The Hallway Shot
Similarly styled corporate group photos from the 1950s and 60s, emphasizing the long, windowless hallway of the office building.
The photos come across as a bit odd and creepy nowadays, as if the worker drones have temporarily emerged from their holes. But back then these long hallways evidently were a source of corporate pride.
The top photo has recently been circulating online with the (false) caption, "Doctors in a mental asylum."
The photos come across as a bit odd and creepy nowadays, as if the worker drones have temporarily emerged from their holes. But back then these long hallways evidently were a source of corporate pride.
The top photo has recently been circulating online with the (false) caption, "Doctors in a mental asylum."
Allied Chemical researchers. 1967.
Research lab hallway at opening of Niskayuna, NY GE Research Center, 1950.
Comments
If that were a mental asylum, there'd probably be no knobs on the inside of the doors. Also, the flooring in both those photos looks like the asbestos stuff that was widely used. I wonder if they eventually removed it or just covered it up, or if the buildings even still exist, for that matter.
Posted by Fritz G on 05/14/17 at 04:51 PM
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