Thursday, October 6, 2011

Exciting escalator excavations








They must have all come on the same boat—15 foot chunks of escalator wrapped in white plastic, placed in readiness at various downtown intersections. How long has the excavation under busy city streets been going on, I wonder.  Before long, we hapless pedestrians will find underground havens, with the ability to pass underneath traffic while possibly viewing hawkers' wares or admiring some bit of public art. One passageway under the Bulvar sports marble half-vases mounted on marble shelves placed against mirrors, which complete the image, providing the vases’ other halves. T and I will benefit greatly from the new passageway under Azneft Square near our apartment. We cross the streets there daily, sometimes using the timed walk light that allows almost enough time to make it, or K more often darting across the road, happy when there is some local to follow and share the thrill.

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