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Roma-Reykjavík-Tottenham Hale
Image by Alan Stanton
20 April 2007. Faraway places listed on the windows.
Barcelona, Bologna, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Prague, Palma, Roma and Reykjavík. (In orange lettering. Right-click for larger versions of the photo.)
I wonder how often someone asks for: "A ticket to Reykjavík, please."
Alternatively, you may prefer Hackney Downs or Stratford East.
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London Transport had an enviable reputation for excellent graphic design ― including its posters, signage, and the famous map and roundel.
An advantage of the proposed redevelopment of Tottenham Hale Station is the opportunity to dump the puerility of the existing 'artwork'. We could take a leaf not just from the past, but from interesting and beautiful designs appearing elsewhere on the network.
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Links
§ One of my 2007 photos from Whitechapel station.
§ One from Rotherhithe taken from Kake Pugh's set.
§ Link to Kake Pughs sets from: Whitechapel; from Wapping; and her favourite - Shadwell ― with other links.
§ Kake also records the simple but elegant black horse at our neighbouring tube station.
§ Link to an article on the East London Line murals.
§ Transport for London's Art on the Underground project.
§ Tottenham Hale mainline station was designed in 1988 and completed in 1991. The architects were Alsop Lyall & Störmer. Here's some deliciously sycophantic archiburble about the building and the "widely acclaimed collaboration between architect and artist".
From Alsop and Störmer : selected and current works (1999)
"The design gives a new identity' to the station which continues its use — for local commuter trains — and provides a strong sense of arrival for air travel passengers. This is achieved with simple steel structure that spans across the tracks, from which are suspended the electrification cables, information sign, lights and glass “valances" which protect the covered platforms from rain.
Architecturally, the station is a clean and pure composition of white-painted steel, transparent glass walls and silver aluminium roof sheeting. This gives a clear, open feel to the station platforms themselves, ensuring good visibility through the station and making it a safe environment for people on their own, especially at night. The track is spanned by an elegant steel and glass footbridge served by an escalator and stairs which discharge passengers into the ticket hall of the London Transport station.
Next to the "downside"; platform is a dramatically curved waiting room building which also houses a buffet and shop, lavatories and staff facilities. This steel and aluminium building looks out through sheer glass walls towards the platforms and can accommodate up to 300 waiting passengers. On the outside of the waiting room, above the curved façade, is a giant frieze by artist Bruce McLean. This collaboration between architect and artist has been widely acclaimed.”
Crocodile Hunter - Deadset Legend
Image by End of Level Boss
No passing of a celebrity had moved me (or Australia) like the passing of Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. Just as I was getting attached to him... he slipped away like a big 12 footer getting out of one of Stevo's traps.
This tribute which looked like wash day at the Irwin's was such a touching tribute.
My memories of Stevo's passing was being amazed at just how far and wide the tributes were coming in from. The US, UK, Pakistan, Israel, Iceland... the list goes on. At the time I likened it to the passing of Lady Dianna. And still it is hard to take in the fact that someone so full of life is gone.
A year has already passed and many more years will pass before I finally do accept that he is gone.
We miss ya you big fella!
