Brutal Wonders 05 / New York - USA / AT&T Long Lines Building
Channel: Glitch Publish1ng
Date: 2022-07-19

AT&T Long Lines Building: A Brutalist Wonder in Manhattan
In the heart of Manhattan, not far from the Financial District, stands this Brutalist marvel. Designed by John Carl Warnecke & Associates, the 168-meter-tall tower was built in 1974. It is indestructible and can withstand nuclear bombs. It is actually an AT&T telephone exchange. It inspires science fiction visions.
Just learned that it's also the NSA Titanpointe site.
"Inside 33 Thomas Street there is a major international “gateway switch,” according to a former AT&T engineer, which routes phone calls between the United States and countries across the world. A series of top-secret NSA memos suggest that the agency has tapped into these calls from a secure facility within the AT&T building."
Sources : https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-york-hidden-in-plain-sight/