One Astor Plaza
ONE ASTOR PLAZA’S tower, a sharply angled limestone crown by Der Scutt, the lead architect for the project for Kahn & Jacobs, is a significant precursor of postmodernism’s movement away from structural expression and toward symbolism for its own sake.
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Manhattan Skyscrapers R E V I S E D A N D E X PA N D E D E D I T I O N
Eric P. Nash PHOTOGRAPHS BY
Norman McGrath
INTRODUCTION BY
Carol Willis
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
NEW YORK
PUBLISHED BY
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Nettie Aljian, Nicola Bednarek, Janet Behning, Penny (Yuen Pik) Chu, Russell Fernandez, Jan Haux, Clare Jacobson, John King, Mark Lamster, Nancy Eklund Later, Linda Lee, Katharine Myers, Jane Sheinman, Scott Tennent, Jennifer Thompson, Paul G. Wagner, Joe Weston, and Deb Wood of Princeton Architectural Press —Kevin Lippert, Publisher LIBRARY OF CONGRESS C ATA L O G I N G - I N - P U B L I C AT I O N D ATA
Nash, Eric Peter. Manhattan skyscrapers / Eric P. Nash ; photographs by Norman McGrath ; introduction by Carol Willis.—Rev. and expanded ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-56898-545-2 (alk. paper) 1. Skyscrapers—New York (State)—New York. 2. Architecture—New York (State)—New York—20th century. 3. Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—Buildings, structures, etc. I. McGrath, Norman. II. Title. NA6232.N37 2005 720'.483'097471—dc22 2005002264
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American Tract Society Building
3
Bayard-Condict Building
5
Park Row Building
7
Flatiron Building
45
Hearst Magazine Building (originally International Magazine Building)
47
Chanin Building
49
One Fifth Avenue
51
Helmsley Building (originally New York Central Building)
53
Fuller Building
55
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
11
West Street Building (now 90 West Street)
13
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
57
Downtown Athletic Club
15
Bankers Trust Company Building
59
Daily News Building
61
40 Wall Street
(originally 14 Wall Street)
17
Woolworth Building
21
Municipal Building
23
Candler Building
25
Equitable Building
27
Bush Tower
29
Shelton Towers Hotel (now Marriott East Side Hotel)
(now Republic National Bank)
(originally the Bank of Manhattan Company Building)
63
Chrysler Building
67
San Remo Apartments
