We moved to Coyle Street when I was in high school. It was a dead end street that at its end looked over Baxter Boulevard. I liked that fact that sitting at the large window seat on the second floor you could see approaching weather over Back Bay. In fact, in winter without all the foliage you had a pretty clear shot to see Tukey's Bridge in the distance. I'm sure a few of the city's snowplow drivers didn't like the fact that it was a dead end. In heavy snowfall winters, there was really no place to push the snow, and on more than occasion the plows would get stuck. This at least provided some entertainment for us kids on a few long winter afternoons. You see, there's really not a lot of action on a dead end street. And of course this sign reminds me of one of my favorite Kinks songs penned by the genius of Ray Davies, "Dead End Street". Gotta love that song.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Dead End
We moved to Coyle Street when I was in high school. It was a dead end street that at its end looked over Baxter Boulevard. I liked that fact that sitting at the large window seat on the second floor you could see approaching weather over Back Bay. In fact, in winter without all the foliage you had a pretty clear shot to see Tukey's Bridge in the distance. I'm sure a few of the city's snowplow drivers didn't like the fact that it was a dead end. In heavy snowfall winters, there was really no place to push the snow, and on more than occasion the plows would get stuck. This at least provided some entertainment for us kids on a few long winter afternoons. You see, there's really not a lot of action on a dead end street. And of course this sign reminds me of one of my favorite Kinks songs penned by the genius of Ray Davies, "Dead End Street". Gotta love that song.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
i like this photo...nice post too...good morning :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting dead end !
ReplyDeleteThis is a rather desolate scene and the sign makes it seem as though there's no hope.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, we know spring will come and the snow will melt. Trouble is, the sign will still be there, announcing "No Action" on this street!
:-)
c'est la fin du monde, l'endroit ou la vie humaine s'arrete. belle photo hivernale, j'aime bien et je reve de neige sur Evry
ReplyDeleteThe solitary tree really does make it seem like a "dead end!" It is a beautifully formed tree, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI love this photo!
ReplyDeleteThe sign is oddly cheery as the only bright colour in the scene.
ReplyDeletebirdman! i've been locked out of your site for over 2 weeks now! unable to load from google reader to leave a comment! (asked Kathy to leave you a comment saying some of us were unable to reach certain blogs but were still reading you!)
ReplyDeleteanyway, read something on the blogger help forum that it was related to use of Internet Explorer with the new Google comment programming, so opened you in Chrome today and could come through!
just wanted to let you know i was still reading each post and appreciating it. just couldn't comment or load your blog! anyway, in case i disappear again, it's because i've gone back to Internet Explorer and can't comment again since your blog is set for comments to 'embed below post'. :)
Signs that say 'dead end street' --are really begging for curious people like me to check them out!!!!! Of course, I never did it when there was alot of snow on the ground/road...
ReplyDeleteWe have so little snow around here that there aren't enough snow plows to plow the main roads muchless the dead end roads!!!!
Betsy
Great shot!
ReplyDeleteThe Kinks - one of my favourites!!
Birdman! This is weird - did you know that today was the Newbery announcement, and Jack Ganto received it for DEAD END IN NORVELT - and that yellow sign is on the cover of the book ?!!!
ReplyDeleteThere is something about a solitary tree. Something sad, something dead end, and yet still I like them.
ReplyDeleteI lived on a dead end street when I was a kid and thought it was great fun since no one ever told us we couldn't play in the street. :)
ReplyDeleteI like this shot a lot. The sign and the tree are so different, but their parallel tilt and surrender to the snow connect them. And of course, there's the sign's ominous message, like the bare tree's. Cool photo, Birdman.
ReplyDeleteSharon's note to you is a pretty nice coincidence, isn't it? Go Pats!
ReplyDeleteWonderful winter shot.
ReplyDeleteI see no end.
ReplyDeleteCostas