Tag: architecture
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Sectional View Of New York’s New Public Library
I love this illustration. I like to imagine that the cutaway walls are really like that, and you can go up to the roof of the library and slide down them. SECTIONAL VIEW OF NEW YORK’S PUBLIC LIBRARY: Some Idea of the Size and Completeness of the Structure May Be Had from the Accompanying Drawing. […]
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A Skyscraper Built By The Nickels Of Millions
The Woolworth Building is one of New York City’s oldest skyscrapers, and its gothic architecture suggests an older era, so it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t even around 100 years ago. In anticipation of its planned erection, the Times Magazine published this retrospective on Frank W. Woolworth, the man behind the Woolworth’s five and […]
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New York’s Fine New Library Nearly Completed
Because I’ve done so much research for this website in the microforms room of this building at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, I was especially delighted to come across this article. It’s interesting to see the famous reading room totally empty of furniture. After ten years of actual construction and an expenditure of upward of […]
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Will The Leaning Tower Fall As Did The Campanile?
St. Mark’s Campanile collapsed in 1902. It was rebuilt and would be reopened in 1912. In the meantime, it was natural to turn an eye towards Italy’s famous leaning tower in Pisa and consider its destiny. In more recent history, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which leans because it was built on a soft foundation, […]
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The New Times Square Looking Toward The North
This lovely illustration projects what Times Square will look like once then-current construction is finished. It filled the entire front page of the Magazine Section. It really deserves to be viewed as a PDF zoomed larger than full screen to appreciate the amount of detail that’s in this image. I couldn’t find a corresponding photo […]
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