Just Off Fifth: Bryant Park
One of the best urban parks in the US and thought to be the most heavily used such park in the world, Bryant Park first opened to the public in 1847 as Reservoir Square, a public garden adjacent to the immense Croton Distributing Reservoir. The site of the 1853 New York Crystal Palace Exhibition of… Continue reading
Patience and Fortitude
As our 250th post on “Every Building on Fifth” we visit two of the most immediately recognizable and beloved works of public art in the city. Officially named “Leo Astor” and “Leo Lennox” to honor two of the original major patrons of the New York Public Library’s collections, the pair of stone lions that guard… Continue reading
The New York Public Library, Main Branch
A major work of the American Beaux Arts and the largest marble building in the US at the time of its completion, the Main Branch of the New York Public Library was built in 1898 through 1911 to designs by Carrere & Hastings, with the sculptor Frederick MacMonnies overseeing the sculptural program. The imposing façade,… Continue reading
“Room at the Top” Tour of Walker Tower
David V. Griffin, Founder & CEO of Landmark Branding LLC, and Jennifer Wallace, co-founder of leading arts advisory firm nAscent Art New York, are pleased to announce an upcoming event in our networking series “Room at the Top,” to be held at Walker Tower, 212 West 18th Street, this September. Griffin and Wallace will co-host… Continue reading
501 Fifth Avenue
501 Fifth Avenue, the earliest true skyscraper to be erected on the avenue north of 34th Street, was completed in 1917. The building was designed by Montague Flagg (not to be confused with the artist of the same name), brother of the better-known architect Ernest Flagg, and is a handsome example of the Beaux Arts… Continue reading