Often what happens when you least expect it. Are you a taxi or the execution of a street, when suddenly he sees something unbelievable, even spectacular. A juxtaposition of light and shadow, illuminating the reflection in a window, hitting a corner of a building to another, or like the sky at a particular time of the day interesting aspects of the architecture.
If that happens, know that you live a moment in New York "something happen, which in any other city in the world could only here carefully arranged in the middle of this amazing collection and variety of architectural styles in a limited area.
Unfortunately, sometimes, until you lose something that we enjoy a special moment often ignored or taken for granted.
On the afternoon of the 18th July without warning a massive gas pipeline exploded in downtown Manhattan one block from Grand Central Station and called up images of 911 andWorld Trade Center disaster before our eyes. Frightened people ran in fear, leaving behind shoes and bags to the storm of hail of debris raining from the eruption was run more like a bombshell a geyser steam are investigated.
Within minutes, police and firefighters from all parts of the city were on the scene and an area of Madison Avenue and 2nd Avenue several blocks have been connected to the sea. The security has been improved, while the men considered dangerous to the public (dangerous machinery) is alarmed attracted completedwith full face mask of the work to begin cleaning.
For nearly a week, 42 Street was closed to pedestrian traffic, so today I'm delighted for a single scene in New York, I hope that we can not take for granted.
Stand on the corner of 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, preferably on the southwest side of the street, at noon and at noon, and their views of the Grand Central Station on the left. You see, when the silhouette of the body of mercury and can record the timethe-century Beaux-Arts in black, the Hyatt in dark glass. Now look and see how bright the laser cutting of the Chrysler Building seems prepared to heaven, or at least write to penetrate his signature.
Umm! What image.
Jacqueline Cable
For Postcards from New York
Easy to remember address: Madison Avenue and 42nd Street.
Directions: From Times Square to MTA 7 or S to Grand Central Station, a shortat the foot of Madison Avenue.
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