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Beloved bottle trees are risky BOTTLE trees can be found far and wide across the Western Downs, but experts are reminding people to ensure the Queensland icons are in good health. Two bottle trees have had to be removed from Dalby properties in recent weeks after they fell over due to rotting. Toowoomba-based arborist Russell Clark said while the trees are Queensland natives they are not endemic to Dalby and often rot because their trunks are soft and fleshy or their roots don't take to the soil. You'll see them in Chinchilla and other places around the Western Downs but the soil type is different here - they're not native to the area, you won't see them growing in a paddock,” he said. "Normally trees that fall over have some sort of problem with the roots. "If the wind is strong and there is plenty of rain, that's when there is most likely movement in a tree. "They are an amazing tree and an Australian icon and I hate people cutting them down. "If you have a bottle tree in the wrong spot, try and find someone like me to remove it to take it to a tree orphanage.” "They live to a fair age so sometimes they can be rotten on the inside but still standing up,” he said. Interesting story about bottle trees from Courrier Mail. www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/dalby/beloved-bott...

Frankfurt am Main 1945

Is that the Croton Aqueduct in the background?

it's the viaduct (Riverside Drive) that extends from Riverside Park where Claremont Inn stood to 135th street. There used to be a ferry just beyond the viaduct

Yeah, I saw a show on TV the other day about NYC's water supply (including the aqueduct), and forgot to go remove my dumb question. Thanks for setting it straight!

The photo was taken in Manhattanville (West Harlem). The photo shows the aftermath of a burst water main on West 129th Street just east of the crossing at Broadway which occurred on June 23rd, so the photo was probably taken later that month. The NY Times reported ("Flood Rages In Manhattan Valley," June 24, 1911) the loss of 3,000,000 gallons of water from the "city's dwindling supply" and $10- to $15,000 in property damage. The vertical girder to the left holds up the elevated section of the Manhattan Street subway station -- renamed 125th Street Station in 1921 -- of today's #1 line. The front of the white Sheffield Farms building in the central background (built in 1908, and known today as Columbia University's Prentis Hall) is obscured by a frame structure on the triangular block where area locals will recall the Floridita Cuban Restaurant was located until recently and where a gas station is still in operation. To learn more about this fascinating old NYC neighborhood, see my book, "Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem." Thank you LOC for sharing this pic, which I'd never seen, although I immediately recognized the event.

Thank you, Eric, for your synopsis of the event and details about the neighborhood. We'll fill in the caption information and date the next time we update the record. I hope that you will continue to browse our images and share your research. Your book sounds fascinating.