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As the title suggests, this is a collection of drive-by photos taken by me as my brother kept the car pointed to Geneva on the Lake, Ohio. I don’t know much about the images but the captions include my reactions.

Please note that these were taken from a car, so I’ve already zoomed in to get the image. You won’t be able to zoom in much more, but the full size does show if you click into the gallery slideshow. Also, if you step into the slideshow, the stupid blur feature at the bottom goes away.

I hope you enjoy the photos. I also hope you can visit some of the other participants. If not, maybe you can return on Sunday for the Recap.

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94 responses to “Road to Geneva”

  1. So many great old buildings. Some places look in need of a bit of TLC. I love a good barn too The pole adds. Fabulous drive bys Dan
    Here’s my Thursday Doors

    Iconic landmark (some history and a song)

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    1. Thanks Brian. With drive-by doors, you get what you get, and there’s no sense in trying to pretend you got a better view. When we made this trip with our mom behind the wheel, I used to look for dilapidated barns. If I saw a house like the one in the gallery, I’d tell my mom I’d buy it for her when I got older.

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      1. I know what you mean. I have to delete lots that have too much stuff in front trying to drive bys. The fast trains in Europe are so hard to get a photo from the window at the passing scenery without vegetation getting in the way

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        1. Our trains aren’t nearly as fast, but I still have trouble.

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  3. These are wonderful shots, Dan. And the one I like best is the blue weather board house.
    Here is mine with 2 drive-by shots as well: https://wanderingteresa.com/a-walk-and-a-bus-ride/

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    1. Thanks Teresa.

      You have some great doors today, including that firehouse!

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  4. Dan, nice shots and some interesting houses.

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    1. Thanks. These popped out as we drove and talked.

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      1. Often we find great things like that

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  6. I like the ones in need of tlc a lot and the blue one.

    Here is mine>

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    1. Thanks Sofia. The ones in need of some loving care are my favorites.

      Yours is an excellent photo of some stately doors.

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  7. A whole lotta livin’ in these places. What a sense of age and work. Thanks for the road show!

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    1. That’s what it takes to make a house a home, right? I love driving across this country and finding these gems as they pop out of the background.

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  8. Some great buildings Dan! Great photos also considering taken from a car window. I love the winery and that blue building is fantastic. I have a video this week just for a change 😜 https://wrookieschu.com/2024/10/31/doors-of-wordpress-v100/
    Thank you Dan for always having a space for us to share our doors and keeping such a great community alive.

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    1. Thanks Wayne, and thanks for showcasing your doors in that video. I loved it.

      To all who see this comment, do yourself a favor and watch that video. It’s over before you know it, but it’s fun to see if you love doors.

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      1. Aww thank you very much! I think music really makes it too. I love that we all appreciate a good door / building.

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  9. While many will go door to door tonight, many more will be waiting for the week-end… for parties, dances, and exploring haunting events. This is my post for today https://dymoonblog.com/2024/10/31/jueves-3/

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  11. What a treat, these drive-by doors are fantastic, and I am in love with the building that needs more than a little TLC. The title fooled me into thinking you’d taken a trip to Switzerland, but of course there is a Geneva in Ohio, I mean why wouldn’t there be?

    Some more doors from Exeter (the English one) photographed on a walk there last October: http://scooj.org/2024/10/31/thursday-doors-31-october-2024-exeter-doors/#Exeter#England

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    1. I joke that the people who settled here were happy to be leaving “oppressive” England, and then proceeded to reuse every city’s name in every New England state. I guess it spread across the country.

      Thanks for your contribution during a busy week. I hope you have a nice weekend.

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  12. It’s the same in Australia, so many British names here for towns and cities.

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    1. I guess we all felt they were good names.

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  13. That is one heck of a curved roof, but the winners (for me) were TLC and the one beside it. Good job keeping your eyes open! Happy Halloween.

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    1. Thanks Frank. I missed a few while caught up in conversation or when laughing too hard, but I like the ones I got.

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  14. My fav is the one with a lot going on. I’d love to explore that house!

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    1. I’d like to be there with you for that tour, GP.

