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32nd Street entrance. Plaque under light at right commemorates formation of PGA at this site. IMG_4661_resize.jpg The bronze storefronts are a 1929 revision. The spectacular lobby is also a NYC Landmark. IMG_2686_resize.jpg IMG_8653.jpg : 4105x2890 px 2014-06-23 11-15-03-0065.jpg : 5058x3120 px 2014-06-23 11-16-46-0069.jpg : 2575x4245 px Detail, 32nd Street facade. Seventh Regiment Armory Puck Bryant Park Hotel / American Radiator Building IMG_5051_resize.jpg Viewed from City Hall Park, to the southwest. The copper pyramid at left is the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse. 2014-03-27 10-05-03-0009.jpg : 3629x5022 px 2014-03-27 10-06-12-0015.jpg : 2615x4601 px IMG_6413_resize.jpg Aire2_resize.jpg 300 Madison Avenue Lipstick Building [5] IMG_9287a_resize.jpg South wing. 2014-03-27 10-10-21-0036.jpg : 5655x3770 px 2014-03-27 10-10-39-0037.jpg : 5479x3726 px Deco detailed marquee on Eighth Avenue. IMG_4675_resize.jpg Gilsey House Hotel Museum of Arts & Design IMG_8571.jpg : 3576x5075 px Collide-o-scope 2 2014-04-25 07-59-01-0143.jpg : 4128x3498 px 2014-04-25 08-00-21-0150.jpg : 5321x3770 px IMG_6346_resize.jpg Engine39_1_resize.jpg Window detail E58th Street. Lefcourt Colonial Crown Building _O5A4594.jpg : 3392x4641 px _O5A4597.jpg : 3366x4641 px Looking west from One PennPlaza. IMG_4659_resize.jpg Schermerhorn Building IMG_9078_resize.jpg One Broadway Citigroup Center aka 601 Lexington Avenue 2014-05-20 09-33-57-0221.jpg : 5066x2962 px 2014-05-20 09-35-10-0227.jpg : 5506x2945 px The view from Duane Street. IMG_4679_resize.jpg 300 Madison Avenue Bryant Park Hotel / American Radiator Building Standard Hotel Citigroup Center aka 601 Lexington Avenue 2014-07-12 12-51-59-0138.jpg : 5759x2750 px 2014-07-12 12-52-28-0141.jpg : 5698x3796 px 32nd Street entrance. 40 E 62nd Street Puck Building - NE corner. Beekman Regent Mulberry House IMG_9267a_resize.jpg 2014-07-12 12-43-45-0099.jpg : 4567x3788 px 2014-07-12 12-46-57-0114.jpg : 5286x3726 px The main entrance. IMG_2606_resize.jpg Lobby. Lipstick Building [13] IMG_6036_resize.jpg Eventi Hotel 2014-07-12 13-18-17-0210.jpg : 4996x3752 px 2014-07-12 13-18-29-0211.jpg : 3840x5760 px The oddly-shaped five-story base fills the site - and helps blend in with nearby courts. Battlements mean business! Schermerhorn Building Underground parking on W 43rd Street IMG_8238.jpg : 3419x5326 px 261 Fifth Avenue 2014-07-12 12-37-14-0071.jpg : 2891x2918 px 2014-07-12 12-59-02-0174.jpg : 2971x5260 px IMG_5907_resize.jpg Colony Club IMG_2832_resize.jpg : 1030x900 px IMG_9080_resize.jpg Lefcourt Colonial IMG_9349_resize.jpg 2014-07-05 09-41-06-0003.jpg : 3339x4259 px 2014-07-05 09-42-13-0010.jpg : 3485x4628 px Detail - 20th floor. IMG_4634_resize.jpg IMG_2676_resize.jpg Bryant Park Hotel / American Radiator Building IMG_8564.jpg : 4994x3611 px Paramount Building 2014-07-05 11-25-43-0461.jpg : 4242x3585 px 2014-03-11 10-08-23-0049.jpg : 3418x4127 px IMG_6525_resize1.jpg IMG_4829_resize.jpg IMG_0100_resize.jpg Beekman Regent Modern storefronts. Candela apartment buildings 2014-03-11 10-10-32-0057.jpg : 3996x3374 px 2014-03-11 