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Church of the Incarnation.

Church of the Incarnation with H. Percy Silver Parish House.

H. Percy Silver Parish House - Renaissance Revival.

Herald Square Hotel - 19 W31st Street.

One-time headquarters of the original Life Magazine - before it was taken over by Henry Luce.

The original grand windows replaced.

Welcome... don't mind the photographer....

The gilding was added by the hotelier. You can make out "WIT" and "HUMOR" on the scroll.

Battlements mean business!

The landmark site is now used by the NYPD Traffic Control Division. The arched central entry leads to an interior courtyard.

Pseudo towers and crenellations - a style usually reserved for armories.

23rd "Tenderloin" Precinct Station House - 134 W30th Street.

The rear courtyard was added in 1958.

Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 135 W31st Street.

Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 135 W31st Street.

On W32nd Street, the American Cancer Society has its own entrance for Hope Lodge. Retail and garage space are also in the building's base.

The Epic has commanding views of midtown Manhattan.

The Friary is in brick, to blend in with the church buildings; the landscaped terrace above the recessed apartment-house lobby is used by the friars.

A three-story lobby for the apartments on the W31st Street side.

On both sides of The Epic, pseudo oriels have been created.

A modest, restrained four-story limestone base.

Each setback has a slightly corbeled cornice trimmed in limestone.

The Greeley Square Building stands one block south of Greeley Square.

The upper floors are referred to as "tower floors" in building plans.

The entrance is on W31st Street.

Radio Wave Building - 49 W27th Street near Sixth Avenue.

Nikola Tesla's bust, erected in front of the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral Church of St. Sava on W27th Street.

The East 39th Street facade.

Viewed from the New York Public Library.

For many years, the elaborate ceiling was covered by a drop-ceiling. The 15-foot ceilings were restored in 2002.

Peeking into the garden courtyard.

A one-story brick wall hides a garden courtyard.

A closer look at the window details.

North wing: More elaborate terra cotta around windows.

South wing: Notice window detailing.

South wing.

Looking south along South Street/FDR Drive.

Gouveneur Hospital front (Water Street) facade.

Viewed from the southeast (corner of Gold and Frankfort Streets).

A four-story-high colonnade screens a courtyard along the front (NW) facade.

A four-story-high colonnade screens a courtyard along the front (NW) facade.

Under the south wing, a vaulted arcade shelters an entrance to the subway.

Under the south wing, a vaulted arcade shelters an entrance to the subway.

The "Civic Fame" statue is gilded copper sheets over an iron frame - like the Statue of Liberty, minus the gilding.

Looking down Chambers Street, which used to continue through the Municipal Building's arch.

The tower is 15 stories high.

Viewed from City Hall Park, to the southwest. The copper pyramid at left is the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse.

The Park Row Construction Company bought the adjoining lots to ensure that no tall buildings would block the Park Row Building's windows.

Steel trusses span the light courts.

The narrow Ann Street facade includes a freight entrance.

The balconies are strictly decorative.

The towers were once used as observatories - now they are designated triplex apartments.

R. H. Robertson used horizontal bands to try to de-emphasize the building's height.

Views from the south and east show the Park Row Building's highly irregular shape - and a lack of decoration.

The four monumental statues are by J. Massey Rhind and represent four aspects of commerce, according to the NYC Landmarks Presrvation Commission.

The bronze storefronts are a 1929 revision.

Lobby.

Lobby.

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.

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.

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.

Two terra cotta angels support the cornice on the Nassau Street facade - helped by lots of iron straps.

The building was owned for a while by Pace University. It is now residential, except for ground floor retail space.

The original entryway was inscribed "The American Tract Society Building" and flanked by sculptures of angels.

The view from Broadway at Liberty Street.

The northeast facade is the only side not clad in terra cotta.

The first hint of something special can be seen down Nassau Street a quarter of a mile away....

A plain modern door replaces the original, and is out of character.

The building's base is rusticated (joints emphasized) granite; the brickwork above is patterned to mimic the rustication.

Viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge.

The building's crown is of colorful terra cotta.

Broadway Chambers Building is designed in the classical base-shaft-capital configuration.

The spectacular lobby is also a NYC Landmark.

"Tourists Are Not Permitted Beyond This Point"

Detail from entryway arch.

Detail from entryway arch.

The light court lacks some of the color and detailing of the more visible facades.

Four heads repeat around the Barclay Street, Broadway and Park Place facades. (4)

Four heads repeat around the Barclay Street, Broadway and Park Place facades. (3)

Four heads repeat around the Barclay Street, Broadway and Park Place facades. (2)

Four heads repeat around the Barclay Street, Broadway and Park Place facades. (1)

Above the main entrance.

Above the main entrance.

The three-story limestone base has rich gothic detailing.

It's getting crowded: Construction cranes on One World Trade Center intrude. By 2014, an 80-story hotel/residential tower is slated to open directly behind the Woolworth Building.

One World Trade Center rises to the west.

A closeup shows that much of the terra cotta is repaired, replaced or missing. The roof was originally gilded.

Majestic in the Gothic details.

Color in the spandrels (decorative panels above/below each window) enhance the tower's vertical lines.

