I heard that work on the shuttle is wrapping up pretty soon, and that in a week or two the new platforms will be open - does this also include the transfer to Bryant Park and the ADA upgrades? (Meaning the project will be complete?)
Also, are they removing the track connection to the 1/2/3? If so, are they going to add a switch between tracks 1 and 4 so that the shuttles can be easily moved from one track to another without having to send them over the whole system?
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Seems like a one-seat ride from Grand Central to Penn would be very useful. The interlocking already exists to divert it down the 7th Ave tracks.
Are they building anything behind it? It's been there since the new platforms were finished. I assume they'd be making space for some underground retail right?
2022: #8
Total reviewed for this sub: #460
Watched January 19th
As part of the Best of Warner Bros 100 Film Collection Volume 1 IMDB
WB Film 6/100
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writer: Rian James, James Seymour, Whitney Bolton (uncredited), Bradford Ropes (Play)
TSPDT: 915
89 minutes. Wonderful parts and pieces here, including more amazing choreography from Berkeley, that fit together a bit awkwardly for me as a whole.
I know this film is beloved and highly respected, but if I’m being honest I really felt the runtime. Part of the problem may have been that Berkeley got essentially 10 minutes at the end to razzle and dazzle. And his bit was great. He developed some creative stage designs and constructions that played with depth perception, and the final number started slowly and crescendoed beautifully. I got caught up in Ruby Keeler’s big shot at a starring role and loved the way her performance was captured.
I should mention, the premise for the movie is also fun. It’s a meta-musical about how hard it is to break into musicals. We see established stars, the producers adding cast members they like, gossipy chorus members, and how hard it is to break through all of that and get noticed. Ruby Keeler plays Peggy Sawyer, a young woman with big dreams. We meet her as an excellent dancer who struggles with confidence and some of the acting chops to give her star power. She meets Billy Lawler, who helps her get in front of the director and get into the chorus of her first show.
As the film moves along, we see how exhausting it can be to get ready for opening night of a large musical. Everyone is exhausted, beat up, and starts getting injured. And the director keeps pushing them harder to put on the perfect show. Behind the scenes there is a tangled romantic web between the film’s main financier, the leading lady, and her boy toy who sneaks back into town.
The movie cuts back and forth between preparation for opening night and the chaos behind the scenes. All of the pieces are in place for me to love this but it was so busy that I found myself tuning out a few times just because I needed to catch a break. I don’t know, maybe it would click for me on a rewatch but I left wanting more Berkeley and less of the first 75 minutes.
Not including The (F) as it's Local in Manhattan.
Which Line gets to "Coney Island - Stillwell Avenue" The Fastest?
The (D) from Bryant Park?
Or The (N) or (Q) from Times Square?
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2022: Movie #21
Watched January 19th
As part of the Best of Warner Bros 100 Film Collection Volume 1 IMDB
WB Film 6/100
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writer: Rian James, James Seymour, Whitney Bolton (uncredited), Bradford Ropes (Play)
TSPDT: 915
89 minutes. Wonderful parts and pieces here, including more amazing choreography from Berkeley, that fit together a bit awkwardly for me as a whole.
I know this film is beloved and highly respected, but if I’m being honest I really felt the runtime. Part of the problem may have been that Berkeley got essentially 10 minutes at the end to razzle and dazzle. And his bit was great. He developed some creative stage designs and constructions that played with depth perception, and the final number started slowly and crescendoed beautifully. I got caught up in Ruby Keeler’s big shot at a starring role and loved the way her performance was captured.
I should mention, the premise for the movie is also fun. It’s a meta-musical about how hard it is to break into musicals. We see established stars, the producers adding cast members they like, gossipy chorus members, and how hard it is to break through all of that and get noticed. Ruby Keeler plays Peggy Sawyer, a young woman with big dreams. We meet her as an excellent dancer who struggles with confidence and some of the acting chops to give her star power. She meets Billy Lawler, who helps her get in front of the director and get into the chorus of her first show.
As the film moves along, we see how exhausting it can be to get ready for opening night of a large musical. Everyone is exhausted, beat up, and starts getting injured. And the director keeps pushing them harder to put on the perfect show. Behind the scenes there is a tangled romantic web between the film’s main financier, the leading lady, and her boy toy who sneaks back into town.
The movie cuts back and forth between preparation for opening night and the chaos behind the scenes. All of the pieces are in place for me to love this but it was so busy that I found myself tuning out a few times just because I needed to catch a break. I don’t know, maybe it would click for me on a rewatch but I left wanting more Berkeley and less of the first 75 minutes.
