Engineering miscalculation, recurving hurricane near misses for NYC skyscraper in 1978

[Dan Robinson]

This video covers the crazy story of an engineering/construction miscalculation that threatened the structural integrity of a New York City skyscraper in 1978, including a close call with a hurricane. The situation was kept secret from the public for 20 years.

The Youtube video is in 3 parts, this is the first. Parts 2 and 3 should show automatically in the "next video" section.

 

[Brian McWatters]

The building is Citigroup Center aka 601 Lexington Avenue. Wikipedia has more info about its history:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup_Center