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New York
Architecture Images- Gone THE NEW YORK WORLD BUILDING (also known as the Pulitzer Building) |
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George B Post |
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Park Row |
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1890,demolished 1955 |
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Renaissance Revival |
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309 feet tall |
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Office Building |
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| The New York World Building, the Tribune Building, and the extant New York Times Building formed a triumvirate of high-rise headquarters for major news organizations. | |
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Brooklyn Bridge Entrance Ramp -
former site of the World Building and the Tribune Building Located on Park Row – where the access ramps to the Brooklyn Bridge are now located – the New York World Building, the Tribune Building, and the extant New York Times Building formed a triumvirate of high-rise headquarters for major news organizations. These prime sites on Park Row, across from City Hall, placed these organizations at the center of political New York. One of the first high-rise elevator buildings was Richard Morris Hunt's 1874 Tribune Building, a brick and masonry structure topped by a distinctive clock-tower and spire. Its height was increased several stories in later additions. Completed in 1890, the World Building, (also known as the Pulitzer Building) was commissioned by editor Joseph Pulitzer as a headquarters for his paper the New York World. Designed by the prolific skyscraper architect George B. Post, it was the first building in New York to surpass in height the 284-foot spire of Trinity Church. The number of stories is disputed: estimates range from the 26 stories claimed by the World to the 16 or 18 suggested by recent scholars. The World and Tribune buildings were demolished in 1955 for the expanded automobile entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. |
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