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City People - Scenes from Some of Our American Cities 🇺🇸 This thread is kind of a homage to those who have been stricken by the coronavirus. The year 2020 has been a sad, tragic year. The demise of so many people increases the focus of the fragility of life and my own vulnerability. I’m...

Knee-jerk reaction? Or did his editor instruct him to provide a counterpoint to architect Manfredi’s point of view? Perhaps he simply has faith in his opinion. IMO, the North Shore suburb we lived in provided a clean, safe, comfortable environment for a kid’s upbringing. As an adult looking to...

Thanks for the compliment and thumbs up. Regarding the subject matter of this thread, two Boston Globe articles today broached the subject. Mr. David Manfredi wrote an opinion piece in today’s edition of the Boston Globe. The power of cities The coronavirus provides an opportunity to...

Be safe, stay safe, EdMc

Do you miss Boston? I do, too. Due to the coronavirus, there are scenes of strangely unique, mostly lifeless streets in our major cities (some cities are contemplating opening some streets to bicyclists and pedestrians). Here are some scenes of life in Boston from not long ago.

Henry, thanks for the reply, yes, the LINK stations do bear a resemblance to the Silver Line stations in Seaport, I hadn’t thought of that. Beeline, thanks, you and I have something in common - we get around a lot. citylover94, thanks, I love the best of our cities, too, maybe you can tell.

A large part of taking pictures of New York City is celebrating architecture. Hudson Yards From the High Line, parallel to the Hudson River, tracks leading to Penn Station Number 7 subway station for Hudson Yards 30 Hudson Yards at 10th Avenue and W 33rd St, Kohn Pedersen Fox...

Several buildings in the Pioneer Square neighborhood were influenced by the Romanesque style of architect Henry Hobson Richardson according to a park ranger leading a tour of the neighborhood. He designed Boston’s Trinity Church. First Hill neighborhood streetcar Where the Seattle...

Hing Hay Park International District LINK Station across the street from the Chinatown Gate Bus convoys on 3rd Avenue (exclusively bus lanes which keeps the buses rolling), from here I rode the Number 2 bus north to the hilly Queen Anne neighborhood. My destination was Kerry Park which...

Outside Seattle Art Museum (SAM) “Hammering Man” sculpture Harbor Steps at 1st Avenue and University Street The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building is 37 stories, was completed in 1974, and won the Honor Award of the American Institute of Architects in 1976. - Wikipedia Plaza adjacent...

The fourth floor Red Hall houses the bulk of the library’s meeting rooms. St. James Cathedral University Street Station University of Washington Arboretum is a 1.2 mile walk from the LINK University of Washington Station. Open dawn to dusk everyday, free of charge. You can ride...

Freshly roasted beans $5.95 for this Brazilian cup of coffee. Gulp! Freeway Park The Cultural Landscape Foundation, tclf.org, Oct 23, 2016 - Completed by Lawrence Halprin & Associates under the design direction of Angela Danadjieva, the first phase of this 5.5-acre park opened in 1976...

KeyArena is in Seattle Center and is being redeveloped and is scheduled to reopen in June 2021. The NHL officially approved a franchise expansion to Seattle, and the team will begin play in the new arena for the 2021–22 NHL season. - Wikipedia A view of Lake Union from the Space Needle with...

The Seattle Scene At the Westlake retail district in Seattle. Westlake Park Amazon’s headquarter’s buildings are rectangular, but, rectangular doesn’t have to be boring. Adding surface patterns and colors can make them more interesting and attractive. The Amazon Spheres, opened...

Walking up those steps will make you huff and puff if you’re not young. As soon as I noticed that couple seemingly contemplate whether they should make the attempt, I saw some humor in that and zoomed in from a few blocks away and snapped the picture hurriedly before they dropped their pose...

Space Needle From spaceneedle.com, The Space Needle is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world and is a treasured Seattle icon. Built for the 1962 World’s Fair—the Century 21 Exposition whose theme was “The Age of Space”—the tower’s futuristic design was inspired by the idea that...