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Another Oil Well Casing
Another old well casing, left over from the days of the Oil Boom.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #002
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #023
In 2010 we took a trip to Wisconsin, and visited Door Bluff Headlands park. I don’t have any idea who arranged the rocks, but it was amazingly elaborate. It’s my guess that the whole thing would be destroyed by winter storms. This rock was hanging over our heads, held in place by that tree!
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Franco-Flemish Harpsichord
Harpsichord Day 2011.
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Old Wire
Eventually it will rust enough to fall apart.
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Franco-Flemish Harpsichord
Another Flemish / French style instrument at Harpsichord Day.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #001
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #022
In 2010 we took a trip to Wisconsin, and visited Door Bluff Headlands park. I don’t have any idea who arranged the rocks, but it was amazingly elaborate. It’s my guess that the whole thing would be destroyed by winter storms.
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Fretted Clavichord – Bridge
From Harpsichord Day 2011. This intimate instrument was the keyboard of choice in the time of J.S. Bach. Visitors were allowed to play it.
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #021
In 2010 we took a trip to Wisconsin, and visited Door Bluff Headlands park. I don’t have any idea who arranged the rocks, but it was amazingly elaborate. It’s my guess that the whole thing would be destroyed by winter storms.
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Lampshade, Mixing Bowl, and Wildflowers
More remains from the woodland dump, from 50 – 10 years ago.
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Woodlawn- Snyder Mausoleum
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I do believe in ferries! #015
In 2010, we took a Fall trip to Wisconsin. Instead of driving through Chicago and its suburbs, we decided to travel across lake Michigan on the historic ferry S.S. Badger. It’s the only coal-fired steamship in the Great Lakes. They used to transport railroad cars in the hold, and load a few autos on top. The spindly ramp…
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Old West End #010
The Old West End is a historic neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio. The neighborhood features a festival on the first weekend in June, and Tours de Noel, both with house tours. The Old West End is just to the North of the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Egyptian Revival Mausoleum at Woodlawn
Ancient Egyptian style mausoleums were quite popular in this area. The collection of artifacts at the nearby Toledo Museum of Art may have influenced that, along with a general interest in Egyptian Revival art . Related articles Urshel Obelisk at Woodlawn #001