Southern
portion of Broome Street, looking west.
Southern
portion of Broome Street, looking west.
It's interesting to note that while some of the buildings had fire escapes,
others did not. Maybe the height of the building had something to
do whether or not a building had to have fire escapes.
On the
southeast corner of Mercer Street and Broome Street, one finds this majestic
building, as it towers in to the air. This is by far the tallest
building in the area. Notice the huge pillars that support the building.
The floors in between the building are quite large as well. The fire
escape climbs all the way up the side of the building.
This building would have been spared for the construction of the LOMEX. The elevated highway would have run past it.
Maybe this huge building is the reason why highway engineers planned
to build the elevated expressway north of Broome Street, rather than south
of Broome Street.
This
is the elevated Gowanus Expressway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. SoHo
residents and businesses would have had to look at a highway viaduct such
as this, had the elevated LOMEX been built. Interesting to note that
the LOMEX would have been larger then the Gowanus Expressway, since the
LOMEX was designed to accommodate eight lanes of traffic, as compared to
the Gowanus's accommodation of six lanes of traffic.
SoHo would have a far different look and feel had the LOMEX been built.
A
view of Broome Street and Broadway, on the southeast corner. Apparently,
every corner on Broome Street had a exquisitely styled building that was
totally different from any other building around it. This red brick
building is no exception.
Another
graceful building could be found on Broome Street. This building
would have overlooked the LOMEX, as it resides on the south side of Broome
Street.
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