Locate the Scene

Its been awhile since I done a "locate the scene."

The rules:

The first person to comment with the correct location gets a virtual pat on the back. Sorry, I'm not real big on prizes. In this case, I don't want to know where this building is, but rather the name and location of the building. I'll post the answer tomorrow evening.



A very ornate brick clock tower, round in shape with brown/tan detailing around the windows and floors. The building is about 5 stories high and is in a very urban setting as the yellow taxis and the crowds of people, some of which are obviously tourist and sightseers.

The street lights, while electric, are also very ornate and are typical for this neighborhood.

To be fair to all - if you live or work in this city, please don't comment with the answer but feel free to leave hints! Enjoy!

:)

Updated March 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM

The winners are Alice Kay, Karla, Marmite Toasty, and Punkn!

Alice Kay sent me this really neat link to a website detailing a walk around New York City called "new york architecture walks - Greenwich Village" The LTS building is tour stop #11.

I was in New York City this past Friday walking down the Avenue of Americas (6th Avenue) having walked through the Garment district, past the Flatiron building, and Gramercy districts on my way to Soho. A nice map of the neighborhoods can be found here.

Marmite Toasty's answer could have been used by the folks at Wikipedia. More information on this unique and interesting building (and a better picture than mine) can be found there.

Thanks for playing! I will try to post more New York City pictures from my walk if anyone wants to see them.

LTS - Locate The Scene

I'll post the answer this evening but I'm betting this won't stump the experts for very long.



Things started Nov. 4, 1979 and ended 444 days later. At least eight men died here.

Answer:



The location is 'Desert One' in roughly the center of Iran.

Operation Eagle Claw was a bold and daring rescue attempt of 53 Americans held hostage in Tehran, Iran. The mission that had been rehearsed to perfection, executed by superbly trained units, supported by a joint task force and led by outstanding commanders failed. America’s elite rescue force lost eight men, seven helicopters, and a C-130 (pictured), and had not even made contact with the enemy.

In Memory Of

Air Force

Maj. Richard L. Bakke
Maj. Harold L. Lewis, Jr.
Capt. Lyn D. McIntosh
Capt. Charles T. McMillan
Tech. Sgt. Joel C. Mayo

Marines

Staff Sgt. Dewey L. Johnson
Sgt. John D. Harvey
Cpl. George N. Holmes, Jr.

The 53 hostages were not freed until January 20, 1981, 444 days after they had been captured.

Short version of what happened

Long version of what happened

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I'll post the answer tomorrow night!

- I just found out I might not be able to post an answer tomorrow night - So I will do so now.


A scene familiar to a large number of people that could not talk to many of each other.

Answer:

Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. Through the years, this gateway to the new world was enlarged from its original 3.3 acres to 27.5 acres mostly by landfill obtained from ship ballast and possibly excess earth from the construction of the New York City subway system.

Approximately 12 million steerage and third class** steamship passengers were processed on Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. Immigrants who entered the United States through the port of New York were legally and medically inspected at Ellis Island. About 30 different languages were spoken by the staff and officials of Ellis Island.

Only two percent of the arriving immigrants were excluded from entry. The two main reasons why an immigrant would be excluded were if a doctor diagnosed that the immigrant had a contagious disease that would endanger the public health or if a legal inspector thought the immigrant was likely to become a public charge or an illegal contract laborer.

Ellis Island immigrants attaining success in America include: Lucky Luciano, Bob Hope, Irving Berlin, Knute Rockne, Ben Shahn, Arshile Gorky, Pola Negri, Anna Q. Nilsson, Claudette Colbert, Chef Boyardee (Ettore Boiardi), Erich von Stroheim, Bela Lugosi, Antonio Moreno, Felix Frankfurter, Father Flanagan, Joseph Stella, Jule Styne, Irène Bordoni, Charles Atlas, Isaac Asimov, Rafaela Ottiano, the Trapp Family Singers, Ezio Pinza, Ludwig Bemelmans, John Kluge, Annie Moore, Hubert Julian, Anzia Yezierska, Sig Ruman, Michael Romanoff, Arthur Murray and Max Factor.

http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_history.asp

**First and second class passengers who arrived in New York Harbor were not required to undergo the inspection process at Ellis Island. Instead, these passengers underwent a cursory inspection aboard ship; the theory being that if a person could afford to purchase a first or second class ticket, they were less likely to become a public charge in America due to medical or legal reasons. The US Federal government felt that these more affluent passengers would not end up in institutions, hospitals or become a burden to the state. However, first and second class passengers were sent to Ellis Island for further inspection if they were sick or had legal problems.

http://www.ellisisland.org/Immexp/index.asp

LTS - Locate The Scene

I'll post the answer Sunday evening but I'm betting this won't stump the experts for very long.


Brand new this year - anyone want to ride the elevator?

-Answer-

The Burj Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been crowned the world's tallest building. Burj Dubai, Arabic for "Dubai Tower", currently measures 635 meters (2,087 ft) tall and it makes the Empire State Building at 381m (1,250 ft) look tiny.

The projected final height of Burj Dubai is officially being kept a secret due to competition from other buildings under construction or proposed; however, figures released by a contractor on the project have suggested a height of around 818m (2,684 ft). Based on this height, the total number of habitable floors is expected to be around 162! This will make it the world's tallest free-standing structure (building, tower, and/or mast) when completed.

Its dizzying 160(+) storeys takes it past Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508m (1,667 ft) had held the tallest building title since it was opened in 2004.

Wikipedia has an artist rendition of what the building will look like when it is ready for occupancy (September 2009) and says, the price of office space at Burj Dubai has reached $4,000 per sq ft and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Dubai, were selling for $3,500 per sq ft.

The Sears Tower in Chicago, IL was the world's tallest building from 1973 to 1998.* It remains the tallest building in North America. The top of the Sears Tower is the highest point in Illinois.

*Fully habitable, self-supported, from main entrance to highest structural or architectural top.

LTS - Locate the Scene

My parents are "way" out of town today and across the pond visiting this engineering marvel. I thought this would be a good inaugural "locate the scene" picture(s).



View from the air



View from the ground