The theme for the week's Photo Hunt is vertical. What you see in these photos is not a defunct lamp post. It is a defunct sewer vent at the top of my street. It used to vent gas build ups in the sewer (and probably stunk) when the street was built in the early 1880s. Luckily it is disconnected from the sewer so the worst smell around folows a plate of beans or other such carminatives!I'm out on Friday.I'll be visiting tomorrow
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That is a fascinating structure. What a good job it is sealed off now!
It is a defunct sewer vent at the top of my street.
Ah, this has been puzzling me for years.
I didn't realize these things existed. Thanks, interesting structure, er vertical structure.
I wonder they don't take it down in the paranoid safety conscious world we live in.
Happy weekend to you Jams.
aww..haha why did they do that? Good thing it's not emitting anything :D
A thing of great function and beauty.
Thank goodness you would no longer have that extra flavors in your meal. LOL! :P
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Interesting! Both the explanation and also the sight of that old, disused structure amidst newer ones in the second photo!
Interesting vertical for this week.
Amazing! And like all good functional (even sewer-y things) things from the late Victorian era... Highly decorative!
what an interesting tidbit about life in your part of the world! an artsy structure for such a stinky, but important, job =]
i haven't seen a sewer vent done this way. well, it comes out as artistic. :)
had no idea these things existed, how interesting!
Never heard of a sewer vent before and I have to agree with Ian. The vent could be mistaken for an artsy post. Good thing it's already sealed.
Have a great weekend, Jams :D
Never heard of such things. Perfectly vertical, though.
Happy weekend!
vertical
Wow! That is very unusual. Good thing it's disconnected now ...
Now, that's interesting..great pics
Mine's up, too...
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Who would have ever guessed that??? We learn so much on the internet don't we? I like your “angle” on the vertical theme.
Wow, that's a new one on me. Great shot and perfect for the theme. Happy weekend.
You made a tacky, icky thing look beautiful . . . and it fits the theme perfectly.
aloha,
thanks for sharing your interpretation of the verticle them today, i like the photos of this reused piece into public sculpture..wonderful
How interesting - I would never have guessed what it was. It definitely fits the vertical theme.
Definitely vertical. And an interesting piece of architecture. I think this would officially qualify as a "Thomasson"
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I really like the second pic. Nice tones and lovely wierdness.
Thanks everyone!
"... the worst smell around folows a plate of beans or other such carminatives!"
Just remember, nowhere in the Conan Doyle Canon does Holmes actually say "alimentary, my dear Watson!"
We don't have anything like that here in Toronto. Good thing it is no longer in use. Ew! Happy photo hunting!
That's very strange, but indeed vertical.
I'm late so I'll say "Happy Sunday".
Purrs,
Sara Cat
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great
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