Saturday, July 23, 2011

Craigleith Heritage Depot, Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario

This circa 1878 railway depot has been recycled and is now a museum. Inside are a wide range of items relating to the Town of Blue Mountains.

The photo is bit distorted, which (and I don't know why) makes me smile.  I wanted to fit in as much grass in the foreground as possible but also capture some of the clouds.

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32 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

what a cool building!

Ruth Hiebert said...

That is a beautiful scene,with the clouds and all.

Jan said...

What a great building. Love the perspective of your photo.

Stefan Jansson said...

Very interesting architecture.

Lois Evensen said...

What a nifty building. :)

Laura said...

gorgeous colors, so clear!

Linda said...

Terrific shot - lovely architecture!

Kathy said...

This old building is sure rich in character! And I don't see any distortion.

Dawn said...

Love the angle which you captured this in. It's perfect!

Maude Lynn said...

That is really lovely!

George said...

That's a neat-looking depot. I'm glad it wasn't torn down.

ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...

Love, love, love when buildings find a second life, and continue to give people such pleasure. What a great building and a great shot.

Anonymous said...

I do love this quaint museum. Beautiful clouds in the sky~makes a perfect background.

Teresa

Christina, Sweden said...

Great angle on the wiew and It's good that they reuse this lovely old building

Jan n Jer said...

I like everything about this photo! Great shot!

Randy said...

Love it!

Jack said...

You have an idyllic scene here today, EG. Very pretty.

Jama said...

What a quaint little place! There's only one train station here, with trains belonging to our next door neighbour, Malaysia. The old Tanjung Pagar station was reverted back to our government and been declared a national monument ,since it was build too long ago, with rich history. Not sure whether it will be turned into a museum but the facade of the building will be retain with newer building surrounded it.

Anonymous said...

This looks delightful!

Andrea said...

I don't know the distortion you talk about, i just see it's lovely. Happy Sunday.

Kate said...

The photo (or building) doesn't look distorted to me. Wonderful that it is being put to educational use.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

what is that rounded building?

We are excited, we could get a dusting of snow in West Auckland.

Tes said...

Such beautiful structure! Lovely capture!

Gill - That British Woman said...

Is it worth while visiting, as we will be doing a day trip up there in September as Collingwood is only a 45 minute drive for us.

Gill

Cezar and Léia said...

Very interesting facade and architecture, I like a lot that turret!
Léia

Momgen said...

What a nice shot. Happy SOOC Sunday...

Mine is here

Lowell said...

Distortion is my middle name! You just got a too-wide angle, that's all. No problem.

Love these old rr depots and it is important, I think, to preserve them. I would guess this one, now a museum, has some wonderful artifacts. The Town of Blue Mountains sounds like something you'd find in Tennessee in the Blue Mountains there!

MadSnapper said...

i like this a lot, beautiful building

Elisa N Viajes said...

Cute picture!
Have a nice weekend:)

NatureFootstep said...

I like the shot as it is. distortedd or not. I could buy that house if it was for sale. :)

Small City Scenes said...

What a great museum... I like the old style train depots.

I looks like you just laid on the ground and looked up. Maybe? MB

Cheryl said...

I like this photo a lot. I like the foreground and the sky too. I'm enjoying seeing everyone's photos around the world on this SOOC blog. Yeah!

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