Brian Moore
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Union Station, Los Angeles California.
Olympus XA3 and Arista Premium 400 film, processed in Rodinal.
There is a kiosk at this location, and if I recall correctly, I think I balanced the camera on the kiosk tabletop for steadiness. (Kioskpod,...a 1st for me!)
A wee bit of history:
Los Angeles' Union Station was built in 1939. Architects were the Parkinsons, who also designed Los Angeles City Hall. The restaurant was a "Harvey House" restaurant. (In the 1870's Fred Harvey struck a deal with the Santa Fe Railway to build eating establishments along the rail routs. Harvey's restaurants were highly regarded for their quality fare and the attractive young white women he hired to work in them. Prior to Harvey, travelers west had few options but to eat whatever was made available at watering stops along the way. As you can imagine, quality and choice were highly variable.) The restaurant at Union Station in LA is the last Harvey House restaurant to be built inside a passenger terminal. It was designed by Mary Colter, one of the few female architects in the early 1900s. She did work for Harvey for over 30 years. She designed a number of notable buildings in the Southwest US, some of them in and around the Grand Canyon.
Olympus XA3 and Arista Premium 400 film, processed in Rodinal.
There is a kiosk at this location, and if I recall correctly, I think I balanced the camera on the kiosk tabletop for steadiness. (Kioskpod,...a 1st for me!)
A wee bit of history:
Los Angeles' Union Station was built in 1939. Architects were the Parkinsons, who also designed Los Angeles City Hall. The restaurant was a "Harvey House" restaurant. (In the 1870's Fred Harvey struck a deal with the Santa Fe Railway to build eating establishments along the rail routs. Harvey's restaurants were highly regarded for their quality fare and the attractive young white women he hired to work in them. Prior to Harvey, travelers west had few options but to eat whatever was made available at watering stops along the way. As you can imagine, quality and choice were highly variable.) The restaurant at Union Station in LA is the last Harvey House restaurant to be built inside a passenger terminal. It was designed by Mary Colter, one of the few female architects in the early 1900s. She did work for Harvey for over 30 years. She designed a number of notable buildings in the Southwest US, some of them in and around the Grand Canyon.
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