Looking Back: The Vermont Interstate System http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp A UVM blog Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:00:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mystery Photo: Waterfall http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2013/02/15/mystery-photo-waterfall-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mystery-photo-waterfall-2 http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2013/02/15/mystery-photo-waterfall-2/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:00:11 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=408 Continue reading →]]> Have you seen this waterfall?

The Landscape Change Program database is full of photos that have been described, keyworded, and located. However, there are some  photos - like the one above – that come to us without a lot of information. If you know where this gorgeous waterfall is, let us know!

-Ana

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2013/02/15/mystery-photo-waterfall-2/feed/ 0 Mystery Photo: Snow Covered Mountain http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2013/01/01/mystery-photo-snow-covered-mountain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mystery-photo-snow-covered-mountain http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2013/01/01/mystery-photo-snow-covered-mountain/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:00:06 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=391 Continue reading →]]> Have you seen this mountain?

The Landscape Change Program database is full of photos that have been described, keyworded, and located. However, there are some  photos - like the one above – that come to us without a lot of information. If you know which mountain this is, let us know. If you have a story about it, even better!

-Ana

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2013/01/01/mystery-photo-snow-covered-mountain/feed/ 0 Highway History: How the construction of the interstate highway changed Vermont http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/12/19/highway-history-how-the-construction-of-the-interstate-highway-changed-vermont/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=highway-history-how-the-construction-of-the-interstate-highway-changed-vermont http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/12/19/highway-history-how-the-construction-of-the-interstate-highway-changed-vermont/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:00:29 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=386 Continue reading →]]> Within the Landscape Change Program is a subset of over 30,000 photographs taken before, during, and after interstate construction in Vermont (like the one shown below). These images weave a compelling narrative of landscape change brought about by interstate construction. The images show the scale of physical landscape change, the excitement of opening an exit, and the devastation that can come with losing one’s home to make way for the highway.

As part of our outreach efforts, we have crafted the interstate photos into 20 stand-alone informative banner that will appeal to a diverse audience by including facts, quotes, and waving a narrative within each. The banners will be available to exhibit across Vermont this summer (2013). If you’d like to see the banners at a library, museum, rest area, or anywhere else near you, please contact us by emailing avang@uvm.edu.

-Ana

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/12/19/highway-history-how-the-construction-of-the-interstate-highway-changed-vermont/feed/ 0 It’s the Holiday Season in Vermont! http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/12/13/its-the-holiday-season-in-vermont/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-the-holiday-season-in-vermont http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/12/13/its-the-holiday-season-in-vermont/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:20:21 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=376 Continue reading →]]> When I think of the holiday season in Vermont, I think of snow, skiing, and spreading some holiday cheer. While I can’t see much (any!) snow outside my window right now, I can definitely find some in the archive. Here are just a few holiday photos that we have in our collection. Enjoy!

Where do all those gorgeous Christmas trees come from? From tree farms across Vermont! These trees are being harvested from a tree farm in Morristown, VT.

Here’s a great photo from the Vermont State Archives of the State Building at Christmas. Look at that beautiful tree!

Speaking of trees, here’s a family with two young children picking out a Christmas tree.

Have a wonderful holiday!

-Ana

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/12/13/its-the-holiday-season-in-vermont/feed/ 0 Take the Interstate Survey! http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/28/take-the-interstate-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-the-interstate-survey http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/28/take-the-interstate-survey/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:57:30 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=371 What do you think about the Vermont Interstate System? Does it improve your quality of life? Did it increase tourism in your town? Take our Interstate Survey and let us know!

-Ana

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/28/take-the-interstate-survey/feed/ 0 Transportation of the Future http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/14/transportation-of-the-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transportation-of-the-future http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/14/transportation-of-the-future/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 02:14:49 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=359 Continue reading →]]> This image is from the early 1900s, and is a unique look into what someone thought transit of the future could be. The photo shows many forms of transportation including a subway to Boston, a streetcar to Springfield, and a blimp to Mt. Ascutney.

What do you think transportation of the future will look like? Will the interstate still be a major form of transportation in 50 years? In 100?

-Ana

 

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/14/transportation-of-the-future/feed/ 0 Have you found your Halloween costume yet? http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/07/have-you-found-your-halloween-costume-yet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-you-found-your-halloween-costume-yet http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/07/have-you-found-your-halloween-costume-yet/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:35:47 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=351 Continue reading →]]> Halloween is fast approaching, and where better to get inspiration from than the Landscape Change archive!

This little gem is from a school Halloween parade in Weybridge, Vermont, in 1985. Some of those costumes are absolutely adorable!

Need some help dressing your pet? Check out this photo:

This 1913 photo shows a boy and his horse dressed up as an rather convincing 194 year old elephant (at least in a thumbnail image from afar).

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/10/07/have-you-found-your-halloween-costume-yet/feed/ 0 First Day of Fall http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/22/first-day-of-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-day-of-fall http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/22/first-day-of-fall/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:00:42 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=343 Continue reading →]]> It’s officially fall and in Vermont that means it’s fall foliage season! In the database we have lots of beautiful photos from around the state, including this 1975 image of Warden Farms in Barnet, VT.

The farm is still operational and family run, but is now going by the name KWW Farm. More information about the farm can be found here: http://www.localharvest.org/kww-farm-M39108. This farm is part of the Caledonia Farmer’s Market Association, and products from this farm can be found at the St. Johnsbury Farmer’s Market.

-Ana

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/22/first-day-of-fall/feed/ 0 Transportation along Main St, Burlington http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/17/transportation-along-main-st-burlington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transportation-along-main-st-burlington http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/17/transportation-along-main-st-burlington/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:30:24 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=333 Continue reading →]]> This sequence of four images contains some of the most viewed photos in the Landscape Change Program database.

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From oldest to newest, they show the transportation changes that took place along Main Street in Burlington, Vermont, over the years. From a newly paved road in 1920, to the streetcars that lasted only a few decades, to the busy asphalt road of today, these images display a transformation that happened across the country.

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/17/transportation-along-main-st-burlington/feed/ 0 Apple Picking in Vermont http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/07/apple-picking-in-vermont/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-picking-in-vermont http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/2012/09/07/apple-picking-in-vermont/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:54:28 +0000 avang http://blog.uvm.edu/glcp/?p=309 Continue reading →]]> Fall is a fabulous time of year. Leaves start to change color, the temperature drops, and apple picking season begins!

In the Landscape Change Program database we have quite a few images of apple orchards from around the state. One of my favorites is this image from Green Mountain Orchards in Putney, VT. Allison Darrow wrote to us in 2005, saying that the man in the photo is her grandfather William Hines Darrow, and that the orchard is still family run!

Be sure to browse the rest of the images in the archive and let us know if you recognize anyone! We’d love to see some new photos of this orchard in the database. If you’d like to upload a photo, just click here and follow the directions.

If you’re looking for an orchard closer to you, the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association has a list of apple orchards throughout the state.

-Ana

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