Photographers Street View

updated 10 August 2017 Lost again! Every street looks the same but none are the same. West Montgomery Avenue is of ancient origin (for the States). Many more homes lined the blocks at one time. Who left? Why is anybody still there? Is the story different here than in any large American city in the 21st century? Google Maps pinpoints the location of West Montgomery Avenue Even with 9 eyes, Google cannot give us anything more than clues, leaving the answers to these questions for us to discover. Ethnic differences, often key to urban affairs and usually an integral part of city politics, though very much in play across this landscape, are not always obvious to Google cameras. Most Americans will know what's what and nonetheless detect ethnic neighborhood identities, though not as well as Philadelphia residents themselves. Did somebody padlock the doorway to change ? The first part of our route (with detours) will be from Route 13 to 4th street: (click map to ...

9 on 5 Herkimer NY West updated 1 May 2016 Herkimer skies d isplay cirrus clouds overhead with more cirrus underlain with cumulus in the background.  Try your hand at cloud identification . It's fun! Would you agree these are cirrus duplicatus ? Northeastern birds tell the season . The starlings are gathering in flocks. Must be fall! The Rocky Gates an old Sugar Maple graces the entrance to St. Mary's Cemetery along Route 5 Monument to years of hard work , a silo is all that remains of a once busy Herkimer dairy farm. Frankfort A quiet day on the NYS Barge Canal, Lock #19 . Notice the flood control structure at 2 o'clock, on your right. This is new construction. Tug 44's web page provides close-up photos of these features. Teachers! This is an opportunity for you to use Google Earth 3d to your advantage in the classroom. The basics of canal design can be demonstrated by looking at these satellite views of Lock 19 and i...