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  15. Nice photos for a drive-by, Dan. Love the winery!

    Here is my offering.

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    1. Thanks Mary. We saw the winery as we got close to Geneva.

      Welcome back to Thursday Doors, and thanks for a mix of food, doors scenery and an adult beverage.

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  16. This is a fun road trip! Love the one red door on the barn. The blue house with the sloping roof is awesome!

    You and David could spend some long, lazy Saturday afternoons in that saloon!

    I love the places that are in need of TLC. They all have great potential to be repurposed. You caught lots of nice porches too.

    Happy Halloween Dan. Looks like good weather here for all the little monsters tonight!

    Ginger 🦋

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    1. Thanks Ginger. It was a fun ride, and I’m glad we took the slower off-highway route on our way up. It wasn’t the meandering trail of 2-lane roads my mother had to drive, but it was a look back to a simpler time.

      I like the idea of spending some time exploring that saloon.

      I am always drawn to the places that need some work. I like to think they all have potential.

      Happy Halloween, and I hope you have a great weekend.

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  17. that house where a lot is going on could use a good contractor to finish all the starts including paint. Great doors Dan. I love your passenger eye view.

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    1. Good point, John. It does appear to have been bumped up and out without a clear plan.

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  18. This looks like an old town, and I am here for it. The house with a lot going on, the curved roof house, the poles and trees blocking the house–I do love drive-by photography because you never know what you’re going to get. But these older homes–and the 3-car garage!–are wonderful.

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    1. Thanks Lois. The garage is typical of the hilly areas around Pittsburgh. I think these are older towns, off the beaten path, as the Interstate bypassed the old highways. The pole and tree come with drive-by photography. I’ll let them stay.

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  20. Good collection, Dan. I really liked the Old Mill Winery, the blue house, and the old weathered barn. Happy Halloween!

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    1. Thanks. I’m guessing I know who this is, one of my chronic hidden-by-WordPress friends.

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  21. That’s a great assortment of doors. The one with the stairs reminded me of a place I looked at uptown years ago that had twice as many up to the front door. I wondered who would keep those stairs navigable in winter.

    I don’t mind the pole and tree at all. I myself often find such things keep me from a clear view from any direction. Part of the scenery! And I do like that blue house too.

    I’ve done a seasonal post. (K)

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    1. Stairs are common in Pittsburgh, and keeping them clear in the winter is always a challenge, but I do like the way the house sits up from view.

      The pole, the tree, it’s what we get with drive-by photography but you have to love the timing of how they block the door so well.

      Your post is perfect for Halloween.

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      1. There’s a photo gremlin that arranges things perfectly.

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  22. A cat-slide roof, a ruin, and a tall & skinny! You never disappoint! I have a few whimsical door(ways) today. https://marianallen.com/2024/10/thursday-doors-the-last-of-the-whimsy/

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    1. Great descriptions – cat-slide roof – I love it.

      I enjoyed your collection today.

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      1. “Cat-slide roof” is the Storybook Style term for that kind of roof. Naw, I’m not a Dixon-head, not at all….

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  23. Awesome captures!!! I like the buildings in need of TLC :-)

    mine is here

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    1. I like those buildings, too. I also like your post.

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  24. Great photo journey, Dan. Some of the structures remind me of my country years in Indiana. Hope you have a peaceful/fun Halloween.

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    1. Thanks Gwen. Most of these are in Ohio. The land is getting flatter and it’s beginning to look like the mid west. Happy Halloween.

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  25. You do darned well with a camera from a moving vehicle, Dan! My heart breaks for that really old abandoned building. I’ll bet it has wonderful stories to tell….

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    1. Thanks. I do like the old and dilapidated buildings. I still think there’s hope for them.

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  27. Hi Dan, That’s a lot of pictures you took on your drive and they are pretty clear. You must be really fast in clicking or your brother slow in driving :). Coincidentally, this week, I included a lot of pictures of doors from my sister’s trip. Your first line to the post caught my attention. I,too, had no idea what the doors were and had to use Google lens to find out. Here’s my link.

    https://smithavpennings.com/2024/10/31/thursday-doors-thankful-thursday-31-10-24-nominated-for-pushcart-prize-diwali-and-lots-more/

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    1. My brother does not drive slow, Smitha. Many of these were taken while we were stopped or stopping. My camera does a pretty good job of getting a clear shot.

