Not so mysterious NYC street spots
October 15th, 2007 by Kilwag
This appropriately named spot is called the Bubble Banks. A reader named Mark W. pointed out that it was near the mystery spot that we found through the Disciplinary Architecture Anti-Sit Archives post. The Bubble Banks photos are from Quartersnacks.com, a NYC-centric web site that even has an online guide to various spots, complete with location, occasional direction, bust factor and visual aids. I guess in a city as big as New York it’s not a big deal to spell out all the details on spots because they are all probably blown out already. It’s not like posting an online map to something as fragile as a pool ecosystem. Check out Quartersnacks.com, named after those Little Debbie snacks you can buy for a quarter, I guess. There’s a lot of content and it looks like they put some effort into the design and concept.
October 15th, 2007 at 9:29 am
The “mystery spot” is note a mystery at all, it’s just impossible to skate, which is why it seldom appears in anything.
Here’s the QS spot page on it.. http://www.quartersnacks.com/qs/spots/midtown/forbiddenbanks.php (the name of it should be enough of a clue on how easy it is to skate)
Here’s a clip from the spot.. http://www.quartersnacks.com/qs/video/short-clips/forbidden-banks-invasion/
Thanks for the link.