Images of Edmonton - Page 111

bulliver · #**2201** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 5:19 PM**

He was getting down to Mad Bomber Society like a mad ska fiend. Speaking of which, holy crap they sounded awesome.

Daveography · #**2202** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 4:01 AM**

Orthodox Shadow by me

SHOFEAR · #**2203** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 1:47 PM**

so awesome bulliver.

s211 · #**2204** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 2:21 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Mandel shot is classic.

I didn't even recognize him in that shot. Man has he aged. No wonder, considering the garbage he has to wade through every day.

Albicaulis · #**2205** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 2:40 AM**

Fall, the best time to take a drive out of Oil City and go creeping in some abandoned farmsteads:
(all pics by me, 30 September 2012)

espalorius · #**2206** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 6:20 AM**

nice finds!

SHOFEAR · #**2207** Posted **Oct 2, 2012, 1:47 PM**

oh yeah. Something so cool about abandoned farmsteads. I got to wonder around many during my time surveying. Some are just down right creepy.

viajero · #**2208** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 6:36 PM**

Cool pics. When I lived in the far west end of the city I would explore old farmhouses all the time right before they turned a bunch of farmland into new subdivisions. Great fun in my early-mid teens!. Once we found one with the kitchen drawers still full of utensils and cutlery, and an ancient carton of eggs (eggs still in it) on the counter... super eerie!!

bulliver · #**2209** Posted **Oct 4, 2012, 2:04 PM**

ciudad_del_norte · #**2210** Posted **Oct 4, 2012, 2:27 PM**

Have been taking a lot of lunchtime walks before it gets too cold.

Untitled by el_natan, on Flickr

The river has been pretty low and clear. You can see to the bottom all the way across on the lower bridges.

P9260063 by el_natan, on Flickr

P9260061 by el_natan, on Flickr

bulliver · #**2211** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 3:59 PM**

This morning:

5 image pano >>>

Original (19780 x 3337px):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/8056871083/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Daveography · #**2212** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 4:20 PM**

Incredible shots! When I saw it on the bus on the way to work I think I started twitching, being on the bus on the way to work with no camera to capture the awesomeness.

Airboy · #**2213** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 5:29 PM**

great shot Bul.

I may head out on safari this weekend and see what I can come up with.

viajero · #**2214** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 5:35 PM**

Wow amazing pictures. I love how big/long downtown appears from the south side of the river!

craner · #**2215** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 6:36 PM**

Indeed.
Awesome shots bulliver!

bulliver · #**2216** Posted **Oct 5, 2012, 7:21 PM**

Thanks guys. The pano would have gone all the way to 124 st if I had a chainsaw.

bulliver · #**2217** Posted **Oct 7, 2012, 5:40 PM**

Had a pretty cool private tour of the streetcar barns at Fort Edmonton Park yesterday.

In the foreground is car 4612, originally purchased by the Toronto Transit Commission, which served Toronto from 1951 till 1995. Also from Toronto is car 24, built in 1914 and used on the Toronto Suburban Railway.

Built in 1912, car 42 served the City of Edmonton until 1951.

Delivered to the City of Edmonton in 1930, car 80 served until the streetcar line was decommissioned in 1951. Before restoration the car served as a diner in Dawson Creek BC.

Car 247 was built in 1921 and served in Osaka Japan until 1990. The ERRS purchased the car for parts but decided on a full restoration upon discovering its excellent condition on delivery.

This is the mercury arc rectifier at Fort Edmonton Park in operation for the last time before decommission. A mercury arc rectifier coverts high voltage alternating current into direct current, in this case, used to power Fort Edmonton Park's trolleys and streetcars. Due to environmental regulations this rectifier is being decommissioned and will be replaced with a solid state rectifier formerly used on Edmonton's LRT system. The mercury arc rectifier was invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt in 1902.

And a short clip of the thing in action:

• Video Link

Black Star · #**2218** Posted **Oct 7, 2012, 7:16 PM**

Very cool....thanks for sharing this.

viajero · #**2219** Posted **Oct 7, 2012, 10:23 PM**

Amazing pics Bulliver. Fascinating!

Hardhatdan · #**2220** Posted **Oct 7, 2012, 11:46 PM**

Mecury tube rectifiers...in use. Old school, so cool