I think this is '40s - note the cut-off line at lower right Dave Klepper will know where this is and likely the range of years it could be. And near the excitement of cheap rapid transit everywhere. Land of opportunity, land of exploitation. Half the people in that building probably looked at its existence as a godsend, keeping them from sharing a relative's bedroom or even mattress. Bet the Europeans didn't install snazzy rotating Polaroid filters in them! Note the Copper King/McKeen-esque portholes. The Belgians had a close runner-up in their fascinating inside-cylinder Hiawatha-style 4-4-2s, one of which survives and I believe has been made runnable so everyone has to look at it and petrify. Hands-down the worst approach to a skyline casing ever tried - that was a mighty big candle that melted, or kitty that pooped on it, take yer pick. 4-6-0 which I believe was referred to as a 'Whale'. This is French, and infamous in those 'ugliest locomotive' threads rail fans love. Isn't that a Schmidt-system high-pressure 4-6-0 with an ultimately unfortunate name from a Royal Navy ship?Ī bit like that picture I posted of the Milwaukee F7 main pin failure a while back?ģ. Might be the stairwell (walk-up ONLY in those pre-ADA years) behind that single window.Ģ. Someone took advantage of a cheap lot where those two elevated lines diverged, and built up to maximize the return. Analogue to why the Flatiron Building is shaped as it is.
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