Not so secret connection of 650 Fifth to Iran
Reader comment on item: Judge Finds Manhattan Skyscraper Owned by Iranian Front

Submitted by RitaSue Siegel, Sep 17, 2013 20:44

This article reminded me that years ago, I was watching the progress of a huge ramp that was being built as maybe a third floor entryway on the northwest side of the building, the West 52 Street side. I live nearby and saw it often. At the time there was a sign on the ramp during construction (which may have become an escalator), that clearly stated that this was a project of Iran. I don't know whether the ramp was demolished or moved inside of what now looks like a traditional office building. Aside from it being unusual architecturally, I remembered it because as far as I knew, Iran didn't take credit for anything in New York..

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