Feb 23rd, 2008 at 4:30PM: I have seen my share of ugly architecture (I grew up surrounded by the best socialist realism had to offer, after all) but Penn Station in New York must still be in my Global Top 5 Architecture Nightmares. It is mind-baffling to think that they tore down the original beautiful Pennsylvania Station--which looked much like Grand Central--in the 1960s to build the monstrosity that serves as one of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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New York's Penn Station to remain hideous
Feb 23rd, 2008 at 4:30PM: I have seen my share of ugly architecture (I grew up surrounded by the best socialist realism had to offer, after all) but Penn Station in New York must still be in my Global Top 5 Architecture Nightmares. It is mind-baffling to think that they tore down the original beautiful Pennsylvania Station--which looked much like Grand Central--in the 1960s to build the monstrosity that serves as one of ...1940's StyleTrain Travel
Dec 17th, 2006 at 8:28PM: Lovers of travel by rail prepare yourself for what I'm about to say. It will sound like an opportunity of a lifetime - something that should not be missed! Imagine zipping through time and space the very same way they did in the olden days when luxury and class was everything and the ladies wore such pretty hairstyles, not the big stuff you see in the south. According to the folks over at ...
