The quality of images available on Google Streetview has reached the point that site visits become less necessary. The one drawback though is that Streetview images are only taken from the street and the right of ways we want to document aren’t always visible. I ended up with a spare day on a recent […]
Scene composition/design continues this weekend with the selection of the central scene to be used for the background structure. In this case it’s the industry at 4861 East 48th Street. It’s not rail served and doesn’t need to be. I selected it because of it’s interesting roof line and subtle but complex coloration. The only […]
In their “Flashback Miami” series, the Miami Herald ran an excellent, photo laden article on the Seaboard Airline in town. Included are a lot of photos of the station at 7th Avenue, the location of the east end of the Downtown Spur. Thanks to my mentor David Orr for the heads up. Click HERE for the […]