{"id":742,"date":"2013-06-09T00:32:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T04:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2015-03-14T16:31:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T20:31:33","slug":"billings-bridge-1890s-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=742","title":{"rendered":"Billings Bridge &#8211; 1890s &#038; 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original pictures taken in the 1890s by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_James_Topley\">William James Topley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Looking west from the bridge<\/h3>\n<p><div id='wpgslider742_0' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider742_0_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg' title='Looking West From Billings Bridge-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=560&q=100' alt='Looking West From Billings Bridge-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg' title='Looking West From Billings Bridge-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=560&q=100' alt='Looking West From Billings Bridge-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg' title='Looking West From Billings Bridge-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=560&q=100' alt='Looking West From Billings Bridge-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider742_0_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider742_0 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider742_0_slider { width:760px; height:560px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style><br \/>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery742_1' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_1_rel' title='Looking West From Billings Bridge-1 (748)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Looking West From Billings Bridge-1'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_1_rel' title='Looking West From Billings Bridge-2 (749)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Looking West From Billings Bridge-2'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_1_rel' title='Looking West From Billings Bridge-blend (750)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-West-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Looking West From Billings Bridge-blend'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery742_1 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_1 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_1 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery742_1 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Looking towards bridge from the west<\/h3>\n<p><div id='wpgslider742_1' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider742_1_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-1.jpg' title='Billings Bridge From The West-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-1.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=590&q=100' alt='Billings Bridge From The West-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-2.jpg' title='Billings Bridge From The West-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-2.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=590&q=100' alt='Billings Bridge From The West-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-blend.jpg' title='Billings Bridge From The West-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-blend.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=590&q=100' alt='Billings Bridge From The West-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider742_1_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider742_1 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider742_1_slider { width:760px; height:590px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style><br \/>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery742_2' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-1.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_2_rel' title='Billings Bridge From The West-1 (743)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-1.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge From The West-1'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_2_rel' title='Billings Bridge From The West-2 (744)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge From The West-2'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-blend.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_2_rel' title='Billings Bridge From The West-blend (745)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-From-The-West-blend.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge From The West-blend'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery742_2 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_2 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_2 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery742_2 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Looking south from the bridge<\/h3>\n<p><div id='wpgslider742_2' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider742_2_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg' title='Looking South From Billings Bridge-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=562&q=100' alt='Looking South From Billings Bridge-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg' title='Looking South From Billings Bridge-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=562&q=100' alt='Looking South From Billings Bridge-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg' title='Looking South From Billings Bridge-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg&a=t&w=760&h=562&q=100' alt='Looking South From Billings Bridge-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider742_2_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider742_2 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider742_2_slider { width:760px; height:562px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style><br \/>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Looking South From Billings Bridge-1 (752)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-1.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Looking South From Billings Bridge-1'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Looking South From Billings Bridge-2 (753)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Looking South From Billings Bridge-2'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Looking South From Billings Bridge-blend (754)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Looking-South-From-Billings-Bridge-blend.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Looking South From Billings Bridge-blend'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery742_3 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_3 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_3 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery742_3 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>More Photos<\/h3>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-1879-Map.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge - 1879 Map (759)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-1879-Map.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge - 1879 Map'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/016.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge Plaza in the 60s (1716)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/016.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge Plaza in the 60s'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/011.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air in the late 60s (1715)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/011.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air in the late 60s'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/014.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air in the late 60s (1714)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/014.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air in the late 60s'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air around 1954 (1713)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/008.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air around 1954'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/006.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air around 1954 (1711)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/006.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge Plaza from the air around 1954'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Opening-of-Billings-Bridge-Sep2-1915.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Opening of Billings Bridge - Sep2-1915 (766)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Opening-of-Billings-Bridge-Sep2-1915.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Opening of Billings Bridge - Sep2-1915'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Near-Billings-Bridge-8-Sept-1900.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Near Billings Bridge 8 Sept 1900 (765)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Near-Billings-Bridge-8-Sept-1900.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Near Billings Bridge 8 Sept 1900'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Stage-Coach.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge - Stage Coach (764)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Stage-Coach.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge - Stage Coach'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-South.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge - Looking South (763)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-South.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge - Looking South'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-South-20s-70s.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge - Looking South - 20s & 70s (762)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-South-20s-70s.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge - Looking South - 20s & 70s'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-South-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge - Looking South - 2 (761)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-South-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge - Looking South - 2'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-North-From-the-CNR-RW-Bridge.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge - Looking North From the CNR RW Bridge (760)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Billings-Bridge-Looking-North-From-the-CNR-RW-Bridge.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge - Looking North From the CNR RW Bridge'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/021.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery742_3_rel' title='Billings Bridge Plaza around 1962 (1717)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/021.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='Billings Bridge Plaza around 1962'  \/><\/a><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery742_3 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_3 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery742_3 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