110 years ago the Times Building was “the city’s tallest”

In 1905, the New York Times ran a special supplement declaring the Times Building the “City’s Tallest Structure From Base to Top.” It was a bold, self-interested move, considering that at the time, most correctly considered the Park Row Building, opposite City Hall Park, to be the city’s tallest. The Times wrote: “Figuring on the basis that a building’s height should be reckoned from the floor of its lowest basement to its topmost point, the ... [more]