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Mr Jedc, enjoying his first Chick-Fil-A GrovesParkCommons on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
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Find the Perfect Home for sale at Groves Park Commons. Groves Park Common is a Neighborhood development that brings Community, Family, Quality and Energy efficient homes together in a nationally top ranked school district located in Oak Ridge TN. Ivy Dawned on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
The teams take off their shoes before the event, as the boats are equipped with shoe holds. They leave them in a nice little pile at the dock and someone brings the shoes to them when they return after the race. waltonad0283 on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
An Abandoned black car sits destroyed in an abandoned parking lot of an abandoned building. It needed some love... Eric Dale Photography on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
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This photo is a reason why spontaneous photos are > planned photos. State of the Art, Inc SOTAGLASS.COM on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
This window was installed in the Oak Ridge Public Library, Oak Ridge, TN. The window is 3 feet tall by 11 feeet wide and was made by State of the Art, Inc Stained Glass Studio, Knoxville, TN. sotaglass.com
To see other stained glass windows, go to:
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This is a section showing a train tressel. The viewer is on the ground looking up at the bridge, behind the bridge is a mountain. It is a really nice effect in the window, but it was very difficult to product. This was taken on our light box, after being painted and fired, prior to being leaded into the stained glass windows for the Oak Ridge Public Library in Oak Ridge, TN. The windows were made by State of the Art, Inc. Stained Glass Studio, Knoxville, TN. sotaglass.com
To see other stained glass windows, go to:
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This was taken on our light box after painting and prior to being leaded into the stained glass windows for the Oak Ridge Public Library. There were 18 windows and each window was three feet tall and 11 feet wide. It is difficult to photograph a window that is 198 feet long. We took lots of photos of the windows in sections. The windows were made by State of the Art, Inc. Stained Glass Studio, Knoxville, TN sotaglass.com.
To see other stained glass windows, go to:
www.sotaglass.com. kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
During our last trip to Oak Ridge, we discovered that Mr Jedc hadn't yet experienced the delicacy that is a Chick-Fil-A sandwich.
Here he is excited in anticipation of his first Chick-Fil-A. AMSE Oak Ridge on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
This famous Westcott photo shows Oak Ridgers attending the 1947 docu-drama "The Beginning or the End?" kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Every once in a great while, it's nice to get Waffle House hashbrowns "all the way": Scattered, Smothered, Covered, Chunked, Diced, Peppered, Capped, and Topped.
Next time I'm going "beyond all the way" and having them add some chopped bacon and some sausage gravy. kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Another trip to TN, another trip to Waffle House. Pecan waffle and hashbrowns (scattered, smothered, covered, and peppered). antiundersteer on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
A rusty train near the K25 plant in Oak Ridge, TN kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
The front window of Big Ed's kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
A stained glass window showing "Big Ed". Having actually seen Big Ed back in the 90s, this isn't a bad likeness of him. kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Big Ed's is one of the historical institutions of Oak Ridge, TN. I'm not sure when exactly Big Ed's opened it's doors, but it's definitely the pizza place that's been around longest in Oak Ridge, since when I lived there I knew several people that had been swearing by Big Ed's pizza for at least 3 generations.
There are a lot of reasons to go to Big Ed's. The pizza is one of them, being a contender for the best pizza in Oak Ridge (however, as one coworker of mine would say, that's "damning with faint praise", the rest of the pizza in town is pretty marginal). The other draws are the pizza, the gritty ambiance (shown here, just the right amount of "dank", and a bunch of TV, sports, and military banners that have been hanging probably at least as long as I've been alive). The friendly service. The catering to the little kids watching them make pizzas while hopeing for a spare piece of pepperoni to get hurled to them. The very cheap beer. The decades of multi-lingual intercontinental graffiti in the men's room.
In other words, Big Ed's is the epitome of a "Pizza Joint".
Ed "Big Ed" Neusel ran the joint when I lived here, and he was definitely a personality that was loved by the town, and much of the love of Big Ed's pizza comes from people's fond memories of Ed (indeed, I think half the people that ever held jobs as teenagers in Oak Ridge worked for Big Ed). Big Ed died in 1998, but the family still runs the place.
It's not my favorite, but I do like to go to Big Ed's every time I'm in town.
(And, I finally figured out what made the ambiance different from my visits in '93-'95: Big Ed's is now non smoking, so the ever-present smoke haze is now gone) kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
The actual pizza at Big Ed's.
I'll be honest and say that this isn't my favorite pizza. They try hard, and get a lot right: the sauce is nicely spiced, the crust is good (if a bit thin for my tastes), and the overall pizza is nicely cooked and toasted. It's actually pretty good pizza overall.
However, it's a solid contender for the greasiest pizza I've ever had, especially if you get pepperoni. Sopping the grease off with an extra napkin is apparently part of the Big Ed's tradition. kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Historical marker from the overlook by the old K-25 Uranium Separation Plant in Oak Ridge. I worked there as an intern for a few months.
I would've tried to take a picture of K-25 itself (it's one of the world's largest buildings in terms of area, actually), but the weather was pretty bad and visibility was poor. kaszeta on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Nothing starts a day on the road better than a solid breakfast at Waffle House.
This time, I opted for the breakfast sandwich and a double-order of hashbrowns, scattered, smothered, and peppered. |
