Paramount Ballroom (Shanghai, China); Architecture--China--Shanghai; Buildings--China--Shanghai; Shanghai (China)--History--20th century; Shanghai (China)--Social life and customs--20th century
The Paramount Ballroom was an innovative urban space that challenged traditional
Chinese values. In doing so it played an important role in Shanghai's modernization.
Traditional Confucian morality set very strict regulations on the social...
Curved portion of an elevated railroad in New York. A train is on both the inside and outside sets of tracks. Tall buildings are in the background. Title: 41. Elevated Ry. Curve, Coentis Slip, Wall Street skyscrapers in background, New York, U.S.A....
Cities & towns; Buildings; Flatiron Building (New York, N.Y.); Streets
View of Flatiron Building in New York from down the street. Twenty-story wedge-shaped building at the intersection of two streets. Pedestrians and horses and wagons are on the street. Title: 10 Most striking of Sky-scrapers - the 'Flatiron' Bldg.,...
Skyscrapers; Cityscapes; Rivers; Bridges; Water tanks; Railroads; Streets
Chicago skyline looking down the Chicago River. There are several tall buildings in background, and a bridge is visible near the mouth of the river. There is a water tank on the roof of a building in the foreground, and there are trains on the...
In the United States substance abuse takes a toll that is costly in both economic and human terms. In 2005 we paid 467.7 billion dollars to address the consequences of substance abuse, and each year we have lost an estimated 537,000 of our fellows...
Inspired by William Butler Years and his theory that "A poet...never speaks directly as to someone at the breakfast table…" from "A General Introduction for My Work" this poetic thesis examines everyday occurrences in an often...
Cities & towns; Street railroads; Railroads; Buildings
Tall building behind a city square with streets and traffic on either side. More buildings line the streets, which contain streetcars and pedestrians. The sign on the tall building includes the word 'Bank.' On the right side is another tall...
Paintings; Acrylic paintings; Mixed media; Graffiti; Poetry; Inscriptions; Music; Jazz; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Musicians; Jazz musicians; Composers; Celebrities; People associated with entertainment & sports; Clothing & dress;...
"Although savvy enough to take [Robert] Rauschenberg and [Jasper] Johns as models, as well as to avoid the subways, Basquiat teamed up with a fellow dropout, Al Diaz, and headed for SoHo, where the art world soon knew the pair through their...
