Windowless concrete behemoth in the middle of NYC. Evil Inc. HQ or just an innocuous brutalist skyscraper? Discuss…
jscottr2 says It was originally designed to be able to withstand a nearby nuke. That’s why there’s no windows, and the air filters are built into those big tubes.
UnintelligibleFrag says It is an AT&T building but it’s also likely an NSA surveillance outpost per reporting by The Intercept.
welldressedaccount says Its a telecoms building. There are a few of them in Manhattan (and other boroughs).
Elharley says AT&T Long Lines Building 33 Thomas Street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_Thomas_Street https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-york-hidden-in-plain-sight/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/keithflamer/2017/06/14/this-spyscraper-freaks-out-tom-hanks-11-reasons-why-it-should/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/nyregion/national-security-agency-said-to-use-manhattan-tower-as-listening-post.html
Who_U_Thought says Here’s a good article about the long lines system and the weird buildings you still see that supported it.
jscottr2 says
It was originally designed to be able to withstand a nearby nuke. That’s why there’s no windows, and the air filters are built into those big tubes.
UnintelligibleFrag says
It is an AT&T building but it’s also likely an NSA surveillance outpost per reporting by The Intercept.
welldressedaccount says
Its a telecoms building. There are a few of them in Manhattan (and other boroughs).
Elharley says
AT&T Long Lines Building
33 Thomas Street
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_Thomas_Street
https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-york-hidden-in-plain-sight/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/keithflamer/2017/06/14/this-spyscraper-freaks-out-tom-hanks-11-reasons-why-it-should/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/nyregion/national-security-agency-said-to-use-manhattan-tower-as-listening-post.html
Who_U_Thought says
Here’s a good article about the long lines system and the weird buildings you still see that supported it.
nerdifer says
The oldest house
AtheistAlien says
That is definitely Evil Corp. Server storage facility!
TriggeredHuyLe says
where the Federal Bureau of Control can be found
DrunkenDude123 says
Evil Corp*
siliconeb00b says
r/brutalism
CormAlan says
here’s a great YT video about it