Flatiron Building view looking South on 5th and Broadway

I was in Manhattan for a day of meetings.  My hotel, the location of the meetings, was on 26th Street right near 7th Ave.  The late afternoon of my arrival I decided to go for a walk.

I started walking East on 26th; I passed by Broadway, and turned South onto 5th Ave.  I walked down to the Flatiron Building.  I looped back around, heading North on 5th to the Empire State Building.  I turned left onto 34th, headed over to Macy’s.  I took a break at Herald Square, then headed back South along Broadway to 26th.  From there, I headed back to my hotel.

Along the way, I saw:  Madison Square Park, Metropolitan Life Tower, NY Life Building, One Madison Park building, Merchandise Mart Building, Admiral Farragut monument, Worth Square, Marble Collegiate Church, Textile Building, 309 Fifth Avenue skyscraper under construction, Haier Building, James Gordon Bennett Memorial at Herald Square, One Penn Plaza, Herald Square Building, Greeley Square, etc.

The hotel was 6 short blocks from Penn Station / Madison Square Garden.  The hotel proudly named itself the Hilton New York Fashion district.

The sky was clear with just wisps of clouds.  The sun was low, and it made for some very nice photos.  The next day, it rained, and I wouldn’t have been able to do this beautiful walk.  I am glad I went for a walk when I did.

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I was on the campus of Purdue University for a day of meetings. After my meetings I went for a late afternoon walk around the Engineering Mall.

I started at the parking garage across the street from the MSEE building, walked along Northwestern Ave, turned left / West onto Stadium Ave, then left again onto Stadium Mall drive.  This had me walking straight into the center of the Engineering Mall area, through which I headed back to the car.

Along the way, I stopped at the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.  He has a very popular status sitting out front.  This statue had been featured on many of the recent memorial TV shows celebrating his life after his recent passing.  Many of the decorations and memorial tributes had been removed from the statue and put on nice display in the lobby of the building.  The students and the campus community were clearly moved by the recent events and have warmly showed their respect.

The late afternoon light also made from some nice pictures especailly of the iconic Bell Tower and Fountain.

The campus was alot of fun to visit and I don’t think I could have asked for better weather.

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