Holyoke MA, Syracuse NY. (Photos)

Mt Holyoke College has many classic buildings of this type.

















Mt Holyoke College














A couple of intriguing antique displays at Mt Holyoke College.

The view from Mt Holyoke itself. Historically a well known and desirable spot for the well-to-do to come to paint and write poetry.

Couldn't resist documenting a survey control mark! There were three within a few metres of each other, none beaconed.
















A quiet store just north of Holyoke township that I felt we should stop and go inside to look for ice cream sandwiches.














We found that the proprietor was an ex Indian cricketer who has shaken hands with the Queen! He was quite excited to talk to us Kiwis, being in the USA for some years now.

The following is an amazing art deco building in Syracuse, still in use by an electricity company.

Taking advantage of permanent advertising it is common to see the contractors stamp in footpaths. (All the ones we saw were concrete) The above was the most detailed we saw, most were much smaller with just a name and perhaps a date.

I took this photo upside down so as not to cast a shadow, then rotated it on the computer. As a result there is an optical illusion which can make the lettering look as though it is raised, when in fact it is recessed.