Film by
@maxime.ellies for the final Grid City of the 2025-2026 season.
Yesterday, the inaugural season of Grid City concluded with a tour by
@gcartelli of monuments and memorials tracing the history of telecommunication buildings in Lower Manhattan. If you missed the run, here are three sites worth visiting for a self-guided tour:
80 Broad St
ITT Building (Buchman & Kahn)
Mural, Commerce Uniting the Hemispheres with Electricity (1928)
Artist: Victor White
140 West St
Barclay-Vesey Building (Ralph Walker)
Mural, untitled history of human communication (1927)
Artist: Edgar Williams
32 Avenue of the Americas
Formerly, AT&T Long Lines Building (Ralph Walker)
Mural, Continents Linked by the Telephone and Wireless (1932)
Artist: Hildreth Meière
Grid City (Guided Runs in the Design of New York City) is a project hosted in partnership with local designer
@pauljmorimoto to explore the design, architecture and planning of New York City through running. As a brand designed, tested and made in New York City, the built environment informs our design language and we seek to strengthen this relationship and share our inspiration with the wider community through this series.
Monthly runs will resume in September. If you are interested in being a guide for the next season, please contact us and share more about your background and any topics of interest.