New York Chrysler Building
ground breaking September 19, 1928 and completed May 20, 1930
The Chrysler Building is a masterpiece in Art Deco.
On the 31st floor corner ornamentation are replicas of 1929 Chrysler radiator caps, and the gargoyles were models of Chrysler automobile hood ornaments.
The building exemplified the machine age of the 1920's
Built of brick and stainless steel cladding.
During the rapid construction of 4 floors a week in a race to be the highest skyscraper
(miraculously, no construction workers were killed during the construction!)
at 1,050 feet the building was surpassed by the Empire State Building in less then a year of it opening to the public!
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callie
Iron Workers during construction 1929
note: that not one of them have a safety cable attached to them!
The Chrysler Building is a masterpiece in Art Deco.
On the 31st floor corner ornamentation are replicas of 1929 Chrysler radiator caps, and the gargoyles were models of Chrysler automobile hood ornaments.
The building exemplified the machine age of the 1920's
Built of brick and stainless steel cladding.
During the rapid construction of 4 floors a week in a race to be the highest skyscraper
(miraculously, no construction workers were killed during the construction!)
at 1,050 feet the building was surpassed by the Empire State Building in less then a year of it opening to the public!
xx
callie
note: that not one of them have a safety cable attached to them!
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Such a striking building.
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~ Clare x
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