I'd read somewhere that the pattern of where skyscrapers can and cannot be built in Manhattan has to do with the depth of the bedrock at various places on the i

I'd read somewhere that the pattern of where skyscrapers can and cannot be built in Manhattan has to do with the depth of the bedrock at various places on the island. EDIT - Apparently this has been 'debunked', although the debunking might just be an alternate theory. http://observer.com/2012/01/uncanny-valley-the-real-reason-there-are-no-skyscrapers-in-the-middle-of-manhattan/ http://observer.com/2012/01/uncanny-valley-the-real-reason-t...