Middle Point Casemate by auntietk
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Manchester State Park
Manchester, Washington
Can you imagine this being your office every day?
From 1900 to 1910 Rich Passage was mined. If an enemy ship had sailed through on its way to Bremerton to cause trouble for the shipyards, the people who worked in this building would have caused the underwater mines to blow up the bad guys. As it was, no bad guys ever showed up, so any blowing up that happened was only a drill.
At the time they called this area Middle Point, perhaps in a fit of creative ennui. The name was later changed to Manchester.
Growing up in a very, very small town named after a much bigger place caused no end of having to explain where I was from.
"You're from Manchester? ??? ENGLAND???"
"Manchester, Washington."
"There's a Manchester in New Hampshire."
"Yes there is, but that isn't where I'm from. I've never been to New Hampshire."
I suppose it was better than if I'd grown up in a town called Middle Point!
"You're from Middle Point? What's it between?"
Comments (38)
wonderworld
Really cool shot!!
neiwil
Congrats for LWITG Tara, well deserved.Your postwork has really brought up the detail. 'Manchester', that's only 40 miles from me...but Manchester Washington! I think you got the better deal on location :-) I have the same problem, telling someone I'm from Wallasey just gets a blank stare, telling them I'm from Liverpool starts an endless string of 'Scouser' jokes....can't win!
dochtersions
A TOP-PHOTO. Tara. So many great effect to admire. Congratulations, it's spectacular to see.
Cgaynor
I like how one can obtain two different senses of space from this image, and flip between two different atmospheres-great work!
anmes
The lighting is beautiful..and the capture through the doorway. info really interesting..thanks for sharing
lyron
Fantastic picture!!
marybelgium
superbe !
Chipka
Okay, now that I'm done giggling (also giggling at Marilyn's "Fort Tuna" comment) I can now commence to typing! I have never been in a position in which I could enjoy having to explain to people where I'm from, though while living in the Czech Republic, I did have provide a quick geography lesson in order to show that Chicago and New York are not as close together as some Europeans think. Needless to say, I had fun reading the accompaniment to this image and I absolutely love the image itself! It's so deliciously bleak and wonderfully evocative of something ancient. Brilliant!