Some Growth
A recent notice concerning area codes: When I was a kid, all of NYC was area code 212. In 1984,
Journal
Our work with old buildings has us studying a lot of different topics in addition to structural engineering – for example, architecture, history, and historic preservation – and we like sharing stories about what we’ve found.
Memorial Day
The news of the first nationwide Memorial Day, remembrance for the Civil War: Reporting from all over the country in
You Are Here
Kieran Healey – a man who does some truly fascinating things with sociology, data visualization, and the intersection between sociology
It Looked Familiar: Far Out Of Town
From “Daredevil Noir,” an alternate history story with the Daredevil characters set in the 1930s, a gangster acting gangsterish: There’s
From Many Angles
From 29th Street east of Second Avenue, the spire of the Empire State Building, hidden behind a nearby fence and
Tristyle In Extremis
I was walking down a street on Long Island when I saw an interesting building. The gable roof extended past
The Passing Of An Era
Apparently, the MTA has decided it’s time to get rid of the social-distancing decals that were put down in 2020
Fly Like A Bird
From 1915 or so, a postcard showing the Brooklyn Bridge: I suspect this was hand-painted over a photo. The detail
Forty-Nine Days Late
From Julia Rez, a group of NASA reports found in the trash: And from Nanoraptor, a slightly modified image: The
Equitable on Broad Street 12
The end is here: both for the construction of the Equitable Trust Building at 15 Broad Street in 1926-1928, and
It Looked Familiar: Attenuated
Batman continues to think deep thoughts about the past, as he looks at the Gotham Stock Exchange and its very
It Looked Familiar: Historical
This series has focussed on relating images of New York (with the occasional foray elsewhere) in comic books to actual
Never Was
A 1913 or so postcard showing the Manhattan end of the Manhattan Bridge, looking east towards Brooklyn: If that looks
Structural Analysis Is Where You Find It
One of my weirder old projects…The Verdi Monument at Verdi Square, which is the narrow triangle[1] bounded by Broadway on
Your Eyes Will Fool You
This is not my lunch’s view after I swallow: It is, rather, a picture I took inside a steel tube
Equitable on Broad Street 11
The end is in sight: both for the construction of the Equitable Trust Building at 15 Broad Street in 1926-1928,
Less Bucolic Than It Looks
Looking north up Broadway, from about Fulton Street, in 1820: The fancy building is City Hall, then eight years old.
A Mixed Metaphor
After Perseus killed Medusa by cutting off her head, he carried her head around for a while, using it as
Unsurprising, If You Think About It
In retrospect, it’s obvious that Isamu Noguchi’s “Red Cube” sculpture in front of 140 Broadway would have to be repainted
Equitable on Broad Street 10
Back to the construction work at the interior of 15 Broad Street, which was picking up speed in the late