{"id":89689,"date":"2013-06-01T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T09:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=89689"},"modified":"2013-06-01T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T09:39:09","slug":"the-new-york-city-that-never-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-new-york-city-that-never-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York City That Never Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The New York City that Never Was: The Coney Island Globe Tower<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As one of the largest and most varied metropolises of the modern world, New York City is home to some stunning and interesting architecture. But it wasn\u2019t always that way. Were it not for the dreams of enterprising architects, many of the buildings that have become beloved to NYC would never have graced the city\u2019s skyline. And, unfortunately, many never did. 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