The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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Scranton The Electric City Art Print
by Jim Cook
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Scranton The Electric City art print by Jim Cook. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
The electric sign on top of the building, symbolizing Scranton as The Electric City, is a local landmark. It is situated in the heart of Scranton... more
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Artist's Description
The electric sign on top of the building, symbolizing Scranton as "The Electric City," is a local landmark. It is situated in the heart of Scranton between City Hall and overlooking the Courthouse.
On Dec 06 1880 Dickson Locomotive Works installed electric lights just months after Mr. Edison refined the bulb suitable for commercial use. Electric street lights soon followed and shortly afterwards the first Electric Street Cars to be run solely on Electric power in the country began to run
Credit for the city nickname has been credited to Rev. David Spencer, D.D, a Pastor at the Penn Avenue Baptist Church.
The Beaux Arts design features Indiana limestone, a copper gabled roof and dormers, a decorative cornice, paired windows, and a row of Renaissance-style arched windows with flanking columns near the top.Beaux-Arts architecture expresses the academic neoclassical architectural style taught at the cole des Beaux-Arts in ParisThe style of instruction that produced Beaux-Ar...
About Jim Cook
My body of work ranges from photographic digital art to the more traditional use of a camera photographing scenes of landscapes and everyday life. My photography has its roots going back to my experiences with infrared film. It was there that I saw how an image could be manipulated to something much more different than what was first seen. I still compose some photos from the infrared spectrum only now I use a camera converted to IR. When digital came along it was an easy move to software and all the possibilities that were and are now possible with their use. Still the initial composition in camera is paramount and once the shutter is closed and image transferred to computer, I can turn my imagination loose and enhance or create...
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Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS! Your FANTASTIC image has been FEATURED on the home page of “Mid-Atlantic States of the USA” L Please add the photo to the 2022 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” Thank you for participating in the group.
Suzanne Wilkinson
Congratulations!
Debra Martz
Congratulations on your sale!
Brian Tada
Congratulations on your sale, Jim!
Peter Awax
Congrats on your wonderful sale.
Steven Heap
Congrats on the sale. Now this is a place I have never visited - interesting!
Judy Wolinsky
Congrats Jim!
Jim Cook
Thank You to the buyer of a box of 25 of these greeting cards! Much appreciated!!
Katy Cook
Great shot :)
Bedros Awak
Beautiful night image.
Marv Vandehey
Nice image!
Joe Schofield
Excellent image, Jim! l/f
Stuart Litoff
Beautiful night image!
Fei A
Nicely captured !
Veronica Kokoreva
Beautiful photo! l/f
Sandra Clark
lovely pice of night time lights
Roberta Byram
Gorgeous night image! l/f
Miro Gradinscak
Beautiful photo!
Allen Beatty
excellent
Steve Karol
Great night shot!
Linda Brody
Lovely nice capture.
Elena Nosyreva
Wonderful night capture!