Sidewalk Skylights!

These beautiful and odd glass blocks were actually cemented into a frame (grate) and used to allow light to shine down into basements of city buildings.   You can sometimes see these cemented in a matrix along sidewalks in older cities like NY or Boston.  

Thanks to Ian Macky and Paul Greaves for these great photographs!

 

 

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