In July 1978, a possible structural flaw was discovered in Citicorp Center, a skyscraper that had recently been completed in New York City. After investigations from a number of third parties, the bui
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church is visible on the left-hand side, below the skyscraper. The church's location necessitated the unusual placement of columns in the center of each face instead of at the corners.
The 1978 Atlantic hurricane season was a slightly above average hurricane season in terms of number of named storms. Eleven tropical cyclones were named in all, and five of these became hurricanes; tw
Citicorp Center engineering crisis
…reliably during the structural reinforcement. The city had plans to evacuate the Citicorp Center and other surrounding buildings if high winds did occur. Hurricane Ella did threaten New York during the retrofitting, but it changed course before arriving. Ultimately, the retrofitting may not have been necessary. A NIST…
SS One 1978 01 21 1230Z
Amelia 1978 07 30 1800Z
Bess 1978 08 07 1500Z
Cora 1978 08 08 1800Z