12-44-36-0324.jpg : 4890x3497 px IMG_5910_resize.jpg IMG_5744_resize.jpg Schermerhorn Building "Patience" IMG_9114_resize.jpg Crown Building 2014-03-09 13-02-06-0268.jpg : 3655x5219 px 2014-06-23 12-14-08-0451.jpg : 3168x5141 px IMG_6470_resize.jpg Barbizon Hotel for Women St. James Building Library Hotel IMG_9330a_resize.jpg Carlyle_resize.jpg 2014-06-23 12-30-46-0539.jpg : 5716x3840 px 2014-04-25 08-13-02-0203.jpg : 4812x3401 px IMG_6469_resize.jpg Herald Square Hotel - 19 W31st Street. Gilsey House Hotel Four heads repeat around the Barclay Street, Broadway and Park Place facades. (4) IMG_8596.jpg : 5470x3840 px West End Avenue entry. 2014-04-25 08-18-39-0230.jpg : 3708x4417 px 2014-04-25 08-19-15-0231.jpg : 5699x3788 px IMG_6422_resize.jpg 459 W 18th Street The building was owned for a while by Pace University. It is now residential, except for ground floor retail space. Bryant Park Hotel / American Radiator Building Socony-Mobil Building IMG_4073_resize.jpg 2014-06-15 09-56-50-0025.jpg : 2536x4852 px 2014-06-15 09-58-11-0033.jpg : 5514x3515 px [Herald Towers] IMG_6642 7/12/2012 7:53:59 AM Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 135 W31st Street. Schermerhorn Building Distinctive flare - or "squashed"? IMG_9284a_resize.jpg 17 State Street (2) 2014-04-09 09-10-10-0009.jpg : 2984x4970 px 2014-04-09 09-10-18-0011.jpg : 4277x3664 px [Herald Towers] IMG_6635 7/12/2012 7:49:15 AM H. Percy Silver Parish House - Renaissance Revival. McIntyre Building IMG_8976_resize.jpg IMG_9951_resize.jpg Grand Central Terminal 2014-05-20 08-25-08-0034.jpg : 4373x2690 px 2014-05-20 08-27-49-0047.jpg : 5506x2831 px IMG_6426_resize.jpg IAC Building IMG_4311_resize.jpg One Worldwide Plaza's Eighth Avenue facade. IMG_7501_resize.jpg Candela apartment buildings IMG_0786.jpg : 4725x3796 px IMG_6701-2 3189x3401 [Herald Towers] IMG_6553 1/10/2013 3:41:24 PM Barbizon Hotel for Women IMG_0110_resize.jpg IMG_0299_resize.jpg IMG_9333a_resize.jpg Collide-o-scope 1 F-2014-KG-A8-006.jpg : 4331x3727 px IMG_0344 5461x3752 [Herald Towers] IMG_6551 1/10/2013 3:39:33 PM IMG_2915_resize.jpg IMG_5509_10_11_resize.jpg Bryant Park Hotel / American Radiator Building IMG_8594.jpg : 5364x3726 px Standard Hotel 2014-06-15 10-14-20-0100.jpg : 2608x4752 px 2014-06-15 11-34-39-0439 3840x5760 IMG_6279_resize.jpg Medical Arts Building McIntyre Building 300 Madison Avenue Croisic Building IMG_1550_resize.jpg 2014-06-15 10-31-28-0170.jpg : 5760x3439 px Standard East Village 5300x4260 Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade. The Epic has commanding views of midtown Manhattan. IMG_5149_resize.jpg The tower is 15 stories high. One Worldwide Plaza is the 50-story office tower on Eighth Avenue between W49th and W50th Streets - the signature crown can only be seen from afar. IMG_3400_resize.jpg 2014-06-15 10-47-15-0223.jpg : 2807x4727 px New School - 63 Fifth Avenue 4801x4927 Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade. IMG_2917_resize.jpg IMG_0112_resize.jpg Under the south wing, a vaulted arcade shelters an entrance to the subway. One of the E59th Street entries - and garage. 