Comments on: New York, Viipuri, sailing ships, and Trini Alvarado

New York, Viipuri, sailing ships, and Trini Alvarado

languagehat — Wed, 05 May 2004 11:58:46 -0800

iNetwork calls itself "an in4mation network by E.T.D." I discovered it through its amazing New York Skyscrapers subsite:

In addition to individual building entries and background info, it contains links to other resources, NYC webcams, clickable maps of locations of NYC skyscrapers, a forum for NYC skyscraper-related discussion and more.

But it's also got sections on Functionalism and the city of Viipuri ("a study of the 1930s Functionalistic architecture in the city of Viipuri in pre-war Finland"), the development of the square-rigged sailing ship from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 19th Century, and, uh, Trini Alvarado ("an amazingly underrated NYC film and stage actress"). Something for everyone!

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 05 May 2004 17:08:42 -0800

great stuff here-thanks!

By: hoskala

hoskala — Thu, 06 May 2004 14:15:38 -0800

My grandfather was born in Viipuri. (And also my grandgrandmother from mother's side.) Those beautiful pictures from the "goodoldtimes" always make me somewhat moody. Viipuri was no ordinary "finnish" town, it was a very interesting combination of russian, finnish, german and swedish influences. Fine set of links. Thanks. (Just for the record: I'm not suggesting we should get Karelia back...)