The tiny holdout building in the middle of Macy’s is back in view(ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com)
215 points by donohoe 4 days ago | 63 comments
tl;dr: A five-story holdout building at the corner of 34th Street and Sixth Avenue—which Macy's failed to acquire in 1901 after rival Siegel-Cooper snapped it up—is visible again after Macy's iconic shopping bag billboard was dismantled. Macy's built its flagship store around the tiny parcel rather than trade a 14th Street property for it, and has leased the facade for advertising since the 1920s. The current owner, Kaufman Realty, reportedly plans to lease the billboard space to another retailer.
HN Discussion:
  • Provides additional historical/legal context about the Macy's-Kaufman-Amazon billboard dispute
  • Shares similar architectural holdout examples from other cities like London
  • Expresses fascination and personal excitement about visiting or discovering this urban oddity
  • Nostalgia for the older cityscape with wider sidewalks and fewer cars
  • Criticizes the article's wording, such as the use of 'middle' or unclear headline