26-SEP-2010
Utica Union Station (Utica, New York)
“Completed in 1914 by the New York Central Railroad, in a time when railroad stations were cathedrals to American commerce, Utica Union Station is a grand example of Italian Renaissance architecture. It was designed by the architectural firm of Stem & Fellheimer. Botticino or Vermont marble columns and a terrazzo floor, such as used in Grand Central Terminal in New York City, grace the 120 by 128 foot waiting room. The room could conceivably stand 1700 individuals while the original twelve 38 foot long double seats could accommodate 500.”
16-AUG-2010
Sex Shop (St. Petersburg, Russia)
I caught this “street photograph” from a bus window in St. Petersburg, Russia this past August.
According to an article in the July 14, 2010 New York Times, the Russian government is encouraging shops like this as a way of trying to address the “problem” of a declining Russian birth rate and falling population! Looks like attempts at central planning of production still live in the “New Russia.”
Aug 16, 2004
Derry Mural (Derry, Northern Ireland)
Taken through a bus window in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 2004.
This is one of the twelve famous “Bogside Murals” of Derry, Northern Ireland commemorating the “Troubles.” McCartney, an IRA member, was convicted of murder and while in prison engaged in a 1980 hunger strike commemorated in this Mural.
18-AUG-2004
Adare Menu (Adair, County Limerick, Ireland)
This front window of The Blue Door Restaurant on Main Street, Adare, County Limerick, Ireland caught my eye in 2004 while we were walking around the town. I reworked a smaller version I had printed earlier, this time using more modern software to bring out textures and sharpen the image.
