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1961
1961/2 view of 100 Gold Street; Black Building Demolition at left (Higher res)
1963:
New Chambers Street, 1966: Rhinelander Building before demolition in 1968
1966: Tribune Building in background before demolition later that year
WTC Clearance
1968: Advertisement for doomed twin towers in front of other doomed twin towers
1969: Demolition of the Washington Life Building
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Grand Central Terminal from McKim, Mead and White unbuilt 1902
Reed and Stem 1902 plan for the Grand Central Terminal
Proposed tower over Grand Central Terminal 1911
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5th and 42nd looking south - 1880
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KnuI9B_qZ/?igshid=1i1gineceijsk
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I thought the same thing. The reminder had me checking on the progress of the restoration.
The long-derelict train station, once a symbol of the city’s downfall, is becoming Detroit’s premier revitalization project. On Monday, Rich Bardelli, Ford’s construction manager for the station and other projects in Corktown, led me and several others on a hard-hat tour of the work in progress.
Since Ford bought the station 18 months ago, Bardelli and his team have put on a temporary roof (the old one had been stolen by metal strippers). They dried out the water-logged building, cleaned a lot of the exterior, made models of plaster pieces that will be replicated, and gotten started on interior demolition.
Photos at the link:
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Brids eye view of Penn Station 1910
east facade
Thirty-Second Street entrance
Track level, main and exits, consourses, Penn Station 1910
Penn Station Track level, main and exit consourses, stair entrance 1910
all shorpy pics
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old Vanderilt Mansion built 1883 Fifth Avenue 57th Street.
after entlargement 1891
in color with the Plaza Hotel 1907
Floor Plan
a Postcard
Heckscher Building 1921
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Wish many of these mansions were still around.
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The Commonwealth Hotel
The Largest and in many ways the most remarkable hotel ever projected in this country, is to occupy the block bounded by Broadway, Seventh Avenue, Fifthy-fifth and Fifthy-sixth Street. There are about 30 city lots in the site to be occupied and which is valued at 4000000,00$. The location is in the heart of the automobile district of the city and close enough to the railroad terminals. The Commonwealth , as the final plans are drawn, will be 34 stories in height arranged in a series of handsome terraces. It will have 2500 rooms , and every room will be equipped whith a bath. With the cost of the land the completed hotel will represent an investment of approximately 15000000,00$. A feature of special interest in the many unusual things planned is the Commonwealth Club which is to occupy the uppermost floor. The Commonwealth will be built on a co-operative plan and it is estimated that 75000 persons will share in the ownership.
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Where is that rendering from?
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The Link to the Rendering @robermat .
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Tiffany Mansion 898 Madison Ave.
Schwab Mansion 1901
Mansion under construction
William A. Clark Mansion
interoir Clark Mansion
Floor Plan
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Very beautiful house.I like the style.
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Love those hi-res Shorpy photos.
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