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SoggyWaffleBrunch t1_iu905ic wrote

> Mostly the tallest buildings are where the best bedrock is.

I've actually heard from a Columbia professor that is an urban legend, despite also being taught that in university myself as an engineer lol

edit - https://www.6sqft.com/the-bedrock-myth-the-evolution-of-the-nyc-skyline-was-more-about-dollars-than-rocks/

https://buildingtheskyline.org/bedrock-and-midtown-i/

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