3 New York Plaza 2014-07-07 09-53-25-0434.jpg : 5155x3621 px IMG_9017 4470x3199 Second floor window detail. Medical Arts Building IMG_5515_6_7_resize.jpg IMG_0302_resize.jpg Blue Condominium NYPublicLibrary2.jpg : 5268x3342 px 2014-07-07 09-41-29-0389.jpg : 3445x4496 px IMG_8793 4093x3349 IMG_6605_resize.jpg Note stress rings in lower floor glass, revealed by polarization. Hotel York Bryant Park Hotel / American Radiator Building IMG_6027_resize.jpg Alwyn Court Apartments 2014-07-05 10-44-42-0292.jpg : 2747x4075 px IMG_8783 3708x4799 IMG_0508_resize.jpg St. Bartholomew's Church - detail. Riverside Church Lipstick Building IMG_8603.jpg : 4994x3646 px IMG_4076_resize.jpg 2014-07-07 10-06-06-0473.jpg : 2022x4325 px 40 University Place c 5635x4346 The modest enry on E25th Street. Pershing Square Building The original entryway was inscribed "The American Tract Society Building" and flanked by sculptures of angels. One Jackson Square Croisic Building One Broadway 2014-07-05 10-16-06-0156.jpg : 5655x3788 px IMG_0650 3628x3445 IMG_0495_resize.jpg IMG_4728_resize.jpg Step back to appreciate the 9-story entry arch. Grand Madison Apartments IMG_9952_resize.jpg The two-story arcade entry is dominated by "brick sculpture" by Alexsandra Kasuba. 2014-07-05 10-25-02-0196.jpg : 3537x5365 px St Veronicas Church 4415x4904 IMG_7355_resize.jpg St. Bartholomew's Church - octagonal dome. Hotel York Four heads repeat around the Barclay Street, Broadway and Park Place facades. (3) New York Times Building Madison Belmont Building 2014-06-15 11-09-36-0296.jpg : 5690x3744 px 45 Christopher Street Fanciful, to say the least! Pershing Square Building IMG_4297_resize.jpg Siegel-Cooper Building - detail. Bowed double-height storefronts face Lexington Avenue. Three bays of metal-clad oriels accentuate the vertical lines. 2014-06-15 11-49-55-0499.jpg : 2602x4154 px IMG_8946 3365x3811 IMG_7265_resize.jpg IMG_1761_resize.jpg IMG_0120_resize.jpg IMG_1747_resize.jpg A black glass sphere chandelier dominates the lobby. NYPublicLibrary3.jpg : 4404x3170 px 2014-06-15 12-05-18-0584.jpg : 4716x3594 px IMG_1764.jpg : 5470x3629 px IMG_7260_resize.jpg The Romanesque porch originated with the earlier St. Barts on Madison Avenue (see text). Beaux Arts detail - W 71st Street facade. Main entry. IMG_8623.jpg : 5408x3840 px Engine39_1_resize.jpg 2014-06-20 07-59-57-0035.jpg : 4233x3568 px IMG_0423 5629x3273 Roosevelt Building detail. Time Warner Center Hotel Seville [10] IMG_4463_resize.jpg Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse IMG_1551_resize.jpg 2014-04-01 13-34-35-0582.jpg : 4277x3419 px 2014-06-23 12-38-51-0578 2786x5444 IMG_0509_resize.jpg The Greeley Square Building stands one block south of Greeley Square. IMG_2642_resize.jpg IMG_0333_resize.jpg One Broadway IMG_8404.jpg : 4502x2758 px 2014-04-19 10-08-23-0313.jpg : 5715x3778 px IMG_0521 3840x5760 IMG_0507_resize1.jpg Portal detail. IMG_0121_resize.jpg Siegel-Cooper Building - detail. More decoration... Eventi Hotel 2014-04-01 13-04-20-0494.jpg : 5427x3428 px IMG_8630 3840x5760 Roosevelt Building detail. Time Warner Center Fourth floor balcony. Mondrian Looking south along South Street/FDR Drive. Plaza Hotel - a W58th Street entrance. 