Friday, July 29, 2016

Greetings from Michigan: "Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice" [If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you]

Statue of Ransom E. Olds.
A much-anticipated day trip.
This Oldsmobile is an electric model from 1899.
A "personal luxury car", the Oldsmobile Toronado.
The Lansing City Market. The colorful structure (Tall Building!) overlooks the minor league baseball stadium for the Lansing Lugnuts.
"The Michigan State Capitol opened on January 1, 1879, to great acclaim. Designed by architect Elijah E. Myers, Michigan’s Capitol holds a special place in American history . . . It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992."