As part of my job making the world a more effient place I sometimes end up in large building’s machine rooms. If you think analog synthesizers have cool knobs you have to check out some of this stuff. After I took a few photos I realized how loud my surroundings were so I hit record on my iPhone and grabbed the following sample:
After we did our “audit” of the building we took a moment on the 19th floor which was vacant. Imagine yourself living or working in a building with views like this:
Related post: Sounds from a life in Rockland County.
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The views from the window are amazing.
Unbelieveable views. Thanks.
that place looks amazing, it has ana amzing view, I remember once I saw a documentary and they showed the view from the top of the Chrysler building, and also the way it used to look – there are some amazing buildings in New York, that one in The Fisher King is incredible too…