Monday, December 30, 2019

wide roadways




https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Ruta_Panamericana_Buenos_Aires_Florida.jpg , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Buenos_Aires#/media/File:Ruta_Panamericana_Buenos_Aires_Florida.jpg , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Buenos_Aires#Gallery

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Mexico City Airports

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City_Texcoco_Airport ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City_Texcoco_Airport#Facilities ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City_Santa_Luc%C3%ADa_Airport ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Latin_America#Latin_America_25_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic

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translink-compass-card-but no smartphone-app

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-compass-card-smartphone-app

Hong Kong International Airport


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport#/media/File:A_bird's_eye_view_of_Hong_Kong_International_Airport.JPG , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantau_Island


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport#Future_development

airports and buildigns



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/A_bird%27s_eye_view_of_Hong_Kong_International_Airport.JPG , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chek_Lap_Kok
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo%E2%80%93Congonhas_Airport#/media/File:Sao_Paulo_Congonhas_2.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo%E2%80%93Congonhas_Airport#Accidents_and_incidents


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Europe#2018_statistics

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Dubai vs Vancouver

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/02/10/Stop-Dubai-zation-of-Vancouver


https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2014/07/14/Vancouver-Stop-Zoning

education-mega-centre...surrey

https://urbansurrey.com/tag/education-mega-centre


https://urbanyvr.com/gec-education-mega-centre-surrey


http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=2&status=15

https://www.vancourier.com/real-estate/55-storey-surrey-education-centre-to-become-region-s-second-tallest-building-1.23344651


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/10138-whalley-boulevard-surrey-rize-alliance-passages


http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1


http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=1&status=15

Kelowna's towers

https://www.kelownacapnews.com/news/landmark-7-breaks-ground-in-kelowna ,

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/business_news/article_4af48192-8d98-11e9-92fc-2731cab74bb7.html ,

https://www.kelownacapnews.com/news/new-23-storey-tower-for-kelownas-landmark-district ,

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stober+Group/@49.8823634,-119.4697017,2918m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7785da4e8f6a3e2a!8m2!3d49.881119!4d-119.4611079


http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=48&status=15

601 beach tower

https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/601beach/documents/601BeachCres-DesignRationale.pdf


https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/601beach/documents/03-viewstudies.pdf


https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/601beach/documents/601BeachCres-ViewAnalysis.pdf


https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/601beach/documents/601BeachCres-ShadowAnalysis.pdf


https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/601beach/index.htm


https://guidelines.vancouver.ca/H005_2018Feb13.pdf


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/601-beach-crescent-vancouver-new-design-renderings


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Vancouver#Tallest_buildings


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/urbanized/category/architecture

Vancouver House tower

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=28387

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/11/11/Vancouver-House/


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1480-howe-street-vancouver-house-construction-june-2018

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=1&status=15


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/urbanized/category/architecture


https://archinect.com/news/tag/195/vancouver

house typs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzqns8WQKKI

Unusual Abandoned Places

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=physA0PWsxM

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Sunday, December 22, 2019

6

Sunday, December 8, 2019

survey-poll-leaving-bay-area-housing-crisis-gentrification

https://sf.curbed.com/2019/3/27/18283377/survey-poll-leaving-bay-area-housing-crisis-gentrification


https://sf.curbed.com/2019/12/6/20998566/sb50-2020-mar-gentrifiation-disapproval-vote-housing-wiener

kansas-city-missouri-free-public-transportation

https://www.curbed.com/2019/12/6/20998617/kansas-city-missouri-free-public-transportation

LA-Metro-Regional-Connector-honored-as-Project-of-the-Year

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/LA-Metro-Regional-Connector-honored-as-Project-of-the-Year--59193 , https://www.progressiverailroading.com

https://www.metro.net/projects/connector ,

https://www.metro.net/projects/westside


trains

BART-announces-fare-hike-for-2020

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/BART-announces-fare-hike-for-2020--59213 , https://www.progressiverailroading.com


https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Caltrain-ramps-up-electrification-project--59192



trains


https://sf.curbed.com/

Honolulu Rail Transit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu_Rail_Transit ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKxbZK0OeTg


https://www.honolulutransit.org/ride/design
Platforms are the locations where passengers will wait for and board trains. Stations will have one, two or three platforms, which can be either a side or center type of platform. Side platforms have tracks on one side and will be 240 feet long and 12 feet wide. Center platforms have tracks on both sides and will be 240 feet long and 30 feet wide. 
All platforms will be high-level (at the same level as the rail vehicle floor) to provide level boarding for all passengers and to accommodate wheelchairs, strollers, etc.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120422000617/http://www.honolulutransit.org/rail-system-guide/station-design-and-features.aspx

