The former AT&T Long Lines Building at 33
Thomas Street is a 550 foot tall skyscraper in the Borough of Manhattan,
New York, United States. It stands on the east side of Church Street, between Thomas and Worth Streets, in the Civic Center neighborhood of New York City.
The building is an extreme example of the Brutalist architectural style, with no windows and a flat concrete slab facade. The building is a telephone exchange or wire center building which contains three major 4ESS switches used for inter-exchange, or long distance, telephony, two owned by AT&T and one owned by Verizon.
The location was previously the site of cast-iron buildings, typical of the area, the facades of which were preserved prior to demolition. The building itself is somewhat dull and boring, and without windows it is a bit eerie looking, too.
The building is an extreme example of the Brutalist architectural style, with no windows and a flat concrete slab facade. The building is a telephone exchange or wire center building which contains three major 4ESS switches used for inter-exchange, or long distance, telephony, two owned by AT&T and one owned by Verizon.
The location was previously the site of cast-iron buildings, typical of the area, the facades of which were preserved prior to demolition. The building itself is somewhat dull and boring, and without windows it is a bit eerie looking, too.
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