# The story of two urban giants

**Published by:** [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/)
**Published on:** 2014-10-18
**Categories:** architect-this-city, architecture, att, atc, athiscity, design, new-york, skyscrapers, technology, telecommunications, towers, uncategorized, urban-giants, western-union
**URL:** https://brandondonnelly.com/the-story-of-two-urban-giants

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This morning I stumbled upon an interesting documentary (via The Urbanophile) about two New York skyscrapers that were built in the 1930s as telecommunications buildings: the Western Union Building and the AT&T Long Lines Building. It’s fascinating to see how they have evolved along with technological change. Click here if you can’t see the video below. It’s only 8 minutes long. //player.vimeo.com/video/97945495

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