Cincinnati Terminal 1931

Louis Conrad Rosenberg made this print of the Cincinnati Terminal, and wow, look at all the construction! The skeletal frameworks are laid bare, like veins beneath the city's skin. I wonder what Rosenberg was thinking when he made this. Maybe he was reflecting on the transformative power of industry and progress. You see how the dense latticework of scaffolding rises up, almost like a cathedral? It’s kind of beautiful. The way the light filters through all those beams creates a really captivating visual rhythm. The print captures a moment of becoming, not quite solid, but full of potential, a bit like a painting in progress. Think about Piranesi and his etchings of Rome. There's a relationship there. Artists are always conversing, you know, across time and space. Looking at this image, you realize that buildings, cities, and artworks are never really finished—they're always evolving, growing, and changing, just like us.