Thursday, January 12, 2012

QUOTE: Mystery and Beauty

 queensboro bridge
 
"The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world"
~F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby


image from construction in 1907, completed in 1909. Cantilevered bridge connecting Long Island City in Queens to Manhattan over the Roosevelt Island and East River.


2 comments:

  1. So romantic! Love this history and quote! Hope you're having a wonderful week Callie!

    xo Mary Jo

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  2. amazing photos! i also prefer black and white over color, there is just something so raw about them. i hope you are having a great day ;)

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