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quinn222 at 09:26pm on 13/11/2005
quinn222 at 09:26pm on 13/11/2005I thought you might like to read this excerpt from the book “Blockology: An Offbeat Walking Guide to Lower Manhattan,” by Robert Jay Kaufman.
For example, Thomas St. between Church St. and Broadway in Tribeca is included in “Blockology” for its divergent architecture. On one side of Thomas St. is the imposing granite AT&T Long Lines building, which is next to a park enclosed by a tall, ironwork fence. On the opposite side of the street is a 1950s New York State Insurance Fund building, a vacant Victorian-style building that’s falling apart, and further down, the marble side wall of a McDonalds. “It’s really outrageous,” Kaufman said. “Certainly no urban planner would do this.”
In his book, Kaufman calls this section of Thomas St. an “archipodge block,” which he defines as “a block that has not two buildings with the same architectural style.” Archipodge blocks are all over Manhattan, but none are as extreme as Thomas St., said Kaufman.
the building mentioned that is falling apart is two doors east from Kinnetik. It's 8 Thomas Street.
For example, Thomas St. between Church St. and Broadway in Tribeca is included in “Blockology” for its divergent architecture. On one side of Thomas St. is the imposing granite AT&T Long Lines building, which is next to a park enclosed by a tall, ironwork fence. On the opposite side of the street is a 1950s New York State Insurance Fund building, a vacant Victorian-style building that’s falling apart, and further down, the marble side wall of a McDonalds. “It’s really outrageous,” Kaufman said. “Certainly no urban planner would do this.”
In his book, Kaufman calls this section of Thomas St. an “archipodge block,” which he defines as “a block that has not two buildings with the same architectural style.” Archipodge blocks are all over Manhattan, but none are as extreme as Thomas St., said Kaufman.
the building mentioned that is falling apart is two doors east from Kinnetik. It's 8 Thomas Street.
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