Motivated by the Creative Time Sandcastle competitions,
where the young and hip artists were invited to show off with their building
skills I decided to take some time off and embark into a A train journey to
Rockaway Beach in Queens. I have to admit that actually the A train ride turned
out as the most exciting part of my excursion.
The discovery of the beach area, once inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans now turned from into hip destination —from traditional boardwalk to skateboard park— was also
interesting. The mix of low income high-rise with the rough
Atlantic waves breaking into the manmade breakwater makes us aware of nature accessible from the city.
Birds flying over my head, almost out of the Hitchcock movie
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| From Boardwalk to Skateboard Park |
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| The Creative Time sandcastle competition |
And finally the encounter
with the unusual structure (reminding me of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro) made
me feel almost like being transported by the A train disappearing in the water.
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| Unusual concrete structure for a bus shelter, reminded me of Copacabana beach architecture |
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| The view from the A subway train, emerged from the underground and floating on water |
