A miracle on Bleecker Street, ornament, invention, and one of the great early skyscrapers Soaring upward, Louis Sullivan and the invention ... by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
New York put growth ahead of all else, resulting in the loss of important historic buildings, like Penn Station. A Landmark Decision: Penn Station, Grand Central, ... by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
The Art Deco style of this skyscraper was urbane and luxurious—a swansong of glamor as the Great Depression hit. Van Alen, The Chrysler Building by Dr. Paul A. Ranogajec
Word to the wise: don’t put an anti-capitalist mural in a building owned by millionaires unless you want it trashed. Rockefeller Center by Dr. Malka Simon
Advanced steel-frame construction techniques enabled this to be the world’s tallest building from 1913 to 1930. Cass Gilbert, Woolworth Building by Dr. Margaret Herman