LennyP4868 wrote:
I haven't been here in a long long time thought I send a few posts
Lovely photo of a classic place, but where is it?, and the modern utility box at lower right should have not been included.
I grew up in the old part of Mexico City, where several buildings were finished in marble from Carrara. Now I now what the Carrara marble quarries look like. Thank you!
Interesting and instructive, thank you!
Great set of KL photos, including the shopping and Chinatown, thank you for posting them!
Is Petaling St shown? Great place for street evening dining, straight out of a Humphrey Bogart movie. I have only been there late in the evening, so I might not have recognised it.
The photos also show the Kuala Lumpur smog, almost thick enough to cut with a butter knife.
The tombstone claims: "Poisoned by his Wife and Dr. Cream".
True claim, this is what I found in Wikipedia:
"Thomas Neill Cream (27 May 1850 – 15 November 1892), also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-Canadian medical doctor and serial killer who poisoned his victims with strychnine. He murdered up to 10 people in three countries, targeting mostly lower-class women, prostitutes and pregnant women seeking abortions. He was convicted and sentenced to death, and was hanged on 15 November 1892."
"On 14 July 1881, Daniel Stott died of strychnine poisoning at his home in Boone County, Illinois, after Cream supplied him with an alleged remedy for epilepsy. The death was attributed to natural causes, but Cream wrote to the coroner blaming the pharmacist for the death after he again attempted blackmail. This time, Cream was arrested, along with Mrs Julia A. (Abbey) Stott, who had allegedly become Cream's mistress and procured poison from Cream to do away with her husband. She turned state's evidence to avoid jail, laying the blame on Cream, which left him to face a murder conviction on his own. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in Joliet Prison. Daniel Stott's friends erected a tombstone at his grave, which reads: "Daniel Stott Died June 12, 1881 Aged 61 Years, poisoned by his wife and Dr Cream.
Cream was released in July 1891. Governor Joseph W. Fifer had commuted his sentence after Cream's brother pleaded for leniency and allegedly bribed the authorities."
Hi, please excuse me for saying this, but "Hepatologist" refers to a liver specialist, as "Hepar" means liver; "Herpetologist" is a snake aficionado and/or specialist.
"From space dedicated to automotive and racing history, to memorabilia and even digital kiosks for a more interactive experience, The Brumos Collection is 35,000 square feet dedicated to the technology, innovation and historical significance behind some of the world's finest automobiles." located in Jacksonville, FL.
Yum yum. And excellent choice of photogenic spoon and dish.
The T. rex is hiding just a tad above dead center, very hard too see as it is a tricky hunter.
Is the schooner the Margaret Todd?
Great photo, the color and air of abandonment show the rust and enhance the lack of maintenance, to tell us of the economic and other harships in the region (or does it show the economic exploitation and neglect by the huge agribusinesses?) .