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How tall do you want the building Mr. Woolworth?

As tall as you can make it.

I can't believe that beauty is almost 100! :eek:

^the 700 foot Metlife tower on Madison Sq. turns 100 this year.

^Not exactly skyscrapers of old under construction. Why do they cover those buildings with green tarp anyways?

I think it's moss. ;)

It's bamboo scaffolding. Flexible and re-usable.

Perhaps you might want to define "OLD". I would say, pre WWII. I would not call skyscrapers built in the 70s or 80s "skyscrapers of old" lol.

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheArtist (Post 4229707)

Perhaps you might want to define "OLD". I would say, pre WWII. I would not call skyscrapers built in the 70s or 80s "skyscrapers of old" lol.

I think anything is fine up until the 21st Century, I enjoy seeing these 1980's buildings under construction!

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Originally Posted by Patrick (Post 4229850)

I think anything is fine up until the 21st Century, I enjoy seeing these 1980's buildings under construction!

Perhaps we have a minor generation gap thing going on here lol. I am 43 and consider myself a youngster. But you, at 16,,, your just a kid. Even 1 year can seem like a long time to you lol. A year to me would be like a couple of your months. I remember watching the "new ones" go up in the 70s and 80s. We are barely into the 21st Century. The 20th century was just yesterday for goodness sakes. Mid Century Modern is only now starting to be considered "kinda oldish" and beginning to be more appreciated. Though too much of it is still being torn down imo.

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Originally Posted by ThreeHundred (Post 3934243)

One Liberty Plaza (Philly)
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...484783eb_o.jpg

Place. Liberty Place. :)

New York's Park Row Building in 1898 (at 119 m, the tallest office building completed in the 19th century)

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...tion-1-1-1.jpg

In 1902, 3 years after completion.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...42075u-1-1.jpg

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I know you people have some good pictures. Post up!

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