penns woods?

yep, right in good old Billy's boscage

I'm at a structure of some noted historical superlativeness.

are you in the city of brotherly love?

no wonder I love you, unc...yes

does it pertain to UPenn?

Independence Hall?

nothing to do with any university or school and not a building, but still a man made structure with historical significance

mr. franklin's bridgework?

unc, your guess captured a couple of key words but I'm not at Ben's bridge. But it is a bridge and involves Billy more than Ben.

the only billy bridge of which i'm aware is the william f. danne hower bridge, which may technically not be in philly proper...

...which is why that's not where I am.

There is still part of what you said above in the name of where I am. But the name Bill, Billy, William, or Penn or any part thereof is not in the name of this bridge ...which, of course, has great historical significance or I wouldn't be here. It is within Philly city limits and has a major street running over it and is way older than any of us.

aha!

university avenue bridge?

the "...avenue bridge" part is right, but not "university" << look back and you'll find that you used part of the right word above.

The bridge I'm on was built more than 200 years before University Ave. Bridge.

then it must be...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankford_Avenue_Bridge

Be eye engee oh! you found me, unc...your turn again

When I was a wee boy, my friends and I used to take the 66 bus (a trackless trolley, electric power, green ahead of its time!) and get off on this bridge to fish in the Pennypack Creek which runs under it, or keep going north to Linden Ave. and then walk down to the ponds of the old fish hatchery there along the Delaware River.

I just drove over it very recently when my younger son and I were cruising around since he wanted to see other parts of Philadelphia..we stopped at the Rita's Water Ice place down the street from here and I had Passion Fruit water ice...my favorite.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...nue-Bridge.jpg

The Frankford Avenue Bridge, also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 or 1698 in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States. The three-span, 73-foot-long (22 m) twin stone arch bridge carries Frankford Avenue (U.S. Route 13), just north of Solly Avenue, over Pennypack Creek in Pennypack Park.

The bridge, built at the decree of William Penn, was an important link on the King's Highway that linked Philadelphia with cities to the north (Trenton, New York, and Boston). Male residents of the area were obligated to pledge labor or money toward its construction. Over it crossed anyone who traveled by horseback or coach from the northern colonies to the First or Second Continental Congresses, such as John Adams, from Massachusetts. In 1803, it was paved, and a toll booth was added at its south end. The bridge was widened in 1893 to accommodate streetcars, and again in 1950 to better accommodate automobile traffic. It remains in use today.

The bridge was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1970. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

okay, here's the deal:

i have to leave monday for florida to deal with a real estate problem. shouldn't take to long and i hope to be back friday or saturday next. how's about maybe OCM? finding someplace and i'll jump in after i get back next week...

I can do that, uncle phil. Good luck with stuff.

Okay, find me.

Are you in the southern hemisphere?

No.

western?

in a country with an oceanic coast?

Good luck dealing with your problem, unc. I can offer to come along with you, wearing my pirate eye patch and carrying a large knife and a high caliber weapon...people don't mess with you when you have an armed pirate with you!

all's ya need is a good 5-iron...

closer to pacific than atlantic?

Western, yes.
Oceanic, yes.
Atlantic.

nick's sofa?

not as such. I'm near a place that defined a limit.

are you in Sudamérica?

No. I'm taking a bath.

are you in the northernmost state in les etats uni?

No, they speak a form of English, here.

are you on an island?

Yes.

Are you off the coast of one of the Confederate States?

No, I'm across the ocean.

Are you in the British Isles?

Yes, quite firmly ensconced.

are you in somerset?

No, I'm at a way-former military installation.

sandhurst?

would this way-former be in the time of ancient Roman presence in England?

Are you at Hadrian's Wall, which defined the limits of the Roman Empire?

Revisiting the Wall could be nice...I was there earlier in this game.

Are you south of Birmingham?

just checking in on my way back home...

i'm in statesboro, nawf cackalacky...

Yes, & at a specific fort along it.

Are you at the baths of Chesters?

Hadrian's Wall.The Forts

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ers_aerial.jpg
GoogleEarth View of Chesters (note Bath House on left bank of the river, opposite the bridge abutment)

Yes. Well done, good, good, good, good BadNick.

thank you, thank you, thank you Ocm? I'll try to come up with my next place a lot faster than last time. Whatever most inspires me by tomorrow mid-morning will be it. I shall return.

