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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Theme Day: My Street

Astoria, Oregon ~ June 8, 2012

My "street," the Astoria Riverwalk, is so extraordinary that I've shown it many times on this blog. It runs along the river the whole length of town and beyond. Here you see a fraction of it in the foreground. It connects to Marine Drive (parallel, beyond the stop sign). Here it also intersects with 15th Street, which takes you up the hill to the college. The Riverwalk never looks much like a street, but like an alleyway, parking lot, paved walkway, boardwalk, or trolley trestle. I showed the view west from here in yesterday's post. Unaccountably, any building fronting the Riverwalk bears the address of some other street. For instance, the address just behind me is 1490 Marine Drive, and you can see how that would confuse someone  actually looking for it on Marine Drive.

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15 comments:

Lowell said...

Aha! I knew it! Love that Riverwalk. It's so authentic and real what with all the various ways it is used.

Gorgeous photo, too. The light is magnificent - probably reflecting the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

Francisca said...

Lowell beat me to it :-) but you really have struck gold on that street you live on!

Zyzzyz said...

Sounds confusing but I expect the mailmen know.

Halcyon said...

It's nice to have a part of town that you love. The light in this shot is beautiful. Looks like things are golden. :)

Jo said...

lovely colours, and sounds very confusing for any delivery person...

Kay said...

Smaller towns can be quirky like that. Locals find their way around, but visitors and newcomers can be identified by the mystified looks on their faces. Astoria is one of many places in Oregon and Washington that I'd like to explore.

raf said...

Thought that might be your street theme today. Good one, Sheryl! Great spot all along there. BTW, sorry to see on your blog that Andrew and Steve's closed its doors last year. Found good cheer and chowder there back in my fishing days. :)

Buck said...

A double rainbow! A very nice interpretation of the theme. It can be crazy the way some municipalities number their properties...

Tanya Breese said...

oh i would definitely be confused lol....what a great photo, you have everything working in this!

VP said...

An unusual image for a very interesting street!

Unknown said...

You managed to capture a rainbow on your street. How lovely!

Anonymous said...

This is definitely one of the best streets around and one of the reasons I love Astoria so much. You've really captured the beauty of it with this shot.

Halcyon said...

A rainbow makes everything special! How lucky to have one shining above your street. :)

Red Nomad OZ said...

SO ... have you found that pot of gold yet? Or are you living right in it?!?!

Karl said...

Very nice photo, beautiful warm colors.

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