A CityNoise, we have developed an affinity for neglect places and things. Which makes the high line a little annoying. (Read more here: www.thehighline.org/about/faq Its the talk of NYC this week. There are even limits on the amount of people that can go on it at one time But its not really that crowded--least not at 9AM on a cloudy Sunday morning! Its not urban decay, its not neglected. And not, its certainly not urbex--not urbex lite even! But for those who cast dispersions at this: Its a park for goodness sakes--albeit a post-industrial take on the concept of constructed nature. Greensward...

Ocean Liners!

author: Franny Wentzel : New York, NY (12 months ago)

Eight Ocean Liners - 9th of July 1963 From top to bottom Brasil - Moore McCormack Line Hanseatic - Hamburg-Atlantik Line Queen Mary - Cunard-White Star Line France - French Line Olympia - Greek Line Atlantic - American Export Line Leonardo DaVinci - Italian Line Independence - American Export Line

Hidden City: Girard College Founders Hall

author: serlingrod : Philadelphia, PA (12 months ago)

Hidden City Philadelphia is going all through the month of June, allowing access to some great hidden treasures in the city, including historic tours, art installations, and performances. The first stop for me was Founders Hall at Girard College. These photos are from the rarely seen Archives, as well as some of the empty classrooms which were abandoned because the acoustics were deafening. So says Wikipedia - "Girard College is a private philanthropic boarding school on a 43 acre (170,000 m2) campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The school is for academically capable students, grades 1 through 12, and...

Sky Is Falling

author: serlingrod : Philadelphia, PA (12 months ago)

A large section of the art deco facade of this building in Center City fell to the sidewalk below. Luckily it happened at 5am when nobody was walking by. Formerly a fancy restaurant called Brassier Perrier, this building was supposed to be shown to a potential tenant later in the day. That potential tenant is said to now be looking elsewhere.

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