a walk downtown

Good morning and have a great day

Today I will share a few shtos I took on a walk around the historic downtown area of New Bedford.
Gnerally when I walk there i have parked down by the port, and often its kind of grey or dul and I dont expect much inthe way of sunrise colors so I decide to take a stroll across the road into the city centre
I do enjoy this area witht he Belgian block roads I knowI and most people call them cobblestones but a couple of historians here have pointed out to me they are not cobblestones

now if like me you do not know the differenc ei Did look it up and heres the scoop

Belgian Blocks are rectangular or square whereas cobblestones are round. Cobblestones are typically pulled from river beds where the years have worn away the rough edges and created the soft edged cobblestones. In contrast Belgian Block were quarried and carry the shape and tool markings that come with that process

Here i have walked up a block from the port and looking down one of the streets

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And I think you will not in these first couple of shots the blocks are indeed rectangluar an dnot rounded and hence Belgian blocks

and if I remember rightly the first blocks were lais on the streets back in 1838

Focusing on the streets but showing some of the historic buildings, back in its prime days when whaling was the big thing New Bedofrd was one of if not the richest city in the world and hence we do have some grand buildings

As I said for this post my focus is mor eon the paved streets

when you look down a strete like htis with no cars around it has a kind of timeless feel to me

Anothe rof the streets and off to the right is an area where they allow street artists to share there work

And I have shared a oupleof posts with views from on top of the ElmStreet Garage but not sure I have shared a photo of it, so here it is

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And that’s all folks

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