Something completely different… eerie pictures of the Paris Metro

From time to time you discover something totally remarkable on the web. Today’s discovery (thanks to this tweet from @ChristianWolmar) is Sleepycity – is a tremendous and rather freakish collection of pictures from transport systems in Europe, most notably the Paris Métro, but there are also London pics and images from bridges and other structures. Their post ‘Demolition of the Paris Metro‘ is a summary of what they’ve found, including details of hidden stations, how they were reached, and discoveries of all kinds of oddities including 1940s advertising and abandoned, graffitied trains in tunnels. Take some time to browse around and be astounded by the daring of these guys, and marvel at the quality of the photography.

Gender images on the Tube

Ever seen this notice on the London Underground? Bet you have.

You’re sure?

Perhaps it’s time for a bit of a guerrilla feminist campaign in the public space in the UK. All we would need would be 2 triangles of blue sticky back plastic, and 2 white triangles.

(Inspired by Sociological Images)