Then and Now Images - Page 2

LewisNClark · 01-22-2012, 06:26 PM

I do something similar with L & C sites but there were not original photo's just locations. So many of the original roads were animal and Indian migration trails that turned in to our roads of today.

You have some really neat photo's and there's obviously more. I checked out your LINK and so others know, there is a brief review on Amazon of your book.

Someone once asked, "What was the most significant invention in the last century". President Roosevelt answered, "without doubt the bulldozer".

BADDAD · 01-22-2012, 06:28 PM

Nice work

It's interesting to see that the before areas were so stripped of their trees. Nice to see that there are more trees now than then.

wvshoem · 01-22-2012, 07:02 PM

Today, busy U.S. 285 passes by the same place near the town of Conifer. Had the elevated highway not be present, could have gotten lower for a better comparison...

My house/property was adjacent to the property in this picture. It was the first place my wife and I lived when we moved to Colorado in 1995. We left Conifer in 2000 for suburbia (Littleton) when we had our daughter. Very much miss living up there. Thanks for the pic!

wvshoem · 01-22-2012, 07:49 PM

Palisades on the way down from the Alpine Tunnel, CO in 1900...

Earlier this past summer riding the Yellow Devil...

Speedo66 · 01-23-2012, 05:44 AM

Great work, one of the best ever in this section!

Thanks for letting us come along with you.

pdvd · 01-23-2012, 06:25 AM

September 2011 versus Januari 2012 ;) (both me)

SkiBumBrian · 01-23-2012, 07:20 AM

Really, really, cool! I love seeing before and after pics. You have inspired me to find some ols photos of Northern CA and create some of my own !! Hats off to you and your creativity..

sfarson · 01-23-2012, 07:28 AM

Appreciate the thoughts, and nice additional photos!

There can be reflections... what remains, where there is change, what vanishes. Images of people from previous generations can cause a pause, at least with me, as if then was their time on the stage of life, and now we're up on the stage. May we say our lines well, and with gusto.

In the late 1800's the townsite of Tarryall, on the magical Tarryall Road (County 77 - Park County) sprang to life with nearby gold and silver deposits... but it wasn't a long "sprang". The town also went by the unflattering name of "graball". Guess the merchants, tradesmen, middlemen, etc. charged or took whatever they could from the miners. The nearby county seat was named "Fairplay" because we "play fair" with the miners. The "garden spot" of Tarryall in the 1880's...

A riding friend and I wandered all over the place trying to find the location of the above...

The Hartsel hotel...

I pulled over here unplanned, remembering I had seen a photo of this location, but didn't have the old pic with me. Had to guess. What isn't seen/known, is the temps were 10f when I paused for this single pic, freezing my poor little digits when the gloves off! I learned the '07 R12GSADV's temp gauge stops displaying at 14f, then springs back to life when temps climb above 14f. Came pretty close...

sfarson · 01-23-2012, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SkiBumBrian

Really, really, cool! I love seeing before and after pics. You have inspired me to find some ols photos of Northern CA and create some of my own !! Hats off to you and your creativity..

Brian, one way to get started is just do a Google search on something like "historical photos eureka california". I just tried this and came up with a number of links...

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=....,cf.osb&cad=b

gogogordy · 01-23-2012, 10:22 AM

Thanks for the share!
Love that sort of thing...

Basic_Gerd · 01-23-2012, 12:15 PM

I just love that "now & then" concept. Do you know this one?

EdM · 01-23-2012, 03:40 PM

"There can be reflections... what remains, where there is change, what vanishes. Images of people from previous generations can cause a pause, at least with me, as if then was their time on the stage of life, and now we're up on the stage. May we say our lines well, and with gusto."

Nicely phrased. I certainly enjoy old photos of buildings and landmarks but, like you, find myself wondering about the folks who might be in them...certainly they had their dreams, plans, thoughts, fears, etc... and they are gone now.

Ned

GagsD2 · 01-23-2012, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LewisNClark

Someone once asked, "What was the most significant invention in the last century". President Roosevelt answered, "without doubt the bulldozer".

Can I suggest another is the humble camera.....so we can see these type of images...........history can be lost so easily.

Great thread....

...would love to see something similar for Australian locations!!

Gags

Sod Buster · 01-23-2012, 03:45 PM

Gary B. · 01-23-2012, 05:12 PM

Interesting. I enjoy "then and now" pics. Always like to see what buildings/structures are still standing.