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/article/Honolulu-transit-leaders-eye-late-2020-start-to-citys-first-passenger-rail-system--58258 , https://www.progressiverailroading.com


"The line will use 256 ft (78 m) four-car train sets, each with the capacity to carry about 780 passengers, similar in weight to light rail systems elsewhere in the United States (such as the MAX in Portland, Oregon), as opposed to heavier, and thus more expensive, lines found on rapid transit systems like the subways and elevated systems of Chicago and New York City."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu_Rail_Transit#Rolling_stock ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu_Rail_Transit#Stations ,
https://www.youtube.com/user/honoluluonthemove/videos


https://www.curbed.com/2019/7/17/20698169/climate-mayors-transportation-senate-bill-peduto



trains

traffic-emissions and-transportation-in maryland

https://www.curbed.com/word-on-the-street/2019/5/30/18646017/traffic-emissions-transportation-maryland-hyperloop

climate-and mayors-widening-highways

https://www.curbed.com/2019/12/6/20802235/climate-mayors-widening-highways-emissions
Houston


https://the-loaf-etc.blogspot.com/2019/12/climate-and-mayors-widening-highways.html

amazon-leases-hudson-yards-office-space-hq2

https://ny.curbed.com/2019/12/6/20999619/amazon-leases-hudson-yards-office-space-hq2

Pollepel Island and Bannerman's Castle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollepel_Island#Bannerman's_Castle ,
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/6/22/17377214/hudson-valley-new-york-travel-bannerman-island

Piz Gloria Revolving restaurant...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piz_Gloria

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Piz+Gloria/@46.597285,7.9846935,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xba9bb981f1a1b693!8m2!3d46.5574809!4d7.8352793

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Her_Majesty%27s_Secret_Service_(film)#Filming

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Piz+Gloria/@46.5623085,7.8352286,12494m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xba9bb981f1a1b693!8m2!3d46.5574809!4d7.8352793

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving_restaurant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_restaurants_in_Switzerland

arizona-groundwater-rules-water-tables-declining-parts-phoenix-tucson

https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/12/05/arizona-groundwater-rules-water-tables-declining-parts-phoenix-tucson/3949004002/

Candlestick Park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlestick_Park


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatlemania#Last_concert

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

central-city-2

https://urbansurrey.com/2019/10/21/central-city-2-returns-to-council-for-re-consideration/

surrey education-mega-centre

https://urbansurrey.com/tag/education-mega-centre

https://urbansurrey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/yw7ztox.jpg

skytrain-millennium-evergreen-extension-ridership



https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/urbanized/category/transportation ,

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Vancouver-residents-support-TransLink-expansion-improvement--59238 , https://www.progressiverailroading.com

public transit & transportation in general

https://www.sightline.org/research/transit-transportation/

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-millennium-evergreen-extension-ridership

https://www.sightline.org/2019/07/17/how-to-unclog-traffic-and-improve-equity-in-seattle/


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/urbanized/category/transportation

california-homeowners-have-20-uninhabited-bedrooms-for-every-homeless-person

https://www.sightline.org/2019/11/22/california-homeowners-have-20-uninhabited-bedrooms-for-every-homeless-person/


https://www.sightline.org/research/housing-urbanism/

why-seattle-builds-apartments-but-vancouver-bc-builds-condos

https://www.sightline.org/2017/08/14/why-seattle-builds-apartments-but-vancouver-bc-builds-condos/

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-gateway-tower-granville-bridge

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1380-burrard-street-vancouver

https://www.sightline.org/research/housing-urbanism/

Thursday, November 28, 2019

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Monday, November 4, 2019

Vancouver's Canada-Line Skytrain

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-line-skytrain-new-trains-in-service

Building the 3rd line to not even have 80 m stations was so foolish. However, 50 m stations are quite a contrast from the long 152.5 m Montreal Metro stations.

Monday, October 21, 2019

urban surrey

https://urbansurrey.com/


https://urbansurrey.com/tag/education-mega-centre/

The Grand Avenue Bridge replacement project in Glenwood Springs, Colorado



https://www.crgov.com/DocumentCenter/View/21781/ENR-Mountain-States-Honors-XX-Winners-of-Annual-Best-Projects-Competition-_-2018-10-04-_-Engineering-News-Record_For-Festival-Park

tallest-buildings-in-denver

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Denver#Tallest_buildings


https://blog.usajrealty.com/posts/tallest-buildings-in-denver-change-is-a-coming

the-problem-isnt-automobiles-its-subsidizing-automobile-dependency

https://denverurbanism.com/2016/11/the-problem-isnt-automobiles-its-subsidizing-automobile-dependency.html



