Friday, October 19, 2012

Mansfield, Ohio - 17 October 2012

Along the Shawshank Trail in Mansfield, Ohio, where the film The Shawshank Redemption was filmed

The foyer of the Renaissance Theater, the site of the film's premiere

Inside the Renaissance Theater

Stage right, The Renaissance Theater

The will call window outside The Renaissance Theater, advertising the Shawshank Trail

At The Squirrel's Den candy shop, chocolate scenes from The Shawshank Redemption - The halfway house room, complete with "Brooks was here... so was Red"

Chocolate scene #2 - the beach scene at the end of the movie, where Red and Andy are reunited

Chocolate scene #3 - the rock fence by the Oak tree, with a jelly bean for the volcanic glass

Chocolate scene #4 - a desk from Shawshank Prison

The outside of the Squirrel's Den candy shop

The Haunted Bissman Building, the site of the halfway house/Brewer Hotel, where Brooks and Red lived upon being granted their parole

Gazebo in Central Park, in downtown Mansfield. Where the gazebo stands now used to be the bench where Brooks sat and waited for Jake the Crow to visit him
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Pro Football Hall of Fame - 17 October 2012

The bust statues at the Pro Football Hall of Fame - some Broncos and other Hall of Famers that I recognized

Earl Lambeau

Vince Lombardi

Johnny Unitas

Joe Namath 

Pete Rozelle 

Mike Ditka 

Terry Bradshaw 

Walter Payton 

Don Shula 

Eric Dickerson 

Joe Montana 

John Elway 

Dan Marino 

Floyd Little 

Shannon Sharpe - my all-time favorite Bronco! :) 

Gary Zimmerman 

Tony Dorsett 

Willie Brown 
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Pro Football Hall of Fame - 17 October 2012


The outside of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio

Just outside the front door

Broncos Case: Shannon Sharpe's cleats and Glyn Milburn's jersey

Shannon Sharpe's cleats, signed

A ticket to the first football all-star game - can you believe it was only $3.00??

A 1917 football, much rounder than the footballs of today

The original football teams, including one from Hammond, Indiana!

Some of the first helmets for football. Designed to hide the players' identities as well as protect them
Pete Rozelle's Hall of Fame ring

The Green Bay Packers' bench from the Ice Bowl, the last game that Vince Lombardi coached

The replica locker of John Elway's, complete with uniform items from the 1996 season

A season ticket booklet for the Broncos from 1966. Season tickets were as much as 42.00

The ball and kicking shoe that Jason Elam used to tie the field goal distance record of 63 yards during the 1998 season

Tim Tebow's jersey and ball from the 2011 playoff game vs. Pittsburgh, which was the shortest overtime football game in history

Running Back Mike Anderson's jersey from his rookie season

The 2013 Championship Vince Lombardi Trophy, given to the winners of the Super Bowl each year 

Gary Zimmerman's shoulder pads and shoes, from the Broncos

The jersey that Running Back Terrell Davis wore during Super Bowl XXXII, when he was awarded the distinction of MVP for the Super Bowl 

Specially made guitar that Paul Stanley (of the band KISS) used for the Super Bowl XXXIII pregame show

The Denver Broncos' Super Bowl XXXII championship ring. The Hall of Fame has rings for each super bowl 
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