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The Dixie Terminal is a beautiful art deco building located in Cincinnati Ohio. The building has been used in several films, and was the center of travel in the downtown area, serving as the bus depot. Northern Kentucky bus lines carried passengers to downtown for work, shopping and more. The terminal once house the newspaper stands, coffee shops, boutiques and more. The marble interior contains a primary arcade which is an archway, and the 2nd floor, seen here, has a balcony that encircles the entire floor, with archways lining the balcony, and cautioned off with the railings seen here. The second floor hallways are also arched. The building now serves as an office for the Great American Insurance company. The building was built to perfection by artists, architects and even a photographer. The medallions seen in this photo on the ceiling contain gold guilding and each has a unique artistic rendering of children in various forms of play.
Terminal 3, Beijing Airport, Beijing, China
"Beijing Capital International Airport is also the 3rd busiest airport in the world with 65,329,851 passengers passing through the airport in 2009. The airport registered 488,495 aircraft movements (take-offs and landings), which ranked 10th in the world, making Beijing Capital the only Asian airport in the Top 30. In terms of cargo traffic, Beijing airport has also witnessed rapid growth. By 2009, the airport had become the 14th busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic, registering 1,420,997 tonnes.
The Condé Nast Traveler magazine named the Beijing Capital International as the World's Best Airport in 2009, based on its multi-criteria satisfaction survey, including factors such as cleanness, speed of security/immigration clearance, clarity of signs, luggage handling, etc. It was the first time that Beijing Capital made to the top contenders list.
To accommodate the growing traffic volume, Beijing Capital added the enormous Terminal 3 in 2008, the second largest airport terminal in the world after Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3, and the third largest building in the world by area." - wiki
100/100
December 2002
I sat in the terminal, it's plastic chairs hinging to fit my body, no matter how I tried sit in them awkwardly. My PDA sang tinnily in my headphones, Robert Miles played away, his mellow chords melting my heart.
I was alone now, she hadn't spoken to me for over a month now. It felt so empty.
My eyes were glazed with tears that just would not fall. I stared wideeyed, half in shock half in furious agony that I could not get a single tear to fall. My inside were tore up, in an instant two years of love had gone down in flames, like a tissue paper flower over a scented candle.
I sat there for hours. I had the time, anyways. My parents were helping me get home. I was, for the first time in 3 years, coming home for Christmas.
The scene moved around me, for some reason. It was dull, stark, mechanical, empty... yet; it shook me, warmed to me, related to me.
I tilted my head.
Everything was perfectly composed and arranged, though it was so bleak and empty. It had been put there for a purpose.
I examined the scene. The cart. Shoved to the side, it rolled gently into my field of view. The rust from the light trickled down the building. The sign lowered itself to play it's part. The grid of the window divided it up. The aluminum siding gave a pattern. The floor reflected just so. The mismatched floodlamps raised their odd heads. The ceiling with it's solitary lonely light mimiced the floor, but in mimicry was more beautiful than the floor itself.
Everything had been placed at sometime, and now they all had come together in a unified piece. Each battered lonely fragment came crashing together and built something beautiful.
I smiled.
It was so perfect. I had been through so much, been hurt so many times. And never found beauty to love me back. But perhaps I was being told something. Perhaps all these shattered pieces were simply parts to the final composition... perhaps...
A tear fell.
The Freightliner Terminal Harwich showing the two dockside container cranes. Behind them are four container cranes, including two of the first in the UK for loading railway wagons which must be industrial Archaeology by now. In fact Hornby Model Trains used to make a model of one of the two types, I will have to find out if they still do and post a picture here !
In August 2014 the Hamilton County Commissioners voted to put on the ballot for this November a one-quarter of one percent sales tax increase that by law is limited to five years to fund the restoration of Cincinnati Union Terminal.
The tax would generate nearly $172 million in revenue-- and when it is combined with historic tax credits, contributions from the State of Ohio, and philanthropic fundraising efforts it will allow for the complete repair and restoration of Union Terminal.
