Good to see you got some daddy time in there.
Nice collection... even the road kill.
On Mar 29, 2015 12:32 AM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It was a decent road-trip day. The daughters were involved in music
> competitions in two different cities. We started out in Atlantic, Iowa
> for the solo competitions, and then in Bellevue (Omaha), Nebraska for
> the Drumline competition. One the way from one to the other, we passed
> through Oakland, Iowa.
>
> I took a few minutes to walk this OLD downtown area and get some
> photographs. Everything was shot handheld with the Olympus E-3 and
> 14-42 zoom. Downtown Oakland is one of those unusual survivors of
> time. Not only was it not decimated by fire or tornado, but it never
> really saw any significant "modernization" through the years. It's not
> that Oakland is a dead down--far from it, but it has moved onward
> along the highway where the above average household income of the
> residents get to spend their money. Oakland is within the commute
> circle for Omaha and Counsel Bluffs, so it has transformed into a form
> of bedroom community. Yet, the old downtown still survives.
>
> A multi-frame panoramic image showing the main two streets:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16747
>
> The Rusk Building and Sky:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16750
>
> Bent Light Over Door of the Risk Building:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16753
>
> Oakland Medical Center:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16759
>
> Oakland Savings Bank:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16762
>
> Photographer in the Window:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16756
>
> Final Flight:
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16765
>
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> Ken Norton
> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
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