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There are 11 homes that have waterfront property at the entrance to the Bayou. Most of those property owners have docks and boathouses.
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The boat house is located on the left of the photograph.
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The boat house is flanked by walkways.
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The East Hill Park is the location for the annual National Wakeboard Championship. This 20 acre community park is located on Bayou Texar in Pensacola.
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There are eight tennis courts, an outside arena, picnic and children's play areas.
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The view of the Levin estate is taken from the south end of the pier.
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A seating area divides the boat dock and the pier.
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Dave Henke is swing man for the shoot. He is part of the local crew and has extensive experience in San Diego working on films such as Austin Powers and Silk Stalkings.
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Dave Henke pulls cable on the set.
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The stairs are located on the east side of the house. The boat ramp for access to the bay can be seen on the right of the picture.
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The house is visible in the upper right of the frame. The photograph is taken from the vantage point of the channel, facing southeast. The swing is on the lower right of the frame.
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A small boat is visible in the center frame. Small rocks form a retaining wall along the south side of the channel.
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Huurst Hammock is a community of 30 people located on the Perdido River.
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The hammock is close to the mouth of the river which empties into Escambia Bay.
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rear facade facing Bayou Texar
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The largest sailboats are located on the east side of the marina.
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The east view of Santa Rosa Sound can be seen from the third story deck outside the living area.
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This southwest view from the second level shows the sound and western shoreline.
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The pier extending from the home is set on an angle from the shoreline.
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The end of the pier widens into a large bay where fishermen gather.
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This is a view of Casino Beach from the pier.
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The walkway on the left of the frame leads to the bandshell.
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Cameraman, Tom shoots a bin of shrimp at Joe Patti's Seafood Market on Main Street in Pensacola during the preparation of the television program for the Outdoor Learning Channel's, Adventure Crusoe.
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Lilos Restaurant is located in the building on the right of the frame.
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Lilos Restaurant is located adjacent to the pier.
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A Russian ship is loaded.
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The 50-acre facility offers a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #249), an Enterprise Zone (EZ #1702), and marine terminal services for all descriptions of bulk, break-bulk and unitized freight.
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The 17th Avenue railroad trestle can be seen in upper left of the photograph. The spoil island in the center of the picture has formed at the mouth of Bayou Texar.
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A tugboat sits at the dock on Bayou Chico.
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third floor porch - south view
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south view from second floor porch
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The Pitt Slip complex is adjacent to the Port of Pensacola in a sheltered cove.
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Valued as wetlands, the salt marshes attract and provide important habitat for numerouse birds and animals.
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The marina to the right of the photograph is shown in the third picture of this series.
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This dock has eight slips, and is unused most of the year.
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Ono Island is across the sound to the north. To the south, the Gulf of Mexico is about a quarter of a mile away.
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A large expanse of state park borders the property to the west. To the east, there are four streets of development, then more state park.
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Wooden benches were constructed on the end of the dock by one of the residents. This view faces due west. At sunset, porpoises often swim past.
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The home is in Santa Rosa County on Blackwater Bay.
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The promotion of navigation, safety, and the use of water are basic tenents of PYC's charter.
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The west dock of the marina complex extends along the bay. There are accomodations for dozens of sail and motor boats.
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Pensacola Yacht Club is a charter member of the Gulf Yachting Association.
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The club is a member of the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs, and US Sailing.
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The marina is situated on Bayou Chico.
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Residences line the bayshore. Like the example above, each lot has a pier and docking facilities.
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This is a view of the homes from the street side on Cyresss Point West.
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The dock has been built adjacent to a lot in the Mackey Point development.
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The view of Mackey Bay faces south.
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The opening under the main structure is the main access for loading and unloading truck loads of farm products.
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Trucks enter and stop at the office for a weigh-in to establish the amount of product before unloading.
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The soybeans are unloaded into "the pit", a 30' underground storage space. Commodities are purchased from the farmers, stored and sold to consumers in amounts up to 5 tons.
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The same area serves as a loading bay. A flow of corn is released from the storage silo. Customers range from hunters and farmers to sales of corn by the truckload, shipped overseas from the port in nearby Mobile.
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This small elevator services the main silo.
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The pipes feed into 18 different bins, storing individual items, such as, wheat oats, milo, soybeans and corn. Corn is the main item in storage at the elevator.
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The conveyor belt moves corn up to the top floor of the grain elevator. The belt must be cleaned by hand.
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The conveyor belt runs the length of the bins.
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An auger turns the dispensing chute.
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The bins are numbered and the feeding tube is positioned over the correct storage area.
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White corn dust covers surfaces in the elevator.
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A spectacular view of Walnut Hill can be seen from the top of the silos. Hundreds of acres of farmland stretch to the northern horizon.
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Fertilizer is stored, mixed and sold in a seperate building. The bags shown above are loaded by hand after customing the mixture of the elements, such as, amonium nitrate, potash, etc.
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The bobcat is used to load scoops of ingredients in the fertilizer mix.
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Clay Stuckey demonstrates one of the tasks in the fertilizer house. The fertilizer is dumped into this grate. A scale weighs the material and it is mixed in a hopper. The finished product is distributed by truckload or by 50 pound bag.
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Pre-packaged materials in 50 pound bags are stored in the building adjacent to the front office. The bags contain fertilizer and seed, as well as feed for any livestock.
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After unloading, the truck is weighed empty to establish the amount of the load. The amount of the sale depends on current market price. A ticket is added to the farmer's account.
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The rear door to the office is located to the right in the photograph.
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The scales are connected to an electronic weighing system in the office.
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Five employees run the elevator operations. Merle and Clay are in charge of outside tasks. There are two secretaries, Sue and Evon, as well as a general manager, Ed Nowlin. The elevator provides a central meeting place for some members of the farm community.
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The Fish House and Atlas Oyster Bar can be seen in the background.
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