Perkasie Trolley Tunnel Beautification Project

Meghan Kennedy adds some detail to the new mural, part of the beautification project she's doing at the Perkasie Trolley Tunnel as her Girl Scout's Silver Award project.

Perkasie Trolley Tunnel at Walnut & 7th Streets

It’s exciting to see what’s happening at Walnut & Seventh Streets at the old trolley tunnel. For years it’s attracted mainly graffiti and trash, but now it’s getting a whole new facelift, thanks to Perkasie resident Meghan Kennedy. She has made the beautification of the tunnel her Girl Scout Silver Award project. Lots of people are helping her on this major project, from Borough personnel to the Lions Club and several local businesses, plus other Scouts, both Boys and Girls.

The photo above shows Meghan at work on the main mural inside the tunnel, adding some detail to the trolley picture. I expect to post more photos here as the work progresses the next couple of weeks. It’s scheduled to be completed in early September.

For more photos of this project, visit my online photo gallery at BobBergey.com.

You can also follow the project on Meghan’s Facebook page for the project.

Cars on Railroad Siding

Railroad Cars on Siding in Perkasie

Railroad Cars on Siding in Perkasie

With a combination of a photo shot in infrared, adding some sepia toning, and a little creative framing, you have a modern photo that raises questions in anyone’s mind as to just exactly how old is it! This photo was taken just a couple of days ago (6/3/10) on a walk along the railroad tracks just behind the train station on 7th Street in Perkasie.

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Covered Bridge in Infrared

Covered Bridge, Lenape Park, in infrared

Covered Bridge, Lenape Park, in infrared

I recently started exploring infrared photography. I just had one of my older digital cameras, a Canon PowerShot G9, still a very capable camera, converted for infrared photography. In film days, we used infrared film for shots like this. But now with digital cameras, it requires a modified camera sensor for the most efficient recording of infrared light. I used a company in Massachusetts, Digital Silver Imaging, to convert my G9.

It was after 8 PM, almost dark, and in light rain when I took this photo from my car window (a drive-by shooting?) — definitely not ideal conditions, but still got a pretty nice result. I find infrared photography a fascinating medium, so you can expect to see more of Perkasie in infrared in future posts.

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After the Storm

Picnic Pavilion in Lenape Park

Picnic Pavilion in Lenape Park

What a difference ten minutes makes. You know the awesome clouds I mentioned yesterday? When I looked back through my photos from yesterday, I discovered one that had captured them, after all! This photo of the picnic pavilion in Lenape Park was taken just ten minutes before the photo of the covered bridge I posted yesterday. These are the clouds that caught my eye as I was returning to Perkasie. The sun had just broken through a hole in the clouds as I was taking this shot, and I was at the right place at the right time. This photo is a good illustration of why I always have a camera with me. It’s not just luck, but being prepared for when the light strikes!

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Spring Storm

Perkasie Covered Bridge

Perkasie Covered Bridge

As I was driving past the park this afternoon, I noticed some awesome clouds in the western sky, just after the rain had stopped. I began looking for a subject to take advantage. The Covered Bridge in Lenape Park is one of my favorite subjects, so I decided to see if I could find a way to capture it along with the clouds. Well, by the time I got parked and walked over to the bridge, the clouds as I first saw them were pretty well gone; they had already started to break up. But they were still interesting, and coupled with the blossoms on a few of the trees around the bridge, made an interesting subject. This photo was the result, photographed today (4-13-10).

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Perkasie Borough Hall

Perkasie Borough Hall

Perkasie Borough Hall

This building, located at 620 W. Chestnut Street in Perkasie, PA, was formerly home of Bucks County Bank & Trust Company. It was purchased and converted to Perkasie’s Borough Hall in 2002. It also houses several local businesses and organizations. This photo was taken April 6, 2010.

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Perkasie Train Station

Perkasie Train Station

Perkasie Train Station

This photo of the Perkasie Train Station was taken April 6, 2010. It is located on Seventh Street, between Chestnut and Market Streets. The station is no longer used by the railroad, of course, and currently houses several small businesses. Click here for more information on its history.

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