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Re: The bridge has a rugged no-nonsense look. Wikipedia says it
was the model for the bridge in Sydney, Australia!
posted by
2902
on August 28, 2012 at 6:28 AM
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Yes - your description of the bridge calls for such a name. Amazing what man can create, and I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
posted by
adnohr
on August 28, 2012 at 5:04 AM
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Re: Re: Thank you, Lion. The other two New York Bridges I wrote about -
the Brooklyn and the George Washington - have a completely different feel about them. Characterizing them in verse was fun.
posted by
2902
on August 28, 2012 at 4:26 AM
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Re: Thank you, Lion.
posted by
2902
on August 28, 2012 at 4:23 AM
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Re: Thank you, Lion.
posted by
2902
on August 28, 2012 at 4:23 AM
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Re: You get a good view of it while you're driving on the Triboro
Bridge - the long approaches to the span itself rest on monstrous concrete pylons. It's quite a sight.
posted by
2902
on August 28, 2012 at 4:22 AM
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that's a beautifully clear picture you paint.
posted by
lionreign
on August 28, 2012 at 3:41 AM
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It is a toughy Bob I can imagine 
posted by
C_C_T
on August 27, 2012 at 11:18 PM
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Re: It;s an awful lot of bridge, and don't you love the name?
posted by
2902
on August 27, 2012 at 7:31 PM
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Being from the west, and never visiting New York I had to look up this massive red bridge...I like your view better Bob, but in any eye it is a wonder to behold.
posted by
UtahJay
on August 27, 2012 at 7:05 PM
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Re: I like this! I can see it... feel how it feels to see it,
Ciel, it's imprinted in my childhood memories. No sissy, the big bridge and its approaches filled the Astoria skyline when we visited my uncle John out there. I loved watching the huge Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives horsing the freight cars across it.
posted by
2902
on August 27, 2012 at 6:09 PM
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Re: excellent descriptive lines.
Thank you. It comes from the heart and childhood memories - Lionel Trains sold a version of it for its O-guage electric trains. We could never afford it, but it was a classic.
posted by
2902
on August 27, 2012 at 6:05 PM
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Re: excellent descriptive lines.
Thank you. It comes from the heart and childhood memories - Lionel Trains sold a version of it for its O-guage electric trains. We could never afford it, but it was a classic.
posted by
2902
on August 27, 2012 at 6:05 PM
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excellent descriptive lines.
posted by
Kabu
on August 27, 2012 at 5:31 PM
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I like this! I can see it... feel how it feels to see it,
I can see it... feel how it feels to see it, to be part of the scene.
posted by
Ciel
on August 27, 2012 at 4:51 PM
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