tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post8374541490316728912..comments2024-01-27T12:21:56.954-05:00Comments on Manhattan Street Project: Midtown, 57th Street Between Sixth and Seventh AvenuesMary Sargenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741150497000742980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post-77136709205622094382008-02-29T11:27:00.000-05:002008-02-29T11:27:00.000-05:00What would you expect to hear from a real estate r...What would you expect to hear from a real estate reporter who worked for the New York Times and describes himself as an "urbanist".<BR/><BR/>Horsley fails to evaluate the creativity of the architects for both flanking structures.<BR/><BR/>I have a feeling that he knows the developers personally.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for having me over.<BR/><BR/>JerryJerryNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762426700200847245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post-31585447368661067752008-02-29T01:06:00.000-05:002008-02-29T01:06:00.000-05:00Funnily enough, in the article I linked to by Cart...Funnily enough, in the article I linked to by Carter Horsely, he has this to say about the owner of The Russian Tea Room: Before any final assessment can be made, it should be noted that the real villain, if there is one, was Faith Stewart-Gordon, the proprietress of the Russian Tea Room, which occupies a low-rise building stuck between the Metropolitan and Carnegie Hall towers.<BR/><BR/>Well, somebody's gotta stand up for those bullies.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. I LOVE you visiting.Mary Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741150497000742980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570862.post-841756578440514372008-02-28T19:44:00.000-05:002008-02-28T19:44:00.000-05:00Regrettably:This picture here does not fully encom...Regrettably:<BR/><BR/>This picture here does not fully encompass what the builders of both those towers had to contend with. RTR rests very awkwardly between both of these gargantuan bullies by only 20 feet!<BR/><BR/>Incidental to the flanking bullies is the story of Faith Stewart-Gordon's fight not to sell the restaurant to the real bullies themselves: Harry Maklowe & Rockrose Associates.<BR/><BR/>Great blog of yours. I hope you don't mind me visiting.<BR/><BR/>JerryNJJerryNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762426700200847245noreply@blogger.com