Introduce your home town

[lushd]

I also lived in London for many years. This is St Pancras Cemetery.

 

[DougK]

I was born and raised in Spokane, Washington and moved to Seattle after graduating from Gonzaga University (also in Spokane). I'm still not entirely sure why, but I let myself be talked into moving to Cleveland, Ohio where I've been living for the last six years. I don't have any pictures from Spokane floating around to post because I wasn't really "into" photography at the time. Maybe I'll get some when I go home this fall.

 

[Dfndr90]

Doug,

I am an Ex-Clevelander. And although I am lucky enough to be out of there, there is nothing quite like University Circle in the spring and fall.

Matt...

 

[lushd]

One more from me - the former elephant house at London Zoo. I've spent a lot of time in this Zoo with my children.

 

[DougK]

Doug,

I am an Ex-Clevelander. And although I am lucky enough to be out of there, there is nothing quite like University Circle in the spring and fall.

Matt...

True, but I still miss seeing mountains.

 

[nikola]

wnw: Omis - Croatia

wnw: Omis - Croatia

few quick and random files from disk... sorry not rf nor quality.... just to demonstrate the beuty of my home town (first 5 are taken by my girlfriend) 😀

 

[lushd]

few quick and random files from disk... sorry not rf nor quality.... just to demonstrate the beuty of my home town 🙂

Lovely town - thanks for sharing!

 

[nikola]

thanks 🙂

I have few rolls waiting till i find some money to develop/scan them... that will take some time 😀

1912

(photo from: almissa.com)

 

[John Robertson]

Dundee One by me last year, the other by my father in the 1950's on Kodachrome using the Ilford Advocate camera I still have.

 

[robin a]

I retired from the US Navy in 1989 after 23 yrs.of calling the world my home.Alotta been there -done that.Picked up my first camera in Viet Nam to show my family what war was,sad.Moved all over,liked most of it,settled in Pensacola,Fl.A nice slower paced town with great weather most of the time.Low cost of living still,but rising.Beaches to die for,great fishing and hunting,close to some cities large enough so you can get some culture when needed.Alot to photograph around here it's a very old town with tons of history.A good place to raise a kid.My favorite subject is my daughter Claire and my wife Richelle(who can't keep her eyes open when I shoot).Thats about all,I know this place is home,I start missing it before I leave. Robin

 

[lushd]

I love that 1950s Dundee shot!

 

[John Robertson]

Thanks Donald, the buildings are still there but not the trams, now pedestrianised wilderness!!

 

[nikola]

now from Split

now from Split

this is the town that I live in now... 25km from Omis (few posts up)

You can see more pictures of Omis and Split here

Fed3b + J8 + Superia xtra 400 =

 

[lff]

Wow....what a thread. I've at least visited many of the places shown &/or mentioned & feel VERY fortunate for that.

Dale Cook! Welcome to NC! I was born here & likely will die here. I love it & wouldn't trade it for anywhere I've visited so far. Actually the Camel City is where I was born....where's the picture of the penis building?

Enough of that...I live in central NC, USA

. A town called Statesville. Here's a few shots for my part.

 

[oscroft]

I was born in Liverpool, UK. But my wife is Thai and we consider Bangkok to be home really (and anyway, I don't have any pics of Liverpool). Here's a few Bangkok shots (I'm slowly scanning my large collection of trannies)...
http://homepage.mac.com/oscroft/photo/thailand/bangkok1/bangkok1.html

Alan

 

[bsdunek]

I have lived near Howell, Michigan for 35 years. The township was founded in 1807 on the Grand River Trail, an old Indian trail.
Our biggest claim to fame is the Howell Melon, which was developed by three farmers in the area. We have a three day Melon Festival in August. We also have a Balloon Festival in June, where balloonists from all over the country come to compete.
During the 35 years the area has changed from agricultural to urban (Farms to Wal-Mart), which is not what I like, but what can you do.
In recent years the town has removed the fake fronts from the great old Midwestern brick buildings, much improving the main street appearance. We also restored our Courthouse, which is a thing of beauty.
Otherwise, we’re just another Midwestern town. For more information see:

http://www.howell.org/
http://www.cityofhowell.org/

 

[dll927]

I'm a native and life-long Californian, but I've been in a lot of places in that rather large state. Born in Sanger (east of Fresno) in 1937. During and shortly after WWII we lived in Oakland, San Leandro, and Castro Valley.

Then in 1946 my parents and an aunt bought an 18-acre farm (?) in San Martin, which is about 25 miles south of San Jose. Lived there until I went to San Jose State, where I majored in Spanish and got my teaching credential.

As luck would have it, I wound up with a teaching job down south, namely Whittier High School District. After one year there, I joined the lovable L. A. Unified School District and wound up teaching at a jr. high school in East L. A. until I retired in 1995. So I lived in Santa Fe Springs, Van Nuys, Alhambra, then bought a condo in West Covina, where I lived for 27 years.

Not having been raised in the L. A. area, I eventually decided I had had enough of the traffic and congestion. So I sold the condo and bought one in Santa Maria, where I have lived for the past six years.

Santa Maria is a city of some 90,000 that has been an All-American city. It's about 30 miles south of San Luis Obispo and, depending on how you go, either about 60 or 75 miles northwest of Santa Barbara. It's the north end of Santa Barbara County - cross the bridge at the north side of town, and you're in San Luis Obispo County.

Santa Maria is the home of the third-largest Elks lodge in the nation, which I belong to (after 18 years in the West Covina lodge). The lodge sponsors the annual Santa Maria Elks Rodeo, which attracts visitors from all over the state and is a 'required' visit for the Elks state president, as the Rose Parade is for the national Grand Exalted Ruler.

Besides photography, my interests are in music (largely classical, please), and I'm a somewhat lapsed organist. I do play as a substitute at the lodge, but it's been a LONG time since I've done church work. I also serve on the Board of Directors for my homeowner association. In fact, we have a Board meeting tonight. So I keep occupied and ornery as usual.

 

[dll927]

P.S. One thing I forgot to mention: Dorothea Lange's famous picture known as the "Migrant Mother" was taken in Nipomo, CA, which is maybe 6-7 miles north of here, or at least that's where you get off the 101 Freeway. I have no idea where the exact spot is, but there should be some kind of monument put there, after all the fame that picture has garnered.

 

[Dougg]

dll, interesting commentary, thanks! We just passed through Santa Maria last October and stayed overnight there on our vacation trip. I was shocked at the incredible urban growth there since my previous visit in about 1992. At that time it seemed to me a small sleepy agricultural community. My fond memory is of good service at a small makeshift muffler shop operated by some young men. At the time I had a sporty and fairly new red Toyota MR2 with a loose exhaust bracket that caused an embarassing rattle at certain times. So, after staying the night, the next morning I set out to find a muffler shop to fix the rattle. I came across these guys who carefully moved the car over their work pit (no lift) and did a bit of welding. They admired the cute car enough they didn't charge for their work. I've held a fond memory for Santa Maria ever since!

From there, on both trips, I followed Hwy 33 east and caught Lockwood Rd up to Frazier Park where it meets I-5, a fun drive with interesting scenery.

Edit: A couple of shots along Lockwood Road (Bronica RF645)

 

[maljohns]

Introducing my home town & myself....... I'm in Abertillery, South Wales, UK - a run-down, ex-coal mining town set in the South Wales valleys. The pics are from the first roll of film (Provia 100) through my new bessa R2A with 35mm summicron, taken from the mountains above Abertillery.





More pics from around & of my home town can be seen here:-

http://www.pbase.com/maljohns/are_you_local

And here:-

http://www.pbase.com/maljohns/abertillery