Hamilton County residents will not be the only ones paying for this. The Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati analyzed and determined that approximately 47% of the sales tax collected in Hamilton County comes from people who live outside the county, thus relieving the tax burden on local residents.
Additionally, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the sales tax increase would cost the average resident just $23 per year. The Hamilton County Commissioners also put in the proposal that by law this increase would end after just five years.
The successful passage of Issue 8 will allow us to preserve Union Terminal and guarantee that it will continue to be an essential part of our region's great heritage. Future generations will benefit from our investment now-- ensuring that our children, and grandchildren, are able to enjoy Union Terminal.
Decades of time, outdated construction techniques and years of freezing and thawing have taken its toll on Union Terminal. But, repairs can be made to the exterior envelope of Union Terminal to prevent water damage and to the steel structures underneath, making the building fit for a very long time into our future. Additional repairs and renovations to outdated mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems will make Union Terminal more efficient and create more opportunities for activities within the building.
There are many ways to become involved with the campaign. First and foremost is to make sure you are registered to vote by October 6 and vote 'Yes' on Election Day, November 4th.
Man, what a great day outside today! Amazing clouds, sunlight, blue sky. I feel like I am out of my funk finally, I took at least 200 pictures today, which is a lot more than I usually take!
I liked the clouds in this shot of the Terminal Tower, and the way it was lit up from the afternoon sun. I only wish they would finish with the scaffolding, and finish restoring this beautiful piece of architecture.
I was also very impressed at the detail I managed to capture here, way to go Zuiko glass!
Sculpture 'Terminal' by Richard Serra in Bochum. It was made for the Documenta VI (1977) in Kassel and afterwards Serra chose a place for it in Bochum. It's kind of smelly in there and most people don't like it but it is nice if you just look closely.
I have tried to take a picture of this several times and surely will do it more often in the future...
Click on the tag 'Serra' to see other pictures I took of this and another sculpture.
Auf ner spontanen Joghurtlöffeltour durch Bochum mit Micha
01.08.2008
on a side road next to the Minerva bus terminal in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
more commonly called Xela
we got to our chicken bus too early at the crack of dawn and watched the vendors set up for the day, as several people wandered the streets, before we headed east on the bus on a less selfish adventure to the areas wrecked with childhood malnutrition
Gracias a Adrian por los scans de la revista Transportes.
El estado de abandono e indisciplina de esta Terminal motivo un reportaje en la prensa.
Creo que ni sabian cuantos carros tenian, pues refieren que eran 112, pero con 74 se podia cubrir el 100% de las rutas.
Photo taken and developed in my darkroom in 1991. I made the sky look stormy to match the presence of the soldiers in the forefront.
Built between 1959 and 1962, this Modern Futurist and Googie building was designed by Eero Saarinen and Associates for Trans World Airlines to serve as a Flight Center, or Terminal headhouse, for their passenger services at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The building is an example of thin shell construction, with a parabolic and curved sculptural concrete roof and concrete columns, with many surfaces of the building's structure and exterior being tapered or curved. The building also appears to take inspiration from natural forms, with the roofs appearing like the wings of a bird or bat taking flight. The building served as a passenger terminal from 1962 until 2001, when it was closed.
The building's exterior is dominated by a thin shell concrete roof with parabolic curves, which is divided by ribs into four segments, with the larger, symmetrical north and south segments tapering towards the tallest points of the exterior walls, and soar over angled glass curtain walls underneath. At the ends of the four ribs are Y-shaped concrete columns that curve outwards towards the top and bottom, distributing the weight of the roof structure directly to the foundation. The east and west segments of the roof are smaller, with the west roof angling downwards and forming a canopy over the front entrance with a funnel-shaped sculptural concrete scupper that empties rainwater into a low grate over a drain on the west side of the driveway in front of the building, and the east roof angling slightly upwards, originally providing sweeping views of the tarmac and airfield beyond. The exterior walls of the building beneath the sculptural roof consist of glass curtain walls, with the western exterior wall sitting to the east of the columns and the eastern exterior wall being partially comprised of the eastern columns, with the curtain wall located in the openings between the columns. To the east and west of the taller central section are two half crescent-shaped wings with low-slope roofs, with a curved wall, integrated concrete canopy, tall walls at the ends, and regularly-spaced door openings. To the rear, two concrete tubes with elliptical profiles formerly linked the headhouse to the original concourses, and today link the historic building to the new Terminal 5 and Hotel Towers.
