Buildings on Stilts
Those who think Manhattan is a flat island would be surprised by what they find in Inwood, where hills, or even cliffs, are not uncommon.
Take, for instance, these apartment complexes on Broadway terrace, that look like they're built on the peak of some Tuscan hill town. The ones on stilts I find rather alarming. How do they possibly stay erect?
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These buildings are pretty scary to look at ,I also feel that modern condo monstrosity # 1 Madison
Avenue (nyc) is scary as on it's roof are 3 water tanks that help stabilize
that hi rise in wind gusts ,in total we all live (not me) or work under those 72 thousand gallons of water
50+ stories above 23rd street.
That first photo was up the hill from where I lived on Broadway Terrace in the 1980s. Once upon a time, those stilts were covered in corrugated metal sheeting...
A good thing that that part of Manhattan is tectonically stable... mostly.
I worked in Inwood for 10 years (mostly the 90's) and I can tell you that there is very little about the neighborhood that is NOT alarming. I do miss that Dominican thin soupy oatmeal though...
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