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A different corner.

Here are a wall of glass block with green trim in a beige corner at an emergency exit, and an adorable little construction project with plywood painted green: Bon appétit!, as you exit the building during emergencies.

 

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In Long Island City, Queens, on September 3rd, 2018, outside Building E (the "Annex Building" or "East Building") of LaGuardia Community College on the north side of 47th Avenue, opposite 31st Place.

 

The building was formerly the Equitable Bag Company, remodeled/converted by architects Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde from 1989 to 1992 (dates according to page 61 of this document).

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

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• Queens (county) (1002814)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

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Wikidata items:

• 3 September 2018 (Q45921181)

• 1980s architecture (Q7160142)

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• City University of New York (Q762266)

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Union List of Artist Names IDs:

• Warner, Burns, Toan and Lunde (American architectural firm, contemporary) (500237446)

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Taken on September 3, 2018