Farewell to an American Classic
https://cultofamericana.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/farewell-to-an-american-classic/
https://cultofamericana.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/farewell-to-an-american-classic/
Good observation....I guess I am one of them....I always thought of the Twin Towers as "ugly", compared to the Empire State Building and the other art deco icons of the New York skyline. But I do miss them now, and not just because of the horrific cause of their demise....You folks are right about how people react when they hear something is getting replaced. I wish I had a dollar for every person in NYC who disliked the Trade Center until it was destroyed
Yes Amfleet design was a mimic of an airliner, however the circular design gave tha Amfleet its tremendous strength for its time. It is one of the reasons it did relatively well in the Chase crash.Trying too hard to "project a modern image" was a problem. The Amfleets had fake airline styling. Form should follow function. A choice to make a "modern" form without really thinking about the function is a bad choice.ARTIC has much the same problem, actually.
Indeed. It's fancy, all right, but not of much use to non-commuter rail passengers.Trying too hard to "project a modern image" was a problem. The Amfleets had fake airline styling. Form should follow function. A choice to make a "modern" form without really thinking about the function is a bad choice.
ARTIC has much the same problem, actually.
I agree. I wouldn't call Depew, Jacksonville, etc. shacks, St. Louis maybe, especially compared to the old Union Station.I have encounter this type of station in Depew, New York, and Jacksonville, Florida. However, the only real Amshack was found in Hermann, Missouri. It leaked water and was home to some very mean wasps. I am glad that was replaced with some far more grand!
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