The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Brooklyn, New York City. Designed by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer, it was constructed from 1927 to 1929 as the new headquarters for the Williamsburgh Savings Bank. At 41 stories and 512 feet (156 m) tall, the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower was the tallest building in Brooklyn until 2009. The bank occupied the lowest floors, while the remaining stories were rented as offices. By the late 20th century, dentists' offices occupied much of the structure. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the tower's exterior as a city landmark in 1977 and designated some of the interior spaces in 1996. The building's upper stories were converted to luxury condominium apartments from 2005 to 2007, while the banking hall became an event space. Over the years, local residents have used the building both as a clock and as a landmark for directions, and the tower has been used as a filming location.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1913:
Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27incoronazione_di_Poppea
1958:
After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Tybee_Island_mid-air_collision
1985:
The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Punic_War
2019:
Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
dreadlocks: A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dreadlocks
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present. --Adlai Stevenson II https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II