Manhattan Olympics put game venues in perspective
Posted by staff / February 6, 2014 manhattanManhattan OlympicsOlympic venuesperspectivethe Winter Olympics
It’s hard to picture the immensity of Olympic venues when they’re out in the country, but what if Manhattan had hosted the Winter Olympics instead of Sochi?
The New York Times took a stab at giving us some perspective when they superimposed several tracks onto famous city landmarks, and we have to say, a luge through Times Square could make for some big tourist fun.
Full story at The New York Times via Kottke.
Photo credit: LARRY BUCHANAN, JOE BURGESS, SHAN CARTER, FORD FESSENDEN, MIKA GRÖNDAHL, JEREMY WHITE, WILSON ANDREWS, BECKY LEBOWITZ HANGER and CATHERINE SPANGLER
Photographs by ANGEL FRANCO and RICHARD PERRY
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