We Love Chanin Building
1 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 1/09/2010 05:09:00 AM.
The fascinating brick and terra cotta skyscraper on 42nd and Lexington was built in 1929 by Irwin Chanin, architect and real estate developper. It was designed by Sloan & Robertson in the Art Deco style with the assistance of Chanin's own architect Jacques Delamarre, and it incorporates architectural sculpture by Rene Paul Chambellan.
Two of the eight bronze reliefs designed by Rene Paul Chambellan above the ornate bronze radiator grilles. The bronze ornamentation continues in the waves on the floor, mailboxes, and elevator doors extending the general Art Deco style from the outside in. When originally completed, the 50th floor had a silver-and-black high-brow movie theater.
Initially a dominant landmark in the midtown skyline, the building had an open air observatory on the 54th floor. Having been surpassed in height by a number of buildings, most notably the Chrysler Building located across the street, the observatory has been long closed.
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what a wonderful specimen of transition from Art Nouveau to Art Deco ! J'adore cette époque en décoration et architecture, dont on trouve aussi de très beaux exemples à Paris... Je ne connaissais pas ce building, seulement le Chrysler. Tes photos sont magnifiques.