Trestle Park, Milwaukee

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Trestle Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Trestle Park

Swing Bridge

Swing Bridge

Same as above

North Jetty Park, Casey Key, Florida

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Beach at North Jetty Park

Same as above

Life Guard Station

Venice Jetty as seen from North Jetty Park

Same as above

Same as above

Venice Jetty as seen from North Jetty Park

Pelican

Tortoise Nest

Chiquita Boat Lock, Cape Coral

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Chiquita Boat Lock

Chiquita Boat Lock

Same as above

The Chiquita Boat Lock is located 2.7 miles from the Sannibel Causeway. It can accept boats up to 70 feet wide, 16 feet wide and 5 foot draft. The lock was built in the 1970’s to prevent salt water intrusion into the southwest Cape Coral canal system.

It provides Gulf access from the Camelot Canal and the southwest Spreader Waterway into the Intra coastal Waterway via the Caloosahatchee River.

Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida 5/9/2021

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Siesta Beach 5/9/2021

Siesta Beach 5/9/2021

Siesta Beach Pavilion 5/9/2021

Same as above

Siesta Beach Pavilion Signage

Siesta Beach Pavilion Signage

Siesta Beach 5/9/2021

Siesta Sun Deck Bar, Siesta Beach 5/9/2021

Same as above

Concrete lounge chairs

Bascule Bridge over Sarasota Bay on Florida 758

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Bascule Bridge over Sarasota Bay on FL 758

This bridge was built in 1972. It is 1,278.3 feet. The bridge carries FL route 758 (Siesta Drive). It connects Siesta Key to the mainland of Sarasota. The bridge type is double leaf bascule.

Vascular Bridge over Sarasota Bay

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Same as above

Legacy Trail, Sarasota, Florida

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Legacy Trail 5/9/2021

Bridge Legacy Trail 5/9/2021

Bridge Legacy Trail

Same as above

North Creek Bridge Legacy Trail 5/9/2021

North Creek Bridge

Same as above

Legacy Trail 5/9/2021

Pine Branch Station Legacy Trail 5/9/2021

Mile Marker at station site

Trail Marker

Gated Exit From the Legacy Trail

View from Legacy Trail 5/9/2021

Motels of Lee County, Florida

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Sea Chest Motel

Sea Chest Motel

Sea Chest Motel

Travel Inn 2939 Cleveland Avenue Fort Myers, Florida

Riverview Inn and Suites 13020 Cleveland Avenue, North Fort Myers, Florida

Worthington Apartments 1677 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, Florida

The Worthington Apartments 1677 Tamiami Trail

North Fort Myers, Florida

Welcome Inn Motel 1547 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, Florida

Same as above

Tropical Palm Motel. 1499 North Fort Myers, Florida

Same as above

El Rancho Motel 1441 North Tamiami Trail North Fort Myers, FL.

El Rancho Motel 1441 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, Florida

