karolina

in the absence of photo-oriented website (for now), and instagram account (forever), going to start sharing some of my photography here.

it’s a rare, empty escalator of the Parliament Station in Melbourne CBD. it used to be the longest escalator in the Southern Hemisphere (30m), but has been surpassed by several others since, including the new State Library Station (42m).

it’s impossible to not get vertigo/heebie jeebies here.

#photography

Mar 25 at 7:00amWeb
Show threadJon Rowe1d ago
@fox the cubes are giving it a very severance vibe framed like that!
Show threadkarolina1d ago
@JonRowe yes! it has a haunted vibe
Show threadswggrkllr3rd1d ago
@fox What happened to flickr ??
Show threadBen Buchanan1d ago
@fox great photo. The escalator is kind of horrifying though.
Show threadkarolina14h ago
@200ok 💯 I do not enjoy how steep they are. Many people look to the sides to not get dizzy
Show threadBen Buchanan12h ago
@fox the boxes being on the human angle help a little bit. there are a couple in Sydney that I think are even longer, but the signs up the walls are on the same angle as the escalator... I had to stare at the steps on those.
Show threadnaz20h ago
@fox Dig it! Tell me about the floating box scenes? Those are rad.
Show threadEthan Marcotte20h ago
@nazhamid @fox I am also curious about those! (And heck yeah, *dig* this shot.)
Show threadkarolina14h ago

@beep @nazhamid thank you ♥️

I just learned that they installed the boxes to give people something to focus on and avoid falls (which happened frequently due to poor design and many reflective surfaces). so, it’s not decorative only!

Show threadBen Haylock 13h ago

@fox @beep @nazhamid

The huge escalators at Museum (now Melbourne Central) Station, and its general layout, were inspired by European stations.

My great-uncle was the architect.

The escalators were an engineering triumph-nightmare; station opened a couple of years before Parliament.

Show threadnaz13h ago
@fox @beep Form and function!
Show threadStephen14h ago
@nazhamid @fox my ex boss curated those photos! She was Gail Dunstan, the Deputy Parliamentary Librarian of the Victorian State Parliament at the time.