Seems like I got worse coming up with the next place...but I was preoccupied with vacation preparations. But I'm not on vacation yet, so where am I?

nh?

eh?

50/50 ...look in WH & NH

Okay, south of the 45?

on your sofa?

yep, south of the 45 on the sofa

east of the mrs?

west of the mrs. I'm in a historically significant building that has claims to some superlativeness.

are you south of the 40th parallel?

yes I am

Are you north of Interstate 40?

yes I am

Wow! That was quick!:thumbsup: Are you east of the 109th meridian --the eastern boundaries of Colorado and New Mexico?

are you an arch?

Lindy, yes I am east of the 109th meridian.

unc, I'm not an arch. I'm in a historic building.

are you in texas?

Sorry, no yellow roses around here.

I'm sure there are, BadNick. You know horticulturists.

Are you in St. Louis, Missouri?

Ocm?, since you put it that way, I'm sure you're right. Except for the St. Louis part since I'm not in Missouri.

...may we have another clue? Are you in Iowa?

are you in an insurance building in nebraska?

I'm SE of both Iowa and Nebraska, in a historic religious structure.

are you in arkansas?

not in Arkansas. Go westward, young man, go westward.

oklahomish?

NoMish ...if you get my MeaNing

utah?

note Utah. Go southeast.

texas?

New Mexico is not SE of Iowa, you trickster!

Oops! Sorry if I misled anyone. The 109th meridian (more or less...) forms the WESTERN boundary of Colorado and New Mexico.:shakehead:

Are you in a church in New Mexico?

Lindy

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If you're SE of IA how can you be west of the MRS?:confused:

Lindy

Oops...I must have meant SW of Iowa and Nebraska...sorry folks. But you're getting very close because I am in New Mexico and in a church of historical significance.

In about 10 minutes we're leaving to go down the shore (Phila-speak for "going to the Jersey shore") where I'll be for about 2 weeks. I think we'll have internet service but I won't know for sure till we get there...at least via my laptop; there is always my iphone which will do it if my aging eyes can see those tiny little things on the screen. Hope to be back later tonight when we're there to see if you found me yet in New Mexico.

Does the chapel have a miraculous staircase?

Walt, do you mean the miraculous staircase at the Loretto Chapel?

At the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail stands the Loretto Chapel. Inside the Gothic structure is the staircase referred to as miraculous, inexplicable, marvelous and is sometimes called St. Joseph’s Staircase. The stairway confounds architects, engineers and master craftsmen. It makes over two complete 360-degree turns, stands 20’ tall and has no center support. It rests solely on its base and against the choir loft. The risers of the 33 steps are all of the same height. Made of an apparently extinct wood species, it was constructed with only square wooden pegs without glue or nails.

The Miraculous Staircase, which legend says was constructed or inspired by St. Joseph the Carpenter, was built sometime between 1877 and 1881. It took at least six months to build, and has two 360 degree turns with no visible means of support.

Cool stairway, but that's not where I am. However, not only am I in the same town as the Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, but I'm even on the same "street", the Old Santa Fe Trail.

I did, indeed. Are you at the oldest church in the United States?

san miguel mission?

yes and yes! You guys fight it out since I'm on a peaceful vacation.

I think Walt also meant the San Miguel Mission San Miguel Mission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ...even though he was not specific and there is some points of disagreement about what is actually the "oldest church in the U.S." So if Walt says he meant this place, then he's up next...otherwise, unc'a'dunk.

i'm good either way; whataya wanna do, walt?

Go for it! I'm going walkabout for a week or so and won't be near a computer.

I quickly returned from San Miguel Misson and now I'm sitting on the beach right where AC meets Ventnor...see:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...on/ac20114.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...on/ac20112.jpg

ok, find me!

are you on a beach?

nope, are you?

Are you in the Northern Hemisphere?

oh yes...

& the Western?

& maybe on the sofa?

i am on the sofa, which puts me in the western hemi...

are you south of the 40?

i am south of the 40...

when you look south, is the Mrs. on your left?

when i look south, she's on my right...

Are you in Indiana?