7 votes

Tenement Museum virtual tour

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  1. JXM
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    This is really well done. I love interactive journalism like that, especially when it combines multiple mediums. I've actually been to this museum in person and it's a great experience. It's like...

    This is really well done. I love interactive journalism like that, especially when it combines multiple mediums.

    I've actually been to this museum in person and it's a great experience. It's like stepping back in time. Anyone who ends up in NYC and wants an off the beaten path museum to check out, I highly recommend it.

    5 votes
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    MimicSquid
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    Part of what blows my mind is that the upper floors sat vacant and unused for 50 years in one of the biggest cities in the world. I often wonder what's going on in buildings that are sitting dark...

    Part of what blows my mind is that the upper floors sat vacant and unused for 50 years in one of the biggest cities in the world. I often wonder what's going on in buildings that are sitting dark and seemingly unused, and I mostly just assume that something is going on, even if I can't see it. The idea that spaces might just go unused even as prices rise and the need for housing is high is kind of awful.

    I recognize that these aren't spaces fit for legal habitation, but still.

    3 votes
    1. skybrian
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      One reason might be disputes and procrastination among co-owners, which can cause things to drag out for a very long time. A vacant lot co-owned by two of my wife’s relatives for decades is still...

      One reason might be disputes and procrastination among co-owners, which can cause things to drag out for a very long time. A vacant lot co-owned by two of my wife’s relatives for decades is still not sold, even after they both died and now the people who inherited it are dealing with it. Maybe next year though?

      Even losing money on property taxes is sometimes not enough to get risk-adverse owners to do anything.

      2 votes