Time travel to a ”top hat, white tie and tails” era: the Chrysler Building glowing in the dark.
August 30th, 2016
Tag: art deco
Good Heavens
The weight of heaven on his shoulders for eternity: such was the punishment of Titan Atlas by Zeus for leading the Titans (elder gods) against the Olympians (young generation of deities) in what was essentially a power struggle between generations.
Carry Uranus (the sky) on his shoulders to prevent him from reuniting with Gaia (the earth) which would lead back to chaos, Atlas was essentially ”condemned” to be the keeper of the Balance of our Cosmos.
Atlas.
Bronze statue by Lee Lawrie and Rene Paul Chambellan, installed in front of Rockefeller Center in 1937.
24th September, 2016
Starting from the bottom
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August 26th 2016
Reconnaissance
My first long walk brought me to Broadway; this stunning Art Deco marquee stopped me in my tracks. No sign of the Fiddler though. Guess I’ll have to make do with the film version – convenient and pocket-friendlier too.
Manhattan, Theater District, Aug 21st 2016
The Humble Fabulist 