More Hunters Point Waterfront

Posted: January 30th, 2015 | Filed under: Queens

The new city-owned Hunters Point South Park is great:

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

My only pet peeve is that the great sitting area that was open to everyone has been commandeered by the concession there, which eventually posted signs saying that you had to buy stuff to sit there, which is obviously bullshit:

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, May 30, 2014

Also, another spot to experience Manhattanhenge:

Manhattanhenge, Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, May 30, 2014

When Railings Were Shorter And You Hover Over The Water

Posted: January 26th, 2015 | Filed under: Queens

The knee-buckling, gonad-zinging Triborough Bridge Pedestrian Walk is kind of fantastic:

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

And then you look over the railing, which seems to be somewhere near your knee, and your stomach kind of churns:

Hellgate Bridge From Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Railroad Park In Scottsdale, Arizona

Posted: January 21st, 2015 | Filed under: Out Of Town

The McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, Arizona, from December 2014:

Paradise & Pacific Railroad, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 20, 2014

Also, an incredible model railroad building:

Model Railroad Building, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 20, 2014

With Arizona locales:

Model Railroad Building, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 20, 2014

And strip mining!

Model Railroad Building, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 20, 2014

And a statue of Bil Keane, the Family Circus creator who lived in nearby Paradise Valley from 1959 until his death in 2011:

Bil Keane Statue, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 20, 2014