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New York City
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

I cut out one little house at a time': the trucker who spent decades building a tiny replica of NYC

Joe Macken spent decades handcrafting a block-by-block wooden model of all five New York boroughs now housed at Museum of the City of New York.
fromwww.brooklynpaper.com
1 month ago

NYC landmarks, including miniature Brooklyn Bridge, highlight Holiday Train Show at NYBG Brooklyn Paper

Kenia Pittman, director of exhibition design operations at the New York Botanical Garden, towers over the Brooklyn Bridge as she talks. But this is more of a baby Brooklyn Bridge than the real thing. While few structures are as symbolic of Brooklyn as this signature bridge, Pittman describes the architecture of the Garden's massive miniature, built for its holiday train exhibit, along with a series of other landmarks from Brooklyn and beyond, constructed to scale.
Brooklyn
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It's the story of my life': how a retired teacher transformed his memories into a miniature world

Ken Bonham constructs intricate memory-box dioramas and architectural models from travel souvenirs and handcrafted materials, filling his Birmingham flat with miniature scenes.
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