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Old June 3rd, 2006, 12:24 PM
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oh, yeah ^^ nice, Zip
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Old June 3rd, 2006, 02:26 PM
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Dramatic celebratory composition.
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Old June 5th, 2006, 02:06 PM
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June 5, 2006

Zuccotti Park Update: Wet Thriller

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Photoblogger Will Femia writes: "Have you seen the new Liberty Park at night? It's like a giant Michael Jackson video!"

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Old June 5th, 2006, 02:49 PM
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Zuccotti Park at night calls to mind the future Pentagon Memorial:

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Old June 6th, 2006, 11:54 AM
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Despite the politics surrounding the naming, this new plaza is fantastic. The stone-work is of a high quality, the ground lights are cool (we'll see how long they all stay functioning) and the london plane tree in northwest corner is already 20+ft tall.

In fact all of downtown's newly-opened parks/plazas are looking good:

- The small planted fountain/seating area behind Liberty Plaza.
- The new plaza around the Holocaust Musuem
- The revamped park at Gateway Plaza
- The Wall Street streetscape
- The Wall Street park
- The 7WTC plaza
- The spectacular Teardrop Park
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What was this building located on the site before? It looks like it was demolished at the time of construction of One Liberty Plaza.




Looks like there are not enough floors for it to be the City Investors Building:

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON011.htm
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Old March 26th, 2009, 01:30 AM
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Temple St cut through what is now the plaza from Cedar to Liberty.
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Old March 26th, 2009, 01:49 AM
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Zucotti is adjacent to U.S. Reality. The buildings in these photos were on the site in your photo and City Investing and Singer were north of the plaza.



The 2-story building in your pic looks similar to the base of the one across from USReality above. Maybe it was taken as the building was being demolished and that was all that was left.
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On any given night, half of the pavement lights are typically out.
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Still a dramatic space; though that's probably mostly be due to its location....

I especially love it when the lit up halal food cart parks at the tops of the steps, adding a nice NY touch.
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^ Spectator sport.
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Old April 4th, 2009, 03:54 PM
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Last year.

Wonder if the recession will reduce attendance.
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Old November 4th, 2009, 11:13 PM
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I walked by this plaza/park yesterday. They are pulling up all the paving stone. Anyone know why? The lights embedded in the plaza worked for about a week. It was very rare to see them all illuminated after that.

Anyone know the deal on this?
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