Photo from Empty L.A. I ran across a couple of cool L.A. based urban photo websites recently on the intertubes. Empty L.A. is by photographer Matt Logue and is what it sounds like, visions of Los Angeles devoid of cars...
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Free holiday parking FAIL
This report from Channel 10 is from before Christmas, but it is worth taking a look at.
What do you think the city’s holiday parking policy should be, should there even be a holiday parking policy?
Greater City Providence
Demolition FAIL
This planned implosion of a building in China went awry. The building was later dismantled by crane.
This one is from a few years ago in Sioux Falls, SD.
Hackney in London, 1985.
GC: Photos – New Year’s Snow
Some snowy photos from over the New Year’s weekend from our Flickr Group. Photo © gunthn Photo © gunthn Photo © SecondEmpire Photo © gunthn If you’d like your photos featured here, join...
LightLane
Earlier last year the Light Lane concept was the talk of the Blogosphere. Back then it was only a concept. However, Somerville, Mass. based Altitude, Inc. now has a working prototype as seen in the above video. You can...
What Cheer/What Jeer 2009
[alert type=”info”]We’re taking a look back at 2009. What Cheering the good and What Jeering the bad.[/alert] Arts No doubt, 2009 has been a rough year, but the arts community in Providence has helped...
GC: Photos
There were a few photos hanging around in our Flickr Group before all the snow blogging madness that we wanted to share, so here they are: Photo © gunthn Photo © gunthn This next photo is not so good news...
Video: D.C. revives the streetcar
Clean Skies looks at streetcars returning to the Nation’s capital.
Building Brown
ProJo takes a look at Brown’s scaled back development plans for Providence. Let’s take a closer look at the actual projects. Creative Arts Center Rendering view from Olive Street, from Building Brown...
Video: Champlain Bridge demo
Yesterday, the Lake Champlain Bridge between Crown Point, NY and Addison, VT was demolished, and the Burlington (VT) Free Press has the video. You may have heard that the bridge was shut down by New York and Vermont...
“Handmade Nation” at Craftland (01/15)
Handmade Nation at Craftland Friday, January 15, 2010 Two screenings: 6pm and 8pm! Seating begins 15 minutes prior to start time. Q+A with director Faythe Levine to follow the film. Tickets are $8 and include popcorn...
Boston.com tours abandoned T infrastructure
The Boston Globe takes a tour of some abandoned MBTA infrastructure.
A Christmas Miracle!
Walking Downcity today to pick up the rental car I found a Christmas Miracle. CLEAR SIDEWALKS(-ish)! That is Garibaldi Park at the Arch on Atwells and that is a clear sidewalk. When I was ranting on Tuesday, this was...
Ice-Breaker Daedalus
Photo borrowed from WaterFire’s Facebook Page WaterFire crews are battling ice in the Basin at Waterplace to ensure that they can pull off a lighting this New Year’s Eve. WaterFire has helped Bright Night...
About that changed bus stop ad…
In my rant I pointed out that the ad in the bus shelter on Atwells at the arch had changed from Sunday to today. Sunday: Today: Different ad. Back in January, Bret asked RIPTA who is responsible for snow removal from...
