Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
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Description Colorized photo from 1900Original title: Jack-knife bridgePhotographer: Detroit PublishingLocation: Michigan ave bridge, Buffalo, NYWhat a charming bridge, it came from the Victorian period, built in 1895. Designed by Benard Fores De Beldor, naming the bridge after him, the official name for this is the Beldo Bascule bridge. It's a rolling counterweight bascule bridge, which rolls down the counterweight to raise the drawspan. Did I mention its also steam powered?This is the original bridge to appear on Michigan ave, it was a very industrial area, and still is today. On the right is the Kellogg elevator, from what I understand they process linseed oil there. This whole area was very smokey. Everything produced either steam or copious amounts of black smoke. They say that the smokier the area, the more industrious it is, being full steam ahead and all. The more smoke the more prosperous it is.Sadly this bridge is gone, it was destroyed in a terrible accident. On Jan 21, 1959, the river was frozen, but partly thawed due to an unusual warm spell. It was a chain reaction of ships. First a very large boat (foot ball field sized), broke free, this was the MacGilvray Shira, it was a freighter, and the ice seemed to have made it break free. It floated down river on its own, and some how got around the bends. Then it ran into the ship called the Michael K Tewksbury, it then smashed into the bridge, leaving nothing but scrap metal. It was known as the tewksbury accident, and it was in court for years. No one knew who to blame.The new bridge was built in 1960, and its the bridge you use today.
Mike Savad, Westfield, NJ Member Since August 2009 Artist Statement My name is Mike Savad, I create one of a kind creations. Photo realistic is what people think of first. There are many themes, flowers, porches, and local Suburban Scenes, some city, some urban. I also have many Job inspired images that cover a quite a range. If your looking for a gift for your Pharmacist, Doctor, Dentist, Lawyer, Barber, Gardner, Fireman etc, there should be something there for you. These will look very nice hanging on your wall, or in a waiting room, even a hotel room. My art is inspired by Norman Rockwell and Paintings from the time of the Renaissance.