Manhattan : Empire State Buildingmardi, mars 18
Manhattan : Empire State Building
Manhattan : Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story art deco skyscraper in New York City, New York at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building became for the second time the tallest building in New York City.The Empire State Building has been named by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The building and its street floor interior are designated landmarks of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and confirmed by the New York City Board of Estimate. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked number one on the List of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AIA. The building is owned by Harold Helmsley's company and managed by its management/leasing division Helmsley-Spear.
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New York Vintage : Manhattan : Empire State Building
New York Vintage : Manhattan : Empire State Building (night 1937)
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Manhattan : Lincoln Center
Manhattan : Lincoln Center
A consortium of civic leaders and others led by, and under the initiative of John D. Rockefeller III, built Lincoln Center as part of the "Lincoln Square Renewal Project" during Robert Moses' program of urban renewal in the 1960s. Rockefeller was its inaugural president from 1956 and became its chairman in 1961. He is credited with raising more than half of the $184.5 million in private funds needed to build the complex, including drawing on his own funds; the Rockefeller Brothers Fund also contributed to the project.The first structure to be completed and occupied as part of this renewal was the Fordham Law School of Fordham University in 1962. Located between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, from West 60th to West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the Lincoln Center complex was the first gathering of major cultural institutions into a centralized location in a United States city.Lincoln Center cultural institutions also make use of facilities located away from the main campus. In 2004 Lincoln Center was expanded through the addition of Jazz at Lincoln Center's newly built facilities (Frederick P. Rose Hall) at the new Time Warner Center, located a few blocks to the south. In March 2006 Lincoln Center launched construction on a major redevelopment plan that will modernize, renovate, and open up the Lincoln Center campus in time for its 50th anniversary celebration in 2009.Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. is one of the 12 resident organization listed above, and serves three primary roles: presenter of artistic programming, national leader in arts and education and community relations, and manager of the Lincoln Center campus. As a presenter of more than 400 events annually, its programs include American Songbook, Great Performers, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Midsummer Night Swing, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center.In July 2006, LCPA announced it will join with publishing company John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to publish at least 15 books, which will focus on performing arts, and will draw on Lincoln Center Institute’s educational background and archives.In March 2006, and continuing through 2009, Lincoln Center launched the 65th Street Project--part of a major redevelopment plan--to create a new pedestrian promenade designed to improve accessibility and the aesthetics of that area of the campus. Diller Scofidio + Renfro are the designers in association with FX Fowle Architects. Turner Construction is the general contractor for the project.
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samedi, mars 15
Bronx : Grand Concourse Str : Walk Of Fame
Bronx : Grand Concourse Str : Walk Of Fame
Every year since 1997, famous Bronxites return to our amazing borough to be inducted in "The Bronx Walk of Fame". This ceremony is held during the Bronx Week Celebration in June. The Bronx Borough President, unveils street plaques bearing the names of the inductees. The Walk of Fame starts at 161st Street and Grand Concourse. Here are the inductees of The Bronx Walk of Fame
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