– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Coleman Powersports Today, I continue my brief reminisce of last year’s Kelby Worldwide Photowalk in Falls Church, Virginia which was so admirably lead by Richard Harrington. Our first stop was Quinn’s Auction House which was discussed in my last post. As a complete contrast to the statues of...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Happy New Year to all my visitors! For the first post of the New Year I was going to highlight the big moments on the web-site for the year. You know the drill: increase in visitors over the previous year, most visited post, etc. But then I thought, this might be of interest to me but why would this be...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Greene Hotel Having looked at the rather run-down and closed Shanklin’s Grand Theater in Ronceverte in the last post, it is now time to focus our attention on something that has been restored to its former glory. The Greene Hotel is a 14-room hotel was built in 1907 by Mrs. Henrietta Greene. The building...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Shanklins Grand Theater Ronceverte, West Virginia has fallen on hard times over the last few years with many of the buildings now shadows of their former glory. As long as the structures are still intact, albeit needing some repair work done on them, their stories should be told. Ronceverte is probably not on...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Ronceverte Christian Church The central area of Ronceverte is built along roads which run down the valley parallel to the railroad is an area steeped in history. Ronceverte is French for “Bramble Green”, which is the Gallic equivalent for “Greenbrier” which is a common vine found in the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Martin and Jones Hardware Store Today we continue our walking tour of Ronceverte, West Virginia. In the previous two posts we took a look at the rare concrete coaling tower which still dominates the town’s skyline and the craftsman style railroad depot. Our stop today is only a few yards further along...
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