Vicksburg Courthouse at Night

[Tom Hughes]

Just got back from a night out with @alan polk and his family.
The old Courthouse was lit up with lights on the hill and I snapped this photo.

 

[alan polk]

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Just got back from a night out with @alan polk and his family.
The old Courthouse was lit up with lights on the hill and I snapped this photo.

Awesome photo, Tom! I'm so glad you took that! Enjoyed the companionship tonight! Great food! Great friends!

 

[Pollaco]

Thanks , I haven't seen the lights of Vicksburg in years. Does that casino still shine its beacon like it did 25 years ago? I'm not sure Harrahs is even there anymore. According to the map Ameristar is the only one still there.

 

[Lubliner]

Though the courthouse is a nice focal point, what really interests me is the building and wrought iron rails in your immediate front, and the large warehouse structure in the far distance. Great picture. Thanks,
Lubliner.

 

[Pollaco]

I walked down the iron steps in our local courthouse last week and had a pleasant memory of the one in Vicksburg.

 

[Tom Hughes]

Thanks , I haven't seen the lights of Vicksburg in years. Does that casino still shine its beacon like it did 25 years ago? I'm not sure Harrahs is even there anymore. According to the map Ameristar is the only one still there.

Harrah's is no longer there.
Amerisrar, Waterview, Isle of Capri (?) and one other one are still there.

 

[lupaglupa]

Great shot - the framing is especially good. And I agree with @Lubliner, the iron balcony on the right caught my eye first.

 

[Tom Hughes]

Great shot - the framing is especially good. And I agree with @Lubliner, the iron balcony on the right caught my eye first.

Some of those buildings in downtown Vicksburg remind me of New Orelans. It's those balconies over the street. Great downtown area.

 

[lupaglupa]

Some of those buildings in downtown Vicksburg remind me of New Orelans. It's those balconies over the street. Great downtown area.

I've only been to the National Military Park, not into the downtown. Another one to add to my list!

 

[Lubliner]

I've only been to the National Military Park, not into the downtown. Another one to add to my list!

I remember a very steep decline by road down to the waterfront from Vicksburg 'proper'. I only walked down it and back up once. I did scale the embankments off the beaten track a few times. I knew the battle entrenchments by the light of the moon, being summertime. I had a remarkable 3 months exploring there in 1990.
Lubliner.

 

[lupaglupa]

I remember a very steep decline by road down to the waterfront from Vicksburg 'proper'. I only walked down it and back up once. I did scale the embankments off the beaten track a few times. I knew the battle entrenchments by the light of the moon, being summertime. I had a remarkable 3 months exploring there in 1990.
Lubliner.

I did similar hills in Natchez - that's just the way those Delta towns are made!

 

[UCVRelics]

Great Photo and from the angle I would say y'all were down near the 10 Top.

 

[alan polk]

Great Photo and from the angle I would say y'all were down near the 10 Top.

We were a couple blocks from there.

 

[davepi2]

Darn, Vicksburg and the river at night had been on my schedule but couldn't do it.