That didn’t take long…

Lehman Brothers, the investment bank that filed for bankruptcy last Monday, obviously made some bad bets. But whoever designed the company’s building in Manhattan obviously had the type of keen foresight its CEO Richard Fuld lacked. Here’s Lehman Brothers on Sept. 14: Michael Nagle/Getty Images And here’s the same building now, seen from a different ...

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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Pedestrian and vehiclular traffic pass the headquarters building of Lehman Brothers September 14, 2008 in New York City. The troubled Wall Street investment bank moved closser to collapse today as British bank Barclays pulled out of talks. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Lehman Brothers, the investment bank that filed for bankruptcy last Monday, obviously made some bad bets. But whoever designed the company's building in Manhattan obviously had the type of keen foresight its CEO Richard Fuld lacked.

Lehman Brothers, the investment bank that filed for bankruptcy last Monday, obviously made some bad bets. But whoever designed the company’s building in Manhattan obviously had the type of keen foresight its CEO Richard Fuld lacked.

Here’s Lehman Brothers on Sept. 14:

Michael Nagle/Getty Images

And here’s the same building now, seen from a different angle:

Guess Barclays didn’t want to wait too long to put its stamp on its new purchase, huh?

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