Nate B
@warpedhorizon.bsky.social
Architecture/technology/transportation geek
Twin Cities Suburbs He/Him
Twin Cities Suburbs He/Him
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Probably an unpopular opinion but “don’t type death threats even jokingly, yes that means you” seems to be one of the few real Bluesky rules and not something I personally struggle with.
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Probably an unpopular opinion but “don’t type death threats even jokingly, yes that means you” seems to be one of the few real Bluesky rules and not something I personally struggle with.
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HAPPY EXPLODING WHALE DAY!!!
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
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November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
HAPPY EXPLODING WHALE DAY!!!
Tonight was the most spectacular aurora I have ever seen. I was able to see reds and greens, clearly, even through streetlights. And I found a spot less than 10 minutes from my new place where I can get shots like this.
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Tonight was the most spectacular aurora I have ever seen. I was able to see reds and greens, clearly, even through streetlights. And I found a spot less than 10 minutes from my new place where I can get shots like this.
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The Midtown Greenway has never looked so good with the northern lights and recently repairs lights.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Midtown Greenway has never looked so good with the northern lights and recently repairs lights.
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Update:
Because Holman airfield has international flights they must have a customs office.
The building project reported by the city is a replacement of an existing customs office.
I have seen no indication that this project is anything other than a replacement for a very old facility.
Because Holman airfield has international flights they must have a customs office.
The building project reported by the city is a replacement of an existing customs office.
I have seen no indication that this project is anything other than a replacement for a very old facility.
I reached out to federal delegation to get some answers on this project. It’s a surprise and a very unwelcome one.
No home for ICE and CBP in Saint Paul.
No home for ICE and CBP in Saint Paul.
From a St Paul Dept of Safety and Inspections email: construction permit for a new $11m CBP building construction permit at 670 Bayfield Street next to the downtown StP airport. Note location right near the runways. "Great" place to deport from! @mollycoleman.bsky.social @melvincarter.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Update:
Because Holman airfield has international flights they must have a customs office.
The building project reported by the city is a replacement of an existing customs office.
I have seen no indication that this project is anything other than a replacement for a very old facility.
Because Holman airfield has international flights they must have a customs office.
The building project reported by the city is a replacement of an existing customs office.
I have seen no indication that this project is anything other than a replacement for a very old facility.
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On my trip to the Upper Peninsula this summer I decided to give myself a fun challenge- how many lighthouses could I photograph in 12 days? The answer- 36! Plus a few bonus ones. So here's a gigantic thread of every lighthouse I saw, sorted by type. Up first is Eagle Harbor Light Station. (1/44)
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
On my trip to the Upper Peninsula this summer I decided to give myself a fun challenge- how many lighthouses could I photograph in 12 days? The answer- 36! Plus a few bonus ones. So here's a gigantic thread of every lighthouse I saw, sorted by type. Up first is Eagle Harbor Light Station. (1/44)
On my trip to the Upper Peninsula this summer I decided to give myself a fun challenge- how many lighthouses could I photograph in 12 days? The answer- 36! Plus a few bonus ones. So here's a gigantic thread of every lighthouse I saw, sorted by type. Up first is Eagle Harbor Light Station. (1/44)
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
On my trip to the Upper Peninsula this summer I decided to give myself a fun challenge- how many lighthouses could I photograph in 12 days? The answer- 36! Plus a few bonus ones. So here's a gigantic thread of every lighthouse I saw, sorted by type. Up first is Eagle Harbor Light Station. (1/44)
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November 10, 1975 7:10pm: The last radio communication.
Anderson: "Fitzgerald, we are about 10 miles behind you, and gaining about 1 1/2 miles per hour. How are you making out with your problem?"
Fitzgerald: "We are holding our own."
Anderson: "Fitzgerald, we are about 10 miles behind you, and gaining about 1 1/2 miles per hour. How are you making out with your problem?"
Fitzgerald: "We are holding our own."
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
November 10, 1975 7:10pm: The last radio communication.
Anderson: "Fitzgerald, we are about 10 miles behind you, and gaining about 1 1/2 miles per hour. How are you making out with your problem?"
Fitzgerald: "We are holding our own."
