The background picture for this blog is one of the collection of images offered by Google. I would have used one of my own pictures, but this picture got to me right away. I wanted something to illustrate the idea of the urban landscape, and what did I find but a picture of Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan. I grew up near NYC and I always was fascinated by this space and the grandeur of it, the grandeur coming from having been built in a previous age when grand structures evoked so brilliantly the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome (from "To Helen" as reconstructed by Edgar Allen Poe).
To me, Grand Central Station epitomizes the urban scene, particularly the urban scene as personified by NYC, even more particularly by Manhattan. I don't live near there now, but I am in another urban scene, namely Boston. More specifically Chelsea, but so close to and so integrated with Boston that there isn't any material difference even though Chelsea is a separate city. Interestingly Chelsea is also the name given to a neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. But there many other places named Chelsea in the world. That is OK, Chelsea is nice name.
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