Boston College. Color slides copyright Prof.
Jeffery Howe.
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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
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Geo. J. Dietel & John J. Wade
w. S.S. Jones: Buffalo City Hall, 1929-31
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Geo. J. Dietel & John J. Wade
w. S.S. Jones: Buffalo City Hall, 1929-31
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Holabird and Root: 333
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
1927-28
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Sloan & Robertson: Chanin
Building, NYC, 1928.
56 stories.
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Chrysler Building, NYC, 1930. William Van Alen, architect.
Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht.
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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.
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Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht.
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Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler Building New York, 1929-30. 1046'
ht.
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Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht.
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Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht.
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Wm. Van Alen: Chrysler
Building New York, 1929-30. 1046' ht.
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Daily News Building, NYC, 1930. John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood
R. Hood: Daily News Building, New York, 1930
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John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building,
NYC, 1930
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John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building,
NYC, 1930
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John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building,
NYC, 1930
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John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building,
NYC, 1930. Globe in Lobby.
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John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building,
NYC, 1930
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John Mead Howells & Raymond Hood: Daily News Building,
NYC, 1930
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McGraw-Hill Building, NYC, 1930. Raymond Hood
Raymond Hood: McGraw Hill
Building, NYC, 1930.
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Raymond Hood: McGraw Hill
Building, NYC, 1930.
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Raymond Hood: McGraw Hill
Building, NYC, 1930.
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Miscellaneous New York Skyscrapers
Sugarman & Berger: Hotel
New Yorker, NYC, 1930.
2,500 rooms, 43 stories.
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H. Craig Severance & Yasuo
Matsui: Bank of the Manhattan
Co., NYC, 1930. 927 ' ht. 71 stories.
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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.
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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.
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NYC from RCA
building, 1931 |
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Shreve, Lamb & Harmon:
500 Fifth Ave., NYC, 1931.
625' ht; 58 stories. |
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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 |
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Foyer of Radio City Music Hall. From an old postcard. |
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Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40 |
Rockefeller Center
New York, 1930-40 |
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