Archive for November, 2007

Lusty pump

November 15, 2007

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Easy

November 9, 2007

Libraries can be really odd places.

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Dump

November 9, 2007

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Reportage on a sunday outing to the Roseville, CA, dump. Notice the line, a popular activity.

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Temple o doom

November 9, 2007

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Masonic temple. That distribution of windows makes me curious.

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Misc way

November 9, 2007

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Railside

November 5, 2007

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Love these old painted signs. The Southern Pacific railroad used to paint their company name on train bridges. Seems sort of sweet and quaint and personal in comparison to today’s standards.

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