I know this is Philly. It's the Schuylkill River near 30th St. Station.
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I know this is Philly. It's the Schuylkill River near 30th St. Station.
Either the first or second largest (depending how you count) pipe organs in the world at the Sydney Town Hall:
Not exactly picturesque, but there's a Macy's in Philadelphia that is basically built around a colossal pipe organ - the entire store is kind of part of the instrument.
I always wanted to go, and check it out, as I couldn't imagine what it would look like - then one day I was watching TV, and that 80's movie Mannequin was being re-run, and I suddenly realised the the department store in the movie is the very same Macy's - unfortunately they didn't make much of a feature of the organ, but it is visible in some shots (though you'd have no idea of the way it is piped throughout the building.
Ha! I was in that Macy's this afternoon, and folks were gathering for one of the holiday organ/light shows, which can get very crowded. From the ground floor, you can see the organist on the next level, and the whole thing is pretty cool. It's the old Wanamaker Building, which has the Macy's and several other offices and facilities. It's right across the street from City Hall in the middle of Center City.
Here are some pics of the interior with the organ:
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I was up all night and rabbit holed some of the noteworthy pipe organs. Just amazing imagination that went into the creation of these beasts. The seven-manual Midmer-Losh pipe organ in the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ is considered the largest instrument in the world. Over 33 THOUSAND pipes; so many that no one really has an exact number inventoried. Here's the console:
Here's a really good overlook of the entire mechanism and it's colorful history:
Here's a really good overlook of the entire mechanism and it's colorful history:
Since we've had some posts about the organ in Philly's Macy's store in the Wanamaker Building, here's how it looks this week. Unfortunately, the large tree and light show decorations on the far wall block a view of some of the organ's pipes, but the organ/light shows are a big draw during holiday season. It is an extremely cool building, and I hope this Macy's store survives the upcoming mass closures.
I had a poster of this for years, turned to reflect a horizontal earth-bound being. Just read that Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders took the picture as a spacefarer.
50 years ago today.
h/t: behindtheblack.com
50 years ago today.
h/t: behindtheblack.com
Eysturoy Tunnel features an eye-catching undersea roundabout. Many drivers make several turns around it to experience the installation by Faroese artist Tróndur Patursson
Eysturoy Tunnel, which opened in 2020, took four years to complete. It dramatically cut the travel time between the Faroe Islands capital on the island of Streymoy and neighboring Eysturoy island
Eysturoy Tunnel, which opened in 2020, took four years to complete. It dramatically cut the travel time between the Faroe Islands capital on the island of Streymoy and neighboring Eysturoy island
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