Greenville, South Carolina - Main St.

Here are some shots from downtown Greenville. The city is fairly small but the downtown area is very nice. Also, the recent rains made for some crazy waterfalls on the Reedy River.



































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NYC:Queens hoods-Maspeth

Heading southeast brings us into the hood known as Maspeth. It goes from Eliot to Maurice Aves with 51st Ave between Metropolitain Ave with the Newtown Creek and the NYCR. This hood is mostly residential. Originally, this was a swampland to begin with. In 1621, the Dutch West India Company had its fur traders come along Newtown Creek and it become knonw as Newtown. In 1643, the Mespatches Indians, burnned down the settlements by the Dutch hoping that no outsider would come back here. Their name meant "at the bottom of the bad water place." In 1852, developers had divided up the land to make a town. This time it was occupied by English Quakers. In 1850, James Maurice decided to place Mt Olivet Cemetery here as a burial site. Around the time of the Civil War, a number of German immigrants came to live here. In 1868, the South Side RR of LI was built to allow for the line to come here. However, it was bought out by Conrad Poppenhusen, who owned the Flushing & North Side RR, in 1874 and later on to the LIRR. In 1876, the Glendale and East River RR built tracks to form a junction with the current one, but service ended in 1894 making it only for freight. In 1903, the Grand St Br was built to connect it to Brooklyn, though its called Grand Ave there. In 1924, the Buswick Terminal was stopped for passanger service and continued with freight as well after the LIRR took it over. In the 1940's the LIE (I-495) cut through its northern end. The post-war era brought a number of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Korea, Ireland, Poland, and Italy, who have replaced many who have lived, though there are still remmnants of those who have lived here before. In 1997, the NY & Atlantic Railway bought both of the lines and use it for their own freight. You can get here by taking the Q18, Q38, Q39, Q45, Q54, Q58, Q59, Q67, and B57 buses. Here is what you will find in Maspeth.






























































































































































































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