Cassa NY's front facade tapers back slightly from W45th Street.

The seven-story Ahrens Building is wrapped by the 17-story Lafayette Hall (NYU residence hall).

Three bays of metal-clad oriels accentuate the vertical lines.

Three bays of metal-clad oriels accentuate the vertical lines.

Rounded (bullnose) bricks were used in the decorative pillasters and around all windows; contrasting terra cotta trim.

Rich terra cotta sixth floor looks almost like carved ivory.

Pac-Man grafitti challenges a copper lion.

NEL Co. - New Era Lofts.

Deeply incised detail in the terra cotta (wonderfully restored!).

Squat Doric columns seem to bulge under the building's weight.

Art Nouveau in the SoHo Cast Iron District.

The massive copper mansard roof is easy to spot from a block away.

The Lafayette Street and Worth Street facades.

Worth Street (main) entrance.

Worth Street (main) entrance.

Worth Street (main) entrance.

Centre Street entrance.

Centre Street entrance.

Centre Street detail.

Centre Street entrance.

Entrance from the Leonard Street parking lot.

Floors 4-10

Floors 3-7

Floors 2-5

The left-most doors lead to the residentces.

Floors 8-12

Floors 6-8

Floors 7-12

Figure from 8th floor

Roosevelt Building detail.

Roosevelt Building detail.

Roosevelt Building detail.

Roosevelt Building detail.

Roosevelt Building detail.

Roosevelt Building detail.

Roosevelt Building detail.

The original lobby was cut in half to make another store (now occupied by Cohen's Fashion Optical).

Brick, red granite and terra cotta make up the facade.

Biograph Studios once had a revolving stage on the roof - it followed the sun for filming.

Fanciful, to say the least!

The modest enry on E25th Street.

Snakes and cow skull terra cotta ornament.

Mayan-inspired terra cotta and corbelled bands embellish the Art Deco Friends House.

Main entrance. The landmark Ahrens building is to the left.

Second floor corner window detail.

Second floor window detail.

The building follows the base-shaft-capital scheme. Arches above the windows have very subtle gothic point.

Headless grotesque on 13th floor - unlucky for him...

Grotesques and other decorative elements at the 12th/13th floors.

Seventh Avenue main entrance.

Nelson Tower's distinct white crown is visible from throughout the Garment District.

The fire escape was not part of the original design.

Don't blame De Lemos & Cordes for the awkward top: A different architect spliced two floors to the original six.

View from Broadway/31st Street.

32nd Street entrance. Plaque under light at right commemorates formation of PGA at this site.

View from Sixth Avenue.

Detail, 32nd Street facade.

32nd Street entrance.

Detail, 32nd Street facade.

Detail, Broadway facade.

Detail, Broadway facade.

Detail, Broadway facade.

Detail, Broadway facade.

Broadway facade.

Detail, 32nd Street facade.

32nd Street entrance. Plaque under light at right commemorates formation of PGA at this site.

Now used as a residence hall by Pace and the New School.

The base was originally rusticated white marble.

The one-time headquarters of the Royal Insurance Company.

Detail, Eighth Avenue facade.

Deco detailed marquee on Eighth Avenue.

Tick Tock Diner "home cooking" - far cry from the hotel's heyday.

A side entrance (W34th Street).

Modest Art Deco accents at the setbacks are the extent of the exterior decoration.

The four-story "NEW YORKER" sign is the building's most prominent feature.

The limestone base is very plain.

Looking west from One PennPlaza.

The view from Duane Street.

The white granite takes on the color of the sky.

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The main entrance.

The oddly-shaped five-story base fills the site - and helps blend in with nearby courts.

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The pyramidal roof is clad in gilded tile.

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View from behind the Municipal Building.

Detail - 20th floor.

The three-story granite base is relatively plain.

The North (Cedar Street) facade was heavily damaged on 9/11 by debris from the collapsed South Tower.

West Street entry detail.

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West Street entrance.

View along Albany Street, showing east and south facades.

View along Cedar Street, showing east and north facade. The east (back) facade is primarily brick.

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"Out of scale" with neighborhood.

Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade.

Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade.

Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade.

Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade.

The tower reflects and contasts with surrounding masonry structures.

Trump SoHo fills the western end of the block between Spring and Dominick Streets at Varick Street.

Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade.

Interesting play of clouds and sky against the mirror facade.

The Dakota (W 73rd Street facade)

Alwyn Court Apartments

Broadway Education Campus

Note intertwined "S" and "O" of Standard Oil.

Fake owl is supposed to scare away pigeons.

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The building's entrance was originally on the corner; there were no stores on the ground floor.

45 E 66th Street

The Dakota - east tower.

The Dakota - subway entrance at SE corner of building.

The Dakota - gas lamps flank entry.

Window detail

The Dakota

The Dakota - main entry

A view from the south.

The Dakota (view from southeast)

The Dakota (Central Park West facade)

The public entrance is on UN Plaza (First Avenue); staff enter on E 45th Street.

Federal and NYC police are always present; a permanent guard post is on the corner.

View from E45th Street; smaller white building is Uganda House.

Viewed from the United Nations.

Viewed from Gantry Plaza State Park (Queens).

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