Curioser and Curioser

Ridiculously wonderful. Katachi means ‘shape’....

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:41:59 -0500

Ridiculously wonderful. Katachi means ‘shape’. Lovely song too.

laraprescott: The 13 Clocks by James Thurber Director Juan...

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:02:13 -0500

laraprescott:

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber

Director Juan Delcan / Narrator Neil Gaiman

Illustrator and artist Jake Fried video. Very cool.

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:02:26 -0500

Illustrator and artist Jake Fried video. Very cool.

Flash animation by Steve Cutts looking at man’s...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:02:35 -0500

Flash animation by Steve Cutts looking at man’s relationship with nature. Depressing, apt and funny.

Salvador Dali illustrations for Alice in Wonderland.

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:02:28 -0500

Salvador Dali illustrations for Alice in Wonderland.

Yesteryear LA neon signs at the Neon Boneyard museum.

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:02:22 -0500

Yesteryear LA neon signs at the Neon Boneyard museum.

Allison Schulnik’s MOUND stop motion animation featuring...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:02:17 -0500

Allison Schulnik’s MOUND stop motion animation featuring hobos and clowns and Scott Walker. Lovely.

Frankenstein wooing mermaid.

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:02:21 -0500

Frankenstein wooing mermaid.

abandonedporn: The Big Dipper

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:21:42 -0500

abandonedporn:

The Big Dipper

odditiesoflife: The Long Abandoned City Hall Subway Station in...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:19:26 -0500

odditiesoflife:

The Long Abandoned City Hall Subway Station in New York

The City Hall station was meant to be the crown jewel in the city’s new subway system. It was opened in 1904 as the southern terminal of the Manhattan Main Line (which is now part of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line). Located beneath the public area in front of City Hall, the station has always been considered the most beautiful in the city.

Using an unusually luxurious style of architecture along with colored glass tile work, beautiful skylights and dignified brass chandeliers, the station was undoubtedly unique. Although it was the focus of the subway system groundbreaking ceremony in 1904, City Hall station eventually fell into disuse.

By 1945, only around 600 people per day were being served by the elegantly appointed station. As the trains grew longer and added doors in the middle of the cars, the City Hall platforms were no longer suitable. There were now unsafe gaps between the train cars and the platform; in other stations, the platforms were rebuilt or extended, but this wasn’t an option in the tightly-curved City Hall station.

Rather than undertaking a very costly renovation of the station which was hardly used by the public, the city decided to close it down. The station’s last day of service was December 31, 1945.

Recently, the MTA changed the rules to allow passengers to ride through the gorgeous City Hall station. Although the station is still closed to passengers, you can get a glimpse of the former glory of this interesting piece of New York history by sitting back and relaxing while the number 6 makes it loop.

1920’s clown chic

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:02:32 -0500

1920’s clown chic

Cool cloudage, if somewhat ominous.

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:40:44 -0500

Cool cloudage, if somewhat ominous.

Photo

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:10:35 -0500

abandonedporn: Initiation Well in the Town of Sintra,...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:18:23 -0500

abandonedporn:

Initiation Well in the Town of Sintra, Portugal.

The 27 metre deep well, resembles an inverted tower, and depending on the direction you choose, either a journey down into the depths of the earth, or a climb out of the darkness into the light, the journey through the earth is like a rebirth through mother natures womb, from where all things come and where one day all shall return.

The owner of Quinta da Regaleira, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, was a known Freemason, and with the help of Italian Architect Luigi Manini, set about designing and constructing the four hectare estate with its enigmatic buildings, parks and tunnels which are laden with symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians. There are obvious Hermetic/Rosicrucian connotations in the well:

“That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above, corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracles of the One Thing” - Hermes Trismegistus

The well is divided in nine platforms reminiscent of the Divine Comedy by Dante and the nine circles of Hell, the nine sections of Purgatory and the nine skies which constitute Paradise. At the base of the well you will find a Rosicrucian Cross, which also happened to be the coat of arms of Carvalho Monteiro.

Les funambules!

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:00:59 -0500

Les funambules!

Catherine Deneuve caught by Man Ray

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:01:13 -0400

Catherine Deneuve caught by Man Ray

Loooove these by Fernando Vincente

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:01:03 -0400

Loooove these by Fernando Vincente

David Shrigley

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:58 -0400

David Shrigley

Simply marvellous

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:01:13 -0400

Simply marvellous

Cheshire cat grins

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:01:12 -0400

Cheshire cat grins