Virtual Walking Tour: Decked Out in Midtown—Art Deco Buildings and NY Glamour

The early history of NYC’s relentless rise into the sky, and the colorful characters that shaped it.

Step off the sidewalk and back in time, to the glamorous 1920’s. Explore the backdrop of that romantic and high living era by joining me to view magnificent period buildings and lobbies in midtown, including Rockefeller Center, the Fred F. French Building, the former Shelton Towers Hotel, the Chanin Building, and the iconic Chrysler and Empire State Buildings. These opulent landmarks are local place markers in the chronology of architectural form. Learn about the frenzied one-upsmanship that bred the 1920’s race to build the tallest building in the world, and the colorful characters that competed in it, forever transforming the skyline of New York and creating a vivid new language of architectural style.

Email [email protected] for further information, and for entry link to online presentation, if not received after registration. $8.

 

The early history of NYC’s relentless rise into the sky, and the colorful characters that shaped it.

Step off the sidewalk and back in time, to the glamorous 1920’s. Explore the backdrop of that romantic and high living era by joining me to view magnificent period buildings and lobbies in midtown, including Rockefeller Center, the Fred F. French Building, the former Shelton Towers Hotel, the Chanin Building, and the iconic Chrysler and Empire State Buildings. These opulent landmarks are local place markers in the chronology of architectural form. Learn about the frenzied one-upsmanship that bred the 1920’s race to build the tallest building in the world, and the colorful characters that competed in it, forever transforming the skyline of New York and creating a vivid new language of architectural style.

Email [email protected] for further information, and for entry link to online presentation, if not received after registration. $8.