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Such a haunting image! Reminds me of Berenice Abbott’s Penn Station photos, and looks like it could be somewhere in Europe and centuries ago. I love the black and white feel with the bright “to trains” sign. Lovely job.
I agree with Simone. Berenice Abbott is a perfect comparison. What I really like, though, is the red sign in the field of a black and white photograph. It brings an historical photo into the real world.
It looks like no one is at this pristine train station. Such lovely contrasts of light and dark, black and white, solid and void, flatness and three dimensionality. The red sign above almost looks like a joke.
Jan, I looked up its history and the terminal “is part of Liberty State Park, and along with nearby Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty recalls the era of massive immigration through the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is estimated that around 10.5 million entered the country through the station, which was built in 1889” and operated until April 30, 1967.
Such a haunting image! Reminds me of Berenice Abbott’s Penn Station photos, and looks like it could be somewhere in Europe and centuries ago. I love the black and white feel with the bright “to trains” sign. Lovely job.
I agree with Simone. Berenice Abbott is a perfect comparison. What I really like, though, is the red sign in the field of a black and white photograph. It brings an historical photo into the real world.
It looks like no one is at this pristine train station. Such lovely contrasts of light and dark, black and white, solid and void, flatness and three dimensionality. The red sign above almost looks like a joke.
An ominous photo–yet it holds the possibility of human action. Where was it taken?
It’s the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal in Liberty State Park.
Is this Ellis Island?
Jan, I looked up its history and the terminal “is part of Liberty State Park, and along with nearby Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty recalls the era of massive immigration through the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is estimated that around 10.5 million entered the country through the station, which was built in 1889” and operated until April 30, 1967.