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30th St – Babel, 600 B.C. (7th to Madison Aves)

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In the Book of Genesis, Babel plays host to the infamous tower that was built by the city’s inhabitants to challenge the might of Jehovah.  For their presumption, the deity confounded the language of all peoples on earth. Here in … Continue reading

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30th St – Alexandria, 482 A.D. (8th to 6th Aves)

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Between 8th and 6th Avenues, one steps into a landscape straight out of mediaeval Alexandria, a wealthy and powerful Greco-Byzantine city on the Mediterranean. Here on these two blocks is concentrated some of the most exquisite art deco buildings on … Continue reading

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30th St – Gotham, 2012 A.D. (12th to 8th Aves)

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At the far western end of 30th Street sprawls a landscape of grand industrial desolation, presenting the sort of post-apocalyptic landscape that abounds in graphic novels of the superhero variety, and which the post-9/11 City Authorities constantly fear will come … Continue reading

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