Neighborhood guide · 7 landmarks
Art Deco towers and a landmark hotel from East 42nd Street to the General Electric Building on Lexington Avenue.
Compare the Daily News, Chrysler, and Chanin buildings along 42nd Street. Continue west to 500 Fifth Avenue, then north toward the Fred F. French Building and east to the Waldorf-Astoria.
Built in 1929–30 as the home of the Daily News, this East 42nd Street tower is a major work associated with Raymond Hood. The project credits John M. Howells, Raymond M. Hood, and J. André Fouilhoux as associated architects. Pale brick and darker...
Read the building historyWilliam Van Alen designed the Chrysler Building for automobile manufacturer Walter P. Chrysler. Completed in 1930, it briefly held the world's height record before the Empire State Building overtook it in 1931. The stainless-steel crown makes the...
Read the building historyBuilt 1927-29, this commercial landmark at 122 East 42nd Street was designed by Sloan & Robertson.
Read the building historyBuilt 1929-31, this commercial landmark at 500 5th Avenue was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon.
Read the building historyBuilt 1926-27, this commercial landmark at 551 5th Avenue was designed by H. Douglas Ives, Sloan & Robertson.
Read the building historySchultze & Weaver designed the Park Avenue Waldorf-Astoria, which opened in 1931. Its paired towers rise above lower blocks facing Park and Lexington avenues. Pale limestone and matching brick give the exterior a consistent color, while recessed...
Read the building historyBuilt 1929-31, this commercial landmark at 570 Lexington Avenue was designed by Cross & Cross.
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