Here’s a maritime setting with a distinctive bridge. Figure out where this photograph was taken and send your answer to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.
Photo by Andy Brack
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, came up with the identity of the last mystery. He writes: “What first struck me as odd about the lighthouse was its location and surroundings. A lighthouse is normally situated so as to provide passing ships with guidance to nearby barriers. However, this one appears to be in the middle of a congested area, surrounded by land and high-rise buildings on one side and a bridge blocking its location on the other side. That’s just odd … until you realize that the lighthouse was likely not in its original location!
“So, this mystery photo is of the Bulwer Island Light, an inactive lighthouse that was originally located on Bulwer Island, in the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In 1983, it was moved to the Queensland Maritime Museum in the heart of Brisbane along the southern banks of the Brisbane River. The station was originally established in 1909 and it shone its first light in 1912, as the rear light of a pair of leading lights at the mouth of Brisbane River. Made of hardwood frame clad with corrugated iron, it stands 52-feet high. In 1983, the lighthouse was replaced by a more durable skeletal tower, and the original wooden tower was relocated to the Queensland Maritime Museum.”
The photograph came from Andy Brack of Charleston, S.C. Two others identified it: George Graf of Palmyra, Va. and Lou Camerio, Lilburn.
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