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Delta. Atlanta, My Travel Transporters: Airplanes

Every time I travel by air I take a few photos of an airplane before take-off or after landing or sometimes I take a few shots in or from a cabin during the flight. This is the second post of my Airplanes 2013 photos. See the first part here- My Travel Transporters: Airplanes. Click on image to view full size.

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The World of Coca-Cola

Atlanta, as you may already know, is home to The Coca-Cola Company and the best soft drink in the World. Here, in the capital of Georgia, we have a museum called “The World of Coca-Cola”. In May 2007 the museum relocated from Underground to Downtown Atlanta. I’ve just recently visited the new location and really enjoyed it. The new World …

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Atlanta Skyscrapers

As promised, I continue publishing my “Atlanta Chronicles”, the series of photographs taken in my second hometown Atlanta. Today I post a set of photos related to the tallest buildings of Atlanta, photos of Atlanta skyscrapers or taken from the skyscrapers. I start with one of my favorites, a photo of Atlantic Station neighborhood in the beginning of its construction, …

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Rosalynn’s Flowers at Jimmy’s Center

My photo archive stores a variety of photos taken in Atlanta, Georgia, my current home town. Unfortunately, I do not publish them here at Memographer.com as much as I would love to… So, this is my attempt to fix the issue ;) In the beginning of April I visited The Carter Center, located on 37 acres (150,000 m2) of parkland, …

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Celebrities of Madame Tussauds Hollywood Wax Museum- Part 2

This is the second part of my photo session with celebrities from Madame Tussauds Hollywood Wax Museum. Find a Photo Trivia question at the bottom of this page. Tip: This is a wax copy of an original movie still which became a best-selling poster and turned the actress into an instant pin-up girl. The film raised her stature as a …

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A Photo Session With Hollywood Wax Celebrities

In 2009, in addition to existing Hollywood Wax Museum, a new $60 million showcase of Madame Tussauds Hollywood Wax Museum was opened on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Over a hundred life-size celebrity wax figures, including Hollywood Icons, Movie Stars and Directors, TV Stars, Pop Stars and Sport Stars are displayed in themed layouts of a new museum. The layouts …

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Marilyn Monroe- the Star of Hollywood Walk Of Fame

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe 53 years ago, on February 8, 1960, Marilyn Monroe was awarded the Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By that time, a blonde actress, who started her carrier as a parachute inspector (a brunette parachute inspector), had become not only …

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A Walk in Christmasy New York

This is the second set of photos from my New Year’s Eve in New York trip. As I have told before, my hopes for a walk in White Christmasy New York were dashed last year. The weather in NYC in the last 5 days of the year was horrible. On the only sunny day I walked by Rockefeller Center Ice …

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New Year’s Eve in New York

Happy Old/Orthodox New Year 2013! Not everybody celebrates New Year today… But, this is still ‘the most wonderful time of the year‘,- talking about 71 Degrees Fahrenheit (+21 Celsius) in Atlanta in the middle of January :) This post, however, is about my trip to New York City in “real new year’s” eve – during last five days of December …

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Requiem for Atlanta Thrashers 1999-2011

Philips Arena. Requiem for Atlanta Thrashers

This Flashback is dedicated to the opening of 2012-2013 NHL season scheduled for December 15th. This year, the second time since last millennium, NHL season will not start in Atlanta. I still can’t believe this is happening. My Atlanta Thrashers jersey is getting dusty… Here are a few memories captured with a pocket point-n-shoot camera back in the “glories” years. …

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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel: How I Became Red Carpet Paparazzi

The Red Carpet at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

During my trip to Hollywood I stayed at Roosevelt Hotel. It is a bit pricey place, but, life is too short! I wanted my “Hollywood Time” trip to be in the Theme, so I had to go with the best. The history of Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is amazing! The hotel hosted the presentation of the very 1st Academy Awards in …

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Santa Monica Pier: Route 66 Ending Point

Santa Monica Pier: Route 66's Western Point

85 years ago the numbered highway system was born in the United States. One of the first numbered highways was Route 66 – a highway from Chicago to Los Angeles, the US Mother Road. Today my Friday Flashback is from the place where “End of the Trail” sign is installed – Santa Monica pier, the ending point of Route 66. …

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