Your favourite New York Art Deco skyscraper? - Page 2

hunser · #21 Posted **Dec 15, 2011, 11:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by OptimumPx

It's not on your list (for whatever reason) but my vote goes to the original 1930's section of Rockefeller Center.

Yeah I only listed the GE Building, not the RC as a whole... my bad.

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Originally Posted by CarlosV

^^^
the photo of the Century Building above is incorrect. (the style is not even art deco, huge mistake!)

this is the ART DECO Century building in central park west!!!

Yes I know, it was getting late- no idea how that apartment block made it here lol.

Thanks for pointing out the mistake.

Insoluble · #22 Posted **Dec 15, 2011, 3:51 PM**

Wow! So many amazing buildings! I had never even heard of several of these. Keep the pictures coming please!

The_Architect · #23 Posted **Dec 15, 2011, 7:11 PM**

Chrysler Building.. With the American Radiator Building a very close second.

hunser · #24 Posted **Dec 16, 2011, 12:42 PM**

Some other fine buildings...

Lefcourt Colonial Building

http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7726

Master Apartments

Radio City Music Hall

Verizon Building

55 Central Park West

32 Avenue of the Americas

Jumeirah Essex House

Daily News Building

New York Evening Post Building

yankeesfan1000 · #25 Posted **Dec 16, 2011, 1:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Chrysler Building.. With the American Radiator Building a very close second.

+1.

If a handful of these buildings, 40 Wall, American Radiator, 20 Exchange, were in any other city in the world they'd be icons. Unfortunately those buildings, which are beautiful in their own right, get overshadowed and just lost in the city.

Rico Rommheim · #26 Posted **Dec 16, 2011, 3:40 PM**

American International. American International. American International. American International. American International. American International.

hunser · #27 Posted **Dec 16, 2011, 5:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

American International. American International. American International. American International. American International. American International.

It sure is a marvel. If I remeber correctly, fellow forumer uaarkson also shares your love with this particular building.

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan1000

+1.

If a handful of these buildings, 40 Wall, American Radiator, 20 Exchange, were in any other city in the world they'd be icons. Unfortunately those buildings, which are beautiful in their own right, get overshadowed and just lost in the city.

That's one of the reasons why I created this thread. Unfortunately many beautiful (Art Deco) skyscrapers are overshadowed by taller and immensely more massive towers nowadays. But that's skyscraper evolution I guess. I just wish NY would build more skyscrapers in Art Deco or Gothic style. 99 Church Street would be a fine example (or the Setai which slightly resembles the Art Deco style).

And btw there's certainly not one city out there which wouldn't want to have a couple of those NY gems.

Alright, since all buildings listed have their own pics...

Chrysler Building

Chrysler Building, Manhattan, New York City, USA von gbatistini auf Flickr

jesse.forrister

Empire State Building

midtown manhattan at night, nyc von andrew c mace auf Flickr

Manhattan Skyline, New York City von IanReesArt auf Flickr

Jasoncw · #28 Posted **Dec 16, 2011, 8:02 PM**

Yeah my vote goes to Rockefeller Center.

THE BIG APPLE · #29 Posted **Dec 17, 2011, 1:18 AM**

Choosing between the Empire State and Chrysler is like choosing between my left or right testicle, so I put those two buildings aside, and picked 570 Lexington.

simms3_redux · #30 Posted **Dec 17, 2011, 4:14 AM**

1) Chrysler Building (1930 - William Van Alen)

Art Deco story, sheer height, fame, glory, and its eponymous nature with "Art Deco". There is not one ounce of the building that is not Deco. Andy Warhol summed up the skyscraper's essence: "It looks like money."

Chrysler Building Art Deco by longdistancehiker, on Flickr

Chrysler Building 42 St Entrance by joseph a, on Flickr

The Chrysler Building Elevator by navema, on Flickr

2) One Wall Street (1932 - Ralph Parker)

This may be my favorite building in Lower Manhattan. Elegant lines, well-placed setbacks, the banking room!, and who can leave out the crown and top floor penthouse office? Someone post a pic of that baby if you can find one.

No. 1 Wall Street and Trinity Church by Canadian Pacific, on Flickr

3) Fuller Building (1929 - Walker & Gillette)

mmm...black granite base! THAT is as Deco as it gets. Lots of right angles and squares, international style windows, mosaics, 2-D brinze paneled elevators that tell the story of construction (Fuller Company)...the epitome of NY Deco here!

