Merchant Hotel Belfast

     The building in Belfast which is currently known as the Merchant Hotel was previously the headquarters of the Ulster Bank

     It was constructed in the mid 19th century.  The architect was James Hamilton.  Contractors were D and J Fulton.  The building exterior is sandstone. Style is Italianate.

   The building became the Merchant Hotel in 2006.  This is a 5 star hotel.  It is owned and operated by Bangor entrepreneur Bill Wosley.

Merchant Hotel Belfast

Sand Point Lighthouse

     This lighthouse his located in Escabana, Michigan on Lake Michigan Northern Shore. The United States Lighthouse  Service  approved construction of the Sand Point Lighthouse at a cost of $11,000.  Construction was completed in early spring of 1868.

     The Sand Point Lighthouse is a story and one half rectangular building with an attached brick tower.  The tower is topped with a cast iron lantern room.  This houses a fourth order Fresnel lens emitting a fixed red light.

High School of the Performing Arts

     This school was a public alternative school established in 1947 and located at 120 West 46th Street in the borough of Manhattan New York City, from 1948 to 1984.

 In 1961, the school was merged with another alternative arts school, the High School of Music and Art.  Each school retained its own campus.Both student bodies  eventually moved into a shared building named the Fiorella H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing and Performing Arts at 100 Amsterdam Ave. New York, N.Y

     The Jupiter Inlet Light.is located in Jupiter, Florida on the north side of the Jupiter Inlet.  The site for the.lighthouse was chosen in 1853.  It was originally designed by Lt.George Meade.  It was modified by Lt. William Reynolds.  Work was completed in 1860 under the supervision of Captain Edward.A. York.

Jupiter Inlet Light

     The lighthouse was built on a hill.  Cost $ 60,000. The structure is 105 feet.tall.  The exterior is brick with double masonry wall.  Outer wall is conical. Inner wall is circular with double brick.

Jupiter Inlet Light

The outside wall was painted red in 1910 to cover discoloration.

Jupiter Inlet Light

     The current. bridge at this.site opened on October.29,2017.  The bridge carries 3 lanes of City.Island Road.  It.connects City Island with Rodman’s neck.on.the mainlamd. The bridge.crosses.Eastchester Bay.

City Island Causeway

City Island Causeway

     The bridge dessign.is Causeway. 

Jacobs Dam Bridge

Same as above Swing span.

Same as above

     Macombs Dam Bridge contains a swing bridge over the Harlem. River.. This span consists of concave chords running along the top. There are 4 lanes.of traffic and 2 sidewalks.

     The bridge connects the Burroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx.  The bridge was named after Daniel Macomb, son of a merchant. It was designed by Alfred Pancoast Boller.  There are 3 bridge approaches– 2 in Manhattan and 1 in the Bronx.

     The bride opened on Mayn1, 1895. Its total.length.is 2540:feet.  Cost for construction was $26 million.

Columbus Memorial. Barcelona

Columbus Barcelona Memorial

     The Christopher Colombia Memorial is 197 feet tall.  It is located at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia Spain. It was constructed in honor of Columbus first voyage to America.

     At the top of the monument stands a 7.2 m tall bronze statue atop a 40m Corinthians Column. It is said to be Columbus pointing to the new land