Well-traveled Despite the Cold

Posted on January 11, 2012 by ellenbrenna

Queensboro Bridge and pedestrian walkway

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Shadow of a Sign

Posted on January 11, 2012 by ellenbrenna

Detail of the remains of a Swingline sign on Queens Boulevard

It used to say “Swingline”. The building is still there but it has a lot more empty space inside and far fewer people working there.

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Former Rooftop Greenhouse

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ellenbrenna

View of the now abandoned Terrestris Greenhouse on 60th Street in Manhattan

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Sunnyside, Queens

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ellenbrenna

View of a factory facade in Sunnyside, Queens with some very ugly replacement windows

The tragic replacement windows to be found in Queens are fascinating. Necessity may be the mother of invention but it is also the mother of some unappealing facades.

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Queens Plaza

Posted on January 5, 2012 by ellenbrenna

New bicycle path leading to the Queensboro Bridge

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Long Island City

Posted on January 5, 2012 by ellenbrenna

View of Long Island City factory buildings from the bridge to Sunnyside

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three miles each way

Posted on January 4, 2012 by ellenbrenna

where the subway meets the bridge

It is a little cold for this kind of thing but walking to work makes for some fine scenery.

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Interview with Emma Marris, Author of Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World

Posted on December 29, 2011 by ellenbrenna

One more damned book to read…

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One more damned book to read…

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Winter Break

Posted on December 28, 2011 by ellenbrenna

Winter Break

Writing, Reading, Photography, Wandering through the Cold

Queens pictures to come…

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Board of Officers Room – Park Avenue Armory

Posted on November 23, 2011 by ellenbrenna

View of the ceiling in the Board of Officers Room at the Park Avenue Armory

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