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20th Century Architecture

Skyscrapers 1925-1945
Visions of the Future and Past: Early 20th c. Skyscrapers
 

John Parkinson, Albert Martin,
John Austin: Los Angeles City
Hall, 1925-28. 450' ht

John Parkinson, Albert Martin,
John Austin: Los Angeles City
Hall, 1925-28. 450' ht
   

Geo. J. Dietel & John J. Wade
w. S.S. Jones: Buffalo City Hall, 1929-31

Geo. J. Dietel & John J. Wade
w. S.S. Jones: Buffalo City Hall, 1929-31

Holabird and Root: 333
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
1927-28

Sloan & Robertson: Chanin
Building, NYC, 1928.
56 stories.

Chrysler Building, NYC, 1930.  William Van Alen, architect.


Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 

Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler 
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht. 
   

Daily News Building, NYC, 1930. John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood  


R. Hood: Daily News Building, New York, 1930

John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building, NYC, 1930

John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building, NYC, 1930

John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building, NYC, 1930

John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building, NYC, 1930. Globe in Lobby.

John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building, NYC, 1930

John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building, NYC, 1930

McGraw-Hill Building, NYC, 1930. Raymond Hood
 

Raymond Hood: McGraw Hill 
Building, NYC, 1930.

Raymond Hood: McGraw Hill 
Building, NYC, 1930.

Raymond Hood: McGraw Hill
Building, NYC, 1930.
 


Miscellaneous New York Skyscrapers


Sugarman & Berger: Hotel
New Yorker, NYC, 1930.
2,500 rooms, 43 stories.

H. Craig Severance & Yasuo
Matsui: Bank of the Manhattan
Co., NYC, 1930. 927 ' ht. 71 stories.
   

J.E.R. Carpenter: The Lincoln
Building, NYC, 1930.
205.5 meters ht.; 53 stories.

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Cross & Cross: City Bank
Farmer's Trust Co. Building,
NYC, 1931. 745' ht.; 54 stories.
 

Empire State Building, NYC, 1931.  Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, architects. H.G. Balcom, engineer.
 

Shreve, Lamb & Harmon: 
Empire State Building
New York, 1931, 1250' ht.

Shreve, Lamb & Harmon: 
Empire State Building
New York, 1931, 1250' ht.

Shreve, Lamb & Harmon: 
Empire State Building
New York, 1931, 1250' ht.

Shreve, Lamb & Harmon: 
Empire State Building
New York, 1931, 1250' ht.

NYC from RCA 
building, 1931 

Shreve, Lamb & Harmon:
500 Fifth Ave., NYC, 1931.
625' ht; 58 stories.
   

Rockefeller Center, NYC, 1930-40.  Reinhardt, Hoffmeister, R. Hood & Fouilhoux, H.W. Corbett, Harrison & Mac Murray, architects. H.G. Balcom, engineer.


Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40

Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40

Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40

Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40

Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40

Observation Deck
RCA Building, 1930-40

Foyer of Radio City Music Hall. From an old postcard.
 

Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40

Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40
   

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