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My favorite skyscrapers are ones from the early 1900's. New York has the best collection of them by far. Chicago has a few. However, can you post photos of such buildings (of at least 30 stories) from your city?

Here are some of my favorites in NY:

40 Wall Street



The Municipal Building




The old city hall which dates from 1802 sits across the street from it


The San Remo


20 Exchange Place


Federal Courthouse


While not skyscrapers, the Surrogates Court and the Tweed Courthouse across the street are awesome



120 Broadway



Bankers Trust

Bankers Trust at ground level (on right hand side)



Sherry Netherland and the Pierre

Woolworth





The Beresford


Metlife




New York Life





The Flatiron


The El Dorado (which looks a lot like the San Remo (also on CPW))



American Radiator




General Electric



Standard Oil




The Trinity Building (named after Trinity Church next door)



Trinity Church with the Trinity Building in the background


No introduction needed



The Crown Building




55 Liberty Street




The Helmsley



The Carlyle



The Ansonia


 
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#141 ·
Not so impressive from a distance, but great details:

NYC - Chanin Building


5429 / chanin building, nyc by janeland, on Flickr


The Chanin Building, at 122 East 42nd Street, was designed by Sloan & Robertson from 1927-1930 with Irwin S. Chanin, one of the most notable developers in the city, and closely modeled on Eliel Saarinen's plan for the Chicago Tribune Building. This 56-story Art Deco structure, reaching 649 feet, was the third tallest building in the world when completed and is one of the most significant New York skyscrapers of the 1920's, as it is one of the earliest with a solid base, setback massing, and a buttressed crown that was once illuminated at night.



Chanin Building by John de Guzman, on Flickr


Chanin Building by darklordspet, on Flickr


The Chanin Building by BrianEden, on Flickr


The Art Deco facade of the Chanin Building, NYC by LuciaB, on Flickr


P1140470 by iainh124a, on Flickr


Chanin Building - the view Park Avenue and East 36th Street by Anomalous_A, on Flickr
 
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#150 ·
Wow, I never realized how much Toronto (and Canada, for that matter), were lacking in terms of classical, heritage-type skyscrapers. Not a single 150m+ art deco 'scraper. I had previously assumed that a country bordering the Home of the Skyscraper (good 'ol USA), the land of maple syrup, would have at least 1 significant old 'scraper. Im sad to see that I was wrong... Oh, well, there are still a good amount of small nice old skyscrapers in Canada, I suppose. Eh!
 
#153 · (Edited)
Interesting thread! Some Classic Skyscrapers of MADRID

"Edificio Telefónica" - 89,30 m. One of firsts skycrappers in Europe (1926-1929)


"Torre Madrid" - 142 m (1954-1960)


"Edificio España" - 117 m. (1948-1953)


Torre Madrid and Edificio España in early 60´s


Edificio La Unión y El Fenix (53 m) (1928-1931) i love this one!
 
#156 ·
Let's get this thread back on track. Luckily even many "backwater" American cities managed to build some skyscrapers in their heyday, so there is still enough left to cover.


Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Power and Light Building, 145m, completed: 1931
(All pictures from Wikipedia)








909 Walnut Street, 143m, completed: 1932


(Wikipedia)


(https://www.909walnut.com/gallery)


(https://www.909walnut.com/gallery)
 
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