Re: The Poetics of Gas
Certainly exist, existed in the USA, BRuce. Awful looking things... thouogh curious. ann On 1/29/2015 14:22, Bruce Walker wrote: Fascinating! I'd never heard of these structures. There's nothing like them in North America, afaik. They look positively steampunk. Thanks, Bob. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all very well, of course, but it must have been a bit grim for the people who lived nearby: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/greenwich-peninsula /greenfell-street-1-1970 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
The Poetics of Gas
Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all very well, of course, but it must have been a bit grim for the people who lived nearby: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/greenwich-peninsula /greenfell-street-1-1970 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Poetics of Gas
Fascinating! I'd never heard of these structures. There's nothing like them in North America, afaik. They look positively steampunk. Thanks, Bob. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all very well, of course, but it must have been a bit grim for the people who lived nearby: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/greenwich-peninsula /greenfell-street-1-1970 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Poetics of Gas
Bob W wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works They had one of those in the late 1970's near where I lived in Rochester (NY). It was torn down shortly after my family moved there. Damned ugly things. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Poetics of Gas
There used to be. Most of them have been taken down. Nowadays they use fixed tanks. Plug this into Google Maps: 36.072551,-79.93539 Go to Street View and look south. Years ago, those were all expandable Gasometer tanks. They started replacing them with the fixed tanks in the mid to late 70s. On 1/29/2015 2:22 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Fascinating! I'd never heard of these structures. There's nothing like them in North America, afaik. They look positively steampunk. Thanks, Bob. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all very well, of course, but it must have been a bit grim for the people who lived nearby: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/greenwich-peninsula /greenfell-street-1-1970 B -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The Poetics of Gas
We have just preserved one of these in Brisbane, part of a $2 billion dollar mixed use development on the Brisbane River. The structure has been protected and repainted, and now forms an arena for open-air performance, and somewhere to sit and have a coffee! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Friday, 30 January 2015 3:22 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: The Poetics of Gas Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all very well, of course, but it must have been a bit grim for the people who lived nearby: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/greenwich-peninsula /greenfell-street-1-1970 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Poetics of Gas
On Jan 29, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob W wrote: Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works They had one of those in the late 1970's near where I lived in Rochester (NY). It was torn down shortly after my family moved there. Damned ugly things. I grew up in the Boston area between 1952 and 1960. These gas houses as I called them, were scattered throughout Newton, Cambridge, Boston and the South End (Southie). They seemed oily and dirty. I never took the time to ask how they worked. Thanks for the BBC explanation! J J McA -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The Poetics of Gas
I suppose it had to come. Imagine what the land is worth. They could lay out an Oval B CG. Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:21 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: The Poetics of Gas Nostalgia for our industrial heritage, with some nice pictures, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066 There's a very good-looking one, built in 1886, close to where I live. It was once the largest in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works Nostalgia is all very well, of course, but it must have been a bit grim for the people who lived nearby: http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/greenwich/assets/galleries/greenwich-peninsula /greenfell-street-1-1970 B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
