Gliding in the light
by terranovabay
A Cattle Egret in flight over the Stick Marsh.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Bubulcus ibis, Cattle Egret, Stick Marsh
Mobile Home
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The cracker house once owned by Laura Riding Jackson, a local literary historical personality. The house was originally situated in Wabasso before being moved to an island in the Indian River Lagoon for many years. Now it sits at its third location on the campus of Indian River State College’s Mueller Campus in Indian River County. Click to view the house at its second location and to learn more about LRJ.
Categories: Night Gallery • Tags: black and white photography, Indian River County, Indian River State College, Laura Riding Jackson, Mueller Center, Vero Beach, Wabasso
Predestination Landmark
by terranovabay
Indian River County’s blue water tower at the edge of the congested shopping complexes west of Vero Beach. And, no, that is not a park in the foreground but a water retention area behind one of the shopping centers.
Categories: Night Gallery • Tags: Indian River County, Vero Beach, water tower
Instruments of Construction
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The cement factory in Gifford looms high in the night sky.
Categories: Night Gallery • Tags: Cement, Cement Factory, Cemex, Gifford, Indian River County
Instruments of Progress
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The partially demolished packing house in Wabasso. At one time it was new, a busy place bustling with activity and people. Now it has slipped down the memory hole. A defunct economic engine reduced to an eyesore – if they even notice it – for the occupants of the cars speeding by.
Categories: Night Gallery • Tags: black and white photography, Indian River County, Packing House, Wabasso
Books on a Shelf
by terranovabay
The old library in Vero Beach, a modest example of classic mid-20th Century architecture. Built in 1962, the building’s facade is meant to look like books on a shelf. The building has undergone extensive modifications over the years after its role as a library ended. The most obvious is the giant wall built just inside the entrance. As a library, one simply walked into a large, cavernous space filled with books. Now one is confronted with an enclosed entrance space […]
Categories: Night Gallery • Tags: Indian River County, Library, Vero Beach
Navigating the Sky Dome
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A Great Egret flies by on a secret mission.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Ardea alba, Great Egret, Stick Marsh
Destiny Unforeseeable
by terranovabay
An Anhinga climbs skyward towards an unpredictable future.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, Stick Marsh, Stick Marsh Critical Wildlife Area
Order of Magnitude
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Symmetrical row of Chevron gas pumps makes for businesslike efficiency in Wabasso.
Categories: Night Gallery • Tags: black and white photography, Chevron, Gas Pump, Gas Station, Wabasso
Citrus Periphery
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In this case, the periphery is the end of time for the citrus industry in Indian River County, at least for this partially demolished packing house in Wabasso.
Categories: Night Gallery • Tags: black and white photography, Citrus, Indian River County, Packing House, Wabasso
