Lost American Buildings

[Hudson11]

Originally Posted by Galro

New York times old building at Time Square (the high, thin one). The building as such is still standing, but it have been re-clad into the unrecognizably.

in the 50's

thehappyrecap tumblr

which became this in the 60's


stuffnobodycaresabout.com

which today is covered in this

citynoise.org

[sidra]

they are long living buildings

[Dunzdeck]

What an atrocity!

[RegentHouse]

^Not to mention all the surrounding buildings that have been demolished since the 50s, and even some before for wedding cake excrement.

[cloud32]

What a horrible transformation. I think its quite a good thing that the 60s thing was covered by billboards which in themselves are quite a well known landmark. The origional building was obviosly better though.

[cloud32]

Originally Posted by Piltup Man

In many cases buildings and structures built for world fairs etc were not meant to be permanent from the outset, and the building materials used would have reflected that.

Thats true, the structures of the San Fransisco exposition were made from wood and a mixture of burlap fibre and plaster which wouldn't last much and most certainly wouldn't produce a very comfortable building to be in (it would be too hot/cold). Rumor has it that the architect specifically planned for the buildings to be made from weak materials so it would create some interesting ruins when the buildings were out of use, apparently giving the city some 'personality'. That said, the expo seemed to feature some very good-looking buildings.

[Galro]

City Investing Building, New York. Here seen in front of the Singer building. Both demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza.

[Galro]

The city investing building can also be seen in the background of this picture (now with the Singer building next to it):

[Galro]

German American Insurance Building, New York. Demolished and replaced with this open plaza: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Willi...15.53,,0,-7.39

[Galro]

Larger skyline picture with that an arrow towards that building:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b2ie27YF6z...attan+1908.jpg

[mr.oldschool]

Very often I find the old architecture and structures more pleasant and cozy to my eye than its modern replacements or counterparts.

I am pretty much new to this forum and I am looking for pics like these: http://yourvancouverrealestate.ca/va...storic-photos/
So basically I like to look at old photos showing the actual change of a specific part of a city and its lifestyle. Are there any good threads about historic photos of Canadian and American cities and towns? It's hard to google up more than a few pics on a single site. Thanks in advance.

[Arjni Koijnovski]

It is really too bad all of these beautiful buildings where demolished. I love this kind of architecture and would love to see atleast some of them be rebuilded.

[CNB30]

Originally Posted by Arjni Koijnovski

It is really too bad all of these beautiful buildings where demolished. I love this kind of architecture and would love to see atleast some of them be rebuilded.

That's one of the ironic things about architects of the late 20th century, they pushed as hard as they could to preserve beautiful historic structures, while much of what they actually designed is cheap crap that is already falling apart in most cases.

[RegentHouse]

Originally Posted by Galro

German American Insurance Building, New York. Demolished and replaced with this open plaza: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Willi...15.53,,0,-7.39

/facepalm

Central Park exists for a reason!

[Chapelo]

The Hudson Terminal Buildings, New York, constructed 1907-1909. Demolished in 1971 for the east side of the WTC superblock, which included the PATH Station, 4WTC, 5WTC, and most of the underground concourse.

At one time, I believe these were the largest office buildings in New York by area.

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[CNB30]

Originally Posted by RegentHouse

/facepalm

Central Park exists for a reason!

Because they drained swampland and demolished a few shacks, there were maybe 1 or 2, if any beautiful residencies demolished

[CNB30]

Pre 1906 San Francisco

[Sandstein]

Originally Posted by CNB30

Pre 1906 San Francisco

What's the name of the high-rise with the cupola?

Do you have some more information about the area?

[RegentHouse]

Originally Posted by CNB30

Because they drained swampland and demolished a few shacks, there were maybe 1 or 2, if any beautiful residencies demolished

You missed my point. Central Park exists to allow development on almost every block of Manhattan. For this reason, it doesn't need any more parks.

[CNB30]

Originally Posted by RegentHouse

You missed my point. Central Park exists to allow development on almost every block of Manhattan. For this reason, it doesn't need any more parks.

Yes I i did miss your point. Sry