Chart BERy, Atlantic Ave. Div. B.R.B. 20 - 1899

Editor: This is Paul Rowell's "Chart BERy, Atlantic Ave. Div. B.R.B." It reminds me of a scientific diagram, but something about the peaks makes it feel like a landscape. How should we interpret these shapes? Curator: Consider that this chart represents the Boston Elevated Railway. The peaks may symbolize efficiency, the very aspirations of industrial progress encoded in the visual language of the time. Do you see how the lines almost mimic cathedral arches? Editor: Yes, it's like they're elevating something beyond just the railway. It’s interesting how data can become a symbol. Curator: Exactly. And the chart itself becomes an icon of modernity's drive. We see cultural memory intertwined with visual representation.