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designed by Philip Johnson, originally built for the AT&T Corporation's headquarters. Now owned and occupied by Sony North America.
Update, Jan. 2013: Sony sells NY headquarters building to Chetrit Group. Will remain in building for up to 3 years while it looks for new space in Manhattan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-18/sony-to-sell-u-s-headqu...
from the United Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. The buildings in the background, Raytheon and Boeing, are the former Hughes Aircraft complext.
cool old cigarette vending machine in the entryway of Little Pete's diner, Philadelphia... it's built into the wall.
This is what happens when you step up to the Delta Shuttle ticket counter at NY La Guardia Airport and buy a one-way ticket for the next flight out... the dreaded "SSSS" code, which means "additional screening." The fact that you have walked up and bought a ticket for the next flight singles you out as unusual or irregular. But there is nothing unusual about it. The whole purpose of the shuttle is to make it easy to get a walk-up ticket for these 30-minute flights between New York and Washington or Boston that leave every hour. It's like a bus. Adding to the absurdity is the fact that Delta Shuttle has its OWN dedicated terminal at La Guardia Airport. It's physically separated from the rest of the airport.
I was lying down on a concrete bench in the plaza in front of the General Motors Building (left) to get this shot when I heard a man's voice saying, "Hey. How ya doin'...[brief pause] Hey...How ya doin'?" I didn't realize the voice was talking to me so I ignored it. I guess it was his persistence (and annoying mannerism... hey, how ya doin'? who wants to know how who's doin'?) that made me look up. It was a private security guard, sporting a navy blazer, an ear piece, aviator sunglasses and a buzz cut, and he was addressing me. "You can't lie down here," he said. I instantly realized I was dealing with someone pretty simple, so I decided to make nothing of it. I'd already gotten two shots anyway. I just glared at him and he went away. When private developers put up skyscrapers in NYC, they often bargain with the city to provide "public" space as a tradeoff for taking up a big footprint and blocking out the sun. Sure. Public, as long as you act the way they want you to act. It's not like I was sleeping, loitering or harassing anyone. I was taking a *%$! picture, for God's sake.
Security is the biggest room of the terminal.
When I was a kid growing up in Tucson, Arizona, we used to cross the border with Mexico frequently. I always got a little uptight when we got to the customs area simply because of the uptight atmosphere of a border crossing; it was natural to be at your most alert because you were under scrutiny for a few quick moments. Then it was over. But it was always something you had to get out of the way before you could really relax and have a good time. It has come to this: airport security gives me the same feeling now. I've gotten over some of it only because TSA agents seem to be trained to put people at ease - at least many of them seem to, and I fly a lot. If they would only stop making us take our shoes off. If I were to name one thing that I thought was nonsense, the removal of shoes would be it. The liquids ban comes in a close second. I'm just a member of the public; I don't claim to be a security expert.
A shot of the "quiet car" as Amtrak Acela train pulls in to a station along the northeast corridor between Washington, D.C. and New York City. This is a fairly rare sight - a nearly empty car. It was New Year's Eve.
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U.S. Airways, Washington-Reagan National to Phoenix, Ariz. ... this is the cold breakfast. They ran out of the "hot" breakfasts in first class. The flight attendant said, "I always have to apologize... they never board enough for everyone in first class to have their choice." Let's see... They have 12 seats in first class, they fly thousands of people back and forth over and over again day in/day out, on the same routes, for years. They use higher math in setting their fares. Yet, somehow, they still can't guess how many people will choose "hot" meals over "cold" meals. It's as though we showed up unannounced. "Oh, gosh... let me see what I have in my galley for you!" Losers.
What's more, the FA said "if you want your choice, you have to sit in the first row. On the way back, I happened to be in the first row, and that FA started taking meal orders from the back row.
You must punch in your destination floor to summon an elevator cab. The destination floor will be displayed just inside the open door so you get into the right car. There are no buttons to punch once inside the elevator cab; it is programmed to stop at the right floor.
Lobby, 7 World Trade Center, New York.