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Polson helipad
I found this and stood on it – the old helipad at Polson Pier in the Toronto Port Lands. It’s still used occasionally, but I’d rather not be in a helicopter there. Looking across a section of Polson Pier, you … Continue reading
Posted in geekery, k-12, life as me, outdoors, photography
Tagged history, industry, Polson Peir, Polson Peir Helipad, Toronto Port Lands
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The Dienfenbunker
In 1958, at the height of the Cold War and the infancy of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) threat, John Diefenbaker, Canada’s Prime Minister at the time, authorized the creation of close to 50 Emergency Government Headquarters (called Diefenbunkers by … Continue reading
Posted in history, life as me, photography
Tagged CFS Carp, cold war, Dienfenbunker, history
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Darlington – the old house
I stopped to take a look at the foundations of an old barn, and wound up looking at this old house that was partially burned, partially vandalized, and pretty much forgotten. I see a lot of this in Ontario – … Continue reading
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Tagged Darlington, farms, history
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Willson Carbide Mill
The Willson Carbide Mill is directly associated with the Ottawa Carbide Company, which built its plant on Victoria Island between 1899 and 1900. The building is associated with Thomas Leopold Willson, the inventor of the process to produce calcium carbide … Continue reading
Posted in and now you know, history, k-12, life as me, photography
Tagged history, K-12, Ottawa, Victoria Island, Willson Carbide Mill
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Simple markers
This is one of those “thinking” posts – the type where I show you images and you can think about them if you want to. Maybe think about the history behind them, why they are there, and maybe how attitudes … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, history, photography
Tagged cemetery, grave marker, history, RCAF, tomb stone
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