2014-05-05 12-37-53-0204-2.jpg : 5083x3339 px IMG_0584 5760x3840 IMG_7317_resize.jpg 333 W 71st Street Hotel Seville [2] IMG_4000_resize.jpg IMG_8530_resize.jpg 127 John Street Building 2014-05-07 10-01-06-0277.jpg : 5522x3585 px 2014-07-07 07-42-49-0014 2180x4285 IMG_7316_resize.jpg IMG_4058_resize.jpg Riverside Church IMG_0048_resize.jpg IMG_8625.jpg : 3577x5681 px 2014-07-07 09-31-09-0348.jpg : 4624x3304 px 2014-03-09 11-28-40-0106.jpg : 5286x2883 px IMG_0674 5391x3015 The left-most doors lead to the residentces. Time Warner Center The view from Broadway at Liberty Street. IMG_0358_resize.jpg Alexander Hamilton US Custom House 2014-04-19 08-36-33-0099.jpg : 5760x3770 px 2014-05-05 13-29-09-0225.jpg : 5207x3436 px IMG_8817 5093x3717 IMG_7303_resize.jpg The upper floors are referred to as "tower floors" in building plans. Northern facade. Siegel-Cooper warehouse/wagonhouse. IMG_8656.jpg : 4634x3594 px One Broadway 2014-05-05 13-40-24-0261.jpg : 5225x3384 px IMG_8160 3470x3717 IMG_7302_resize.jpg Stained glass. Chanin Building Whitehall Building The first hint of something special can be seen down Nassau Street a quarter of a mile away.... IMG_9265a_resize.jpg 2014-05-05 11-31-00-0033.jpg : 5567x3594 px IMG_8843-2 5304x2998 Floors 2-5 Bank of America Tower 69th Regiment Armory - Lexington Avenue between East 25th and East 26th Streets. Third Avenue entry. Blue Condominium Aptthorp - 2211 Broadway / 390 West End Avenue 2014-04-01 10-46-32-0221.jpg : 5172x3559 px 2014-03-16 10-46-11-0099 4365x3682 The Wilbraham - pillar detail. First floor window detail IMG_0136_resize.jpg 275 Madison Avenue IMG_6024_resize.jpg Peeking into the garden courtyard. 2014-04-01 10-52-14-0243.jpg : 4891x3383 px 2014-10-05 14-54-00-0122 3062x4442 The Wilbraham - pillar detail. Hotel Wolcott - 4 W31st Street. Formerly windowless facade glazed over for apartments. One World Trade Center rises to the west. IMG_0796-2.jpg : 4862x3470 px 55 Water Street Elevated Acre 2014-03-27 10-25-45-0074.jpg : 3603x5628 px IMG_2170.jpg : 5760x3840 px IMG_6066_resize.jpg Bank of America Tower Chanin Building Viewed from Park Row. Alexander Hamilton US Custom House 2014-07-11 12-57-23-0077.jpg : 5760x3840 px NO5A6724.jpg : 2048x4087 px 2014-06-15 11-26-03-0392 5523x3735 French Renaissance detailing. The East 39th Street facade. IMG_5152_resize.jpg Whitehall Building IMG_6037_resize.jpg 2014-04-19 08-17-46-0033.jpg : 2154x4404 px NO5A6542.jpg : 5101x3550 px 279CPW.jpg : 2937x5074 px IMG_7478_resize.jpg Hotel Wolcott - 4 W31st Street. IMG_0138_resize.jpg Jane Hotel Towne House Park East Synagogue NO5A6576.jpg : 5646x3779 px Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square 5226x4415 IMG_6067_resize.jpg Bank of America Tower Egyptian motif continues... The six-screen movie theater was converted to "New World Stages" - an off-Broadway venue. Small, as plazas go, but still the most generous pedestrian space in the vicinity. Entrance to the seven-story courtyard residential building. 2014-05-07 09-21-26-0158.jpg : 2799x4798 px IMG_1470.jpg : 3840x4541 px Circular "temple" dominates the corner plaza. 