Photos Resized

UPDATE: All photos have been resized to be a maximum width of 1280px. This preserves the photo quality while allowing for more additions later.

Temporary XC-Series Passes 100000

XC-series temporary tags have passed the 6-digit mark. Latest sighting is XC100643 in Newark, DE.

Reid Completes His 1-100 Delaware Run!

My friend Reid Williamson has been doing what I do - for almost forty years! Throughout the years, he sought to photograph every place from 1 to 100 in Delaware. I met Reid in 2008, at which point he was missing two numbers - 75 & 82. I helped him find 82 in the spring of 2009 and I helped him find 75 today.

About a week ago, I was driving around Greenville, doing my usual route, while I noticed #80 pulled over near the curb. An elderly woman was getting out of the passenger seat, heading into a building on the strip. I noticed she was having some mobility trouble so I helped her a bit. Once I got her safely inside, I rushed back to the car to talk to the driver. I confirmed he owned 80 and 75 and got his phone number so I could set an appointment for me (and Reid) to go photograph it and talk with him. Unfortunately, Reid was in Maine at the time, with no service to be had, so I had to wait a few days before I could tell him the news!

Reid and Richard, his friend since grade school, traveled to Delaware today and, after some lunch, we headed right over to 75's house in Alapocas. It turns out that Reid spoke to Mr. 75 about 35 years ago and they remembered each other. What a pleasant surprise! It was a great moment for me and surely a great one for Reid. Good material for the book...

Photo Touch-Ups

Over the next few weeks, you can expect a few touch-ups to the actual photos:

1. Cropping/Straightening
2. New photos to replace older, lesser-quality photos
3. More uniform appearance

Stay tuned!

BIG Addition Coming to TheDelaware3000.org

BREAKING NEWS!

Over the next week, I will be working hard on a page that neatly but fully depicts and explains a photographic history of Delaware license plates. This is going to be a great resource! (And hopefully it will win me a 4-digit tag from the DMV!) :P

Stay tuned!

STILL No Tags.

WHAT IS GOING ON!? I have been back in Delaware since Saturday and I haven't gotten a picture of any low-digit tags yet! I did see PC749 as I was leaving Potstickers last night but, as luck would have it, I couldn't get a picture. Of course!

This weekend should be fruitful for tags - Stay tuned for that!

No Tags?!

My last picture was taken on Sunday, June 21. I left for Mike's place in Asury Park, NJ on Monday afternoon and left from there to go to the ALPCA convention in Erie on Wednesday morning. Long story short - I haven't taken a picture for a week! It's getting depressing!

I am heading down the beach for the 4th of July weekend - will definitely come back with a TON of tags. Stay tuned!

Here's a little tease...