continuance

Tarsila do Amaral, E.F.C.B. (Central Railway Station), 1924 (Brazil).  Growing up in southern California I had very little concept that trains could be used for, you know, travel.  It was when I lived in England and saw how cities were planned around the central station, that that the train tracks weren't just dropped somewhere on the edge of town as an afterthought, I just couldn't get over how liberating it felt to be able to walk to a train that could take me anywhere in the country.  Thus my appreciation for good public transportation (not to mention smart urban planning) was firmly cemented.  The London Tube helped a lot too, but that's a story for another day.  Tarsila do Amaral's modernist rendering here similarly places the station smack in the center of the city, walking distance from both homes and church, and she has painted the whole scene with bright, cheerful colors and a satisfying attention to geometry.  If you're unfamiliar with her work and would like to see more I recommend selecting a title at random from the drop-down menus here.