Wednesday, September 23, 2009

A Pictorial: Last Hours of Summer-2009 In Downtown Topeka-KS



T
hese photos were taken Tuesday morning in Downtown Topeka while your Captain and the lovely Ms. Rittenhouse was there on business.



Shown are 2 views of the state capitol- still undergoing a rehabilitation- as well as some street shots along Kansas Avenue.


Note the large concrete water tower on 10th Street east of Kansas Avenue.

This sturdy concrete structure was directly under and survived the 1966 Topeka F-5 tornado on June 8th of that year.

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