Some thin rowhouses are near the Watergate in DC.  They are about a  block 
to the NW, next to a gas station.  One can touch the side walls at  the same 
time, which makes then a fathom wide.  They are brick.  
 
Steve Stokowski
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/6/2010 1:43:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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I too  love thin buildings.  Many years ago I stumbled on a shop in 
Manhattan  that was only about 5 feet wide.  East side -- does anyone know it?   It 
bore a sign saying narrowest shop in New York.  I think you could get  keys 
made there.

Then I saw the Vancouver building, which tipped me  toward a negative view 
of Vancouver -- it was built by a Chinese who was being  discriminated 
against.  Someone else could give more of the  story.

Recently there have been news items from London about a house in  Islington 
13 feet wide, and another one in Baywater only 8 feet wide in front  (wider 
toward the back).  Don't know whether this is a trend.

At  01:25 PM 6/5/2010, Cuyler Page wrote:
>Thanks for the great  article.  Love thin buildings.  Please send the 
address for  resumes.  I want to be the Live-in Super there.
> 
>Had  friend, Bud Wood, in Vancouver who owned and had his architectural 
office in  the narrowest office building in the world, according to Ripley.   
A  beautiful little two story historic commercial structure on the edge of  
Vancouver's Chinatown.  6' deep with 80 feet+/- of street  frontage.   The 
arch. office was on the second floor with drafting  desks facing outward 
along the continuous windows and just enough room behind  to rub shoulders with 
workmates while passing by.   
>  
>Bud was one of BC's best architects but kept to a small beautifully  
humane practice and never became as "famous" as his 1960's era peer, Arthur  
Ericskon.
>  
>http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/BRITISH%20COLUMBIA/VancouverNarrowestBu
ilding.html
>  
>cp in bc
>(where tiny is big)
>
>frm  http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/1055-park-polishing-tiny-gems 
 (includes a small picture)




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