339 W 71st Street Chanin Building The "cowcatcher" store was an owner-ordered add-on. 17 State Street - rear IMG_5667_resize.jpg NO5A6622.jpg : 3313x5391 px IMG_1629 3313x4509 IMG_3053_resize.jpg Masonic Building, viewed from the north along Sixth Avenue. Fraternity Clubs Building IMG_5526.jpg : 3352x5693 px IMG_0799-2.jpg : 5487x2459 px Madison Belmont Building 2014-05-07 08-58-32-0106.jpg : 4725x3568 px IMG_1347.jpg : 3591x5586 px Centre Street entrance. Bank of America Tower IMG_5686_resize.jpg Whitehall Building The bright cobalt conical crown commands attention from blocks away, but can't be seen from across the street. IMG_6171_resize.jpg 2014-04-09 09-52-28-0119.jpg : 5532x3401 px IMG_1463.jpg : 3715x5685 px Inside the General Assembly Building. Viewed from the New York Public Library. Main entry. NY Public library; 500 Fifth Ave towers at right. (Remind you of Empire State Building? Same architects.) Fashion Center Building IMG_6352.jpg : 4466x3787 px 2014-04-27-10-09-41-0191_resize.jpg IMG_1432.jpg : 5206x3796 px General Assembly dais. Masonic Hall, viewed from Sixth Avenue. UN Plaza Under the south wing, a vaulted arcade shelters an entrance to the subway. New York Times Building 2014-03-27 12-58-22-0356.jpg : 4997x3524 px 2014-05-07-08-48-04-0070_resize.jpg IMG_1342.jpg : 5373x3603 px Centre Street detail. Bank of America Tower Brick sculpture detail. The slim profile raised fears that the building would fall over. IMG_2399_resize.jpg Carnegie Hall 2014-04-01 10-36-16-0207.jpg : 4839x3577 px IMG_1032.jpg : 3454x4976 px View from United Nations Plaza. IMG_8308_resize.jpg Arsenal_resize.jpg IMG_5531.jpg : 2826x5378 px The glass-and-aluminum east facade. IMG_4499.jpg _O5A3589.jpg : 3010x4522 px IMG_A1552.jpg : 3734x5219 px Dag Hammarskjold Library. Masonic Hall logo - on rear of Masonic Building. Main entry. Whitehall Building BryantPark.jpg : 4949x3870 px Towne House 2014-04-27 09-39-30-0032.jpg : 5005x2980 px IMG_1382.jpg : 5558x3726 px The massive copper mansard roof is easy to spot from a block away. Knox Building / HSBC Tower Century Building Broadway Chambers Building is designed in the classical base-shaft-capital configuration. De Lamar Mansion Plaza Hotel - main entrance on Grand Army Plaza. 2014-04-27 09-47-03-0073.jpg : 2496x4245 px 25CPW.jpg : 2657x5276 px Distinctive for its color as well as its style. IMG_4505_resize.jpg IMG_2746_resize.jpg 275 Madison Avenue Ansonia - SE corner. IMG_C1831_resize.jpg 2014-04-19 10-17-40-0330.jpg : 4067x3568 px IMG_2392.jpg : 5665x3777 px Amazing columns flank the entrance. Masonic Hall W24th Street facade. IMG_1537_resize.jpg A closeup shows that much of the terra cotta is repaired, replaced or missing. The roof was originally gilded. Broadway and W 74th Street facades. IMG_2018.jpg : 4678x3374 px 2014-04-25 07-26-58-0060.jpg : 5760x3840 px IMG_2376.jpg : 5695x3797 px Art Nouveau in the SoHo Cast Iron District. Knox Building / HSBC Tower The full sweep... IMG_8383.jpg : 3037x5023 px Blue Condominium 2014-03-27 12-50-11-0315.jpg : 3590x4312 px 2014-03-09 12-00-59-0196.jpg : 4988x3357 px IMG_2375.jpg : 5623x3749 px IMG_C1840_resize.jpg IMG_3286_resize.jpg Switch Building Whitehall Building
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