OH MY– I kept walking around saying what a BEAUTIFUL building…the shine of the stone, that CEILING (which numbskull that I am I forgot to take a picture) in the Great Hall, every detail, inside, outside. We got to see the quilts celebrating Grand Central in the museum, and I got to wander through the market there with the most incredible (and expensive) meats and cheeses and wines and pastries and and and…… Mostly I just photographed the Building, so enjoy:
Quintessential View of the entrance to Grand Central. Deirdre wanted to make sure I got to see the special stuff..wonderful!
And a close up of the clock…what detail! What art!
In the subway, a mural and music
I loved the tile mosaics at each station. Can you imagine any big city paying what it would cost to do this work today? I can’t either. Glad they did it long ago and far away:
Grand Central Station mosaics
42nd Street Station
Times Square Station
Canal St Station, which is apparently near Chinatown
A fancy tile at the Canal Street Station
Look at that color and design–what a fabulous quilt that would make!
The cacophony of the interchanges, this one at Times Square advertising the musical/show Kinky Boots
And the quintessential NYC subway shot–obviously NOT at rush hour!
Next on the NY tour: BUILDINGS!
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June 3rd, 2014 at 10:19 am
I know the city fairly well.. I lived in Northwestern NJ all my life, and we were just 50 miles from NYC.. I had access to a train and buses into the city..you really captured the beauty of the subway underground..amazing eh?
Susan
June 4th, 2014 at 10:08 am
I played in Grand Central in the 50s while my mother was in the hospital and my dad was in meetings. I loved the noise, the color, and the people. What fun to see it again and it looks so bright and clean.
June 15th, 2014 at 6:25 pm
Sarah – thanks so much for the POSITIVE view of New York – yes, all those buildings and architecture are over-the-top stunning! Tilework in the subway was unexpected. So much beauty was unexpected as well. Enjoyed the solution to the medals and trophies – brilliant!! Can’t comment on the quilts and the judges comments – one never knows! Some were just weird!
Thanks for the tour and visit.