Labels: New York, photography, VINTAGE
The Trinity and U.S. Realty Buildings were completed in Neo-Gothic style in 1905 (Trinity) and 1907 (U.S. Realty) by Francis Kimball as a twin office building for Trinity Church (right next door), one of the city's largest property owners.Given the odd shape of the site, two very narrow and long plots separated by Thames Street, the result is a limestone masterpiece. Permission was granted by the city to move Thames Street 28 feet to the north, but the width between the 2 blocks remained very small (35 feet) and makes Thames street look like the empty slot between 2 huge books on a bookshelf.
A satirical drawing of what Trinity Church would look like if the church would keep on speculating in real estate ventures.
Labels: Architecture Instant Love, Architecture shot, New York, photography
The White Elephant of the Upper West Side
1 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 7/29/2009 05:57:00 PM.
The Cloisters were created in 1938 thanks to an endowment grant by John D. Rockefeller Jr., who donated the majority of his collection.
Much of the art came from the collection of George Grey Barnard, an American sculptor and collector of medieval art, who had already established a medieval-art museum near his home in the Fort Washington neighborhood.
Rockefeller purchased Barnard's entire collection of art and architectural remnants as a gift to the Met; this collection, combined with a number of pieces from Rockefeller's own collection became the core of the new Cloisters' holdings.
Rockefeller subsequently purchased more than 65 acres of land north of Barnard's museum with the intention of converting it into a public park and site for the new museum.
Much of the art came from the collection of George Grey Barnard, an American sculptor and collector of medieval art, who had already established a medieval-art museum near his home in the Fort Washington neighborhood.
Rockefeller purchased Barnard's entire collection of art and architectural remnants as a gift to the Met; this collection, combined with a number of pieces from Rockefeller's own collection became the core of the new Cloisters' holdings.
Rockefeller subsequently purchased more than 65 acres of land north of Barnard's museum with the intention of converting it into a public park and site for the new museum.
Besides purchasing this land and donating it to the city, Rockefeller also purchased and donated to New Jersey several hundred acres of the New Jersey Palisades on the other side of the Hudson River in order to preserve the view for the museum.
Labels: Architecture shot, Art, gardens, MUSEUMS, New York, photography
New York Street Scenes
0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 7/28/2009 11:11:00 PM.
Labels: New York, New York street stuff, people, photography
