Recent content by SMCYB

How about: There's enough blue glass. Time for something else.

Agreed. The domes look great, but the interaction between the three buildings is terrible. Above the track you have these windows that are partially blocked. It looks like the two buildings were designed forty years apart instead of at the same time. And maybe it's just me (and possibly a few...

OK. Thanks. In any case, the domes look great.

Thanks for posting this. The very first words, "Supported by ornate arches", are incorrect (the arches are simply decorative), so I'm curious what the rest of the article says. I can't see it because it's behind a paywall. Are there any other photos? Will they close off that open "window" above...

The domes look great! I know there are diesel engines, but that big opening at the end is unfortunate. Hopefully there's a contingency plan to close it off at some point in the future when all the trains are electric.

A worker told me last year that they were going to. Maybe he did or didn't know the actual plan. If they don't it's a mistake (in my opinion). It would only take an awning type of structure from the tower to extend over the existing building, even it if didn't actually connect. Hopefully they do...

Excellent! Hopefully they close off that open space above the old concourse where the old and new don't quite touch.

That's what I was implying. Sorry if it wasn't clear.

Oh, to be rich and disgusting.

That's a good point. // I'm sorry... what's the CR?

True, but people will mostly be at the station house end, not the other end of the tracks. And having the "people" end enclosed would both retain heat and stop air flow. It wouldn't be fireplace warm, but it would definitely be warmer and less windy (and wet). It's not an all-or-nothing...

It's not. Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station in New York, as well as Penn Station in Philly and Union Station in DC, are all warm. They're enclosed except for where the trains arrive and depart. IMO that's a big mistake with South Station. They should have enclosed the east arch in glass...

Nice photos! The third one reminds me of the Hancock. https://www.universalhub.com/images/2022/hancockwindows.jpg

More cost-effective, anyway.

My favorite thing about all glass buildings is when it's dark and you can't see all the glass; you see the floors lit up. That's when you get a sense of scale.