Out your hometown.

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 21 Oct 2008, 9:35am

Alyssa wrote:Stompin' Tom wrote a song about my hometown, Tillsonburg.

Great stuff. It's hard not to appreciate Stompin' Tom. Corny as hell, but he's genuinely affectionate with his subject matter. I thought that CBC should have just used "The Hockey Song" when they dropped the HNIC theme—it's already a credible anthem.

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 21 Oct 2008, 9:43am

arsebundren77 wrote:It's funny you mention the historical side of things because I was just talking about this with my aunt last weekend. She had friends visiting from Calgary, one of whom is a history buff, and while he loved walking around Saint John seeing the sights, he could not find one book on the topic. As it turns out, there aren't any books currently in print covering the history of the oldest incorporated city in the country. This is pretty much emblematic of Saint John. And then there's Partridge Island, the Ellis Island of Canada (along with Halifax, I suppose), one of the most important historical sites in the country. Too bad it's illegal to actually step foot on it. Squandered opportunity, thy name is Saint John.

But the architecture is nice. I had to laugh, though, when I made it to the end of that youtube video above to see the former mayor talking about all the possibilities for development on the site of the former hospital and how important it was to have something "nice" put it in it's place. Do you know what they built? A prefab, corrugated steel call-centre with all the charm of a warehouse.

What you describe sounds quite a bit like Rochester, NY. A good friend is from there and it depresses him mightily both the internal rot and the abandoned material history of the city. The city has abandoned subway tunnels, for example, that are rarely open to the public (he says roughly one day every three years). One such occurrence was a couple weekends ago and he got some great shots.

arsebundren77 · Post by **arsebundren77** » 21 Oct 2008, 10:19am

Dr. Medulla wrote:
arsebundren77 wrote:It's funny you mention the historical side of things because I was just talking about this with my aunt last weekend. She had friends visiting from Calgary, one of whom is a history buff, and while he loved walking around Saint John seeing the sights, he could not find one book on the topic. As it turns out, there aren't any books currently in print covering the history of the oldest incorporated city in the country. This is pretty much emblematic of Saint John. And then there's Partridge Island, the Ellis Island of Canada (along with Halifax, I suppose), one of the most important historical sites in the country. Too bad it's illegal to actually step foot on it. Squandered opportunity, thy name is Saint John.

But the architecture is nice. I had to laugh, though, when I made it to the end of that youtube video above to see the former mayor talking about all the possibilities for development on the site of the former hospital and how important it was to have something "nice" put it in it's place. Do you know what they built? A prefab, corrugated steel call-centre with all the charm of a warehouse.
What you describe sounds quite a bit like Rochester, NY. A good friend is from there and it depresses him mightily both the internal rot and the abandoned material history of the city. The city has abandoned subway tunnels, for example, that are rarely open to the public (he says roughly one day every three years). One such occurrence was a couple weekends ago and he got some great shots.

Wow, those are great shots indeed. I was in Rochester years ago, but never made it downtown. I did, however, catch a game between the Toledo Mud Hens and Rochester Redwings.

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » 20 Oct 2010, 11:46am

The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

Heston · Post by **Heston** » 20 Oct 2010, 12:14pm

Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

Walls of icing and roof tiles made of red marshmallow.

Rat Patrol · Post by **Rat Patrol** » 20 Oct 2010, 12:40pm

Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

Heston · Post by **Heston** » 20 Oct 2010, 12:43pm

Rat Patrol wrote:
Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

I like RP having free time on his hands!

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 20 Oct 2010, 12:44pm

Heston wrote:
Rat Patrol wrote:
Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

I like RP having free time on his hands!

Dr. Meston.

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » 20 Oct 2010, 1:12pm

Neat.

Mimi · Post by **Mimi** » 20 Oct 2010, 4:58pm

Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote:
Rat Patrol wrote:
Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

I like RP having free time on his hands!
Dr. Meston.

Dr. Mimeston.

JennyB · Post by **JennyB** » 20 Oct 2010, 5:41pm

Mimi wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote:
Rat Patrol wrote:
Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

I like RP having free time on his hands!
Dr. Meston.
Dr. Mimeston.

Dr. MimestonyB, MSW. I just snorted out loud. At work.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 20 Oct 2010, 6:16pm

Rat Patrol wrote:
Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

Kill Hansel and Gretel.

Wolter · Post by **Wolter** » 21 Oct 2010, 10:19am

JennyB wrote:
Mimi wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote:
Rat Patrol wrote:

I like RP having free time on his hands!
Dr. Meston.
Dr. Mimeston.
Dr. MimestonyB, MSW. I just snorted out loud. At work.

Dr. Wolt MimestonyB.

Heh.

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » 21 Oct 2010, 11:44am

Marky Dread wrote:
Rat Patrol wrote:
Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

Kill Hansel and Gretel.

You just want the gingerbread all for yourself.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 22 Oct 2010, 4:22am

Olaf wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:
Rat Patrol wrote:
Olaf wrote:The vibrant city center of Haltern am See

Kill Hansel and Gretel.
You just want the gingerbread all for yourself.

Damn foiled again.

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