#beacon park

[aryburn-trains]

The Class Unit heads west through Beacon Park, Boston

F-40 No. 200 has the lead job on the westbound Lake Shore Limited, as she heads off into the sun on this warm April day. The Boston skyline is well illuminated, with "The Pru" and Hancock towers towering over Back Bay. April 9, 1988

[brownhillsbob]

#365daysofbiking Under the cloak of darkness:

Tuesday, October 27th 2020 – Another cycleway, beautiful in the autumn night, but very treacherous as I found out, very nearly taking a spill on a corner.

This is the shortcut between the A51 near Beacon Park and Leomansley, a great way of cutting off the Friary island that pops you out further up the Walsall Road, giving a great route through the park when coming back from Lichfield.

The leaf mulch here was very wet and slippery, and despite taking care, my summer tyres still failed to grip as I skirted the anti-vehicle barrier.

Thankfully I held it and no harm done, but a timely reminder that there’s danger in the darkness.

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[rivet-ing-titanic]

April 23rd, 1912, morning, St. George’s Day 

 Across Southampton, mourners continue to express their grief at Titanic’s loss, today especially with a particular tribute to the memory of Captain EJ Smith, beloved member of the port city and resident of Woodhead, Winn Road. Hundreds have been left destitute by the disaster, for which a Titanic Relief Fund has been set up by the Lord Mayor of London on the 17th - and overseen since then in Southampton by Mayor Henry Bowyer, mentioned here (more on this fund later). From the Scottish Daily Record: “Many mourners in Southampton to-day were wearing red roses not only in honour of St. George’s Day, but as a tribute to the memory of Captain Smith of the Titanic who was a staunch believer of the Empire and always celebrated St. George’s Day. ‘That is why we are wearing roses to-day,’ said a lady friend of the Captain’s widow, ‘for had he been alive it is the very thing he would have wished.’ Mrs. Smith is still suffering greatly from the shock of her gallant husband’s death, and she receives no one but the wives of the other officers who went down in the Titanic. The wives and families of the drowned officers are in a worse position than the wives and families of the crew. They are, Mrs. Smith’s companion stated to-day, entitled to nothing from the White Star Line. Most of Mrs. Smith’s time is occupied by answering letters and telegrams of condolence, which continue to pour in at the rate of two or three hundred a day. Among the replies sent was one to King Alfonso, who was a great admirer of Captain Smith. When the Titanic went down a book of the captain’s containing the autographs of Royal passengers and eminent public men was lost. The Mayor, Mr. Bowyer, tells me that applications for relief continue to come to the Town Hall, but the numbers are decreasing daily. To-day he gave £2 to a woman to whom a baby was born yesterday. He has now distributed £300 in temporary relief.” Many thanks to Paul Lee for very kindly providing the primary source material and suggestion for this part of the story. Statue of EJ Smith by Kathleen Scott erected at Beacon Park, Lichfield, July 1914, photo by Anna Chaleva

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[kristinnicolefehrman]

Morning Walk to Beacon and Circle Park

[prisonerofthemoment]

Detroit movie murals by Marlo Broughton near the new Beacon Park in Detroit.

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Beacon Park Final Farewell—August 2016.

Beacon Park Final Farewell—August 2016.

My last view. (Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler and Google Plus viewers may need to click on Brian Solomon’s Tracking the Light to see the big picture). This former Boston & Albany freight yard was the site of some my earliest photographic efforts. My last-ever view of Boston’s Beacon Park yard. Exposed in late-August 2016 using a Lumix LX7 and processed with Lightroom to adjust framing and contrast.…

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