PHILADELPHIA — Back in 2007, I shared my disappointment with the Comcast Center, a new skyscraper in the city of brotherly love. At 976 feet, it raised the roof, so to speak, on the Philly skyline. Prior to the Comcast Center’s construction, the skyline was nearly symmetrical and featured 1 Liberty Place, an elegant modern [...]
Other than the lighting, what’s wrong with this photo?
LOOKING WEST — Foreground: Pedestrian signal for the drawspan. Background: Overlook and Wilson Bridge Trail
OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER — Last Saturday, the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge trail opened and on Monday, I bicycled on it for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed my it, the trail is a triumph for several reasons.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Penna. — As reported previously, elm yellows has invaded Penn State’s elm population and there is little hope for survival. I wanted to make sure I got a few photographs while I was up there last weekend since I don’t know how many other chances I will get before they are all gone.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — I took over 100 photographs of yesterday’s Nationals Park Opening Day. Fritz took a few of them too.
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Washington Nationals, Nats, Opening Day, Home Opener, Phillies
©MMX William F. Yurasko
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Happy 2009 to you and yours. We got Will to celebrate a little on New Year’s Eve, but an adult sized “Happy New Year” sash with flaky paint on it made for a messy little boy. Thankfully, we were about to bathe him anyway.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Since I used the word “triptych” this is art.
©MMX William F. Yurasko
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This past weekend, Union Station celebrated its first century by displaying old locomotives and trains on the Gate B platform. Locomotives and cars from the Pennsylvania, Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O), Baltimore & Ohio (B&O), Southern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads were featured. Some of the cars allowed visitors too. The locomotive I [...]
THE BRONX — Erica and I took her parents to their first game at Yankee Stadium. It was my fourth and final visit, the first being 20 years ago. Like that day, the Yankees played the Kansas City Royals, but this time they won. It took 13 innings and heroics of CF Brett Gardner to [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. — The other day I snapped a few shots of the new bikeway that will eliminate the gap in the Four Mile Run Trail. Most of the new trail will be on a viaduct that is built into the existing wall. There is not yet any indication on how it will be connected [...]
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