My mother's dream of Hamlet returning to its glory days. A dream she's held onto in honor of her parents; her siblings and her memories of it as a little four year girl dining with her daddy at the Seaboard Hotel in 1925. A dream and memory she's quite obviously passed on to me. This blog is also dedicated to we "Monroe" grandkids & greats and great greats. Also, to the visionaries who always have Hamlet's best interest at heart and aren't afraid to dream. Nor, put feet to those dreams to make them happen. In doing so, you inspire others, just as you have me.
Aerial image of Hamlet...
City Lake & old Caboose
Aerial image of Hamlet...
City Lake & landscape beautifully wrapped in an early a.m. fog...
Aerial image of Hamlet...
Train emerging from the foggy freight yard...
Aerial image of Hamlet...
Landmark water towers
My fave bridge in Hamlet...
The ancient Seaboard Airline Railroad Bridge... when trains travel across this bridge the future meets Hamlet's rich railroad history....
Ice 'n Snowy Main Street Park
on January 12, 2011
A fave tree across the tracks...
outside Main Street Park on January 12, 2011
Icy weeds on the ground...
Main Street Park on January 12, 2011
I'm aka S. Jeanne whenever I'm looking thru a viewfinder...
On the Raleigh Street Bridge photographing the Hamlet Historic Depot -- I'd only just begun to photograph Hamlet...
Fast Track to the Hamlet Historic Depot & Museum's Facebook Page
Aerial of Hamlet with ground fog everywhere but along Main Street - Monday, July 3, 2010
Hamlet Historic Depot & Main Street in the distance, tracks heading south with an abundance of trees to the east & south...
Aerial of Hamlet in the haze of the early morning dew, July 9, 2009
Main Street Hamlet nestled in upon itself...
Pastels wash the Hamlet Eastern sky and the railcars on November 25, 2008
Sweet Tree Silohette...
Complimented by a hint of a railroad crossing
Meet my friend, the charcoal wall, and its buddy, the weed...
Click either image to read their story from my point of view...
The weed rooted strong to its buddy, the charcoal wall
The vine adorning the charcoal building's corner...
Aerial Image - July 9, 2009 - 6:39 a.m.
Nothing like the rush of a moving freight train 300' below you!
Hamlet Historic Depot - November 2, 2008
Me on my first attempt to photograph the Hamlet Historic Depot 's classic shot.
I see beauty in the imperfections...
What do you see? Do you see a partial track leading to destinations southward? Do you see a glimpse of a new platform which has no appeal? Or, do you see a community of blooming clover so tightly woven together they appear to be a pretty meadow of blossoms, rather than weeds?
I see beauty in imperfections...
What do you see? The beautiful sky? The lamplight standing century in the Main Street Park? The eyesore of the remains of a building from long long ago newness? Or, do you see the view through the open windows that would be impossible if the building was still in tact?
Sundog above old A&P building
Even though the building has been empty & neglected, the sky above offers a promise of hope for Hamlet's renewal...
Lackey Building "then"...
Lackey Building "now"...
The Hamlet Historic Depot & Museum
A place to lean back to look at Hamlet's skyline
Ornate ends, but flat for sittin' a spell...
The planted pots reflect an All American City...
