Nagaynezgani, the Navajo “Slayer of the Alien Gods”
A Glimpse Into New York’s Lovely Abandoned Subway Station
The forgotten City Hall station was the original terminal of New York’s subway system. It opened on the evening of October 27, 1904, along with 27 other Interborough Rapid Transit (I.R.T.) stations up to 145th Street on the west side. The inauguration began with a private ride conducted by Mayor George McClellan and ended with a fascinated public standing in awe of the strange new technology.
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A gallery of “decaying and repurposed palaces” via Flavorwire.
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Theda Bara portrait for Salome, 1918
“This deadly Arab girl was a crystal gazing seeress of profoundly occult powers, wicked as fresh red paint and poisonous as dried spiders.”
~Film historian Terry Ramsaye speaking of Theda Bara in his 1926 book A Million and One Nights
A View of Detroit As Captured Beneath a Photographer’s Dangling Feet
Detroit-based photographer Dennis Maitland has conceived of a new way to see the city, turning the experience of the skyscraper up on its head. In a series called “Life on the Edge,” Maitland climbs atop some of the highest perches in his hometown, dangles his feet precariously over the edge, focuses his lens downwards, and snaps a photo that is sure to induce perspiration. Maitland not only documents his personal overcoming of a fear of heights, but he captures views of Detroit that elevate city streets from their quotidian designation and paint a new image of our built environment. See more.
[Image: Dennis Maitland]
Hong Kong photographed in infrared. See more images at So Bad So Good. (via @matt_kay)
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