It Takes Time
Yesterday, I mentioned the events at the beginning of Covid, six years ago. Today, we go back eight years further,
Random Memories
From just over six years ago, a view of Battery Park: At the time I took that picture, I thought
It Looked Unfamiliar: Don’t Quit Your Day Job
This series has been highlighting real buildings (and other structures) that end up as backgrounds in comics. Sometimes the artists
Variable Quality
I mentioned the Old Field Point Light – a 200-year-old lighthouse on Long Island – earlier this week to discuss
You’re Kidding Me, Right?
From 1912, a postcard showing Central Park: Pretty. If you know Central Park a bit, you may be asking “Where’s
Structural Action Again, Uninterrupted
Marie is working (with Tom Fenniman) on the Old Field Point Light – a lighthouse in, you guessed it, the
Editorializing
Two photos from Max Hubacher. First, from January 26, 1956, “View of lower Manhattan as seen from Brooklyn Bridge on
Realistic Alternates
I wrote about this small bridge in the Boston Public Garden seven years ago, when I took these pictures, but
Engineering Thinking
The Highrise Campsite by Willem De Haan is a clever idea. By using elements of construction scaffold, he was able
It Looked Familiar: Heading West
Pamela Isley, otherwise known as Poison Ivy, leaves a courthouse in Gotham City: H. H. Richardson’s Allegheny County Courthouse in
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