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Cartographic Porn

by natecooper | Dec 31, 2008 | architecture, Brooklyn, cities, media, new york

This list of fire department maps of New York City from the 19th and early 20th century is like porn for cartophiles. (via NY Public Library Blog)

A Nation Divided

by natecooper | Dec 31, 2008 | cities, culture, nate, politics, world

BLDGBLOG seems dubious of a WSJ article predicting the dissolution of the U.S. into six fractionalized nations, under foreign influence. Does this suggest the end of the perfect California burrito?

Jess’ Dream

by natecooper | Dec 30, 2008 | architecture, cities, culture, humor, nate

“nate cooper! last night i had a dream that you owned a… hmm, i guess a park? for kids? and you bought it with student loans. and uhm… there was a tree that had like… 100000 toy monkeys on it, and a hill where you could shoot your choice of...

Weather Envy

by natecooper | Nov 18, 2008 | Brooklyn, cities, new york, san francisco

Now: Three days from now:

Modernist Lounging

by natecooper | Nov 14, 2008 | architecture, cities, cool, culture, world

Check out this park and landscape in Prague. I have mixed feelings about modernist architecture. It always looks amazing in photography but often is bleak and imposing from the ground level. More recent construction like this, however, re-writes the perspective on a...

Change Has Come

by natecooper | Nov 11, 2008 | cities, cool, culture, nate, new york, politics

I read with some interest i09’s assessment of Clinton era Sci-Fi. Never really thought about it but the 90’s did have some great Sci-Fi. The Obama election has to be hugely significant for people of my generation. Specifically those around 30 years of age....