tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post2660701018989611324..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Mystery PhotosMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33898551060549379082014-04-13T16:56:43.087-07:002014-04-13T16:56:43.087-07:00As a former Charlestonian, my immediate reaction w...As a former Charlestonian, my immediate reaction was the John P. Grace Bridge as well.<br /><br />As a completely irrelevant aside, the Grace and Pearman Bridges can both be seen in the background in the 1984 sci-fi film "The Philadelphia Experiement."Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58756297165279692702014-04-13T08:55:07.811-07:002014-04-13T08:55:07.811-07:00Nanook, you're doing better than I could do!
...Nanook, you're doing better than I could do!<br /><br />Anon, thank you, I found an image of the old Cooper River Bridge (after seeing your comment), and it sure looks like a contender!<br /><br />K. Martinez, I love that one too. No, these are all just random selections from my box of saved slides, so there's no way of logically figuring out their locations.<br /><br />D Ticket, you always have the best info when it comes to these things! And the first picture was the one I was most interested in learning about.<br /><br />Dave, "Silas" is just a cool name. Give a kid that name and he pretty much automatically becomes an inventor.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-11119547984853923932014-04-12T14:12:32.818-07:002014-04-12T14:12:32.818-07:00I believe the last picture is the "Silas P. J...I believe the last picture is the "Silas P. Johansen" home for the criminally insane in Falls River VA.<br /><br /><br /><br />I could be wrong though, since I just made that up.....Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740821609663788318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82975380046557312382014-04-12T09:48:27.036-07:002014-04-12T09:48:27.036-07:00It sure looks like the Cooper River Bridge, or rat...It sure looks like the Cooper River Bridge, or rather, the John P Grace Memorial Bridge built in 1929, and this looks like it was taken from the western end on Hwy US 17. The Silas N Pearman Bridge was added parallel to it in 1966 (long after this photo was taken) and both were replaced by the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge in 2005. D Ticketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-67740852847823098142014-04-12T08:30:46.853-07:002014-04-12T08:30:46.853-07:00I absolutely love the first image. Perhaps everyo...I absolutely love the first image. Perhaps everyone was on their way to work. There's the men on the truck's flatbed perhaps being transported to a job site. The man and woman at the street corner might be conversing while waiting for a bus. Then there's the lone guy standing between the left side of the bridge entrance and a sign. I also love the laundry hung on the clothesline from the houses and the cat's cradle of power lines above. Awesome photo.<br /><br />Did these come together in the same batch? Or are they just totally random pulls? That might help in identifying. These have a "river" feel to them. Other than that, I haven't got a clue.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-9975222109135520922014-04-12T06:39:10.635-07:002014-04-12T06:39:10.635-07:00The palmetto trees and the run-down houses make me...The palmetto trees and the run-down houses make me think South Carolina. Maybe this is the old Cooper River Bridge in Charleston. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27847086653232488612014-04-12T01:48:29.799-07:002014-04-12T01:48:29.799-07:00Major-
Outside of the red/white beauty - that'...Major-<br /><br />Outside of the red/white beauty - that'd be a 1955 DeSoto, I can be of little help. But the images are still very interesting.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com