Tell me one thing. Why did they change the name of the Triborough Bridge to the RFK? As if NYC traffic isn't bad enough. — T Clark
Why did they change the name of the Triborough Bridge to the RFK? — T Clark
I can drive out to a good school, a small sacrifice so that I can lie on the hammock, my son scurrying around with a ball, and a grumpy foster teen sitting on the veranda peering into her iphone. — TimeLine
Maybe our appreciation of beautiful things is really the surprise that our dreams have been painted onto a physical canvas. — TimeLine
I love your home. It suits you. — TimeLine
This is the Olympic stadium in Munich, designed by Frei Otto. Otto designed his 'sails' by using soap bubbles to model the surface area so that he could achieve the most efficient use of materials. This is architecture literally modelled off nature. — StreetlightX
In the past, somewhere in this forum, I had also posted Sancaklar Mosque as a fine piece of architecture. — Πετροκότσυφας
Yet another Eero Saarinen structure, the Gate Way [to the west] Arch in St. Louis, MO. The arch was built in a former slum on the river, occupied mostly by blacks, many of whom moved to (or were relocated to) Ferguson, MO which they and their police made famous recently. — Bitter Crank
The Empire State Building — T Clark
You went to downtown St. Paul? Why would you do that? You must have been misdirected. — Bitter Crank
It wasn't that long ago (40 years, 30 years, not less) when downtowns had lots of stores, cafes, and street traffic. I miss all that. — Bitter Crank
The Empire State Building was always, and will always be, far more attractive than the WTC buildings that aren't there anymore, and the one that is. Art Deco was a very tasteful style, and like several other design styles, it stays quite fresh with a very long shelf-life. Only the very best of the 50s and 60s International Style (like Lever House or the Seagrams Bldg.) remain fresh and attractive. Buildings that start out as looming hulks generally stay that way. — Bitter Crank
So much modern stuff seems lifeless to me, then I see something like the church Minneapolis you showed and I get the point. — T Clark
I love the refineries and petroleum smell — T Clark
. 5 & 10 cent stores. — T Clark
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