Greg Estren: "The History of 111 Eighth Ave" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google     2016年8月23日
Google employee Greg Estren dives into the forgotten history of the largest New York City building no one even knows: 111 Eighth Avenue, a 16-story structure bigger than the Empire State Building and Google’s NYC headquarters.
But this isn’t just another office building. It was a core piece of the bold plan that would reshape the region’s transportation network, reign in America’s railroad tycoons, create the Port Authority, and save New York.
This is its story.