This is a photograph of the main lobby in the Empire State Building. It is through here that the observation deck is accessed by the curious. In 2009, a 12.5 million restoration of the murals on the ceiling was completed, so be sure to look up.
Exterior view of the Manhattan Center. First built as the Manhattan Opera House by Oscar Hammerstein I in 1906. In 1922 the Manhattan Opera House was purchased by the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry. The Masons built a new building...
Detail of a lion water spout on façade of building. In 1922 the Manhattan Opera House was purchased by the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry. The Masons built a new building façade with the inscription "Ancient Accepted Scottish...
The original church building was on West 32nd Street. In 1906, construction of the Pennsylvania Station Rail Road Yard required that the church be moved to West 34th Street.
Founded in 1930 to provide cheap housing for members of the Armed Forces, the William Sloane House was named after William Sloane (1873-1922), chair of the Army and Navy International Committee through World War I and of the National War Work...
This is one of the two eagles that adorn the tops of the doorways of the old William Sloane House. The eagle's shield are the words, "Spirit, Mind, Body," those elements of people that Y.M.C.A. programs seek to build.
This view of 34th Street is looking east. A woman and her two children are walking on the sidewalk as traffic speeds along the street. The Empire State Building can be seen in the distance as well as the large, red sign for the New Yorker.
Construction projects--New York (State)--New York.
The southeast corner of 36th Street and Eleventh Avenue shows the construction of the 7 subway line, which will eventually run to the Jacob K. Javitts Convention Center on the West Side. Midtown buildings rise behind while signs near the corner...
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (New York, N.Y.)
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is on the West Side of Manhattan. The Center is currently undergoing an expansion project that should be completed by the fall of 2013. Eleventh Avenue traffic is in the foreground.
This is one of the last tenement buildings left. Originally built to house New York’s poor, tenement buildings covered the West Side and other parts of the city. This building is next to an abandoned gas station as well as a billboard.
An image of Park Avenue looking north from 33rd Street, depicting Park Avenue Tunnel that passes under Park Avenue and leads uptown towards Grand Central Terminal. MetLife Building, originally called the Pan Am Building, in background.
Building designed by the architectural firm Warren & Wetmore in 1913; converted to an apartment building in 1965. The Empire State Building is featured in the background.
