Fedoras afield

[Blackthorn]

Great idea, Red!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Well, not a fedora in action but a miniature top hat. Wife and I spent a few days at the Pelican Inn, a reproduction of a 16th century English tavern. I had to get this pic of me next to the cider that was named after me (I wish...I think they should still pay me royalties:

Maybe someone could convert your photo to a Sepia tone for a more vintage look. This is not Sepia but as close as I could get.

Aren't they called Half Top Hats?

 

[Blackthorn]

Oh, I like that effect, Jack! I'll see if I can get a sepia effect and check back if I can. I was indeed inspired to get the hat after seeing Dead Man. Not a fantastically great movie but I like that hat.

 

[Blackthorn]

Yeah, my computer won't do sepia either.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

Here ya go, Blackthorn.

 

[Blackthorn]

Well done, Strapped! I like it!

 

[Blackthorn]

Here's another pic at that Inn, from the outside. It's a really cool place:

 

[Redfokker]

Here's another pic at that Inn, from the outside. It's a really cool place:

Looks like a special place!

 

[RJR]

Looks like a special place!

+1

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I was indeed inspired to get the hat after seeing Dead Man. Not a fantastically great movie but I like that hat.

I like the movie because it's a "thinker" where I come up with different intereptations every time I watch it. Plus I like Neil Young's soundtrack.

If you ever go back to the Inn it would be fun to work at getting some "period looking" photos, realizing they didn't have photography in the 16th century.

 

[Blackthorn]

Good point about it being a "thinker." My only gripe is the last 20 minutes of the movie, which should have taken maybe 3 minutes. But it is very interesting up till then, I have to agree.

I like your idea of doing "Period Looking" photos. We didn't, exactly, since my wife was wearing modern clothing, but the idea was there in this one:

 

[rogerstg]

There's something special about time afield with friends and a good dog.

 

[Frunobulax]

Great shot.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Literally.

 

[Redfokker]

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There's something special about time afield with friends and a good dog.

I love the smile! You should be wearing a vintage "gun club" hat. The one you have on is great enough!!

 

[RJR]

Great shot.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

+1

 

[Daniele Tanto]

This morning I took a walk on a sunny and cold winter morning. Temperature decrease of 10 degrees Celsius from yesterday
I went from my office in the north of Verona neighborhoods to the west crossing the river Adige to arrive in an architectural firm where I had a document to be withdrawn.
Here's what I propose of my journey

The Tower of the Chain is a military building built on the river bed as part of the defensive system of the city of Verona. The tower, now abandoned, is located between the Chain Bridge and the Ponte Risorgimento

It was built in the fourteenth century, about the same time at Mid Bastion of Upper Chain.
It's called "the chain" because it was built, in the midst of the current of the Adige, to attach a chain that connected and closed the two banks of the river.

Being located right where the walls of Verona came on the river Adige, the tower had the task of preventing the commercial traffic on the river at night, and then smuggling, as well as to take a defensive task, since in it was also stationed a garrison of soldiers.

In addition, the tower also served as customs control for goods entering in Verona and coming down the river.
The Tower of the chain gave its name first to Porta Catena, this close on the right bank of the Adige, and then to the Chain Bridge, which is located at the main Hospital of Verona, although the tower now is closer to Ponte Risorgimento, built later.

Stra Barbisio
I arrived in the "Orti di Spagna" a land inside the walls of the city grown up to 50 years of this century.
The architectural firm is located in the house where my paternal grandmother Giuseppina De Biasi (1885-1959) was born

The interior of the court

Restored almost thirty years ago

This group of old houses, dating from the Middle Ages were a courtyard with the main house and outbuildings for the peasants who worked the orchards that stretched between the walls and the banks of the Adige

This is the back of the "Corte Spagnola" towards the walls

The place has been fully built during the 50s and sixties when the town hall of Verona has built a road that passed between the walls and then the next bridge, from which I made the photographs, which combined the two banks of the Adige.

 

[hatophile]

This morning I took a walk on a sunny and cold winter morning. Temperature decrease of 10 degrees Celsius from yesterday
I went from my office in the north of Verona neighborhoods to the west crossing the river Adige to arrive in an architectural firm where I had a document to be withdrawn.
Here's what I propose of my journey

The Tower of the Chain is a military building built on the river bed as part of the defensive system of the city of Verona. The tower, now abandoned, is located between the Chain Bridge and the Ponte Risorgimento

It was built in the fourteenth century, about the same time at Mid Bastion of Upper Chain.
It's called "the chain" because it was built, in the midst of the current of the Adige, to attach a chain that connected and closed the two banks of the river.

Being located right where the walls of Verona came on the river Adige, the tower had the task of preventing the commercial traffic on the river at night, and then smuggling, as well as to take a defensive task, since in it was also stationed a garrison of soldiers.

In addition, the tower also served as customs control for goods entering in Verona and coming down the river.
The Tower of the chain gave its name first to Porta Catena, this close on the right bank of the Adige, and then to the Chain Bridge, which is located at the main Hospital of Verona, although the tower now is closer to Ponte Risorgimento, built later.

Stra Barbisio
I arrived in the "Orti di Spagna" a land inside the walls of the city grown up to 50 years of this century.
The architectural firm is located in the house where my paternal grandmother Giuseppina De Biasi (1885-1959) was born

The interior of the court

Restored almost thirty years ago

This group of old houses, dating from the Middle Ages were a courtyard with the main house and outbuildings for the peasants who worked the orchards that stretched between the walls and the banks of the Adige

This is the back of the "Corte Spagnola" towards the walls

The place has been fully built during the 50s and sixties when the town hall of Verona has built a road that passed between the walls and then the next bridge, from which I made the photographs, which combined the two banks of the Adige.

Thanks for great photos and history Daniele!

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Thanks for great photos and history Daniele!

Thanks Perry!
I belong to the North-west area of Verona and I love, strolling through the streets, to tell the stories of the places that had a soul and are now only average upper middle class suburbs

 

[Redfokker]

This was a special treat this morning Daniele. As a historian, I am very impressed and humbled by Verona's ancient scenes. Moto bella mio amico!