Saturday, May 02, 2015

A stroll in the Grand Central neighborhood

Nancy and I took the train to NYC early this week for meetings, and to do some work and research. We stayed at 3rd Avenue 42nd Street. I had about 2 hours to myself right after we arrived, so I decided to walk over to one of my favorite buildings, the Chrysler Building, one of NYC's unsung (or at least less sung) architectural wonders. But everywhere I looked I saw little architectural wonders. Here's a collection of some of them, all found in a few block radius from Grand Central, and easily walked in an hour or less.

Reflection

Wells Fargo entrance

Building above Wells Fargo

Another reflection of the building above the Wells Fargo

Chrysler - elevator door and red Morocco marble

Chrysler - wall sconce

Chrysler - ceiling mural

Chrysler - more ceiling mural

Chrysler - another elevator

Chrysler - more ceiling mural

Chrysler - and still more ceiling mural

Chrysler - wall panel

Facade detail, #1

Inside Grand Central

Grand Central chandelier

Grand Central, ceiling

Grand Central, wall sconce

Grand Central, ticket window

Facade detail, #2

Facade detail, #3

Facade detail, #4

Facade detail, #5

plaque in the sidewalk, celebrating NYC architecture; there were dozens of these plaques

another plaque in the sidewalk

an elegant little garden

a park on Park

church

a religious fellow and his secular brother

Facade detail, #6

Facade detail, #7

Facade detail, #7, shopped a bit

Facade detail, #8

Facade detail, #9

Facade detail, #10

Facade details, #9 & 10

Facade detail, #11

Facade detail, #12

Facade detail, #13
That's all, fokes.

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