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In down town Los Angeles is an area called Bunker Hill.  Back in the 1950s and 60s this was what you might call a blighted area, then came redevelopment.  Adjacent to Bunker Hill was the worlds shortest rail way called Angels Flight which ran from 1901 until it closed during the redevelopment of down town in 1969.  It reopened in 1996 and opperated for just six years.  In this photograph you can see the oriental style building at the top of the rail way trestle.  That is the upper Angels Flight station.

This is an extremely dynamic architectural image. I like the forced perspective of the buildings and the structure for the rail running up along the right side.  This gives a strong feeling of the hill.  The colors are dynamic and strong. 

When I first saw this photograph my thought was that the wires should be eliminated.  But on realizing these are part of the rail way system I feel they have to stay to tell the story.

There is one item that does distract me.  The jet trails, one visible and one invisible, cutting through the clouds.  These could be cloned with the beautiful wispy clouds.

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