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Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Cross & Cross, this 1929-1931 art deco building is one of the most expressive skyscrapers of its era. It was constructed as the headquarters for the RCA corporation but was deeded to the General Electric company prior to its completion. The octagonal brick-clad tower rises 50 stories from a rounded corner. Complex multi-colored brickwork and terra cotta, carved red marble detail, and nickel-silver ornamentation are especially noteworthy. The stylized figures at the tower’s crown are an allegory of "wireless communications." The building was restored between 1994 and 1996.

Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Cross & Cross, this 1929-1931 art deco building is one of the most expressive skyscrapers of its era. It was constructed as the headquarters for the RCA corporation but was deeded to the General Electric company prior to its completion. The octagonal brick-clad tower rises 50 stories from a rounded corner. Complex multi-colored brickwork and terra cotta, carved red marble detail, and nickel-silver ornamentation are especially noteworthy. The stylized figures at the tower’s crown are an allegory of "wireless communications."

Grand Central Terminal is the most extraordinary public space in New York City. Opened to the public in 1913, this historic train terminal is a world-famous landmark in Midtown. Its rich history is a story of immense wealth and great engineering. Grand Central is one of the busiest train stations in the world, with approximately 750,000 visitors every day. The Main Concourse has an elaborately decorated astronomical ceiling, onceived in 1912 by Warren with his friend, French portrait artist Paul César Helleu, and executed by James Monroe Hewlett and Charles Basing of Hewlett-Basing Studio, with Helleu consulting. Corps of astronomers and painting assistants worked with Hewlett and Basing. The original ceiling was replaced in the late 1930s to correct falling plaster. The starry ceiling is astronomically inaccurate in a complicated way. While the stars within some constellations appear correctly as they would from earth, other constellations are reversed left-to-right, as is the overall arrangement of the constellations on the ceiling. For example, Orion is correctly rendered, but the adjacent constellations Taurus and Gemini are reversed both internally and in their relation to Orion, with Taurus near Orion’s raised arm where Gemini should be. One possible explanation is that the overall ceiling design might have been based on the medieval custom of depicting the sky as it would appear to God looking in at the celestial sphere from outside, but that would have reversed Orion as well. A more likely explanation is partially mistaken transcription of the sketch supplied by Columbia Astronomy professor Harold Jacoby. Though the astronomical inconsistencies were noticed promptly by a commuter in 1913, they have not been corrected in any of the subsequent renovations of the ceiling.

The New York Marriott East Side (formerly The Halloran House) was originally known as the Shelton Towers Hotel. Erected in 1924, it was one of the first major buildings to comply with the setback requirements of the city’s first Zoning Resolution of 1916, this building, shown above, was highly influential in its massing, but was still mired in historical allusions, as evidenced by its abundant and delightful gargoyles and scattered exterior decorative elements, and is a transitional precursor to the explosion of Art Deco skyscrapers that came shortly thereafter. The architect was Arthur Loomis Harmon, who later was to design the iconic Empire State Building. The 34-story, 1,200-room hotel was the world’s tallest when it was built and Harmon received a gold medal from the Architectural League of New York and the American Institute of Architects. The building gained added celebrity by being depicted in some of the works of two of its most legendary tenants, Alfred Steiglitz, the photographer, and Georgia O’Keefe, the painter.

The New York Marriott East Side (formerly The Halloran House) was originally known as the Shelton Towers Hotel. Erected in 1924, it was one of the first major buildings to comply with the setback requirements of the city’s first Zoning Resolution of 1916, this building, shown above, was highly influential in its massing, but was still mired in historical allusions, as evidenced by its abundant and delightful gargoyles and scattered exterior decorative elements, and is a transitional precursor to the explosion of Art Deco skyscrapers that came shortly thereafter. The architect was Arthur Loomis Harmon, who later was to design the iconic Empire State Building. The 34-story, 1,200-room hotel was the world’s tallest when it was built and Harmon received a gold medal from the Architectural League of New York and the American Institute of Architects. The building gained added celebrity by being depicted in some of the works of two of its most legendary tenants, Alfred Steiglitz, the photographer, and Georgia O’Keefe, the painter.

The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s. The Hotel Lexington was home to many famous restaurants, nightspots and celebrities, including: · Joe DiMaggio, baseball legend, who resided at the hotel between 1957 and 1962, while he was affiliated with the Monette Company. · Marilyn Monroe lived here with DiMaggio during their brief marriage in Suite #1806. · Dorothy Lamour, Hollywood celebrity The hotel evolved and in the 1930s the "Hawaiian Room" opened in what is now "LQ". The Hawaiian Room was identified with entertainer Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey broadcast his radio show live from the Hawaiian Room. The hotel contained other venues such as the "Paul Revere Tavern," "Denim & Diamonds," "Chateau Madrid," and the "Playboy’s Empire Club" (bunnies with male counterparts called "Rabbits") in the 1980s.

The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s. The property now belongs to Marriott’s "Autograph Collection" of fifty hotels that have historic qualities to them. In 2014, a $46 million renovation was completed that restored historic architectural elements including the original brass elevator doors with songbird motifs.

The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s. The Normanesque terracotta figures that decorate the Lexington Avenue entrance are reminiscent of those found on the Notre Dame. Rows of terracotta-winged lions adorn the building’s façade. Beneath a metal canopy, inscribed with the hotel’s name, visitors pass through the expansive glass doors into the spacious marbled-floored lobby.

The Lexington New York City opened in 1929 as the Hotel Lexington, at the height of the Manhattan midtown hotel boom, 1920s to the 1930s. The Hotel Lexington was home to many famous restaurants, nightspots and celebrities, including: · Joe DiMaggio, baseball legend, who resided at the hotel between 1957 and 1962, while he was affiliated with the Monette Company. · Marilyn Monroe lived here with DiMaggio during their brief marriage in Suite #1806. · Dorothy Lamour, Hollywood celebrity The hotel evolved and in the 1930s the "Hawaiian Room" opened in what is now "LQ". The Hawaiian Room was identified with entertainer Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey broadcast his radio show live from the Hawaiian Room. The hotel contained other venues such as the "Paul Revere Tavern," "Denim & Diamonds," "Chateau Madrid," and the "Playboy’s Empire Club" (bunnies with male counterparts called "Rabbits") in the 1980s.