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122 Leadenhall Street, which is also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a 225-metre-tall (738 ft) skyscraper in central London.It opened in July 2014 and was designed by the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; it is known informally as The Cheesegrater because of its distinctive wedge shape, similar to that of the kitchen utensil of the same name. [5]
The booth is wedge-shaped, with wide, bleacher-like stairs covering the roof, allowing pedestrians to sit down or climb the steps for a panoramic, unobstructed view of Times Square. According to the Theater Development Fund, the final cost of the new booth was $19 million. [17]
Despite the building's name, the site is shaped like a scalene right triangle, rather than an isosceles triangle (as flatirons are shaped). [ 16 ] Adjacent buildings include the Toy Center to the north, the Sohmer Piano Building to the southwest, the Scribner Building to the south, and Madison Green to the southeast. [ 17 ]
The rental cost was $12 per title (equivalent to $52 in 2024) and the customer could keep it for five days. The price was later reduced to $9.95 for a five-day rental. The service was called "Fotomat Drive-Thru Movies." [9] [10] Initially, only Paramount Pictures entered into an agreement with the chain to offer their movies for rent. Fotomat ...
The restaurant is designed with 24-foot-tall (7.3 m) windows facing 43rd Street; a staircase connecting the entrance and second-floor dining room; a lobster sculpture; and red dining booths. [101] [102] A Bank of America branch is also located at 115 West 42nd Street. [103] There is also a Starbucks on the 43rd Street side. [104]
Light blue peeptoe wedge heels. Wedge boots, wedgies, or lifties are shoes and boots with a sole in the form of a wedge, such that one piece of material, normally rubber, serves as both the sole and the heel. This design dates back to ancient Greece. [1] Greek Actors used to wear these shoes to signify status.
A flying wedge (also called flying V or wedge formation, or simply wedge) is a configuration created from a body moving forward in a triangular formation. This V-shaped arrangement began as a successful military strategy in ancient times when infantry units would move forward in wedge formations to smash through an enemy's lines.
The booth is topped by a four-faced brass clock, one of Grand Central's most recognizable icons. [23] The clock was designed by Henry Edward Bedford and cast in Waterbury, Connecticut . [ 5 ] Its mechanism was designed by the Self Winding Clock Company and built by the Seth Thomas Clock Company , along with several other clocks in the terminal.