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Atop the famous Woolworth Tower

Mar 3

Posted by Maestro in Culture Vulture, History Channel | No Comments

I love this – Gawker’s pic of the day is a shot of a darkened Manhattan, circa 1943, due to power shortages to conserve energy.  A kind of Earth Hour in reverse – as there was really no choice. Cast your mind back to what a power outage of this size would have done to Gotham’s inhabitants in an age before TV, Internet, and all the other mindless and sometime useless palava we take for granted these days.

Comden and Green’s lyrics (about New York) never seemed more prescient;

A town’s a lonely town
When you pass through
And there is no one waiting there for you
Then it’s a lonely town

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More from Aquamarine Airways…

Jan 16

Posted by Maestro in Happening Now! | No Comments

Now that the world’s media have descended en masse to the Hudson, there are some equally spectacular shots of todays ’aquajet’. Its yet another example of how New York can effortlessly provide the backdrop for jaw dropping disaster.

The pilot is now being feted as an international aviation hero, given the incredible fact that not only did no one perish, but that the plane is in ‘remarkably good condition’ (how they ever determind this, or indeed why beggars belief – are they looking to sell the wreck on eBay?).

Its now put paid to the theory one wag reported in the press of  “you ditch – you die”

Aircrash Invvestigations (the TV show) should sue!

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Hudson Hawk!

Jan 15

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And in breaking news, we’d now like to bring you the latest in sturdy Airbus engine design.  From the icy depths of New York’s Hudson River, the crash this morning of a US Airways flight 1549 is currently thought to be caused by – wait for it – bird strikes!

I hope the engines on the Airbus A380 are made of sterner stuff, or else the naming of  Qantas’ new “Nancy Bird-Walton” may seem to be ironcially prophetic.

Meanwhile, this is all cause for posting what I think is one of the most gorgeous, and rarely seen vistas I’ve seen of old New York – an aerial shot of Manhattan directly from La Guardia airport. (the abovementioned plane departed from New York’s La Guardia airport).

Love it!

Meanwhile, Huff Post this morning have titled their breaking news article as “Miracle OFF 47th Street”. Thats not bad – but I think mine is better! Lets see what the blogosphere throws up today (hmm – note to self to check News of the World later on).

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