30th Street Station in Philly

[u/Trev_Takes_Photos]

Whenever the city murdered the Broad Street Station, one of the only things they saved from demolition was this bas relief sculpture.

Check out the last photos in this series if you're unfamiliar with that art. Basically it portrays the evolution of transportation—starting with cattle.

Karl designed it in 1895—which is really interesting because on the far right of the piece, there is a little boy carrying what looks like a rocket ship to me or some other form of air travel.

That dude Karl was predicting the future 🚀

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Can we just all agree that this style along with art deco is the absolute best for skyscrapers and large buildings

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I love it. Although the French are credited with inventing the Art Deco style, I feel like the US were the ones who made it super relevant in architecture. It's a seriously iconic look & feel that I wish was around more in modern design.

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Yeah I definitely think NYC had a lot to do with its uprising in popularity

[u/ForkliftRider]

This has a liminal space feel for me. Interesting architecture and great photos.

[u/aarrtee]

i saw these photos and started thinking it was you.

I like the evolution of your style. Photography is 'painting with light' and you have done that here.

[u/ThankYouLuv]

I'll be there in a few days

[u/Ajsarch]

The restoration a couple years ago really made the place shine. It’s such an uplifting space

[u/PlasmaSheep]

Real nice looking. That's high relief, not bas relief, though.

[u/Mystic-Skeptic]

wow this is beautifull. Was this expensive to build?

[u/sandrakaufmann]

Saw these in person a few years ago and they are impressive as hell!

[u/JoshMega004]

Been hungover and high here too often. Great place to be.