Anderson: "Fitzgerald, we are about 10 miles behind you, and gaining about 1 1/2 miles per hour. How are you making out with your problem?"
Fitzgerald: "We are holding our own."
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On this eve of fifty Novembers
the winds still howl
the bell still tolls.
My breath turns heavy
as we drift into the long cold night.
The Fitzgerald stirs beneath.
I harbor their echoes
and cradle her steel.
My waves bear the sorrow
of all I have taken.
the winds still howl
the bell still tolls.
My breath turns heavy
as we drift into the long cold night.
The Fitzgerald stirs beneath.
I harbor their echoes
and cradle her steel.
My waves bear the sorrow
of all I have taken.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
On this eve of fifty Novembers
the winds still howl
the bell still tolls.
My breath turns heavy
as we drift into the long cold night.
The Fitzgerald stirs beneath.
I harbor their echoes
and cradle her steel.
My waves bear the sorrow
of all I have taken.
the winds still howl
the bell still tolls.
My breath turns heavy
as we drift into the long cold night.
The Fitzgerald stirs beneath.
I harbor their echoes
and cradle her steel.
My waves bear the sorrow
of all I have taken.
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Can we jump people who don't put links with screenshots? Can we not "Just trust me bro" on a screenshot of a quote about something that could kill us? I don't care if it's paywalled, just provide the link.
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Can we jump people who don't put links with screenshots? Can we not "Just trust me bro" on a screenshot of a quote about something that could kill us? I don't care if it's paywalled, just provide the link.
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i wrote about the old wieboldt's department store on milwaukee in wicker park—fire, labor strife, leveraged buyouts, and the idiotic urban renewal plan that leveled much of the surroundings for a 600+ car parking lot and a jewel osco in the early 1980s
www.postcard-past.com/wieboldts-de...
www.postcard-past.com/wieboldts-de...
Wieboldt's Department Store, Chicago
The rise and fall of the multilingual, multi-ethnic department store of Chicago’s white working class.
www.postcard-past.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
i wrote about the old wieboldt's department store on milwaukee in wicker park—fire, labor strife, leveraged buyouts, and the idiotic urban renewal plan that leveled much of the surroundings for a 600+ car parking lot and a jewel osco in the early 1980s
www.postcard-past.com/wieboldts-de...
www.postcard-past.com/wieboldts-de...
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#OnThisDay Nov 9, 1975, 2:15pm: SS Edmund Fitzgerald pulls away from Burlington Northern Railroad Ore Dock No. 1 in Superior, Wisconsin, laden with 26,000 long tons of taconite destined for National Steel at River Rouge in Detroit, Michigan.
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#OnThisDay Nov 9, 1975, 2:15pm: SS Edmund Fitzgerald pulls away from Burlington Northern Railroad Ore Dock No. 1 in Superior, Wisconsin, laden with 26,000 long tons of taconite destined for National Steel at River Rouge in Detroit, Michigan.
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(LOUD WARNING) Full house for the Federal Dart’s arrival! They arrived at 2:15, the time the Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior 50 years ago today. Ship + bridge exchanged a Master salute as a memorial
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
(LOUD WARNING) Full house for the Federal Dart’s arrival! They arrived at 2:15, the time the Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior 50 years ago today. Ship + bridge exchanged a Master salute as a memorial
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Here is the Newsweek magazine article that led to the song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," marked up to show key passages that Lightfoot borrowed. Short thread at quoted post. Thanks to @bikeguy.bsky.social for reminding me about this. #EdmundFitzgerald50
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here is the Newsweek magazine article that led to the song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," marked up to show key passages that Lightfoot borrowed. Short thread at quoted post. Thanks to @bikeguy.bsky.social for reminding me about this. #EdmundFitzgerald50
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Photographer Alex Kormann and I went Up North last week to talk to people along Lake Superior about why "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" still resonates so much, especially this time of year.
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ song is a tribute to the shipwreck and Lake Superior
Sit on a barstool along Lake Superior in November, and you might well hear Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad written soon after the ship sank.
www.startribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Photographer Alex Kormann and I went Up North last week to talk to people along Lake Superior about why "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" still resonates so much, especially this time of year.
