Tuesday, January 18th, 2005
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| Uh oh, is Park Fast about to become another hi-rise? They are doing some sort of drilling in and around the parking lot at Houston and Ludlow Streets. I think they are taking samples at various depths to investigate what sort of foundation would be needed for building on this lot. This whole area is moraine (essentially the loose rubble left behind after the ice age glaciers receded)”The total area of [Manhattan] is 301.5 square miles… Some of this area has been created by landfill (notably, Battery Park City).For many years, heights of the skyscrapers was determined on the underlying geology of the island, with the rocky substratum in the north part dipping deep below the surface moraine around 30th Street and not resurfacing until below Lower Manhattan’s financial district. Thus, few skyscrapers are found in these areas. With new building and landfill technology in the 1960?s skyscrapers and Battery Park City were built on landfill.”- citidex.com |
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2005