      Great doors and very good news on your end.

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  28. Isn’t it annoying how poles and branches get in the way of pictures. We watched a lion eating an impala and there was a branch in the way.

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    1. Not only in the way, Robbie but nicely blocking the doors. Just my luck. I think these things know what they’re doing.

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  29. Lots of great photos today, Dan. Happy Halloween!

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    1. Happy Halloween, Jan. Thanks.

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  30. Hi Dan,

    Great gallery and wonderful fun photos. I felt the sense of the journey as you travelled. I love that.

    I love the red door to the barn and the pole is a perfect contrast adding scale which is always appreciated. Nicely done in not removing the pole!

    I like that the high-walled brick porches in the two homes you highlighted. There a few newer homes with that kind of attention to the porch as an outdoor room, these days, I would imagine.

    I did not know that garages were sometimes built futher down from the road from a home. Thank you for this information.

    I loved that spectacular curved roof home…how did they accomplish that I wonder…so fabulous and great photo from a moving car!
    Thank you Dan for this wonderful journey in photos..Well done. I enjoyed the viewing.

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    1. I’m glad you enjoyed this collection, Suzette.

      I like those houses that are built on the hills and highlight that with the walls and the stairs.

      The house with the curved roof is impressive. I like the color, too.

      The pole and the tree are both well placed, but that’s the luck of drive-by photography.

      I liked your post very much.

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      1. Thank you for your skill at drive-by photography Dan. Totally impressive.

        I am glad you enjoyed the sharing. Blessings to you!

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  31. I LOVE the blue house with the curved roof!!

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    1. Isn’t that a beauty, Liz?

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      1. It sure is. I’ll confess to having house envy.

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  33. What a charming drive. I wouldn’t have known the photos were taken from a moving car, Dan. I love the blue house too. Happy Halloween — and hugs.

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    1. Thanks Teagan. I got lucky with these shots. I have plenty that were discarded.

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  34. That’s quite a hill framing the garage & house. Bet it’s lovely to see the fall colors this time of year! I enjoyed your drive-bys! Side-note: Thanks for the info on Macs & Adobe as I had some success this week. Was a bit mislead by another Mac user. Much appreciated!

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    1. Hills are the fabric of Pittsburgh. Hills and rivers.

      I’m glad you had some success with Adobe. I’m also trying to work on that annoying blur in the gallery.

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  35. They all came out pretty good for photos taken while driving by. Nice collection.

    Pat

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  37. Hi Dan

    It’s funny, when reading Geneva we always think of beautiful Switzerland. But you won’t find such houses there.
    Interesting mixture of houses in Ashtabula County.

    Thanks for showing
    The Fab Four of Cley
    :-) :-) :-) :-)

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    1. I should have added “Ohio”. These houses are typical along the route we took.

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  38. I love the hills, even when there are too many steps to the porch, and the garage down the hill from the house. A door and a flag is definitely a winner!

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    1. I’m glad you liked these, Jennie. This ride took me back to my childhood.

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      1. It took me back as well.

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  39. Lovely homes, Dan. I got to learn something new from this post. And that is the word ‘dormer’, I always wanted to ask you what those windows in the middle of the roof are called. Funny, being a writer, I didn’t know what these are called. So, these dormers are pre-planned during construction? I mean the homeowner decides I want the window exactly in this spot, or the architect decides based on what’s left of the space? Just curious.

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    1. They are planned ahead of time, because the construction is complicated. They go where they make sense based on what purpose they serve inside. If they are for air & light in a bedroom, they might be centered on the wall. They might be to add headroom over a staircase that otherwise wouldn’t meet code. Large dormers (the width of the entire roof) are used to add floor space.

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      1. Oh okay. I thought that they are usually made as extra space for kids or leftover items that are in attic. In the movies, I’ve seen them like that.

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