Rumor Control, Indeed (was: Re: Rumor Control: Re: 60 hudson may collapse..
Frank Coluccio
fcoluccio at dticonsulting.com
Thu Sep 13 07:04:48 UTC 2001
On the construction of 60 Hudson, Perry Piermont wrote:
>>It is not a windowless telecom building -- it was
originally a western union office building that slowly
evolved into its current role.<<
Good point, 60 Hudson is not windowless <except, in parts, where the windows have
been plugged up ;> But from my recall of its details it was built to the
same 'fortress-like' standards as 32 Sixth Avenue and other classical telco-grade
buildings of the era. But true, its design precedes windowless COs by about
thirty years ;)
>
> Frank Coluccio <fcoluccio at dticonsulting.com> writes:
> > Like 140 West Street (adjacent to where 7 WTC once stood), 60H is a
> > brick shit house.
>
> 60 Hudson is not properly built for its role, actually. It is not a
> windowless telecom building -- it was originally a western union
> office building that slowly evolved into its current role. Most of
> the nearby telecom buildings are indeed windowless and designed to
> take punishment, but 60 is not. I recall on many occasions pointing
> it out to friends and noting you could see racked equipment through
> its numerous windows.
>
> It may (or may not) be perfectly true that it is safe, but its design
> has nothing to do with that safety -- only its position during this
> incident.
>
> Perry
>
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