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Gas station checkout counter

December 20, 2011 @ 10:30 am

This gas station is still here on the corner of 11th Avenue and 30th Street.

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Tour of the old Essex Street Trolley Terminal (proposed Low Line park)

November 30, 2011 @ 8:26 am

The proposed Low Line Park (adjacent to the Essex Street Subway station) now gets an official tour by MTA representative Peter Hine. Looks like a neat space, but I had no idea it was that close to an active Subway … Continue reading →

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CGI video shows how the ISS Cupola module was installed

November 22, 2011 @ 11:17 pm

The Cupola observation module on the ISS was installed in February 2010 like this. And now it offers the most amazing view of earth to astronauts aboard the ISS. JEALOUS.

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Track 61: The abandoned train platform underneath the Waldorf-Astoria

November 8, 2011 @ 11:10 am

Photo: Sam Horine/Gothamist Wow this is news to me! Gothamist says that the Waldorf-Astoria has an old abandoned train platform underneath the building complete with an old rail car that has just been sitting there unused for about 40 or … Continue reading →

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Video of the abandoned Worth St. Subway station

November 7, 2011 @ 1:11 am

Here’s video of the abandoned Worth St. station on the 6 line in NYC between Brooklyn Bridge – City Hall and Canal St stations.

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Crowded train station in India

October 31, 2011 @ 4:28 pm

Photo: Pavel Rahman/NYT The New York Times Lens Blog today posted this crazy photo of a train station in India being completely overrun by occupants and riders. The photo was accompanying their post on the world population reaching 7 billion … Continue reading →

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