The Other Kahn | Hidden City Philadelphia

Bob Bruhin

 

The Other Kahn | Hidden City Philadelphia 317 North Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, 14 January, 2011
Copyright © 2011, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved.

 

In an ever-upward trajectory, Kahn left his post as chief designer of Mason & Rice to strike out on his own, founding first Kahn & Mason until 1902, and later Kahn & Wilby until 1918. Many treatments of Albert Kahn inevitably deflect toward his kinship with Ford and his impressive portfolio of industrial architecture. Structures like the Packard Motor Car Company Building No. 10 (1905), Philadelphia’s Ford factory on Broad Street, Ford’s half-mile-long River Rouge complex, the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant and Willow Run Bomber Plant stand as emblems of the modern aesthetic: sparse in ornament, direct in their materials and flexible and open in their plans. Later designs like the the Tank and Bomber plants further stoked Europe’s infatuation with slim, clean lines of glass and steel and provided a template–for good or ill–of a bold new post-World War II Modernist aesthetic.

The Other Kahn | Hidden City Philadelphia.

Things YOU can do – VIADUCTgreene

Bob Bruhin

 

Things YOU can do – VIADUCTgreene

Check out our Prospectus 2014.

Get to know the site.

Learn about our directed goals and ambitions as being the best possible stewards of the site. If something stands out for you, please contact us so we may connect you with others.

Express your interest to Tower Investments, owner of the landmark Inquirer Building, that the City Branch corridor be embraced as the great connective civic asset it is. We’ll all be learning about gaming permits in early 2014.

Express your interest to the Community College of Philadelphia that the City Branch Corridor become part of the College’s Master Plan.

Express your interest to the Department of Planning that the continuous integrity of the City Branch Corridor be maintained, including all air rights.

Express your interest to City of Philadelphia office of the Mayor,  City Planning Commission, Dept of Commerce,  Dept of Parks and Recreation that they be supportive of  VIADUCTgreene’s directed goals.

Express your interest to SEPTA that Walking and Bicycles are transit too! All like underutilized corridors deserve special consideration and attention.

Express your interest to the Center City District for holistic over incremental planning and make it’s promised future attempts to create “improvement districts” transparent and inclusive.

Express your interest to the Callowhill Neighborhood Association to look to VIADUCTgreene’s “green the street” initiative ahead of a questionably buildable and fundable “Phase 1″ Rail Park-in-the-sky.

Express your interest to the Parkway Council Foundation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, and the Philadelphia Art Commission that they be supportive of  VIADUCTgreene’s directed goals.

Express your interest to corporate interests to partner in the ‘Dream VIADUCTgreene Ideas Competition’ and other directed goals.

Express your interest to all the above that any “Cultural Corridor” transit be located along Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and Kelly Drive addressing Philadelphia Museum of Art’s restored and renewed major public entryway hall facing Kelly Drive and the Perelman Building.

Know the Place!  Come on a walk!  Past. Present. Possible!

Things YOU can do – VIADUCTgreene.

Urban Landscapes

Bob Bruhin

Here’s a brief look back at 2013 as it to presented itself to PlanPhilly and Eyes on the Street. You’ll see work by professional photographers such as Neal Santos and Ed Hille, our own writing staff, an amazing group of shutterbugs who contribute all year long to the Eyes on the Street Flickr Group, including our regulars: Steve Ives, Gary Reed, Bob Bruhin, Theresa Stigale, and Michael Klusek. We also included some Philly Photo Day submissions!

(via PlanPhilly | Real to Reel, 2013)


Source:

planphilly.com

Urban Landscapes.

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Bob Bruhin

Via Flickr:
Panorama 1916
Esslinger Brewing Company
10th and Callowhill Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Copyright © 2012, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved.
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Good night Dune, Good night Lynchland members… – Lynchland – David Lynch – Roland Kermarec

Bob Bruhin

 

Good night Dune, Good night Lynchland members and Goodbye 2013 !

“Goodnight Dune” by Julia Yu, a sweet children’s version of “Dune”.

→ http://goodnightdune.com/index.html

Here is how Julia Yu describes her project :

“Goodnight Dune was written and illustrated after I saw an article for Five Sci-Fi Children’s Books on College Humor, linked from a Reddit post which asked for a more fleshed out version of the book. While the original parody art was amazing I decided to stick closer to the original Goodnight Moon structure, using some stylistic elements from the David Lynch movie version of Dune.”

Thanks to Jen Lynch for the link !

Good night Dune, Good night Lynchland members… – Lynchland – David Lynch – Roland Kermarec.