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Egyptian Graffiti

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The Temple of Dendur is one of the most impressive installations at the Met. But most people miss the point. Not only is it a temple, but it's also a graffiti installation.

Neighborhood: Upper East Side
Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Storyteller: jason
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Architecture Art History

WTC Memorial

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I was hired to cover the second anniversary of the WTC attacks. This is my story.

Neighborhood: Financial District
Place: World Trade Center Site
Storyteller: jason
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Slice of Life

Flatiron You Perv

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When the Flatiron Building was first built, it effected the city in some...unexpected...ways.

Neighborhood: Gramercy & Flatiron
Place: Flatiron Building
Storyteller: justin
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Architecture History

Dueling Buildings

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In the early 20th Century, celebrities weren't the likes of Paris Hilton. Instead, two of the most celebrated individuals were architects. And what brought them into the limelight? A competition between who could build the tallest building in New York City.

Neighborhood: Midtown East
Place: Chrysler Building
Storyteller: justin
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Architecture History

Eloise at the Plaza

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The most famous fictional six-year old girl in New York was named Eloise and she lived at the Plaza. The creator of Eloise, Kay Thomson, became her own character while she lived and performed at the famed hotel.

Neighborhood: Midtown East
Place: The Plaza Hotel
Storyteller: lauren
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Art History Pop Culture

Tightrope in the Sky

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French daredevil Philippe Petit achieved the impossible as he performed his famous high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Petit immediately became a New York legend.

Neighborhood: Financial District
Place: World Trade Center Site
Storyteller: lindsay
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Architecture History Oddities