tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post2831461159339609388..comments2023-10-02T08:28:06.724-05:00Comments on Ecology of Absence: Aerial View of Downtown, 1926Michael R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-43557124027613209812009-11-27T16:42:42.934-06:002009-11-27T16:42:42.934-06:00Wow, stunning photograph. That which Harland Bart...Wow, stunning photograph. That which Harland Bartholomew saw as problematic we wish we had today -- dense buildings, crowded sidewalks, narrow streets, etc. Thanks for posting!UrbanReviewSTLhttp://urbanreviewstl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-13172275216177380912009-11-27T11:38:08.364-06:002009-11-27T11:38:08.364-06:00Makes me sick! Had the city preserved that level ...Makes me sick! Had the city preserved that level of human-scale urbanity, St. Louis would undoubtedly be a destination city a la Boston or New Orleans. How sad that seemingly forward-thinking renewal schemes of the '50s and '60s have irreversibly damaged so much of our urban fabric.STLgasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637030307305896833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-9972530213322869952009-11-27T01:10:41.284-06:002009-11-27T01:10:41.284-06:00If you hung out with Theodore Link, and he was lik...If you hung out with Theodore Link, and he was like, come over to my place on Cabanee Place and watch MNF.<br /><br />And you are like dude, MNF does not exist.<br /><br />Then Link concedes and says, “Well, at least we can drink these warm beers.”<br /><br />Then it is ok, we can drink beers Ted, but the staches is killing me.thoughts from south grandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-85809769004099122172009-11-26T22:23:33.090-06:002009-11-26T22:23:33.090-06:00better than it looks with gaping holes, wastelands...better than it looks with gaping holes, wastelands, and nothingness where there once was operating civilization.john w.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-75238791019400144792009-11-26T06:35:34.135-06:002009-11-26T06:35:34.135-06:00Most photos from that era really show the effects ...Most photos from that era really show the effects of coal smoke soot. The city is so dark from soot that it looks like bad photography. Very sinister looking. Wonder what the city would have looked like back then if everything wasn't encrusted with ugly black coal soot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-37305306284747669912009-11-25T20:03:59.386-06:002009-11-25T20:03:59.386-06:00Wow, looks like a real city.Wow, looks like a real city.Doug Duckworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684467055184767166noreply@blogger.com