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Originally Posted by pianowizard
I don't know if this has been pointed out before, but it seems to me that they added just enough extra height so that the "Upper Viewing Platform" will be high enough to become the city's highest observation deck, at 1,271' versus 1,268' for the 1WTC deck.
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I think they just took advantage of the design. Remember, 30 Hudson was at one time taller than it is now. And there was a private viewing area at the top.
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Originally Posted by iiConTr0v3rSYx
30 HY doesn’t look like some last minute, tacked on gimmick. And most importantly it doesn’t obscure the facade.
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Have you seen the deck at 30 Hudson? And the facade here isn't obscured.
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Originally Posted by ESysyn
This is a great week for 1 Vandy!
-- facade (nearly) finished
-- elevator coming down
-- crane being dismantled
-- SPIRE BACK UP
Can it get any better!?!?!
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It could get better if they light the entire crown. That's what I'm waiting on. I wonder if they will just wait until the crane is down.
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