01-22-2012, 06:26 PM	#16
LewisNClark Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2004 Location: North GA and Atlanta Oddometer: 912	Wow - I agree..this is so cool. I do something similar with L & C sites but there were not original photo's just locations. So many of the original roads were animal and Indian migration trails that turned in to our roads of today. You have some really neat photo's and there's obviously more. I checked out your LINK and so others know, there is a brief review on Amazon of your book. Someone once asked, "What was the most significant invention in the last century". President Roosevelt answered, "without doubt the bulldozer". __________________ The Trip: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...ht=Lewis+Clark Link to 3,000+ pictures of Lewis & Clark Trail:http://lewisandclark.smugmug.com/

01-22-2012, 06:28 PM	#17
BADDAD " Bitter Clinger " Joined: Oct 2008 Location: NW Alabama Oddometer: 280	Nice work It's interesting to see that the before areas were so stripped of their trees. Nice to see that there are more trees now than then. __________________ 08 BLUE KLR 650 PLAN B SUCKS When you don't know what you are doing you might as well do it quickly

01-23-2012, 05:44 AM	#20
Speedo66 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Now Fairfield Co, CT Oddometer: 4,588	Great work, one of the best ever in this section! Thanks for letting us come along with you. __________________ '01 Kawasaki W650 '05 Yamaha XT225

01-23-2012, 06:25 AM	#21
pdvd Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Oosterhout, the Netherlands Oddometer: 46	September 2011 versus Januari 2012 ;) (both me) __________________ A snowboardtrip on a V-Strom: www.wonderfulldays.nl

01-23-2012, 07:20 AM	#22
SkiBumBrian DualSport Crazy !! Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Redding, CA Oddometer: 830	Really, really, cool! I love seeing before and after pics. You have inspired me to find some ols photos of Northern CA and create some of my own !! Hats off to you and your creativity.. __________________ "Where ever you are, there you go..."

01-22-2012, 07:02 PM	#18
wvshoem Adventurer Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Littleton, CO Oddometer: 39	Today, busy U.S. 285 passes by the same place near the town of Conifer. Had the elevated highway not be present, could have gotten lower for a better comparison... My house/property was adjacent to the property in this picture. It was the first place my wife and I lived when we moved to Colorado in 1995. We left Conifer in 2000 for suburbia (Littleton) when we had our daughter. Very much miss living up there. Thanks for the pic!

01-22-2012, 07:49 PM	#19
wvshoem Adventurer Joined: Jan 2012 Location: Littleton, CO Oddometer: 39	Palisades on the way down from the Alpine Tunnel, CO in 1900... Earlier this past summer riding the Yellow Devil...

01-23-2012, 07:28 AM	#23
sfarson ^OP On a Ride Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Rockies Oddometer: 2,128	Appreciate the thoughts, and nice additional photos! There can be reflections... what remains, where there is change, what vanishes. Images of people from previous generations can cause a pause, at least with me, as if then was their time on the stage of life, and now we're up on the stage. May we say our lines well, and with gusto. In the late 1800's the townsite of Tarryall, on the magical Tarryall Road (County 77 - Park County) sprang to life with nearby gold and silver deposits... but it wasn't a long "sprang". The town also went by the unflattering name of "graball". Guess the merchants, tradesmen, middlemen, etc. charged or took whatever they could from the miners. The nearby county seat was named "Fairplay" because we "play fair" with the miners. The "garden spot" of Tarryall in the 1880's... A riding friend and I wandered all over the place trying to find the location of the above... The Hartsel hotel... I pulled over here unplanned, remembering I had seen a photo of this location, but didn't have the old pic with me. Had to guess. What isn't seen/known, is the temps were 10f when I paused for this single pic, freezing my poor little digits when the gloves off! I learned the '07 R12GSADV's temp gauge stops displaying at 14f, then springs back to life when temps climb above 14f. Came pretty close... __________________ The Colorado Book sfarson screwed with this post 01-23-2012 at 07:40 AM

01-23-2012, 10:22 AM	#25
gogogordy Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Temecula, So. California Oddometer: 1,367	Great contribution Thanks for the share! Love that sort of thing... __________________ You really need to get out more.

01-23-2012, 12:15 PM	#26
Basic_Gerd Gerd Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Germany ~Nuermberg Oddometer: 184	I just love that "now & then" concept. Do you know this one? __________________ The difference between theory and practice practically is larger than the difference between theory and practice theoretically. BMW Airhead -> www.zeebulon.de/bmw BMW R1100GS -> www.zeebulon.de/R1100GS XT 500 -> www.zeebulon.de/xt

01-23-2012, 03:40 PM	#27
EdM Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Dover, DE Oddometer: 260	"There can be reflections... what remains, where there is change, what vanishes. Images of people from previous generations can cause a pause, at least with me, as if then was their time on the stage of life, and now we're up on the stage. May we say our lines well, and with gusto." Nicely phrased. I certainly enjoy old photos of buildings and landmarks but, like you, find myself wondering about the folks who might be in them...certainly they had their dreams, plans, thoughts, fears, etc... and they are gone now. Ned

01-23-2012, 03:45 PM	#29
Sod Buster prairie rider Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Everett Washington. Home: Wichita Kansas. Oddometer: 4,082	Caldwell Kansas.

01-23-2012, 05:12 PM	#30
Gary B. Older than dirt... Joined: Sep 2006 Location: East Troy, Wisconsin Oddometer: 542	Interesting. I enjoy "then and now" pics. Always like to see what buildings/structures are still standing. __________________ "Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause. With female menopause you gain weight and get hot flashes. Male menopause ? you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles."----- John Wayne DR stands for "Daily Rider" '06 Suzuki DR650SE '06 Kawasaki Concours - 2up Cruiser '99 Yamaha YZ400 '05 KTM 125SX-SOLD!!! '90 KTM LC4-the bike's gone, but the memory remains, along with the oil spots on the floor

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