[Leica] Fwd: IMG: A View from the Past

[Jim Nichols]

Unfortunately, Douglas, I was heavily into flying, with photography 
taking a back seat at that time.  This is the only decent shot that I 
can find, and that was probably because it was of "my side of town".

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 12/16/2018 4:54 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Going on Google maps, your town has certainly changed, Jim. You should 
> put some of those pictures together, print them as big as possible, 
> and get your local library to host an exhibition. If they're anyway 
> clued in, they should jump at the chance.
>
> Douglas
>
>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject:     IMG: A View from the Past
>> Date:     Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:28:40 -0600
>> From:     Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> To:     LUG at Leica-Users.org <lug at leica-users.org>, Olympus Camera 
>> Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>>
>>
>>
>> Trying to get my mind off of events on Wall Street and in Washington, 
>> I started looking back at photo files from the past. Sixty years ago, 
>> Tullahoma, TN was expanding westward.  This image shows the 
>> developing residential areas as viewed from a Piper Cub and recorded 
>> by a Leica IIIa.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/West+Tullahoma+January+1959PS.jpg.html 
>>
>>
>> Our home at the time was in the small wooded subdivision just below 
>> the center of the photo.  Eight years later, we built a new home in 
>> the wooded subdivision shown at left center.  The airport can be seen 
>> in the upper left corner.  All of the upper right area has been 
>> commercially developed, and upscale residential areas have filled the 
>> areas further right, and most of the undeveloped area in the foreground.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>
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