Thursday, August 1, 2013

Thursday Challenge—"modern"

Last week on my other blog, I showed a
picture taken from up near the top of this skyscraper
where I used to work.  The 46-story Hearst Tower
was completed in 2006 at a cost of $500,000,000;
it was constructed within the shell of the original
Hearst Building—which has landmark status.
That one, finished in 1928, cost $498,000,000 less
(and there's pretty much all you need to know
about inflation and NYC real estate).

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.
And since it's the 1st of the month, I've posted to my Paris blog.]

5 comments:

  1. That's a lot of glass. I'll look out for it next time I'm in NYC.

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  3. oh how beautiful if we want to say a skyscraper is.All that glass is beautiful look for a picture. I would be a little nerveous I am afraid to go up that high even in a elevator. Bravo for you to have worked there.

    I mean if your job is there. What choice do you have if the job is your experitise right.

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  4. Great shot and lovely building - but I wouldn't want to be in it or near it in an earthquake!
    Dropping by from The Thursday Challenge.

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