Monday, March 7, 2011

What's The Ugliest Intersection in Your Community?

The LA Times ran a brief piece inspired by a Twitter tweet (welcome to the second decade of the 21st Century). The tweet, placed by writer/editor Kurt Andersen, was inspired by a Los Angeles intersection he happened to be passing through. While Andersen's body of work is not to my taste, the question he posed (in more ways than one) got my attention. Most people can quickly formulate an opinion about ugly crossroads. Framing the proposition in terms of local perspective gives Anderson's question some juice and context. The opportunity to share this pointless information is just plain fun, admittedly at the expense of an unfortunate intersection.

You're welcome to comment and include a photo or other image of an offensive intersection. My contribution is the Tonnelle Circle in Jersey City. The accompanying photo only hints at how hideous this abomination is. However, you'll want to catch this while you can, as a massive public works project is eliminating some of the more egregiously ugly and dangerous aspects of this intersection.


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