Hot Air!

As in which generates more of it? The two engines from this commuter jet or the US Capitol Building in the distance? Taken at the Washington National Reagan Airport...

Dupont Overcast

Along Connecticut Avenue in the Washington DC neighborhood of Dupont Circle. There are underpasses along the avenue to bypass traffic circles withing the neighborhood...

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Urban Ubiquities: The Crosswalk

The crosswalk, a pedestrian staple in any urban environment. Not only do they assist with pedestrians crossing the street in an organized and safe manner, but they also provide for me a basis to compose an interesting shot. Here are a few examples:

At the corner of M and Wisconsin Streets in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington DC.


Near the corner of Lenox and 125th in the neighborhood of Harlem in Manhattan, New York City...


This crosswalk was taken on a weary stretch of East Washington Street in the Wholesale District of Indianapolis...


I originally titled this shot in Flickr as SSRI Crosswalk, but wasn't a hit; I suppose a few psychiatrist may find it humorous, but hey, this blog doesn't have the appropriate branding. This crosswalk was taken at the corner of Calvert and Connecticut Avenue in the Adams-Morgan neighborhood of Washington DC.


The crosswalk between jail and bail; taken in downtown Indianapolis, near the City County Building and the County Jail in Indianapolis...


Brooklyn's response to The Beatles' album Abbey Road. This crosswalk is near the crossings of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, near the neighborhoods of Prospect Heights and Park Slope.

Most of these shots have been geotagged, and may be viewed by clicking on each image...

All Hail the CTA Blue Line

Well Ok, you need not humble yourself to prostrate to the next approaching train, but it is quite a nice service. One line can transport you from O'Hare International to the loop without transferring for $2.25. This is one of the most extensive posts in Heidelberger Paper's history ;)

I fly to cities / Airports frequently and in my experience, how do other cities I frequent size up:

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New York City / LGA: No direct subway access, but a shuttle bus ($2.25 can get you to the 125th and Lexington subway station (free transfer), in which a complex pattern of train transfers can proceed it to get you around Manhattan. This runs 24 hours a day with reduced frequency off hours.

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New York City / JFK: An independent tram operated by the NY/NJ port authority ($5.00 and no free transfer to the subway, which is $2.25) can take you from the terminals to Jamaica Station on the far side of Queens, then a complex pattern of train transfers may also ensue to get you around Manhattan. Trips from JFK to Midtown Manhattan can take an hour and a half or more.

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Washington DC / DCA: A subway line runs (fees vary on distance traveled) from the airport and usually only one transfer (at Metro Center) will be required to get you where you need to go.

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Indianapolis International: A soon to be terminated, express bus line is available ($7.00) to take you downtown. Another bus line runs local (recently increased to $2.00). Just don't expect you to get anywhere late night or early morning.

Big Wheel Bikes

At the corner of 33rd and M Streets in Georgetown, Washington D.C.

This photo has been geotagged in Flickr, which may be seen by clicking on the image...

Tunnels * 3

Looking over part of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park from Connecticut Avenue in the Adams-Morgan area of Washington DC...

This one should definitely be viewed large on white, you may click on the image to do so.

Not the Issue

In Washington DC's Chinatown...

And Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature; Asian American...Please

-Walter, The Big Lebowski

Ghosts of Dupont Circle

Its exact location is geotagged on the image's Flickr page...

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Fun On Subways Week, Part 1 - Dupont Circle Launch

Some of the depths of the subway stations in Washington DC are 'legendary', Dupont Circle is one of those...

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Transfer in Chinatown

A typical scene in a Washington DC metro subway station...

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