Sunday, September 9, 2012



Here is another old disused fire hydrant. I have never seen a hydrant painted green.There is a wrench attached to it to operate the hydrant, there is a seal attached to it also. Maybe this is in working order after all. I will keep an eye out for more of these.

Saturday, September 8, 2012



The thing about alternate side parking is that you miss a lot of stuff when you drive by. So when the cars move to the other side of the street on the next day you get some gems. Here is a very cool looking hitching post. It is not that old, what is next to it is. This is an Upping Stone, it was used to assist people in and out of carriages and up and down on horses. This is made of sandstone and is on Park St. in Allentown.

Friday, September 7, 2012



These very nice and well cared for door bollards are at the loading area at the M&T Center. They are about 4 feet high and made out of cast iron.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012




There seems to be a lot of these around, the dual purpose bollard. These light up a court yard area in front of The Olympic Building on Pearl St. It is a former YMCA with a modern front built in. These bollards are probably about 15 years old and are holding up ok. 

Tuesday, September 4, 2012




I had these two photo's for a while, These are at a local 7-11 store. These are actually plastic covers over a metal pole. They look a little nicer that your average bollard protecting a gas meter and an ice locker.

Monday, September 3, 2012



A lot of uninteresting wooden bollards lining a bike path near the Small Boat Harbor. There is parking lot next to the bike path so I guess it is a good idea to separate the two.

Saturday, September 1, 2012




What a nice looking door bollard. This is a garage door for an old casket company. Now residents drive in to park their cars. This building was converted into condo's. It is on Virginia near Delaware.