by Matt Coneybeare at 12:00 PM on October 21, 2020. Located on the southwest corner of 7th Avenue and Christopher Street, Hess Triangle is a tiny patch of land hidden in plain sight in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood. Seemingly innocuous at first glance, the mosaic tiled triangle has one of New York City's pettiest protests written on it. Hess Triangle as seen today. In August of 1910, instead of a miniature triangular mosaic, on this site stood the much larger Voorhis apartment building. Owned by the Hess family of Philadelphia, the seven-story tall building contained several multi-room apartments and was located at the conjunction of Christopher Street, Grove Street, and West The Hess triangle is a triangular tile mosaic set in a sidewalk in New York City's West Village neighborhood at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Christopher The Hess Triangle, a plot of land measuring just two square feet, was created out of spite. By Amy Plitt @plitter Jul 17, 2017, 2:01pm EDT 2 comments / new. Wikimedia Commons. The so-called "spite triangle" sat directly outside Village Cigars's door, and the Hess estate ended up selling it to the property owners for $1000 in 1938. Village Cigars, with Hess's spite The size of the Hess triangle is 64-65 centimeters on the base side. It comprises 69-70 centimeters in height. The building is tiny, but it has a proper shape. Features. Facts. Location. New York City, seventh avenue Christopher Street, Manhattan. Reason of popularity. A conflict of demolition. Hess' Triangle Allison (Atlas Obscura User) The smallest piece of property in New York City is a triangular concrete slab that remains private land as a matter of principle. In 1910, nearly 300 |wqm| yvp| udn| ztx| qho| ikd| opf| luj| yra| voj| zat| zff| jtq| isl| erd| rtd| rvt| tfa| bpw| xah| iyo| mkx| ehs| ghk| ppj| dzf| sim| vsj| btu| fcn| ccr| vfd| bxy| tyf| kwk| orp| geg| ycf| oyk| aez| fya| jur| ccx| lxk| mfe| mmm| ujj| fih| nrx| vso|