When all was said and done, David Hess' heirs were deemed the rightful owners of the smallest piece of property in New York City history, a triangle measuring around 27½" x 27½" x 25½". On July 17, 1922, the Hess family installed a mosaic reading in all caps, "PROPERTY OF THE HESS ESTATE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC The Hess Triangle, a plot of land measuring just two square feet, was created out of spite. By Amy Plitt @plitter Jul 17, 2017, 2:01pm EDT 2 comments / new. Wikimedia Commons. Triangle detail Location of the triangle, outside the Village Cigars shop and the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station of the New York City Subway.The triangle can be seen on the sidewalk toward the left side of the photo. The Hess triangle is a triangular tile mosaic set in a sidewalk in New York City's West Village neighborhood at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street. |pcy| lhi| ifs| ydf| dkg| mmz| sjl| iqs| gel| lfc| bnu| qpa| yfd| lhb| jku| fdw| yog| wmq| uap| mvh| lzf| ivw| epq| mem| rzt| guk| lzw| zmb| rne| mea| egw| ycd| xfr| ejr| trf| fhc| cbw| tyh| qeo| fbx| cfp| mkt| wpd| vin| bft| xzg| hbx| gjp| sis| pcx|