They look like column grid labels. 30' x 30' grid spacing? Cost efficient....but totally useless in modern office and residential design. Best to demolish the garage and start over. Concrete for the residential tower. Steel for the base mixed use portion. Maybe save a portion? It's difficult to tell.
I'm understanding why it was done this way though. Times were extremely uncertain and there was a big hole to fill where Hudsons was. The garage design as is would lend potential to a modest midrise design or super basic office building which I've always felt held the site back. That is until Gilbert came along with grand plans of course.
Last edited by Rizzo; May 15, 2017 at 10:37 PM.
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