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Historic Elfreth Alley – Halloween – Philadelphia – Pennsylvania

Historic Elfreth Alley - Halloween - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania

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Elfreth Alley is a historic working class neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Some have said it is the oldest continuously inhabited street in America. It features 32 houses built between 1703 and 1836, houses whose original residents were shipwrights, silver smiths, glassblowers and furniture makers. The street itself is named after Jeremiah Elfreth an 18th-century blacksmith. The alley features Georgian and Federal-style architecture typical of the periods in which they were built. They include trinity houses, a unique style to Philadelphia.

This particular photo features Elfreth Alley around Halloween, as the street is known for it decorations during the Holiday season, including Thanksgiving and Christmas

Historic Medora Brick Plant – Indiana

Historic Medora Brick Plant - Indiana

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The Medora Shale Brick Company was founded in 1904, and produced brick until the beginning of 1992. Originally 12 brick kilns were built on the site, but that number now stands at 10. Its been estimated that at one time, the plant produced 54,000 bricks a day, and employed as many as 50 people. Bricks from that plant were used in building projects throughout Indiana, as well as Chicago, Detroit, and numerous midwestern cities.

The plant, located in Medora (Jackson County), was named to the top 10 most endangered landmarks in Indiana, in 2004, by the Historic Landmarks Foundation.

Tulip Trestle Summer Storm – Bloomfield – Indiana

Tulip Trestle Summer Storm - Bloomfield - Indiana

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The Tulip Trestle or Viaduct is a 2,295 foot long railroad bridge in Greene County Indiana, nearly Bloomfield. The bridge was built in 1905. Its part of a rail line that goes from Indianapolis to Newton, Illinois. At the time of its construction it was the longest rail trestle in the United States and the third longest railroad trestle in the world.

A country road underneath the Tulip Viaduct, Greene County, Indiana