El Rancho Motel North Fort Myers

El Rancho Motel North Fort Myers

Sabal Inn 1652 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, Florida

Sabal Inn

Sabal Inn

Sunny Court Motel 1596 N. Tamiami Trail North Fort Myers, Florida

Same as above

Sunny Court North Fort Myers

Sunny Court Motel, North Fort Myers

Aloha Motel 1570 N. Tamiami Trail North Fort Myers, Florida

Aloha Motel, North Fort Myers

Highlander Motel Palm Beach Boulevard Fort Myers

Highlander Motel

Highlander Motel

Relax Inn 2568 First Street Fort Myers, Florida

Relax Inn

Relax Inn

Relax Inn Swimming Pool

Same as above

Rock Lake Resort 2568 First Street, Fort Myers, Florida

Rock Lake Resort

Bridgewater Inn 4331 Pine Island Rd NW, Matlacha, Florida

Bridgewater Inn

Best Western North Fort Myers 1302 N. Cleveland

Best Western North Fort Myers

Same as above

Best Western North Fort Myers

Best Western North Fort Myers

Travelodge 13353 N. Cleveland Avenue North Fort Myers

Travelodge North Fort Myers

Same as above

Econolodge 13301 North Fort Myers

Econolodge

Eco no lodge North Myers

3350 Marinatown Lane, North Fort Myers

6 Motel Marina town Lane North Fort Myers

6 Marinatown Lane North Fort Myers

Same as above

Fort Myers Inn 3512 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers

Fort Myers Inn

Same as above

Fort Myers Inn

Same as above

Fort Myers Inn

Same as above

Golf View Motel 3523 Cleveland Avenue Fort Myers, Florida

Golf View Motel

Same as above

Budget Inn 3715 Cleveland Avenue Fort Myers

Budget Inn Fort Myers

Americas Best Value Inn

America’s Best Value Inn

Days Inn 11435 South Cleveland Avenue Fort Myers

Same as above

Days Inn

Howard Johnson. 4811 Cleveland Avenue Fort Myers

Same as above

Howard Johnson

Same as above

Same as above

Off the Charts Inn 2938 Sannibel Blvd

Off the Charts Inn

Knolls Court Motel 4755 Pine Island Rd NW Matlacha Pine Island, Florida

Knolls Court Motel 4755 Pine Island Rd N.W. Matlacha Pine Island, Florida

Same as above

Palm City Motel PalmnBeach Drive Fort Myers

Same as above

Green Wave Motel Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers

Same as Above

Legacy Harbour Hotel and Suites, West First Street, Fort Myers

Legacy Harbour and Suites West First Street,Fort Myers

Gulf Air RV Resort. 17279 San Carlos Boulevard Fort Myers Beach, Fl

Same as above

Tahitian Inn and Suites. 17761 San Carlos Boulevard Fort Myers Beach, Fl

Tahitian Inn and Suites

Tip Top Isle Waterfront Resort and Marina. 17863 San Carlos Boulevard Fort Myers Beach, Fl

Tip Top Isle Waterfront Resort and Marina

Same as above

Sand Castle Beach Club 905 Estero Fort Myers Beach, Fl

Sand Castle Beach Club 905 Esteem Blvd Fort Myers Beach

Holiday Court Villas and Suites 925 Estero Blvd. Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Holiday Court Villas and Suites

Shipwreck Motel 237 Old San Carlos Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, Fl

River Court Motel 2005 West First Street, Fort Myers

School Building at Altgeld Gardens Chicago, IL

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School Building at Altgeld Guardian

Altgeld Gardens was a public housing complex on the far south side of Chicago. It is located on a 157 acre site. The architects were Naess and Murphy. It was built in the 1940’s to provide housing for African American serviceman and their families. These men were returning from World War 2 It was built to be a self contained community in a park like setting. The residences were low 2 story buildings linked in groups. There were 1,500 units divided into 162 groups. The development had its own public library, schools, auditorium and club house. There was a shopping center. However, the area is not without issues. It is surrounded by multiple hazardous waste sites. This may account for healthcare issues of residents. The population is almost totally minority. The average income level borders on the poverty level. Although many units have been scheduled for renovation, the future of other buildings is uncertain.

Broadview Hotel East Saint Louis, Illinois

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Hotel Broadview East Saint Louis, Illinois

Hotel Broadview as seen in 2013

This historic hotel building is located at 415 Broadway in East Saint Louis.It opened in 1927. It was built by Widmer Engineering. Building style is Classical Revival. It is a brick building around a concrete frame.

At the time of its opening, it was the largest and most luxurious in East Saint Louis. It had 260 rooms each with its own bathroom. It had a restaurant, roof top garden, ballroom, meeting rooms and air conditioning. Early in its history, the Elks Lodge moved into the hotel. The first radio station moved into the hotel from 1927 to 1935.

The Broadview remained an important business until the 1950’s. In 1957, SIU began renting space in the hotel. The university purchased the building outright in the 1970’s. They abandoned the Broadview in 2004. It has remained vacant ever since. The hotel building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 12.31/2013.