Chrysler Building, 2008.

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)

Chrysler, Walter P. (Walter Percy), 1875-1940.

Lexington Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

Upper stories of the Chrysler Building, Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street, 2008.

Chrysler Building; Built: 1930; Architect: William Van Alen. Real estate developer William H. Reynolds began planning an office building on Lexington Ave. and 42nd Street with Van Alen as architect in 1927. Walter Chrysler took over the lease on the property in 1928. Chrysler continued working with Van Alen, who altered his original plans for an office tower to create an Art Deco skyscraper which was for two years the tallest building in the world. In accordance with zoning laws, the tower rose in a series of setbacks, each with its own decorative motif. The famous series of arches set with triangular windows which form the building's dome begin after the setback on the 59th floor and are topped with a 185-foot spire.

Waldvogel, Peter.

Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

Chrysler Building

1 digital photograph.

405 Lexington Avenue

St. Vartan's Park, East 36th Street, 2008.

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

St. Vartan's Park (New York, N.Y.)

Street life.

Queens Midtown Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)

Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)

Singstad, Ole, b. 1882.

St. Vartan's Park, East 36th Street looking north from First Avenue, 1939.

St. Gabriel's Park. Built: 1904-1905. Bounded by 35th and 36th Streets, First and Second Avenues. Much of the park's land was ceded for the construction of the Queens Midtown Tunnel in 1938. Site renamed St. Vartan's Park in 1978. The Queens Midtown Tunnel was built 1936-1940. Engineer and designer: Ole Singstad.

Waldvogel, Peter.

Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

St. Gabriel's Park (New York, N.Y.)

1 digital photograph.

First Avenue and East 36th Street

St. Gabriel's Park, East 36th Street, 1939.

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

St. Gabriel's Park (New York, N.Y.)

Street life.

Townscapes (Built environment).

Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)

St. Gabriel's Park, East 36th Street looking north from First Avenue, 1939.

St. Gabriel's Park. Built: 1904-1905. Bounded by 35th and 36th Streets, First and Second Avenues. Much of the park's land was ceded for the construction of the Queens Midtown Tunnel in 1938. Site renamed St. Vartan's Park in 1978.

Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

1939

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

Image courtesy of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association.

1 photographic reproduction ; 23.9 x 19.4 cm.

First Avenue and East 36th Street

View east from 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, 2008.

Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)

Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)

Forty-second Street (New York, N.Y.)

Storefronts.

Street life.

42nd Street and Madison Avenue, looking east from Fifth Avenue toward Grand Central Station and the Chrysler Building.

Waldvogel, Peter.

Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

2008

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.

The images and information provided in this collection may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, except for "fair use" as defined by copyright law.

1 digital photograph.

42nd Street and Fifth Avenue