specifically the area around Cowley Road across to Headington Hill
Also quite like some parts of grandpont/hinksey but nowhere i can place specifically.
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:24 (two years ago) link
yeah Donnington Bridge and Iffley Road below Rose Hill and Iffley Village
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:27 (two years ago) link
The road runs NW/SE...
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
First building on left is either a students' halls of residence or a halfway house or something along those lines. Then the second building has a bizarre window, what is that?
― edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 21 October 2021 14:30 (two years ago) link
... is there a clue in the picture that we're missing? Is this kind of one way road super exceptional, maybe? Not getting any further than "could be anywhere in Britain" for now
― StanM, Friday, 22 October 2021 09:44 (two years ago) link
sorry that was garbage, more like N/S
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Friday, 22 October 2021 09:57 (two years ago) link
We're right by the shark house!
https://goo.gl/maps/ir4PgcMk7dxcYL8J8
(look right...)
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Friday, 22 October 2021 11:06 (two years ago) link
or click here: https://goo.gl/maps/99PDUjLUKDknuhQB7
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Friday, 22 October 2021 11:07 (two years ago) link
nice one!
― StanM, Friday, 22 October 2021 11:12 (two years ago) link
Or look left! The shark's reflection is in the window
― Sladoled Umbrella (cherry blossom), Friday, 22 October 2021 11:15 (two years ago) link
Very solid work upthread at getting Oxford without even needing that though!
― Sladoled Umbrella (cherry blossom), Friday, 22 October 2021 11:18 (two years ago) link
I did grow up there, curious that it's so distinctive though - here's the street that it first reminded me of, a couple of miles over the other side of town, obv the OAP looking accommodation and gated driveway on the left is a coincidence but v similar two storey terraces: https://goo.gl/maps/qzt5Vso68Kt1vH5NA
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Friday, 22 October 2021 11:24 (two years ago) link
my folks live up the road in Littlemore
― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 22 October 2021 11:26 (two years ago) link
OMG the reflection in the window! damn
― StanM, Friday, 22 October 2021 12:29 (two years ago) link
oh no i did look at that briefly but didn't think 'hmm maybe it's a shark'... if i'd been thinking of north instead of south oxford i might have done!
― namaste darkness my old friend (ledge), Friday, 22 October 2021 12:42 (two years ago) link
https://i.ibb.co/0F97scp/uz.jpg
Monday Morning
― Sladoled Umbrella (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 27 October 2021 08:13 (two years ago) link
Close but no cigar at Guess the Day of the Week it seems
― Sladoled Umbrella (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 27 October 2021 09:30 (two years ago) link
ha!
― Chicks and Ducks and Geese better scurry (Ste), Wednesday, 27 October 2021 10:47 (two years ago) link