Hosak Pontiac GMC

These signs sit on Route 309 on the outskirts of Tamaqua, Pa. Hosak's isn't here anymore. They moved down Route 309 to the other side of town by the Little Schuylkill River. But they aren't there anymore either. I think, like this old sign, they just faded away.

The Farm at the Edge of the Forest

Barn Charm 13. This weeks barn is another I found down in Virginia. Sitting on the outskirts of Star Tannery this one is nestled up against the George Washington National Forest. Yes, a telephoto lens was needed to get up close and personal but with a backdrop such as this who wants to zoom?

Like this? There's plenty more where this one is headed. Check out Tricia's Barn Charm site for more of what America's barn-bloggers have to offer. (just click the barn below)

The Criterion, Bar Harbor, Maine

The Criterion Theatre can be found on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. I couldn't resist taking a picture of this colorful theatre while we wandered about downtown. This classic art-deco structure has been serving the island since 1932. And, yes, I did see Tim and Susan while we were downtown for the July 4th fireworks. He was dropping her and her dog off at a restaurant while he went to find a parking space for the minivan.

If I keep posting old movie theaters I'll have to start another label category. See (The Angela in Coaldale), (The Capitol Theater in Chambersburg and The County Theater in Doylestown), (The Cumberland Drive-In in Newville) and I have another I need to post sometime.

Great Egret

Taken along the beach road on Assateague Island, Virginia on Tom's Cove.

USAF Academy and the WW1 Overseas Flyers' Memorial

Greetings on Veterans' Day 2011. 11-11-11. I am a veteran of the USAF. I entered through Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado is the entry point for most officers. My family and I visited in the summer of 2005 and at the time there were squadrons of cadets going through Basic Training prior to starting their studies at the Academy. The top picture is the World War One Overseas Flyer's memorial. This memorial was designed and donated by Ira and Stella Jones on 11-11-1985. Ira was a pilot with the 25th Squadron and the 148th Squadron Pursuit Group in Toul, France during the war. World War One or as it was known, the Great War, ended with the Treaty of Versailles on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, at the time known as Armistice Day. Today we call it Veterans' Day.

Blue Eutaw Skies

The view from Eutaw Street at Camden Yards in Charm City, Baltimore. Just love that Bromoseltzer Tower. You can only see it from out here beyond the fences and the flag court since they built the stupid Hilton.

Subway Cafe

I'm always on the look out for cool signs. Unfortunately Shippensburg doesn't have a very good supply of them. I was working in Harrisburg last week and sat one day checking this place out. Next time back I came equipped with the camera. Snapped a few and then waited for the sun to make it's way around to the west so that I could get a better lit subject. I haven't yet eaten here but I plan to. Their website lists a 32 oz fish bowl of beer for $4.50. And  the sign in the parking lot claims the "best pizza in town since 1948." I know at lunch time the lot fills quickly. The Subway Cafe sits on Herr Street just west of Cameron Street in Harrisburg, Pa.