toppler effect

this building on broadway has a structure of 4"x4" braces preventing it from falling over. apparently really missed its recently demolished neighbor. the stores on the ground floor had to be evicted and now the building stands condemned



4 comments so far...

llllllllll February 10, 2008, 08:26 PM
awesome!
so they're going to tear it down i guess?
insky February 11, 2008, 03:30 AM
at some point, though there's a betting pool out there for the imminent collapse. here's a fun story..
http://curbed.com/archives/2008/01/03/creative_construction_at_reade_and_broadway.php
llllllllll February 11, 2008, 09:36 AM
haha. thanks for the link..
...funny comments...
nanna munnecke barlby February 12, 2008, 11:39 AM
beautiful
Reminds me of this structure in Antwerp, Belgium
http://www.23hq.com/nanna/photo/2339711?album_id=2339791
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