A Bit of San Antonio for Jock (jocko500) by myrrhluz
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Happy Birthday, Jock!
I so enjoy all your images of Lake Charles and the areas around it, so I decided that I would post some images of my home town for you. My only criteria was that they be shot in San Antonio and that they be of many different subjects in honor of the rich diversity of your gallery. So here for you are; a sports image (one of the few of them I have taken), a kind of fun picture of myself, an image with some history, a famous feature of San Antonio, brushes from work, and mail vans. I hope you like this slice of San Antonio. Have a fantastic birthday!
Starting at the top left corner and going clockwise.
1. Taken at a red light near work, with my trusty pocket camera.
2. Brushes at the car wash
3. The Texas Fuel is a basketball team of the American Basketball Association. They are "America's Green Team" and are located in San Antonio. Inspired by the documentary "Fuel" they champion green energy and spread the film's message with various activities and an educational entertainment during their halftime shows. The church I go to aired the movie and members of the team came to the church, talked about their commitment to renewable energy, and played basketball with the kids.
4."The Hay Street Bridge, constructed as two separate railroad bridges in the late 19th century, is the oldest truss bridge in San Antonio. Since 1910, when it was moved to its current location, it has served as a viaduct connecting the east side of the city to downtown. By the early 20th century, the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company planned to expand their tracks across east-west streets between downtown and the city's Eastside. The city agreed to the expansion provided the railroad erected a viaduct for pedestrians and vehicular traffic to cross the tracks. In 1910, the railroad moved two wrought iron spans from elsewhere on its lines and widened them to 25 feet to construct a bridge over the tracks at Hays Street. The longer of the two spans, dating to 1881, came from a railroad crossing at the Nueces River west of Uvalde, Texas. Less is known about the origins of the shorter span." In 1982 the bridge had to be closed for safety reasons and was almost demolished. There were petitions to the city to save the bridge and with federal funding, it was saved and reopened for bike and pedestrian traffic in July of 2010. It is now owned by the City of San Antonio and has been designated a Texas Civil Engineering Landmark and a City of San Antonio Local Landmark. The smaller span is a Pratt Truss and the larger one is a Whipple Truss. (All info taken from the marker at the bridge, quoted and paraphrased.)
5. The River Walk, an iconic and beloved feature of San Antonio. There is a timeline history of the river walk http://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/history/history-of-the-river-walk/
I took the picture of my reflection at the top if the Tower of the Americas, a 750-foot observation tower, built as a theme structure for the 1968 World's Fair. It was very windy up there.
Comments (32)
myrrhluz
I'm getting to people's galleries. I apologize to all I haven't been to in a while. It is not from lack of interest, and I will be there!
Bossie_Boots
A wonderful collage and dedi superb work Happy Birthday Jocko !!
Madbat
Hey, love your hair! That's a statement in itself! runs away
magnus073
Wow Lucinda, this is such a wonderful collage and birthday dedi for Jock. He's a great guy, talented artists and one of the nicest people in the gallery. This is a really cool collage from your home town, and it's hard to imagine a better way to celebreat 300 images in the gallery than with a dedi to a friend.
wotan
Cool collage and dedication!
jayfar
A super set of pics Lucinda and happy birthday to Jocko from me.
Mondwin
Superbly dedication my friend!!!!Bravissimo!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
durleybeachbum
Fascinating! Happy birthday Jocko!
flavia49
excellent collage!
MrsLubner
Although I was only there for a few short years, I consider San Antonio to be one of two "home towns" in Texas. I love these reminders of culture and, of course, the River Walk. Lovely collage and a wonderful birthday wish for Jock.
Faemike55
Very cool collage and wonderful dedication to Jock Happy birthday, Jock
Feliciti
great collage and BD Gift for him !! happy birthday at Jock too !!
helanker
WOW! It seems to be a really great place to live. I am lad to se you post again Lucinda. Thank you so much for your sweet and kind comments in my gallery. :-)))
jendellas
Lovely collage, always interested in different places!! xx HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jocko. xx
jmb007
beau cadeau!!
annie5
Wonderful captures of San Antonio, he will like this collage! Happy Birthday Jocko :)
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful photos and collage ! Great dedication to Jock !
drifterlee
Wonderful dedication!
mickeyrony
A bit of everything for our friend Jocko for her birthday. It's great my Beatiful . You have in your heart of the sav ors amopur of Othera. B ravo again and many thanks for sharing Happy Birthday my friend ((5 + +)) Un peu de tout pour notre ami Jocko pour sa fête . C'est excellent ma Belle . Tu as dans ton coeur les saveurs de l'amour des autres . Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager ((5++)) Bonne fête mon ami
jocko500
Thank you very much. this is a wonderful image as i like a lot of differ stuff.
goodoleboy
Splendid collage in honor of Jock's birthday commemoration, Lucinda. I didn't know it was his birthday. And, I didn't realize that your home town was so diverse. The part about the viaduct reminds me of the Marx Brothers' takeoff on the word, when they kept asking the question, why-a-duck?
blondeblurr
First things - first: An amazing collage with points of interests of your hometown - but I really like your 'windy vision' of yourself, closely followed by the other 'bad hair-day' car-wash pic ... hilarious! Secondly: Congratulations on your '300's' post - I've got a long way to go to ever play catch up's! Thirdly: A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jocko and many happy returns! ... and last but not least ~ Thank You Lucinda! ~ for the brave efforts of leaving a few great comments on some earlier posts, which is very much appreciated and always welcomed, you are a very wise, young Lady - with so much knowledge and intuitive perception ... Cheers from your Ozzie friend, BB
npauling
A wonderful collage of views from your part of the world and what great captures too. A super birthday present for Jock. Congratulations on your 300th posting, your gallery is full of wonderful things and a delight to see and I really appreciate you sharing them with us.
mgtcs
Amazing collage my dear friend, lovely photos, wonderful B-day gift to a marvelous friend and artist! Loved it!
JaneEden
Lucind the collage is amazing and love the intro too, it is so interesting to get to know where our friends live and what happens in their lives. thank you so much for sharing all this with us, hugs Jane xx
psyoshida
What a great selection of photos to share as a gift. Your descriptions are wonderfully informative as well. Excellent. Happy Belated Birthday to Jocko.
MagikUnicorn Online Now!
Wonderful collage :)
sandra46
GREAT COLLAGE
Minda
This is Very nice collage lucinda and nice dedication..
emmecielle
Wonderful collage and lovely dedi to Jock! :)