tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post530264085647113134..comments2024-03-28T11:15:43.177-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Main Street, May 1960Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-78269212229459931232011-02-10T19:05:44.267-08:002011-02-10T19:05:44.267-08:00Wow, I would have guessed that item was a heffalum...Wow, I would have guessed that item was a heffalump or a woozle.<br /><br />There was day when bootscrapers were quite necessary. I remember seeing the 400 year old ones set in the stone paving at Hampton Court Castle, where Henry VIII scraped the doo from the royal booties.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91032868217007518392011-02-10T16:26:30.565-08:002011-02-10T16:26:30.565-08:00CoxPilot and Mike Cozart, thanks for the ID on tha...CoxPilot and Mike Cozart, thanks for the ID on that boot scraper!<br /><br />Katella, I agree, this one seems to be more artful than your typical snapshot.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-76672822958888346782011-02-10T16:18:18.185-08:002011-02-10T16:18:18.185-08:00Mike C is exactly right. I remember that boot scr...Mike C is exactly right. I remember that boot scrape being there for a long time. There was another one on the other side of the street near the theater.CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4112427432515966822011-02-09T23:25:20.498-08:002011-02-09T23:25:20.498-08:00A beautiful picture Major. Crystal clear, nice col...A beautiful picture Major. Crystal clear, nice colors and an unexpected reverse-angle point of view. Also nice raking light across the building faces.<br /><br />Ditto Mike C's boot scrape.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7679866680400829862011-02-09T19:59:19.082-08:002011-02-09T19:59:19.082-08:00looks like it could be a Victorian boot scrape (or...looks like it could be a Victorian boot scrape (or scraper) Usually made of cast iron and many feature a animal (I've seen dogs, cats, squirrles, and even moose!) on the back side or designed into the part the gentleman would scrape his boot on.MIKE COZARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616421722228113410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-32130032666049812002011-02-09T15:10:22.372-08:002011-02-09T15:10:22.372-08:00I didn't notice that there wasn't a kid in...I didn't notice that there wasn't a kid in sight; that really is pretty fascinating! And yes, most folks look like they are going to church, judging by their nice clothes.<br /><br />Matt, I've put an enlargement up of whatever that thing is!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30558349962094881412011-02-09T12:01:48.487-08:002011-02-09T12:01:48.487-08:00What is that object on the ground between the two ...What is that object on the ground between the two building, just under the sconce on the right side of the Book and Candle Shop? Looks like a statue of a cat?!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120087203277090970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4211611840519358312011-02-09T11:22:25.550-08:002011-02-09T11:22:25.550-08:00I was going to say the same thing. NO KIDS. Not a ...I was going to say the same thing. NO KIDS. Not a one. How unusual. It is a fresh photographic angle.Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-2622019294252360812011-02-09T08:38:17.367-08:002011-02-09T08:38:17.367-08:00Men in suits; women in dresses; no kids and, wait ...Men in suits; women in dresses; no kids and, wait for it; wait;;; no strollers!Thuferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692445357659425688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82301162933848111762011-02-09T07:25:31.460-08:002011-02-09T07:25:31.460-08:00What a great view of the past!What a great view of the past!Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55113331728163993532011-02-09T06:08:47.927-08:002011-02-09T06:08:47.927-08:00Interesting. Photographers are usually drawn to t...Interesting. Photographers are usually drawn to the end of Main Street and Sleeping Beauty Castle. For once someone turned to the left and gave us a nice view of the storefronts. I like the little “Book and Candle” sign. Also looks like a weekday. No kids!SundayNightnoreply@blogger.com