You know a lot of the walls sound emptier than they should. Even account for plaster and lathe and the air gaps.
[ Tim sets the stack on a table and starts sorting everything into the existing organization while he talks. ]
At first, I thought it was differences in building codes between our 1920s and Gotham's. I had 4 sets of blueprints at that point, starting with 1923 when the building finished. There were discrepancies in the units, obviously, both the building and most of the units have been remodeled in a hundred years. But I could never make the measurements add up. I tried the square footage with and without bathrooms and closets. Maybe there's 18 inch soundproof walls between units. Maybe there's fire breaks. No matter what I did - I can't get the building within 2000 square feet of where it should be.
[ And that's a lot of room to lose because you forgot to carry the one. ]
So the architect's family never moved. They're in the same brownstone in midtown for 4 generations now, and I went digging around in the attic while they were in Florida. Found his original drafts from 1910s. There's a copy in the closet.
[ Tim gestures at the entryway closet right by the door. ]
I haven't digitized them. I keep meaning to ask Dick about them, but I want to make sure I have everything wired through them before everyone else starts picking out their favorite hideyholes.
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[ Tim sets the stack on a table and starts sorting everything into the existing organization while he talks. ]
At first, I thought it was differences in building codes between our 1920s and Gotham's. I had 4 sets of blueprints at that point, starting with 1923 when the building finished. There were discrepancies in the units, obviously, both the building and most of the units have been remodeled in a hundred years. But I could never make the measurements add up. I tried the square footage with and without bathrooms and closets. Maybe there's 18 inch soundproof walls between units. Maybe there's fire breaks. No matter what I did - I can't get the building within 2000 square feet of where it should be.
[ And that's a lot of room to lose because you forgot to carry the one. ]
So the architect's family never moved. They're in the same brownstone in midtown for 4 generations now, and I went digging around in the attic while they were in Florida. Found his original drafts from 1910s. There's a copy in the closet.
[ Tim gestures at the entryway closet right by the door. ]
I haven't digitized them. I keep meaning to ask Dick about them, but I want to make sure I have everything wired through them before everyone else starts picking out their favorite hideyholes.