107th Carnival of Debt Reduction – New York Edition

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Welcome to the 107th Carnival of Debt Reduction. It is a great honor to be your host for this fine Carnival. Without further ado, let us take a tour of New York City.

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

…stands at Liberty Island, New York in New York Harbor…presented to the United States by France in 1886…made of sheeting of pure copper…hung on a framework of steel…151′ 1″ (46.5 m) tall…the pedestal and foundation adding another 154 feet (46.9 m)

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My top picks

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Empire State Building

The Empire State Building

…a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, New York…completed in 1931…stood as the world’s tallest building for more than forty years…named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World… the construction was part of an intense competition in New York for the title of the world’s tallest building

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The Emotional Impact of Debt

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The Brooklyn Bridge

…construction began in January 3, 1870…completed thirteen years later…opened for use on May 24, 1883…one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States…stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m)..over the East River…connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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Debt and Credit

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Central Park

Central Park

…officially completed in 1873…843 acres…a 2.5 statute miles by 0.5 statute mile rectangle…in the borough of Manhattan in New York City…most visited city park in the United States…among the most famous city parks in the world.

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Debt and Decision

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Flatiron Building

The Flatiron Building

…in the borough of Manhattan…at 175 Fifth Avenue…sits on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway…facing Madison Square…standing 285 feet (87 m) tall…was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902…constructed of limestone and glazed terracotta facade.

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Good Debt, Bad Debt

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Grand Central and Chrysler Building

The Grand Central Terminal

… in Midtown Manhattan in New York City…the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them…opened on February 2, 1913, replacing the old Grand Central Station.

The Chrysler Building

…an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City…at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue…the ground breaking occurred on September 19, 1928…opened to the public on May 27, 1930…standing 1,046 ft 4.5 in (319 meters) high…briefly the world’s tallest building before it was overtaken by the Empire State Building in 1931…still remains the world’s tallest brick building to this day.

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Debt and Practical Ideas

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Guggenheim Museum

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

…founded in 1937…is a modern art museum …located on the Upper East Side in New York City (89th Street and Fifth Avenue), …best-known of several museums owned and/or operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation…originally called “The Museum of Non-Objective Painting”…founded to showcase avant-garde art by early modernists…moved to its present location when Frank Lloyd Wright’s design for the site was completed in 1959.

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Debt, Cash Flow, Problems, and Mistakes

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MetLife Building

The MetLife Building

…was the largest commercial office building in the world when it opened on March 7, 1963…one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States…Pan American World Airways was the building’s owner for many years…in 1981, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company purchased the building from Pan Am…in 2005, MetLife sold the building for $1.72 billion, the highest recorded price for an office building in the United States at the time.

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Economy and Crisis

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Rockefeller Center

The Rockefeller Center

…is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets in New York…built by the Rockefeller family…named after John D. Rockefeller Jr. (“Junior”)…leased from Columbia University in 1928…developed it from 1930…is the largest privately held complex of its kind in the world.

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That’s the end of the tour. Thank you for your participation.

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17 Comments

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    Millionaire Mommy Next Door
    October 1, 2007, 7:43

    Thanks, Pinyo, for doing such a beautiful job on the carnival. I’m honored that you selected my submission as your top pick!

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    Ana
    October 1, 2007, 8:28

    EXCELLENT carnival format Pinyo! Very very nice :) Thank you for including my post and I hope you submit one also when I host CoDR very soon.

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    paidtwice
    October 1, 2007, 7:09

    Thanks for the fun carnival and the inclusion!

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    glblguy
    October 1, 2007, 7:27

    Thanks for hosting Pinyo, and thanks for picking my article as a top pick!! Great job!

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    The Happy Rock
    October 1, 2007, 7:36

    Beautiful carnival! Great Job!

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    Mandy
    October 1, 2007, 9:28

    Great carnival- I love New York! Thanks for including my post!

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    Savvy Frugality
    October 1, 2007, 18:59

    Thanks for including me in the carnival! Love the New York theme! Linked to you at http://savvyfrugality.blogspot.....ction.html

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    The Digerati Life
    October 1, 2007, 19:02

    Thanks for including me! This is a great carnival and nice theme! :)

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    mbhunter
    October 1, 2007, 22:03

    Slick job, Pinyo. Thanks for hosting!

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    Pinyo
    October 2, 2007, 4:30

    @Everyone – thank you for contributing to the carnival. This couldn’t have been possible without you guys/gals.

    @MBHunter – thank you for the opportunity to be the host!

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    Lynnae @ Being Frugal
    October 2, 2007, 6:31

    I love the way you put this together! Thanks for hosting, and thanks for including my post!

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    Kim Staudenraus
    October 2, 2007, 9:16

    Excellent carnival, thank you for the inclusion!

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    Pinyo
    October 2, 2007, 11:27

    @Lynnae – thank you.

    @Kim – Welcome to Moolanomy. Thank you for your contribution to the Carnival.

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    Melissa
    October 2, 2007, 11:34

    Great carnival! I love the NY theme – I’ve never been there but hope to go someday.

    Thanks for including my submission!

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    Pinyo
    October 3, 2007, 5:54

    @Melissa – thank you for your contribution!

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    Millionaire Mommy Next Door
    October 8, 2007, 19:37

    Thanks for hosting and including my submission as one of your top picks! Nice job.

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    Make Friends, Earn Money
    May 26, 2008, 3:14

    Great theme for this Pinyo, you ought to do something like this more often, maybe next time incoporate it state by state. Especially liked Emotional Impact of Temporary Setbacks

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