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"white brick"
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Yes, it's me again, and my white whale - the white brick apartment houses  
of the 1950s, which are actually made with black specks introduced into the  
glaze.
 
I have now a Hanley brick catalogue saying the introduction of the little  
black specks is "attention getting."   But, looking at two adjacent  
buildings, 200 East 66th (Manhattan House, pure white) and 201 East 66th  (typical 
1950s building, with speckles) I cannot see a dime's worth of  difference, 
from more than 5 feet away..
 
Anyone care to venture a guess on the aesthetic value of the little  specks?
 
Christopher 

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