Comments on: A famous street corner under the MTA’s auspicies http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/08/a-famous-street-corner-under-the-mtas-auspicies/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 22:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/08/a-famous-street-corner-under-the-mtas-auspicies/#comment-65501 Charles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:12:52 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3285#comment-65501 The Edward Hopper proposal works best. It's a shame that the triangular-shaped diner which inspired Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" painting is no longer there, but a memorial which incorporates some of its character would be welcome. It suprises me that the historic significance of that corner isn't better marked already. After all, Nightawks is one of America's most iconic paintings, and Hopper has been one of America's most loved and imitated painters. It would serve the neighborhood and the city well to have a unique and significant ode to Hopper at this entrance way. In my perfect world, I would buy the land from the city and rebuild the diner as it appears in the painting (with the addition of a door). I would call it Hopper's Diner. -Charles The Edward Hopper proposal works best. It’s a shame that the triangular-shaped diner which inspired Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” painting is no longer there, but a memorial which incorporates some of its character would be welcome. It suprises me that the historic significance of that corner isn’t better marked already. After all, Nightawks is one of America’s most iconic paintings, and Hopper has been one of America’s most loved and imitated painters. It would serve the neighborhood and the city well to have a unique and significant ode to Hopper at this entrance way.
In my perfect world, I would buy the land from the city and rebuild the diner as it appears in the painting (with the addition of a door). I would call it Hopper’s Diner.
-Charles

]]> By: Scott E http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/08/a-famous-street-corner-under-the-mtas-auspicies/#comment-62495 Scott E Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:11:40 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3285#comment-62495 It <b>was</b> built in the dark ages. Well, at least in the age where we didn't design to expect the unexpected. There were no fire alarms or sprinklers in stations, no public-address systems, only one exit from a platform to the street. All things that, if an emergency were to occur, could seriously impede a safe evacuation of a station. These days, especially post 9/11, we prepare for all of these "what-if" situations, and try to make things as safe as possible during unsafe conditions. This is an <i>Emergency</i> Ventilation tower. Hopefully it will never be needed, but like an insurance policy, you want it just in case. It was built in the dark ages. Well, at least in the age where we didn’t design to expect the unexpected. There were no fire alarms or sprinklers in stations, no public-address systems, only one exit from a platform to the street. All things that, if an emergency were to occur, could seriously impede a safe evacuation of a station.

These days, especially post 9/11, we prepare for all of these “what-if” situations, and try to make things as safe as possible during unsafe conditions. This is an Emergency Ventilation tower. Hopefully it will never be needed, but like an insurance policy, you want it just in case.

]]> By: Rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/08/a-famous-street-corner-under-the-mtas-auspicies/#comment-62483 Rhywun Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:26:35 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3285#comment-62483 Well... Sounds to me like a case of leaving the battery out of the smoke detector. If it's so "vital" I'm a bit surprised it doesn't exist already. Jeez, you'd think this system was built in the dark ages or something. A hundred years from now we'll still be building fan plants and replacing 200-year-old signals. Well… Sounds to me like a case of leaving the battery out of the smoke detector. If it’s so “vital” I’m a bit surprised it doesn’t exist already. Jeez, you’d think this system was built in the dark ages or something. A hundred years from now we’ll still be building fan plants and replacing 200-year-old signals.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/08/a-famous-street-corner-under-the-mtas-auspicies/#comment-62482 Benjamin Kabak Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:06:58 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3285#comment-62482 Apparently the answer to your question, provided to us by Bill Thompson, is a <a href="http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/press/2008_releases/pr08-07-112.shtm" rel="nofollow">resounding yes</a>. This plant is really necessary. Apparently the answer to your question, provided to us by Bill Thompson, is a resounding yes. This plant is really necessary.

]]> By: Rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/08/a-famous-street-corner-under-the-mtas-auspicies/#comment-62480 Rhywun Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:53:25 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3285#comment-62480 Is this "emergency ventilation plant" really necessary? If not, sell the land and let someone build something useful to the neighborhood there. Is this “emergency ventilation plant” really necessary? If not, sell the land and let someone build something useful to the neighborhood there.

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