https://denverurbanism.com/category/transit

zoning-pollution-environmental-benefits-missing-middle-housing

https://denverurbanism.com/2019/04/zoning-pollution-environmental-benefits-missing-middle-housing.html


https://denverurbanism.com/category/transit

denver rtd-marketing-problem

https://denverurbanism.com/2019/01/rtd-marketing-problem.html


https://denverurbanism.com/category/transit

new-central-downtown-project-1144-15th-street

https://denverinfill.com/blog/2014/06/new-central-downtown-project-1144-15th-street.html


https://denverurbanism.com/category/transit

calgary


https://www.stockaerialphotos.com/media/7304f889-8989-475e-a6bd-09c4b3adbdca-calgary-skyline

Saturday, October 5, 2019

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Monday, September 23, 2019

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Thursday, September 19, 2019

1

Friday, September 6, 2019

Yerba Buena Tunnel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_Buena_Tunnel



SF

1

Urban Statistical areas (United States)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_area_(United_States)#United_States

Urban Tech DL

http://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/2010/09/about-utdl.html

BART



https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Shiny-new-BART-trains-start-crossing-the-bay-as-13333291.php


https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/First-BART-car-in-1965-was-a-sleek-futuristic-11191469.php?psid=lyfqc

https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/For-luxury-BART-in-1965-the-future-looked-9132869.php


https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/At-stake-on-Tuesday-s-ballot-how-BART-will-13362358.php


https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=BART ,

https://the-loaf-etc.blogspot.com/search?q=BART

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BART-s-next-stop-is-Silicon-Valley-but-delayed

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/BART-s-next-stop-is-Silicon-Valley-but-delayed-13743030.php

Flagging-ridership-puts-BART-in-budget-bind

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Flagging-ridership-puts-BART-in-budget-bind-and-13833861.php


https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/BART-s-rent-is-soaring-so-it-wants-to-buy-a-14417407.php?psid=lyfqc

the-twin-Bay-Bridge-proposal

https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/See-the-twin-Bay-Bridge-that-nearly-14416310.php

Monday, September 2, 2019

Monday, August 12, 2019

Shenzhen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY

TTC Subway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_subway_rolling_stock#Subway_trains

Car length17 m (55 ft 9 14 in)
Width3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Height3.5 m (11 ft 5 34 in)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_series_(Toronto_subway)#Design 8 car train is 446' or 136m

Car length22.86 m (75 ft 0 in)
Width3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_series_(Toronto_subway)#Retirement_and_future

Car length23 m (75 ft 5 12 in)
Width3.14 m (10 ft 3 58 in)
Height3.65 m (11 ft 11 34 in)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_series_(Toronto_subway)#Design_advances 6 car train is 450' or 137m

The line is solely operated with the TTC's newer Toronto Rocket (TR) subway trains, which are based on Bombardier's Movia family of trains. Unlike other trains in the Toronto subway rolling stock, the TR trains have a "six-car fixed" articulated configuration with full-open gangways, allowing passengers to walk freely from one end to the other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_1_Yonge%E2%80%93University#Rolling_stock

http://www.ttc.ca/PDF/Transit_Planning/Subway%20ridership%20-%202018.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_3_Scarborough#Future

Saturday, July 13, 2019

worlds-oldest-metro-systems

https://www.railway-technology.com/features/worlds-oldest-metro-systems/


trains

railway-technology rolling-stock

https://www.railway-technology.com/rolling-stock


trains

The Atlanta Metro: MARTA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Atlanta_Rapid_Transit_Authority#Rapid_transit

"The Atlanta Metro stations are 2.1km apart on average, reduced to 680m in downtown Atlanta. All stations have a 183m-long platform, allowing them to accommodate eight-car trains."
https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/atlantametrorail


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTKqaVW72Rc 2 & 4 car trains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaKuEQFHjt8 6 car train


Recorded 3-7-17. Atlanta Airport Bound 1985/2003 Hitachi/Breda CQ311/CQ312 Gold Line coming from North Avenue Station and now arriving at Civic Center Station. Then Airport bound Gold Line departing out of Civic Center Station heading towards Peachtree Center as it's next station stop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyFaXB6AeQQ 6 car train

Monday, June 10, 2019

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-reports-and-reference/reports-studies/vancouver-island/fixed-link

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-reports-and-reference/reports-studies/vancouver-island/fixed-link

vancouver 99-bline-broadway-bus-only-lanes

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/99-bline-broadway-bus-only-lanes-june-2019

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/port-coquitlam-skytrain-extension-millennium-line

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/port-coquitlam-skytrain-extension-millennium-line

