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February 28th 2008 by travelswithdan
01--Bowery Savings Bank
Built in 1923 by architects York & Sawyer to resemble a Romanesque basilica, this former bank (it was later called Home Savings of America) is now Cipriani, a catering club. They were changing the in... [more]
Sorry to keep perseverating on buildings, but there are just so MANY of them here that have interesting architectural, historical, &/or visual features... So maybe this will be the last blog on this topic. I don't have a lot to say about this group, so I'll attach any information needed to the photos themselves, with this exception--you probably haven't heard of most of these buildings, unless you really enjoy architecture. But, as you can see from the photos, many are very beautiful and interesting. Now here's the best part--three of them (Bowery Savings Bank, The Chanin Building, and the Mobil Building) are across the street from Grand Central Station and the Chrysler Building (themselves only a block apart), so they are very easy to access and on the way to other places you'll probably want to visit.
Again, as a photographer my preference is that you double click on the first image and then watch the self-directed slide show of the enlarged images (yes, big IS better, at least in this regard).
Dan
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May 3rd 2008 - Eva Sharell:
Great photos Dan! Wonderful angles and perspectives.
eva
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08--Colonnade Row
These four buildings were originally nine Greek Revival townhouses, but five were torn down to make room for a department store's parking lot....(!!) At one time or another residents included John Ja... [more]
10--Engine Company 31
Now a community television station, the LeBrun firm designed this fire station to resemble a Loire chateau in 1895.
12--The Flatiron Building
Designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham (read 'The Devil in the White City,' about the Chicago World's Fair of 1892) to fit on a triangular lot at 23rd St, Broadway, and 5th Ave, the Fuller Build... [more]
16--The Flatiron Building
Winds were whipped up by the size and shape of this structure (it resembles an iron, hence the name) that would lift women's skirts above their ankles, & men would come and stand on the sidewalks of 2... [more]
18--Pete
This bar has been here, two blocks south of Gramercy Park, since 1903. The short story writer O. Henry wrote 'The Gift of the Magi' in the second booth.
21--The Chanin Building
Built for a real estate developer in 1929, this 56-story tower was the first skyscraper in the Grand Central area and a nice example of Art Deco design (by Sloan & Robertson with interior design by Re... [more]
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May 3rd 2008 - Eva Sharell:
Great photos Dan! Wonderful angles and perspectives.
eva
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