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What I find most interesting about this piece is the sum for which the property was sold. > “Someone sensibly asked what they might get for [the bridge] and Iv
by skibz 8y ago
What I find most interesting about this piece is the sum for which the property was sold.
> “Someone sensibly asked what they might get for [the bridge] and Ivan is recorded as saying, ‘one million’,” says Archie.
> “And they said, ‘one million dollars?’
> “Ivan said, ‘I’m talking about one million pounds.’ [Nearly three millions dollars at the time.] They sat up at that.”
What were the motivations for this asking price and how may they have been substantiated?
- larkeith 8y agoFor reference, that's about $21m today.
- yardie 8y agoMeanwhile the over land bridge being built down the street from, $800m. And I can almost guarantee it will be at least 20% over budget, because Miami. So closer to $1B
- Someone 8y agoThat inflation-corrected $21 million was only for materials, not even all of them, that had to be transported from Europe and put together again.