A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That "Old Home Week" photo seems unusually clear for that circa in such photography.

A lot of the Laughlin cards are very clear and sharp - he was very good.

But just because it's a 100 years ago doesn't mean good photography was not possible - go back a few photos and look at that one taken by Brady during the Civil War in 1862....or was that the War of Northern Aggression,

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A little display of close order drill from the firemen - note the interesting headgear of the times......3 trolleys in the scene and Miller's Pharmacy advertising Coca-Cola.......and all the parked buggies in the back - wonder where they took all the horses - valet parking?

[webenda]

- wonder where they took all the horses - valet parking?

Here in Tucson they used to have a livery stable downtown for the horses to be fed and watered while their owners were in town.

You might have seen some cowboy movies where action in town takes place in the horse stable. Authentic, except for the missing piles of manure next to the livery stable that attracted swarms of flies and gave off a mingled smell of horse urine and manure.

Image is of a firemans parade. In Los Angeles, Fire Station #1 still has indoor stalls for the horses that pulled the fire wagon.




My wife examining the fire engine with San Diegan examining my wife.


https://youtu.be/wbPd3hKTVVY
http://www.artfieldssc.org/portfolio_13 ... ry-stable/
http://www.banhdc.org/archives/ch-hist-19711000.html

[Rufus T. Firefly]

- wonder where they took all the horses - valet parking?

Here in Tucson they used to have a livery stable downtown for the horses to be fed and watered while their owners were in town.

You might have seen some cowboy movies where action in town takes place in the horse stable. Authentic, except for the missing piles of manure next to the livery stable that attracted swarms of flies and gave off a mingled smell of horse urine and manure.

Image is of a firemans parade. In Los Angeles, Fire Station #1 still has indoor stalls for the horses that pulled the fire wagon.

https://youtu.be/wbPd3hKTVVY
http://www.artfieldssc.org/portfolio_13 ... ry-stable/
http://www.banhdc.org/archives/ch-hist-19711000.html

Sure, but where in downtown Chambersburg was this livery stable and it probably wasn't too far off the main square since all the buggies are parked there..... Around back of the buildings somewhere......hence the valet parking analogy.

[webenda]

I don't know and of course. They must have been as numerous in cities as parking garages are today.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I don't know and of course. They must have been as numerous in cities as parking garages are today.

Exactly. But also something that we really don't give a thought about today...... I will have to keep an eye open for RRPC's that might have captured this aspect of the times.

[webenda]

I don't know and of course. They must have been as numerous in cities as parking garages are today.

Exactly. But also something that we really don't give a thought about today...... I will have to keep an eye open for RRPC's that might have captured this aspect of the times.

Some are still around, re-purposed into another use for the building.
These are old photos of what they looked like as a livery stables.

McKay and Wilber Livery Stable.jpg (269.48 KiB) Viewed 1886 times

City Transfer Livery and Feed Stable.jpg (20.24 KiB) Viewed 1886 times

Here is one today, repurposed into a building used for art competition. It is very close to the train station, in case you need to board your horse for a few days while you are gone. Hour, day or weekly rates. (Short term or long term parking.)
W.A. McClam's Livery Stables
128 N Acline St.
Lake City, SC

WAMcClamsLiveryStable.jpg (216.66 KiB) Viewed 1884 times

The doorways might be a clue?

[up148]

Sure, but where in downtown Chambersburg was this livery stable and it probably wasn't too far off the main square since all the buggies are parked there..... Around back of the buildings somewhere......hence the valet parking analogy.

No, that is Honest Abe's Horseless Carriage Store. He was on the leading edge of the horseless carriage business, but didn't really grasp the concept.

[Wolf]

Let me guess...Honest Abe wore plaid sports coats, LOUD ties, and smoked large stogies?
And talked fast about low mileage "creampuffs"....?

I would also like to point out that neither I nor any one in my family has any interest, financial
(drat! Then I'd have been able to go whole hog on buying O Scale stuff!) or otherwise (well,
maybe a bit of a passing interest, given the name), in the store across the way from Honest Abe's.
We categorically disavow any connection to said store.
The store sign shows up better in Rufus' first posting of the image on Oct 18th.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[rogruth]

Look at that fountain in the square.
Don't see ones like that very often.
Tall and thin.

[webenda]

Look at that fountain in the square.
Don't see ones like that very often.
Tall and thin.

It is still there Roger, Google Earth Coordinates: 39° 56′ 15″ N, 77° 39′ 43″ W

It was installed in 1878, and built of cast iron. The central shaft is 26 feet high and topped by a turned finial.

Image Copyright Andrew Aliferis

RNAT.jpg (279.73 KiB) Viewed 1780 times

Image Copyright Andrew Aliferis

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Look at that fountain in the square.
Don't see ones like that very often.
Tall and thin.

It is still there Roger, Google Earth Coordinates: 39° 56′ 15″ N, 77° 39′ 43″ W

Good odds that I will drive right by it tomorrow.............

[rogruth]

Rufus,

Look at it for me, please.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rufus,

Look at it for me, please.

I did and it's still there, albeit no water in it at this time.