tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post9208400132195547333..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Port Warehouse Bldg - Nos. 54-58 Laight StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-54684423343376460532017-07-07T03:50:08.554-07:002017-07-07T03:50:08.554-07:00The size of the structure made fire escapes on bot...The size of the structure made fire escapes on both the front and rear elevations more sensible in order to quickly evacuate the hundreds of workers.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-56024635526638164782017-07-06T18:43:00.149-07:002017-07-06T18:43:00.149-07:00Laight Street was certainly looking industrial and...Laight Street was certainly looking industrial and gritty in the 1970s and The Port Warehouse looked particularly shocking. Thank goodness the old warehouse has since been renovated back to its former glory. But one question remains in my non-New York mind. Why were ladders put on the front facade? If emergency fire escapes were needed, surely the back windows would have been safer.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com