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Chittenango Church

2 Oct

Chittenango Church

This was probably once a beautiful church. But it’s difficult to see, now, since the building is plastered in horrid asbestos-cement siding. Must be the ugliest siding in the world. Taken along Route 5 in Chittenango, NY.

My Gal Sal

29 Sep

Gal Sal Mural

My Gal Sal is a very old folk song, about the mules that pulled the boats along NY’s famous (and now extinct) Erie Canal. But evidences and depictions of the old Canal still linger in Upstate NY. This is a lovely mural painted– of all places– on the wall of a gas station east of Fayetteville, NY.

Bunks at Fort Stanwix

16 Sep

Guard Duty Quarters

I love the wide-open feel of this room. Was it truly so spacious and bright during colonial days?

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