Inside, the building features a great hall with a central mezzanine, and features curved concrete walls and columns, complex staircases, aluminum railings, ticket counters in the two halls to either side of the front entrance, a clock at the center of the ceiling, and skylights below the ribs of the roof. The space features penny tile floors, concrete walls and built-in furniture, red carpeting, and opalescent glass signage. On the west side of the great hall, near the entrance, is a curved concrete counter in front of a large signboard housed in a sculptural concrete and metal shell that once displayed departing and arriving flights. On the north and south sides of this space are former ticket counters and baggage drops, which sit below a vaulted ceiling, with linear light fixtures suspended between curved sculptural concrete piers that terminate some ways below the ceiling. To the east of the entrance is a staircase with minimalist aluminum railings, beyond which is a cantilevered concrete bridge, with balconies and spaces with low ceilings to either side, off which are several shops, restrooms, and telephone booths. On the east side of the bridge is a large sunken lounge with red carpet and concrete benches with red upholstered cushions, surrounded by low concrete walls that feature red-cushioned benches on either side, sitting below a metal analog signboard mounted to the inside of the curtain wall. To the north and south of the lounge are the entrances to the concrete tubes that once provided access to the concourses, which are elliptical in shape, with red carpeted floors and white walls and a white ceiling. On the mezzanine are several former lounges and a restaurant, which feature historic mid-20th Century finishes and fixtures.
The complex includes two contemporary hotel towers, the Saarinen and Hughes wings, which were designed carefully to harmonize with the original building and match its character. The two wings feature concrete end walls, curved Miesian glass curtain walls, and interiors with red carpeting, wooden paneling, brass fittings and fixtures, and white walls and ceilings. The only substantial modification to the structure's significant interior spaces was the puncturing of the two concrete tubes to provide access to these towers. The former terminal also features several service areas that were not previously open to visitors, which today house a massive fitness center, a cavernous underground conference center, and various meeting rooms and ballrooms, with all of these spaces, except the fitness center, being redesigned to match the mid-20th Century modern aesthetics of the rest of the building, with new fixtures, furnishings, and finishes that are inspired directly by the time period in which the building was built, and are nearly seamless in appearance with the rest of the building.
The fantastic building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1994, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Between 2005 and 2008, the new Terminal 5, occupied by JetBlue, was built, which wraps the structure to the east, and was designed by Gensler, and was carefully placed so as to avoid altering or damaging the character-defining features of the historic terminal. Between 2016 and 2019, the building was rehabilitated in an adaptive reuse project that converted it into the TWA Hotel, which was carried out under the direction of Beyer Blinder Belle, Lubrano Ciavarra Architects, Stonehill Taylor, INC Architecture and Design, as well as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MCR/Morse Development. The hotel features 512 guest rooms, large event spaces, a rooftop pool at the top of the Hughes Wing, a large basement fitness center, and a Lockheed Constellation L-1649A "Connie" on a paved courtyard to the east of the building, which houses a cocktail lounge. The hotel is heavily themed around the 1960s, and was very carefully designed to preserve the character of this iconic landmark.
Scale model in the terminal building. The road layout and vehicle standage areas have changed considerably since the model was built, but the terminal building remains.
A passenger walks past the World Duty Free sign at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3.
Un pasajero camina delante de un cartel de World Duty Free en la terminal 3 del aeropuerto de Heathrow, Londres.