Your Historic Site Next Door

[Alex_Es]

<p>M8 + Zeiss Biogon 21/2.8. Himeji is about 20 minutes away by Shinkaisoku, the fastest regular JR train.</p><div></div>

[carbon_dragon]

<p>Sweetwater Creek State Park -- New Manchester Manufacturing Company, a textile mill burned during the Civil War</p><div></div>

[HarryBaker]

<p>12th Century Ely Cathedral from roof. Like Alex's, about 20 minutes away.</p><div></div>

[ron_breeze2]

<p>M8, 15 mm II CV, Hoya IR72. St. Teresa's, Bodega, California is historic in the sense it was the church that Alfred Hitchcock filmed a famous scene from "the Birds." About a 20 minute drive from my house.</p><div></div>

[richard_g]

<p>Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, 5km. Built in the 1934. Nothing is so old in Australia</p><div></div>

[Robin Smith]

Hudson Highlands, near Cold Spring, NY<div></div>

[astral]

<p><strong>'Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem' 1189 AD. Nottingham, England</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2538/3687031123_801f3d781d.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="500" /></p>

<p>Behind the 18th Century facade "The Trip" pub extends into ancient sandstone caves beneath Nottingham Castle (to the right). Skopar VM 21mm & M6 + Reala.</p>

[tom_higgins3]

<p><a title="birdsB1008100 by tommothinc, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4390307082_2b0a7ff96f_o.jpg" alt="birdsB1008100" width="628" height="628" /></a><br>

Bull island, North Dublin</p>

[steve_levine]

<p>Robin, I believe that's "Storm King Mt.", not Stone Mt. A lovely shot none the less.</p>

<p>The attached color slide was taken inside the 19th century Vanderbilt mansion, here in Hyde Park,NY. This is of course a "gilded age" Christmas display. The Vandervilt's had 30 million bucks,back when most of of our grandfathers were knocking down about $30 a month.</p><div></div>

[pc_b]

<p>Important point you made, Robert Smith!</p>

[harry_zet]

<p>alas its mauthausen concentration camp, 11 kilometers away</p><div></div>

[kbg32]

<p>Trinity Church Cemetery, Hamilton Heights, NYC. Across the street from where I live - http://www.pbase.com/keithbg/trinity_church_cemetery&page=all<br>

<img src="http://www.pbase.com/keithbg/image/95875716" alt="" /></p>

[Robin Smith]

<p>Steve,<br>

You're right. A brainstorm on my part!!! It's just down the road. It is also not the Hudson "Rover", doh!</p>

[Alex_Es]

<p>Hey, great shots!!! Way to go, folks!!!</p>