This will be my final post here at 40x4x28. Within a few weeks this blog and the rest of the website will be taken down.
I want to thank everyone who took the time to visit and explore my posts and images here, especially those who signed on as subscribers. It was always rewarding (and fun) to send out a new post, knowing that it was going directly to your inboxes. Thanks for that.
When I set out to make a series of historical images of the original Erie Canal, the intention was to commemorate its bicentennial in October 2025. That date is now behind us and, despite the fact that there aren’t as many pictures in the series as I may have wished, it is time to turn the page and move on.
It turns out that doing the original research for the pictures was more interesting than making the pictures themselves. So it makes sense for me to focus on that, and on more long-form writing. Meanwhile, the cost—in time and money—of creating digital landscapes and maintaining a website means that those things will have to go. At least for now.
So once again, thank you — and so long. It’s been great fun.
Wonderful work you have done. Thank you.
Perhaps the Canal Society or http://www.eriecanal.org would be willing to host your work.
Your images are fantastic, being almost photographic. I would want to purchase the Rochester Aqueduct construction, so please make it available.
Good work!
It was a great pleasure attending your lecture at the Kate Gleason Auditorium. I will always remember your visuals. They made history come alive and be understandable.
Good luck either way your future wentures