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hkskyline
Oct 4, 2006, 3:56 AM
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Wheelingman04
Oct 4, 2006, 5:57 AM
Those photos are fabulous. I really need to get back to NYC. It is one of the world's greatest cities.
KevinFromTexas
Oct 4, 2006, 2:01 PM
Heaven? (http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060910/IMG_4097.jpg)



What building is this? The blue one in the center?
http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060909/IMG_3237.jpg
LSyd
Oct 4, 2006, 2:09 PM
nice pics.

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AtlanticaC5
Oct 4, 2006, 3:10 PM
Wow, lovely pics! Now this is what this site is all about, scrapers of all sizes and shapes. This (http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060730/IMG_4479.jpg) is one of my favorites, never seen that highrise before.

@Kevin: That would be the 750 Lexington, I think it's also called International Plaza. Quite funky building
Antares41
Oct 6, 2006, 1:14 PM
Heaven? (http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060910/IMG_4097.jpg)



What building is this? The blue one in the center?
http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060909/IMG_3237.jpg

International Plaza, 750 Lexington Avenue(?) it approximately 471 ft in height and one of my favorite bldgs in NYC under 500ft.
KevinFromTexas
Oct 6, 2006, 6:44 PM
Thanks guys. Yeah that blue glass is beautiful. Even among all those taller buildings it really stands out.
CarlosV
Oct 6, 2006, 7:06 PM
wow
Arriviste
Oct 6, 2006, 7:14 PM
Damn. Those pics made me reconsider my options. NYC blows me away.
DetroitSky
Oct 7, 2006, 3:12 AM
Awesome photos!
LostInTheZone
Oct 8, 2006, 12:10 AM
I think the Bloomberg Tower is really underrated. It looks cool at night, especially in fog, and I love the big oval atrium.

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060730/IMG_4479.jpg

I think Riverside Drive is the best residential area of Manhattan, hands down.

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060910/IMG_4166.jpg

can anyone show me a rendering of what this is supposed to look like finished? I used to walk by there a lot going to the PATH station when I lived in Jersey City, and I was worried it was going to spoil views of the Transportation Building(?) next to it, but so far, now that it's got that setback (New to me) and some windows, I think it looks pretty good.
TechTalkGuy
Oct 8, 2006, 4:51 AM
Here are a few of my own contributions to a worthy thread:

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/6708/theeastriver9fm.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5114/subwaystation4ts.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/889/grandempire6pp.jpg

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scribeman
Oct 8, 2006, 3:45 PM
I don't really see what's so special about NYC. Not a one of those buildings was anything attractive-- in fact, most were very short and very ugly. They look like things I see every day in downtown Detroit.
NYC looks just as trashy and dumpy as I remember it.
Even so, good job on the photos! And thanks for the effort, it is much appreciated.
Upward
Oct 8, 2006, 11:53 PM
Nice pics.

I'm going to be in NYC in January. :)
Crunked Up
Oct 9, 2006, 12:04 AM
What is the name of the older bldg. in the middle of this picture; the one with all the setbacks? It always reminds me of the "Ghostbusters bldg.

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060805/RIMG0031.jpg
TechTalkGuy
Oct 9, 2006, 12:48 AM
:previous: The tallest in the photo (center) is the American International.
Crunked Up
Oct 9, 2006, 2:47 AM
:previous: The tallest in the photo (center) is the American International.

I'm talking about the short, stubby one right on the waterfront. It's right in the middle of the shot.
TechTalkGuy
Oct 9, 2006, 3:57 AM
:previous: I found 120 Wall Street for that short building with the many setbacks (not a creative name, but a very creative look).
O-Town Hockey
Oct 9, 2006, 4:09 PM
I don't really see what's so special about NYC. Not a one of those buildings was anything attractive-- in fact, most were very short and very ugly. They look like things I see every day in downtown Detroit.
NYC looks just as trashy and dumpy as I remember it.
Even so, good job on the photos! And thanks for the effort, it is much appreciated.

You've obviously never really visited New York City. If you had, you would remember that New York is the most vibrant and exciting city in the world. It is full of character and is full of characters. Every one of those buildings tell a story about the history of the city and about the history of skyscrapers in general. I've been all over the world and seen most of the world's great cities and New York still tops my list.
Crunked Up
Oct 9, 2006, 11:19 PM
:previous: I found 120 Wall Street for that short building with the many setbacks (not a creative name, but a very creative look).

Doesn't it remind you of the building from Ghostbusters?
LostInTheZone
Oct 10, 2006, 12:43 AM
Sigourney Weaver's apartment building was on Central Park West. I distinctly remember the marshmallow man walking by 2 Columbus Circle.

No answer to my request for a rending or thread on that building?
Crunked Up
Oct 10, 2006, 3:15 AM
Was the bldg. totally made up for the movie?
STERNyc
Oct 10, 2006, 3:23 AM
Was the bldg. totally made up for the movie?

Its a model in the movie. But its almost exactly modeled on a building in the Upper West Side. I forget the name, but do a little research and you should be able to find it.
thenewsupastar
Oct 10, 2006, 5:34 PM
comparing downtown Detroit to New York is like, well, comparing New York to Baghdad.
Busy Bee
Oct 22, 2006, 11:27 PM
^Ouch.

BTW, don't they call those multiple setback buildings "wedding cake" buildings? Weren't they the result of a NY zoning code that was eventually rewritten in the 50's?
Witty Nickname
Oct 23, 2006, 2:27 AM
http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060615/IMG_1154.jpg

Great pics...

What is this building?
hkskyline
Jan 4, 2007, 2:23 AM
Great pics...

What is this building?

Apologies for the late reply. I should check my threads more often.

That is 17 State Street.
More info : http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=17statestreet-newyorkcity-ny-usa
Amanita
Jan 4, 2007, 5:18 PM
HKskyline, LOVE those pics!! I especially like the one looking across the river, with that funky globe scupture in the foreground. I would love to cut'n'paste one of my skyscraper character drawings into that, it would make a wicked background.

I also love the picture of Empire State framed by that pretty piece of art feco ironwork. Very lovely.
hkskyline
Jan 5, 2007, 9:18 AM
HKskyline, LOVE those pics!! I especially like the one looking across the river, with that funky globe scupture in the foreground. I would love to cut'n'paste one of my skyscraper character drawings into that, it would make a wicked background.

I also love the picture of Empire State framed by that pretty piece of art feco ironwork. Very lovely.

Not a problem. :) Thanks for your comments.
antinimby
Jan 5, 2007, 10:52 AM
Don't recognize this building.

Does anyone know where this is?

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2681.jpg
Fabb
Jan 5, 2007, 11:43 AM
I'm puzzled, but I suspect that it's outside Manhattan.