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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2010, 06:57:55 pm »
Finally at the top!

The harbor, looking south.  The long strip of land on the right is the actual tip of the Cape, called Long Point.


Looking east, with the ocean beyond.


Looking west, Ptown is truly surrounded by water.


Looking up, greeted by a gargoyle.
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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2010, 07:00:57 pm »
Back on terra firma as a few clouds roll in.  Notice the coating of snow on the north side.
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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2010, 07:16:05 pm »
Such beautiful photos, especially the geometric ramps and steps.  Thank you!  :)
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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2010, 09:06:03 pm »
Quote from: southendmd on February 14, 2010, 06:45:48 pm

Here's one from our Western FRiends:



Yay!!
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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2010, 09:36:34 pm »
Very cool pics, Big Brother!  ;D
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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2010, 10:07:07 pm »
Great pictures, Paul. Thank you. This book has a great scene at the top of the tower and I highly recommend it...

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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2010, 12:09:14 pm »



Thank you, Paul, for a wonderful view of the REAL THING!!



(Do you think any of those Pilgrim Tower souvenirs are salt and pepper shakers??)  ::)

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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2010, 12:17:23 pm »
When I was in college, I read a very memorable essay written by a woman called "Provincetown Memoirs" and it was about the homes this woman had lived in her life, and several things stuck out in my mind.

One was her apartment in Paris (while I was there, I tried to look for the place), another is a place on Capri off Italy and the third was Provincetown.  Until now, I could only imagine what the place looked like.  She wrote of the gay men on the streets and of the man who lived next door and had a lively sex life.  She made me want to go visit the place, though I have no idea what it's like, other than what she wrote about it.
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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2010, 05:53:50 pm »
Quote from: marina del mar on February 14, 2010, 07:16:05 pm
Such beautiful photos, especially the geometric ramps and steps.  Thank you!  :)

Thanks, Marina.  I wasn't sure if that one would come out at all.

Quote from: CellarDweller on February 14, 2010, 09:36:34 pm
Very cool pics, Big Brother!  ;D

Thanks, Little Brother.  We gotta plan another trip to Ptown.

Quote from: MaineWriter on February 14, 2010, 10:07:07 pm
Great pictures, Paul. Thank you. This book has a great scene at the top of the tower and I highly recommend it...

Leslie, you didn't mention they were witches!  There's always a touch of magic in Provincetown.

Quote from: jmmgallagher on February 15, 2010, 12:09:14 pm
Thank you, Paul, for a wonderful view of the REAL THING!!


(Do you think any of those Pilgrim Tower souvenirs are salt and pepper shakers??)  ::)

I wouldn't be surprised, John.
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Re: Provincetown Pilgrim Monument turns 100 in 2010
« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2010, 06:01:03 pm »
Quote from: delalluvia on February 15, 2010, 12:17:23 pm
When I was in college, I read a very memorable essay written by a woman called "Provincetown Memoirs" and it was about the homes this woman had lived in her life, and several things stuck out in my mind.

One was her apartment in Paris (while I was there, I tried to look for the place), another is a place on Capri off Italy and the third was Provincetown.  Until now, I could only imagine what the place looked like.  She wrote of the gay men on the streets and of the man who lived next door and had a lively sex life.  She made me want to go visit the place, though I have no idea what it's like, other than what she wrote about it.

Wow, Del.  Paris, Capri and Provincetown--hard to beat that trio.

It's certainly worth a visit, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation agrees.  They dubbed Ptown one of their "2010 Dozen Distinctive Destinations".

http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/travel/dozen-distinctive-destinations/provincetown-massachusetts.html
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