Monday, May 8, 2017

The Citicorp skyscraper in New York City once had a 1 in 16 chance every year of falling over and killing thousands

From: Hal J.
Sent: May 8, 2017
To: undisclosed recipients
Subject: Fw: The Citicorp skyscraper in New York City once had a 1 in 16 chance every year of falling over and killing thousands

Did you know that the Citicorp skyscraper in New York City once had a 1 in 16 chance every year of falling over and killing thousands.



The design originated with the need to accommodate St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, which occupied one corner of the building site at 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue in mid-town Manhattan.


The condition that St. Peter’s gave to Citicorp was that they build the church a new building in the same location. Provided that corner of the lot not be touched, the company was free to build their skyscraper around the church and in the airspace above it.





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