Decorative Exhibition
Decorative ExhibitionHess Triangle
West Village
Look down at your feet and you'll spot the Hess Triangle: a 500-square-inch tile mosaic marking the smallest private property in NYC. It's a petty, glorious remnant of a 1920s real estate war, still declaring "Property of the Hess Estate Which Has Never Been Dedicated for Public Purposes."
Quirky NYC history
Tiny hidden landmark
Spiteful landlord story
Sidewalk curiosity
Tips
đïž"oddity of NYC history" (The Empty Nest Explorers)
đ"thousands of people walk past it and never realize it is there"
đŹlook for the cigarette shop as your landmark
Hess Triangle
West VillageOpen
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionLook down at your feet and you'll spot the Hess Triangle: a 500-square-inch tile mosaic marking the smallest private property in NYC. It's a petty, glorious remnant of a 1920s real estate war, still declaring "Property of the Hess Estate Which Has Never Been Dedicated for Public Purposes."
Quirky NYC history
Tiny hidden landmark
Spiteful landlord story
Sidewalk curiosity
Tips
đïž"oddity of NYC history" (The Empty Nest Explorers)
đ"thousands of people walk past it and never realize it is there"
đŹlook for the cigarette shop as your landmark
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