Stolen Bridge!
- Thread starter TinGoat
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Ive seen that same situation on my layout before. The track had this real nice dip in it that need some support.
I took it! And they'll never find it nor catch me! It is all part of my evil diabolical plan to take over the WORLD!!! MUUAHAHHAHAAAA!!!
...hey who is that knocking on the door???
...hey who is that knocking on the door???
Good to see that you are willing to take the wrap for this...
First, I stoled Doctor Frank's De-Bigulator...
Then, I stoled the bridge...
Now, it's on my layout. sign1
First, I stoled Doctor Frank's De-Bigulator...
Then, I stoled the bridge...
Now, it's on my layout. sign1
I saw this in today's local paper and immediately thought of this thread.
Tetters, for your next caper, maybe you should use a "stealth" tugboat.
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I saw this in today's local paper and immediately thought of this thread.
Tetters, for your next caper, maybe you should use a "stealth" tugboat.
That looks interesting, Can you give us anymore details or a link to a online version of the story?
Sure! It's the Waibaidu Bridge (aka Garden Bridge), a local landmark in Shanghai, and the first steel bridge constructed in China. After 100 years of service, it is being taken down and transported to a local shipyard for renovations, after which it will be re-installed. The photo shows the first half of the bridge on its way.
Because Shanghai was a major boom-town in the 1920s and 30s, when it was largely under control of foreign powers (UK, US, France & Japan), the city is loaded with western architecture from that period, especially Beaux Arts style, and the world's largest existing concentration of Art Deco buildings.
Local Shanghainese are really proud of this heritage (maybe seems counter-intuitive, but it's true), and the city's government is working hard to preserve such buildings and structures all over the city. Renovating the Waibaidu Bridge is part of that effort.
Here's a link to an article in the Shanghai Daily, with a photo of the other half being moved.