SOLD OUT Tour: Art Deco 42nd Street
SOLD OUT Tour: Art Deco 42nd Street
A walk along midtown Manhattan’s major boulevard of Art Deco skyscrapers.
$20
A walk along midtown Manhattan’s major boulevard of Art Deco skyscrapers.
Reservations required. Tour of the Woolworth Building lobby, closed to the public for more than a decade and now open again. The tour includes a detailed look at the building’s unmatched polychromatic terra-cotta exterior, and an in-depth exploration of the lobby and its wealth of ornament, including hidden corners and staircases — plus a special visit to the mezzanine level for an up-close view of its extraordinary mosaic ceiling.
See the great Broadway theaters built between the turn of the century and the onset of the Great Depression – stunning works of art that are monuments to the lively history of American theater.
Towering above the narrow streets of 17th-century Nieuw Amsterdam are some of the city’s finest 20th century skyscrapers., including the best of Ralph Walker, once voted the “architect of the century” by his peers.
On February 1, 2013, the beautifully restored Grand Central Terminal celebrated its centennial, accompanied by exhibitions, events and the new book, Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years of a New York Landmark. The terminal’s creation combined engineering bravado, technological wizardry and real estate savvy with innovative planning and Paris-inspired Beaux-Arts design. This illustrated lecture brings the terminal to life – its remarkable history, stunning architecture and central role in creating Midtown Manhattan. Free and open to the public.