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Paul Goldfinger photo. 11/18 © Torat-El is a conservative synagogue on Monmouth Road near Deal Rd. in Oakhurst.The building dates back to 1976. Kevin Chambers was the first to identify this structure.
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL “So Long Frank Lloyd Wright.”
Posted in Blogfinger contest, tagged Name that Jersey Shore Town on November 17, 2018| 1 Comment »
Down a side street near Deal Lake. No one guessed the town. Nov. 17, 2018. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
RENEE FLEMING AND BRAD MEHLDAU (From the album Christmas in New York)
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Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia overlooks the James River and is in a historic neighborhood adjacent to the VCU campus. It reminds one of Central Park with rolling hills and vales. Paul Goldfinger photo. 4/15/16 © click to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger. Re-posted from April, 2016.
We visited the grave of President John Tyler (1790-1862). He was a Whig and was elected Vice President in 1840 with William Henry Harrison, President. But Harrison died after spending only one month in office, and Tyler was the first President to succeed to the office from the VP spot. Tyler had the dubious distinction of making everybody, including his own party, mad at him, particularly over his support for the southern states.
His best achievement was to annex Texas. He was a Virginian and a life long politician whose last office was as a member of the CSA House of Representatives. He was married twice and had 15 children, so it seems he took some time off from the oval office.
Tyler is buried in Richmond, Virginia, at the glorious cemetery known as Hollywood (for the Holly trees). It is a marvelous place to visit, and Tyler is found in the Presidents Circle, a fine spot way up overlooking the James River. He is buried with his second wife and his daughter Julia who passed at the age of 20. A small Confederate flag is stuck into the ground at his site. His nearby neighbor is President James Monroe whose monument is undergoing some renovation.
The Hollywood Cemetery contains a special section for 28 Confederate generals, and another area for several thousand enlisted men many of whom died at Gettysburg. You can imagine the task of bringing those bodies back to Richmond. Jefferson Davis is also there in a place of honor.
The property is huge and quite gorgeous now with cherry blossoms all around. Students from Virginia Commonwealth University are nearby for jogging, hiking, and socializing .
Photo by Paul Goldfinger. ©
LARRY SPARKS: “Smokey Mountain Memories”
Posted in Blogfinger contest, Blogfinger Presents, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Blogfinger contest to name that town on October 20, 2018| 4 Comments »
Allenhurst, NJ. Paul Goldfinger photo ©. Autumn, 2018. Click to enlarge
SARA BAREILLES “She Used to be Mine” from the Broadway show Waitress. Composer Sara Bareilles.
Posted in Blogfinger contest, tagged Civil War memorial on August 17, 2018| 3 Comments »
Paul Goldfinger photo. August, 2018. Civil War memorial. Asbury Park, NJ ©
Here is a link to a BF piece about the war memorial in Belmar where there is a statue of a doughboy (WWI)
MATT GLASER “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
Posted in Blogfinger contest, tagged Name that truck on Blogfinger on August 14, 2018| 6 Comments »
1954 V-8 Chevy 3100 pickup truck. Note metal vi Cookman Ave in A. Park. August, 2018. Be careful not to steam up the windows. This was a year when the cops got out of their cars with flashlights and roamed the lovers’ lanes. And yes, the cars had radios by then. Find Alan Freed. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
EL DORADOS:
And, if you did have a car at that time, and if you are cruising the avenue downtown with your windows open, and if you wanted to persuade a girl to take a ride, you might play this on your radio while cranking up the volume
DION AND THE BELMONTS:
Posted in Blogfinger contest, Blogfinger Presents on August 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Paul Goldfinger © 2017. Ft. Myers, Florida West Coast. Click to enlarge.
“The Story of Tonight” from Hamilton.
Posted in Blogfinger contest, tagged Name that OG Jewel address on August 9, 2018| 5 Comments »
How cute is this cottage? Blogfinger photo August, 2018. ©
KEVIN CHAMBERS (OG historian):
A moving history:
This cottage was first built on the North End by the OGCMA and used as a tool shed in the early 1870’s. It was then moved to Main Ave and used as a ticket booth for the Circle Bus Line than ran in O.G. and then moved to the back of the lot facing Heck Ave where it stands today.
It is one of about ten cottages built in the style of a tent that have survived in the Grove.
We have a contest winner. See comments below.
JAMIIROQUAI: From his Valentine’s Day album
Posted in Blogfinger contest on August 4, 2018| 2 Comments »
August 4, 2018. This is a marvelous example of seaside architecture. This home belongs to a woman whose birthday it is. Her family “flocked” her to celebrate. Blogfinger photo © We have a contest winner. See the comments.
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA “Flamingo”
Posted in Blogfinger contest, Ocean Grove Jewel Contest, tagged Name that address contest on July 29, 2018| 8 Comments »
Paul Goldfinger ©. July, 2018.
ADAM KANTOR AND “THE BAND’S VISIT, “ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST: “Answer Me.”
