The Real NYC #22 - The NY Botanical Gardens Holiday Train Show
Grand Central Terminal There are a lot of ways to celebrate the winter holiday season in New York City. One of my favorites is the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Gardens in The Bronx. All year long the Gardens collects the detritus of its plants. Paul Busse and the crew at Applied Imagination, Ltd create the NYC landmarks and displays for the show. Using G gauge model trains you are led on a tour past 150 iconic NYC buildings and structures. From the Brooklyn Bridge to The Little Red Lighthouse. From Gracie Mansion to the NY Public Library. All made out of natural plant materials. The Haupt Conservatory Detail of Grand Central Terminal The Brooklyn Bridge Yankee Stadium Thomas The Tank Engine Radio City Music Hall Rockefeller Center The is also a display showing the process of building the structures , in this case Kykuit: First the walls of the structure are built Then plant matter is added to make the m...