Mary Sargent © 2010 ………………….…………… ………………….. click to enlarge
These walks are getting interminable; this one started on May 5th. Time to wind down, go home. So I've made it to Broadway, on my way to the 59th Street subway station. I took this shot because of the Hearst Building over on Eighth Avenue - the building with the triangles.
I've hated this building from the moment I set eyes on it - as it was being constructed. It has a lot to do with the building it sits atop, which is ludicrously incompatible. Imagine my bafflement when all the architectural critics loved it. I can only conclude they are drinking some funny Kool-aid. To see what I'm talking about, go to the Wikipedia article and look at the first image. Then scroll down to the 3 images and enlarge the third one. Is that coherent? Does it make any sense? NO, no, no. I will probably carry on some more when I do a photowalk closer up. Perhaps I should take an architecture class in the meantime.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Midtown, Broadway at 57th Street
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I see this intersection all the time since I play bridge next door a couple of times a week. Couldn't agree more. It was even worse during construction....
I love the circles and arrows and stripes and splotches!
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