tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post8186086862071278709..comments2023-11-27T21:41:30.009-08:00Comments on The Daily Postcard: Tram Tuesday - Rotterdam, NetherlandsChristine H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-25733389313688293802011-11-23T21:02:08.950-08:002011-11-23T21:02:08.950-08:00Beautiful, busy and so unusual. A view of life in ...Beautiful, busy and so unusual. A view of life in motion. I remember I posted streetcar pictures a while ago, never noticing the missing overhead wires until you pointed it out! So that isn't a smokestack but an old windmill, pretty cool.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-37305793584277360682011-11-08T17:35:31.359-08:002011-11-08T17:35:31.359-08:00wonderful.
All these cards are so rich with info.
...wonderful.<br />All these cards are so rich with info.<br />One unique thing about these old places is the presence of a mill (cloth mill?) in the city (the chimney) or it could be the other way around, the city came up around the mill.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-8285783199278696402011-11-08T15:50:34.654-08:002011-11-08T15:50:34.654-08:00Netherlands = windmill: That makes sense Rob, than...Netherlands = windmill: That makes sense Rob, thanks. I didn't make the connection as the windmills I usually see in pictures are the stereotypical wood ones (and with the blades attached...).Archie Techthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030376486096194337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-1726401103110813412011-11-08T13:53:38.899-08:002011-11-08T13:53:38.899-08:00Good point, Sheila. The only problem is that stree...Good point, Sheila. The only problem is that streetcar nerds start to wonder about what's propelling the streetcar. Is there a horse on the other side that you can't see? Is it powered by steam? an underground conduit? a cable? But you're right...the pantograph looks strange without the wires.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-28157277477020719512011-11-08T13:27:04.243-08:002011-11-08T13:27:04.243-08:00If they were removing the overhead cables they wou...If they were removing the overhead cables they would have done well to remove the pantograph at the same time. They look odd floating around in mid air.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-86131641823575059552011-11-08T11:03:57.963-08:002011-11-08T11:03:57.963-08:00Very nice pictures! So sad they didn't rebuild...Very nice pictures! So sad they didn't rebuild the old city after WWII. I believe that the 'chimney' on the second card is an old windmill (the Blauwemolen from 1772) without its blades.Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-39722797397872440072011-11-08T09:47:28.480-08:002011-11-08T09:47:28.480-08:00Excellent real life/live action feel to the first ...Excellent real life/live action feel to the first card. And speaking of over-sized, the most peculiar thing to me on the second card is that enormous chimney stack at the center... or was it a kiln, defense tower, or cooling tower relic from a nuclear power plant of a lost race?Archie Techthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030376486096194337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-61732444766617246662011-11-08T06:59:46.342-08:002011-11-08T06:59:46.342-08:00The signer on the post card, Your devoted E. M. Po...The signer on the post card, Your devoted E. M. Pool why does that name seem to ring a bell? It would be a great name to use in a mystery novel...I really like the photos too, especially the one that appears to have a chair on top of it! Very nice!Karen S.http://twincitiesblather.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com