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...
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I found a bunch of cool photos from the Hennepin County Library (Whittier Alliance Records collection) of the old Sheffield Elevator Company grain elevator. It stood between Harriet and Garfield Avenues along the 29th Street railroad (Midtown Greenway), now occupied by the Soo Line Garden.
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I found a bunch of cool photos from the Hennepin County Library (Whittier Alliance Records collection) of the old Sheffield Elevator Company grain elevator. It stood between Harriet and Garfield Avenues along the 29th Street railroad (Midtown Greenway), now occupied by the Soo Line Garden.
Oh neat there's a live stream (but you have to turn off your ad blocker to watch it)
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Oh neat there's a live stream (but you have to turn off your ad blocker to watch it)
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
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The last whaleback freighter built, the SS 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭, departs Duluth under the Aerial Bridge. The 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭 was built in 1898, scrapped in 1947, was 413' long, 50' wide, had a 1,700hp quadruple expansion engine, and a gross register tonnage of 3686. collection.mndigital.org/catalog/umd:...
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The last whaleback freighter built, the SS 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭, departs Duluth under the Aerial Bridge. The 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭 was built in 1898, scrapped in 1947, was 413' long, 50' wide, had a 1,700hp quadruple expansion engine, and a gross register tonnage of 3686. collection.mndigital.org/catalog/umd:...
The last whaleback freighter built, the SS 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭, departs Duluth under the Aerial Bridge. The 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭 was built in 1898, scrapped in 1947, was 413' long, 50' wide, had a 1,700hp quadruple expansion engine, and a gross register tonnage of 3686. collection.mndigital.org/catalog/umd:...
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The last whaleback freighter built, the SS 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭, departs Duluth under the Aerial Bridge. The 𝘔𝘤𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭 was built in 1898, scrapped in 1947, was 413' long, 50' wide, had a 1,700hp quadruple expansion engine, and a gross register tonnage of 3686. collection.mndigital.org/catalog/umd:...
When someone calls the sinking of the 𝘌𝘥𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘥 "the greatest maritime mystery of the Great Lakes", and you have to stop yourself from well actually-ing them. It's not even in the top 5, even on just Superior! The wreck was found 4 days later!
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
When someone calls the sinking of the 𝘌𝘥𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘥 "the greatest maritime mystery of the Great Lakes", and you have to stop yourself from well actually-ing them. It's not even in the top 5, even on just Superior! The wreck was found 4 days later!
Post something random or you’ll have an AWFUL November!
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Post something random or you’ll have an AWFUL November!
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I scouted this spot at least 8 years ago and finally photographed it today. The afternoon southbound Northstar crosses the Mississippi River, approaching its final stop at Target Field Station in Minneapolis.
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I scouted this spot at least 8 years ago and finally photographed it today. The afternoon southbound Northstar crosses the Mississippi River, approaching its final stop at Target Field Station in Minneapolis.
I scouted this spot at least 8 years ago and finally photographed it today. The afternoon southbound Northstar crosses the Mississippi River, approaching its final stop at Target Field Station in Minneapolis.
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I scouted this spot at least 8 years ago and finally photographed it today. The afternoon southbound Northstar crosses the Mississippi River, approaching its final stop at Target Field Station in Minneapolis.
I feel like Minnesota's streetlights were mostly spared from the purple LED plague, except the Arden Hills Cub, where every single streetlight has turned purple. It's an interesting aesthetic.
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I feel like Minnesota's streetlights were mostly spared from the purple LED plague, except the Arden Hills Cub, where every single streetlight has turned purple. It's an interesting aesthetic.
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#OnThisDay Oct 27, 1958: The Minneapolis & St Louis Railway's "Banco Special" departs Great Northern Depot for Aberdeen, South Dakota. An annual event for Northwest Bancorporation managers headquartered in Minneapolis, note the armored car behind EMD F3 engine No. 405.
October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
#OnThisDay Oct 27, 1958: The Minneapolis & St Louis Railway's "Banco Special" departs Great Northern Depot for Aberdeen, South Dakota. An annual event for Northwest Bancorporation managers headquartered in Minneapolis, note the armored car behind EMD F3 engine No. 405.