tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post649579010741839804..comments2024-03-29T01:38:51.887-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: 51 Astor Place — all glassed up and...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84388385667070864182013-02-13T20:18:10.867-05:002013-02-13T20:18:10.867-05:00What is that diagonal shape from the top to bottom...What is that diagonal shape from the top to bottom on the third Avenue side?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39134298050801633232013-02-13T20:16:47.942-05:002013-02-13T20:16:47.942-05:00No, the reflections are blinding so very hard to i...No, the reflections are blinding so very hard to ignore. Once it was so bright, before it even had all the glass, I couldn't see my book while I was on the bus. My eyes hurt remembering that sad, sour moment.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26462313665257075342013-02-13T19:56:20.214-05:002013-02-13T19:56:20.214-05:00I waiting for the July sun to hit it and blind eve...I waiting for the July sun to hit it and blind every car driver on 9th St.thowellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81476976186783170872013-02-13T16:01:15.097-05:002013-02-13T16:01:15.097-05:00@10:21 and @11:09
The shape is partly dictated by ...@10:21 and @11:09<br />The shape is partly dictated by the developer's requirement to restore the site lines between Astor Place and Stuyvesant St. Once the scaffolding comes down, there's supposed to be a public plaza there that will open things up a bit. A little polish for this turd.pinheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190184463719101350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59789585776662067832013-02-13T14:12:26.587-05:002013-02-13T14:12:26.587-05:00@ glamma
Yes!@ glamma<br /><br />Yes!EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77246564945238316052013-02-13T13:59:55.458-05:002013-02-13T13:59:55.458-05:00She's as cold as ice
Willing to sacrifice our ...She's as cold as ice<br />Willing to sacrifice our love<br />You never take advice<br />Someday you'll pay the price, I know....glammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33778278852899592642013-02-13T13:57:42.852-05:002013-02-13T13:57:42.852-05:00@ Goggla & Bowery Boy
+1@ Goggla & Bowery Boy<br /><br />+1EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44579060259273259902013-02-13T13:54:27.931-05:002013-02-13T13:54:27.931-05:00This building is a shiny example of how one buildi...This building is a shiny example of how one building impacts those around it - Cooper Union, once a grand pillar of this square, because of old 51 Astor's setback, is now much less of a notable building... lost in the Dark Star's shadow.bowery boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35912965269594008702013-02-13T13:48:13.344-05:002013-02-13T13:48:13.344-05:00The sunless north side reminds me of the far reces...The sunless north side reminds me of the far recesses of a freezer...the place where frozen peas go to mummify and be forgotten by time and space. I feel bad for the people on 9th Street who have this menacing thing obstructing their view of the sky.<br />Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24325580392680196862013-02-13T11:22:53.169-05:002013-02-13T11:22:53.169-05:00Oh, yeah, the Bumpit at the top makes ALL the diff...Oh, yeah, the Bumpit at the top makes ALL the difference.THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36315639548933212282013-02-13T11:09:39.518-05:002013-02-13T11:09:39.518-05:00Getting used to it.
Only problem is, that when I a...Getting used to it.<br />Only problem is, that when I am walking west on the south side of St.Marks, and I look ahead at Astor Place, I see that Astor Place is now a tiny narrow little alleyway between Cooper Union and The D.S. building. It scares me. It's narrow and enclosed and forbidding. I have to turn around and run back the other way. (sigh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-88295102033768003022013-02-13T10:21:05.485-05:002013-02-13T10:21:05.485-05:00That's not a very space-saving design is it. W...That's not a very space-saving design is it. When you literally cut corners of a building like that, isn't a lot of valuable space lost? Isn't that why buildings are typically designed in a rectangular shape? Fuck this place and every other building that is trying to be a monument to some architect/developer's insipid overblown ego.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22906359811086636742013-02-13T10:05:03.005-05:002013-02-13T10:05:03.005-05:00Office park chic. Where are the five acres of par...Office park chic. Where are the five acres of parking?Dave on 7thnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64800596946077354932013-02-13T09:38:52.810-05:002013-02-13T09:38:52.810-05:00Holy Christ, it's even more hideous in reality...Holy Christ, it's even more hideous in reality than it was in the renderings. Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25051114761555526592013-02-13T08:36:38.893-05:002013-02-13T08:36:38.893-05:00I just got used to not looking at it. I take the s...I just got used to not looking at it. I take the subway from and to Astor Place every day and wasn't even aware the thing was covered with glass now, until I saw your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com