Even in the dead of the winter, there’s 80 flights per day between the Chicago area and NYC area airports. It’s clearly one of the most important economic corridors in the first world & is currently served by a once-per-day 24 hour train. Re: Texas & Florida… The weighted averag...
The triangular Flatiron Building, so named because of its resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron, is one of the world’s most iconic skyscrapers as well as one of the most photographed. There are many spots to photograph the Flatiron building from on the intersection of 5th Avenue and Broad...
The Flatiron Building (1902) foreshadowed the skyscrapers that today give Manhattan its famed skyline. Later History In the 20th cent., New York City was served by such mayors as Seth Low, William J. Gaynor, James J. Walker (whose resignation was brought about by the Seabury investigation)...
Larry Mak: This little hidden gem has everything you want -- a view, some grass, things to jump off, and plenty of places to sit around, all amidst a forest of skyscrapers! Lindsay Wilson: A true financial district hidden gem. Beautiful views of the river and the bridge. Globetrottergi...
The tallest buildings in NYC represent the forefront of modern and classic architecture. The city’s skyline is iconic because of its skyscrapers. Since the first skyscraper was built in 1889 in Manhattan, New York City has remained the premier site for luxurious home and office buildings.What ...
BeforeBefore SunrisechimedThe Clock. Robert Walker stars as a yokel soldier with 48 hours to kill in NYC before shipping off to the European theater. (The movie was released two weeks after V-E Day, but who can predict these things?) Flummoxed by the city’s skyscrapers, he cowers in ...
The Empire State Building is constructed from a steel frame with a limestone facade. The use of steel frames combined with the invention of elevators is what made it possible to build skyscrapers to such dizzying heights, and the technique is still used in skyscraper construction to this day. ...
One thing to be aware of, depending on your carrier and device, is that all the huge skyscrapers in New York do impact the passage of mobile signals, creating a sort of canyon effect. Combine this with the sheer number of people in the city, and you can expect network access to be a...
48. North Dakota: State Capitol Building in Bismarck This building is allegedly done in the classic Art Deco style, but it’s the most depressing example of it we’ve ever seen. If this was in the middle of NYC you might not give it a second thought, but it definitely stands out in...
After 15 Penn Plaza, this building is another new supertall that will be located in close proximity to the Empire State Building, only a few hundred meters north of it. Blade RunnerStar Trekis becoming the reality, but much better, as those skyscrapers in films look weird and have little ...