Manufacturers Hanover Trust – 510 Fifth Avenue

Interior of Fifth Ave. Bank Building Is Named a Landmark By Andy Newman. Article Here. In February of this year the Landmarks Preservations Committee gave landmark status to the midcentury modern interior of 510 Fifth Avenue, Manufacturers Hanover Trust building designed by Skidmore, Ownings and Merrill LLP in 1954— the squat, transparent former Manufacturers Trust Bank Building … Continue reading →

15,000 Stars to the Empire State Building

Written in the Stars Alfred E. Smith and an army of construction workers spent approximately 410 days to build the Empire State Building. Denise Amses, a Brooklyn artist, and her three assistants that long to place 15,000 stars and 5,000 circles on 16 panels of glass. The connection? Amses just completed the final part of … Continue reading →