Sunday, February 15, 2015

Funicular of Montenero

Funicular of Montenero, via del Governatore, Livorno
One of the two cars of the funicular of Montenero crossing Via del Governatore on a bridge.
Vintage postcard, funicular of Montenero, upper station, Livorno
The upper station and a car in a 1926 postcard.
(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)

See also: Montenero - Sanctuary of Montenero - Villa Azzurra - Funicolare - Sagrato - Famedio - Piazza del Santuario
External links: Funicular (Wikipedia)
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15 comments:

  1. MichelleFebruary 15, 2015 at 12:18 AM

    A nice contrast of the old and new with the photographs.

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  2. William KendallFebruary 15, 2015 at 12:47 AM

    Terrific contrast. It's quite rare to see something like that here.

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  3. JackFebruary 15, 2015 at 3:14 AM

    I didn't know Livorno has a funicular.

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  4. RandyFebruary 15, 2015 at 6:21 AM

    I agree with Michelle. It's great that it's still in use.

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  5. AriannaFebruary 15, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    Bellina...certo il confronto con la cartolina di "qualche" anno fa impressiona. Ciao, Arianna

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  6. Luis GomezFebruary 15, 2015 at 1:18 PM

    Thanks VP. Lovely shot of the funicular.You don't see them around.

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  7. GunnFebruary 15, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    Someone have done a good job on it for many many years. Looks nice.

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  8. cieldequimperFebruary 15, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    So it is still in working order. I need to come back to Livorno!

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  9. HalcyonFebruary 15, 2015 at 7:50 PM

    It's always fun to take a trip on the funicular! I love the red cars.

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  10. EG CameraGirlFebruary 15, 2015 at 10:02 PM

    Amazing that it's still in working order. I'm thinking Italians must take better care of their transportation systems than Canadians do. :)

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  11. BirdmanFebruary 15, 2015 at 10:42 PM

    Lost of your 'lost' postcards deal with buildings. Amazing that this and the tracks survive.

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  12. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:27 PM

    Such a good way to get to the top :) I loved the concept of funiclar travel, I haven't seen one here in Oz, which doesn't mean there aren't any :)

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  13. DinaFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:09 AM

    What fun, I'd like to be in it.

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  14. Stefan JanssonFebruary 19, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    Nice comparison photos.

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  15. Babzy.BFebruary 19, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    nice funicular , interesting to compare :)

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