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-global-gateway-ranking-2019

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-global-gateway-ranking-2019

Proposed 98-storey tower in Toronto could be Canada's tallest building

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/ysl-residences-toronto-tallest-building-canada

hong-kong-revealed-through-its-skyline

https://zolimacitymag.com/hong-kong-revealed-through-its-skyline/


https://zolimacitymag.com/vertical-city-part-iii-west-kowloon-walled-city/


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-hong-kong-tiananmen-massacre-future?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation&spotim_referrer=recirculation

hong-kongs-most-beloved-public-space-is-under-threat

https://zolimacitymag.com/instagram-pier-hong-kongs-most-beloved-public-space-is-under-threat/

hong-kongs-modern-heritage-part-i-the-general-post-office

https://zolimacitymag.com/hong-kongs-modern-heritage-part-i-the-general-post-office



hk

tun

LA, Ca

https://skyrisecities.com/news/2019/06/clear-day-la

urban toronto

https://urbantoronto.ca/


https://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/one


https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2019/06/commerce-court-north


https://skyrisecities.com/database/projects/cibc-square


https://toronto.skyrisecities.com/database/projects/pinnacle-one-yonge


https://dailyhive.com/toronto/ysl-residences-toronto-tallest-building-canada

metro-vancouver-commuting-experience-heading-downhill

https://www.vancourier.com/metro-vancouver-commuting-experience-heading-downhill-poll-1.23821330

two-solutions-to-help-provide-much-needed-rental-housing

https://www.vancourier.com/real-estate/opinion-two-solutions-to-help-provide-much-needed-rental-housing-1.23839430

georgian-towers-once-the-talk-of-the-town-now-just-another-building-likely-to-come-down

https://www.vancourier.com/real-estate/georgian-towers-once-the-talk-of-the-town-now-just-another-building-likely-to-come-down-1.23801248

a vancouver-wood-building-would-be-world-s-tallest

https://www.vancourier.com/real-estate/vancouver-wood-building-would-be-world-s-tallest-1.23837875

shopping-centre-redevelopment-vancouver

https://urbanyvr.com/shopping-centre-redevelopment-vancouver

Urban Tech Info

UTI


https://urbanyvr.com/tag/downtown-vancouver-office-space


https://urbanyvr.com/oxford-properties-announces-major-tenants-of-the-stack-at-1133-melville


https://vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/loblaws-citymarket-added-to-downtown-vancouver-post-office-redevelopment

downtown-vancouver-post-office-redevelopment

https://vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/loblaws-citymarket-added-to-downtown-vancouver-post-office-redevelopment ,

https://urbanyvr.com/transformation-of-former-post-office-into-the-post-by-quadreal-well-underway ,

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-post-redevelopment-vancouver-construction-march-2019 ,

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/loblaws-city-market-canada-post-vancouver ,

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/the-post-canada-post-redevelopment-renderings-2018 ,

https://www.quadreal.com/post ,

https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2018/7/retail-a-key-component-to-downtown-vancouvers-canada-post-centre-redevelopment-exclusive-interview



https://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/349wgeorgia/index.htm


https://urbanyvr.com/tag/downtown-vancouver-office-space


https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/albums/72157625226575294

gilmore-place-office-tower-onni 37

https://urbanyvr.com/gilmore-place-office-tower-onni ,

https://urbanyvr.com/new-renderings-1090-west-pender-office ,

https://urbanyvr.com/office

ubc-stadium-neighbourhood-plans

https://urbanyvr.com/ubc-stadium-neighbourhood-plans

empire-landmark-hotel-demolition-video

https://urbanyvr.com/empire-landmark-hotel-demolition-video


old pictures of vancouver
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/albums/72157625226575294

Thursday, May 30, 2019

2538-birch-street-vancouver-28 story

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/2538-birch-street-vancouver-2019-rezoning-application

alex-fraser-bridge-7 lane-closures

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/alex-fraser-bridge-lane-closures-may-june-2019


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/alex-fraser-bridge-counterflow-lane-2019

Montreal_Central_Station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Central_Station

Union Station (Toronto)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Toronto)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_(train) ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_Rail_Corridor


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_(train)#Route_details

One Penn Plaza

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Penn_Plaza 229 m (751 ft) 57 stories

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Plaza

Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)#Station_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Tunnel_Extension


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)#Current_structure_(1968%E2%80%93present)

MetLife Building, NYC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetLife_Building
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Walter_Gropius_photo_MetLife_Building_fassade_New_York_USA_2005-10-03.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Park_Avenue_directly_heading_for_Helmsley_Building_and_Met_Life_Building.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetLife_Building#Construction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal#Related_structures