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US Army fort ruins from the 1860’s.
Nikon D850| Nikkor 20mmf/1.8g| Single frame
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This is the last door I have from our trip to Put-in-Bay, OH back in May.
The Round House Bar.
I love the arched door, color theme, the dome roof, and the structure at the top of the roof. What is that called? Viewing room? Oh, and the Rooster weather vane. I do like the rooster theme. Fun fact about me: I was born in the year of the Rooster in Chinese Astrology.
We didn’t have time to go inside, but I do want to return so maybe one day I will get to see the murals on the walls.
Here’s some history:
“Originally housing the Columbia Restaurant, this building opened in 1873. Back in the day, there wasn’t a good way to keep things cold. Thanks to intrepid island dwellers including Valentine Doller, they figured out a way. The Columbia Restaurant was able to serve up ice cream and cottage cheese using blocks of ice gathered from Lake Erie in the winter. Housed in what is now the Put-in-Bay Winery, the ice kept things nice and cold.
The famous circular bar was then built in 1944 by the Greunke family, commissioning the Cincinnati Brewing Company to construct it. It was the perfect place to hold concerts “in the round,” with Mrs. Greunke as the featured pianist. They moved the stage to its current location so the performer wouldn’t have to play with their back to the audience.
The McCann family has owned the Roundhouse since the early 1950’s. Most of the building is original, with the exception of the floor and front porch. The original plaster walls have remained. They were also responsible for painting it its signature red, white, and blue along with artist Scott LoBadio painting the outside. The inside walls features murals by Canoe Bob.”https://putinbay.com/dinings/round-house-bar/
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…with a hop,
…and a flutter,
to say have a great week-end everyone!
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I want to wish everyone in the States a Happy 4th of July!
He-Man and I are going to watch the fireworks up in Virginia City this year for something a little different. I hope your holiday is a very good one!
Let Freedom Ring!
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From my yard. Its Latin name is Gaura lindheimeri.
“It’s a perennial flower that produces airy, wand-like stems adorned with delicate, white star-shaped flowers that resemble the wings of a butterfly”.
White Cabbage butterflies and bees love it. I love it because it’s really hardy. I don’t do anything to it but trim it heavily in the fall.
Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 16-80mm@80mm
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On my way to vote on Tuesday afternoon I spied this doorway and had to stop to add it my collection of doors for Thursday Doors.
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We had some time to kill before we met up with the trolley so we wandered around the town square.
While walking through the park I spied this huge wood carving and reading the plaque tells us who he is:
The Plaque tells us that this was carved into a 200 year old Oak tree by Matt Missey in 2018.
From the Putinbayohio.com/history website I learned that he was a weathy Spaniard who bought Put-in-Bay, and Middle Bass Island in 1854.https://putinbayohio.com/history/
He brought in sheep, built a sawmill, and surveyed the island into 10 acre plots. In 1860 he established grape crops for wine making. Rhine-landers from Germany came and brought Catawaba, Concord, Niagra, and Reisling grapevines to the Lake Erie Islands, contributing to the wine that is present on the Lake Erie Islands today. Within 10 years of the wine outbreak land prices rose from $10 to $1500 per acre.
We learned about the winery, and those 100 year old Cedar posts holding up the vines from our trolley driver.
At the age of 76 in May of 1889 de Rivera passed away. He’s buried in the cemetery with his wife on the land he donated to the trust.
There’s a lot more history about him at this link.
https://www.putinbaycondos.com/blog/put-in-bays-true-developer-joseph-de-rivera/
Let’s get to some doors!
I think this building with the lighthouse is the backside of the Boathouse Bar and Grill, but I’m not positive. I really like the lighthouse.
That’s all I have to share this week. If you’d like to see more doors from around the world or share some doors of your own visit our Thursday Doors host at https://nofacilities.com/2024/06/06/carnegie-science-center/
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