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Images tagged "broadway-nassau"

IMG_5148_resize.jpg A three-story hipped roof caps the building's tower; it is only visible from a high or distant viewpoint. A three-story hipped roof caps the building's tower; it is only visible from a high or distant viewpoint. Lobby. Lobby. The bronze storefronts are a 1929 revision. The four monumental statues are by J. Massey Rhind and represent four aspects of commerce, according to the NYC Landmarks Presrvation Commission. Views from the south and east show the Park Row Building's highly irregular shape - and a lack of decoration. IMG_5129_resize.jpg R. H. Robertson used horizontal bands to try to de-emphasize the building's height. The towers were once used as observatories - now they are designated triplex apartments. View down Spruce Street. New York by Gehry towers behind, the former New York Times Building stands in front of the American Tract Society Building. IMG_5149_resize.jpg IMG_5152_resize.jpg The balconies are strictly decorative. The narrow Ann Street facade includes a freight entrance. Steel trusses span the light courts. IMG_5236_resize.jpg IMG_5283_resize.jpg The Park Row Construction Company bought the adjoining lots to ensure that no tall buildings would block the Park Row Building's windows. New York By Gehry - By Moonlight IMG_5714_resize.jpg IMG_5667_resize.jpg The northeast facade is the only side not clad in terra cotta. IMG_5673_resize.jpg IMG_5674_resize.jpg IMG_5676_resize.jpg IMG_5679_resize.jpg IMG_5684_resize.jpg IMG_5686_resize.jpg The view from Broadway at Liberty Street. The first hint of something special can be seen down Nassau Street a quarter of a mile away.... IMG_5716_resize.jpg IMG_5717_resize.jpg IMG_5719_resize.jpg IMG_5729_resize.jpg IMG_5732_resize.jpg The original entryway was inscribed "The American Tract Society Building" and flanked by sculptures of angels. The building was owned for a while by Pace University. It is now residential, except for ground floor retail space. Two terra cotta angels support the cornice on the Nassau Street facade - helped by lots of iron straps. View down Spruce Street. New York by Gehry towers behind, the former New York Times Building stands in front of the American Tract Society Building.
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