Sometimes the Arch seems not quite real to me. I mean, how did Eero Saarinen and a bunch of space aliens drop this far-beyond-human scale metal epiphany in an ordinary Midwestern city? Sometimes when I walk or drive by I start thinking what the hell is that doing here? Building the Arch was one of the few acts of real vision in the modern history of this sometimes indifferent burgh.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Apparition
Sometimes the Arch seems not quite real to me. I mean, how did Eero Saarinen and a bunch of space aliens drop this far-beyond-human scale metal epiphany in an ordinary Midwestern city? Sometimes when I walk or drive by I start thinking what the hell is that doing here? Building the Arch was one of the few acts of real vision in the modern history of this sometimes indifferent burgh.
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Eero Saarinen,
Gateway Arch,
St. Louis
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3 comments:
Some say apparitions can not be real, but the key to seeing the truth is knowing that not everyone is meant to decipher the apparition.
What a great shot - and a great vision too, yes. It takes vision to embark on a project such as this, and it's amazing to see what it does to a city.
Interesting, it looks as if it is in motion.
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