Beige ceramic tiles and thick metal corner guards provided an old, steam-powered aesthetic reminiscent of the industrial revolution throughout the office building. I expected Edison to spring from a door wearing headphones and holding a lightbulb, or Carnegie and Bessemer with steel ladle and forge discussing carbon alloys, or Vanderbilt and Morgan wallowing in piles of cash and stock certificates while armed guards stood watch over their bullion. Instead, I found a recluse in tattered clothing,
Published on August 09, 2009 07:02