Modern Vespa

ya beat me to it!
naw....was windmills like in midnight riders pic....
pa dutch on other side of the state...

I know we have had a few bridge tags, so please let me know if this has been done before!

Scooter on an old and now unused bridge:

Nice. Need to find one, should be interesting.

I also have to say, 20k on the dot is very impressive!

Way to go mmehren.

I like that this tag is moving along quite nicely.

I'll be hunting for old bridges tonight.

Here is a satellite image of the bridge...

You gals and guys still up for this or do you want a different tag? Or is winter just keeping you off your scoots?

Don't want to stall this thread...

I thought it was an interesting tag. There's over 400 bridges in Pittsburgh, but I couldn't find an abandoned one...I guess we need all the bridges we can get.

But then I remembered something....

Give me a few hours. I think I know where I can get this tag, and it's a good riding day today. 8)

still looking as well!

If this is OK with the OP, I'll follow up. Let me know.

A rare bridge. Preston footbridge. Built for a company town by Pressed Steel Car Company. Very long and relatively high for a footbridge.
Preston is on the Ohio River flood plain was relatively isolated by railroad tracks and elevation when cars were not as common. The footbridge was the solution.
I don't know its length, and it's long abandoned, but the town is still there.
The bridge was still in use when I was but a lad, and I walked it with friends of mine who lived there.
I couldn't actually get on the bridge because it's barricaded. The deck is wooden and now unsafe. I had to settle for across the street.
The other end is a high staircase.

(I like to include a little historical content in my tags when applicable...you may have noticed. )

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OK, I'll take silence as a yes, then. Let's get this moving.

Next tag:

Your scooter and a convent.

Sorry! Yea, been otherwise occupied!

Nice history btw, like that!

Mind if I tag in?

Here's mine.

TAG
La Virgen de Guadalupe

Next up:

Your scooter with a skeleton...or scooter with a phone...or a (skeleton with a phone)...or with a black & blue mural.

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The two of you have some really ugly scenery up there! Please tell Arno that his horn is the price he will have to pay for that landscape!

Nicely done Salima

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Danke!

Tagged! South Lake in Hollywood, Florida.

Next TAG ... Your scooter at a Historic Hotel.
This was taken at the Bitlmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.
http://www.biltmorehotel.com/

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The Del was conceived and built by two mid-western businessmen, who became acquainted after moving to San Diego in the mid 1880s. In 1885, Elisha Babcock and Hampton Story bought the entire undeveloped peninsula of Coronado. They then subdivided the land, sold off the lots, recouped their money, and proceeded to build what they envisioned would be the "talk of the Western world."

Promoted as a fishing and hunting resort, the waters that surrounded The Del were rich with marine life; the nearby scrub was filled with quail, rabbit, and other small game (and the hotel's chef was happy to cook a guest's catch of the day). But, in addition to these pursuits, the hotel offered more refined amenities including billiards (separate facilities for men and women), bowling, croquet, swimming, boating, bicycling, archery, golf, and fine dining. There were also special rooms set aside for smoking, reading, writing, cards, chess, and music.

The Del also showcased a lot of modern technology: it was lighted by electricity (at that time, it was one of the largest buildings in the country to have electric lights); there were telephones (but not in the guests' rooms), and there were elevators. There was a fire alarm system and state-of-the-art fire fighting equipment (although it is not known to have ever been used). There were also numerous bathrooms, all equipped with something very rare: water pressure. The hotel was outfitted in fine china and linen from Europe. Furnishings came from the east, as did many of the original employees.

The Hotel del Coronado became a mecca for sophisticated eastern travelers, who had grown a little bored with the resorts on that side of the country, and who looked for exciting alternatives to European travel.

the next tag is a Stone church. needs to be stone... which for the East coast shouldn't be too hard to find.

tis the season, after all.

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All stone would be nice, but as yours is the only contender and looks good, it works for me. We'll keep the game moving!

Great. There aren't many all stone churches in our area.


Next up: Your scooter in front of a sign that says "Do not feed the animals" (molesting is up to you).

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nice.....thats my hometown...and actually where i proposed to my wife right about where that pic was taken.....


mid pic a little higer than center is our central park, just to the left it a light tan front building, right beside it is where I am sitting right now @ work @ the paper!

did you take the pic, or rip from the interwebs? we have some good roads round here...

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nice...bring the MP3 and gimme me a call this summer....or you could maybe hop on one of mine....

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Scooter tag goodness has been achieved.

The sign says "Feeding Prohibited."

OK, it doesn't specify animals, but there's nothing else around there to feed but animals. Just fish, fowl, and the odd scooterist, who wasn't very hungry anyway. Animals are implied by context.

It's small wetland area (second pic).

(Speaking of foul fowl, there's a lot of Canadian Geese hanging out, pigs with wings. Gah. )

Follow-up to follow.

Your scooter and a boathouse.

This is a grand old one that was built, I believe, in 1937.

This is the late Jim Moran's boat house, where one of his Gallant Lady yachts is docked, in Hillsboro Beach, FL.

Keeping with the boat theme

Your scooter at a marina