Fuller Building, New York by dct66, on Flickr

The Fuller Building - 41 East 57th Street, New York, NY by Anomalous_A, on Flickr

Other

Fred F. French Building!!! (1927 - Fred F. French Co., H. Douglas Ives, and Sloan & Robertson)

How can this be missing from the list???? OMG this thing is DECO DECO DECO.

NYC - Midtown: Fred R French Building by wallyg, on Flickr

Fred French Bldg by NewYorkDailyPhoto.com, on Flickr

Barclay Vesey Building!!! (1926 - Ralph Walker)

Uh, guys...this is one of the most deco buildings in the city...again not on the list

Barclay-Vesey Building detail by epicharmus, on Flickr

Verizon Building (Barclay-Vesey Building) by christiNYCa, on Flickr

Daily News Building (220 E 42nd St) (1930 - Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_News_Building

New York 2009 - Daily News Building by Jorbasa, on Flickr

NYC: Daily News Building by wallyg, on Flickr

120 Wall Street (1930 - Ely Jaques Kahn)

http://www.silversteinproperties.com...20-wall-street

120 Wall Street by DavoPic, on Flickr

And lastly, a book of mine with the most Art Deco looking cover...two high beams shining up on the Rockefeller Center in B&W!

Honorable Mentions

The Brill Building (1931 - Victor Bark, Jr.)

NYC – The Brill Building by Peter Denton, on Flickr

Waldorf Astoria (1931 - Schutze & Weaver)

I have had the pleasure of staying here a few times...room on 17th floor overlooking St. Bart's and the GE Building

Waldorf Astoria by cjacobs53, on Flickr

The Waldorf Astoria by gbfisherjr, on Flickr

Waldorf Astoria Exterior by lovetravel1, on Flickr

GE Building (1931 - Cross & Cross)

General Electric Building, New York by dct66, on Flickr

American International Building/City Services Building (1932 - Clinton & Russell)

American International by 12th St David, on Flickr

American International Building by Sarmale / O., on Flickr

Metlife North Building (1932 - Harvey Wiley Corbett and D. Everett Waid)

Met Life Insurance, North Building by alex.lines, on Flickr

Major contrast here -

Looking up in Madison Square Park - New York City by BostonCityWalk, on Flickr

Of course I love the Rock, Radiator Building, One Fifth Ave, and just about anything that is Deco/modern classicism.

Amanita · #31 Posted **Dec 17, 2011, 8:59 AM**

Oh dear, do I have to pick? I love so many of them!
I love Chrysler, I love Empire State, I was a guest at the New Yorker Hotel, so I love it too!
I love Waldorf..I could go on!

hunser · #32 Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 9:23 PM**

Helmsley Building

newhannibal112

Coldrsx · #33 Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 9:39 PM**

Love the Chrysler, but American Radiator a close 2nd.

Flamesrule · #34 Posted **Dec 21, 2011, 9:43 PM**

I don't know, I've always loved the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, so I voted for that.

Perklol · #35 Posted **Mar 11, 2014, 4:56 AM**

Vote while you still can!!

I chose the Chrysler Building because its so slender and the right size. Never really liked the Empire State Building tall, bland limestone boxes. 70 Pine is so much better than Empire.

jg6544 · #36 Posted **Mar 11, 2014, 6:17 PM**

My favorite deco skyscraper is actually in Cincinnati. In New York, it's the Chrysler Bldg.

DecoJim · #37 Posted **Mar 11, 2014, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by hunser

Helmsley Building

Is this really Art Deco?
It looks more like it was built in the Beaux-Arts style since the detail appears classical with the columns, entablatures, dentil molding, etc.
Art Deco is hard to define but if this building was Art Deco I would expect there to be stylized or modernized ornament rather than direct copies of the classical orders.
(I know the your post is a bit old but its still on the current page).

HomrQT · #38 Posted **Mar 11, 2014, 9:14 PM**

Should have also included the Barclay-Vesey Building, it has such a unique angle feature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Building

jd3189 · #39 Posted **Mar 13, 2014, 2:17 PM**

The ESB and Chrysler were and will always be the king and queen of the NY skyline. It's how I always characterized them.

wrab · #40 Posted **Mar 13, 2014, 4:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by DecoJim

Is this really Art Deco?
It looks more like it was built in the Beaux-Arts style since the detail appears classical with the columns, entablatures, dentil molding, etc.
Art Deco is hard to define but if this building was Art Deco I would expect there to be stylized or modernized ornament rather than direct copies of the classical orders.
(I know the your post is a bit old but its still on the current page).

Yeah - Helmsley is beautiful, but not Art Deco