The Cathedral of Commerce: The Highest Building in the World

Sprache: Englisch

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Original publisher's gray paper wrappers with gilt lettering on front cover. Blue and gilt mosaic border design on front cover. 8" x 11." Thirty pages, complete. Several black-and-white illustrations and a few color illustrations, complete. Most of the illustrations show the Woolworth Building and its interiors. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight discoloration or age toning along edges, slightly bumped corners, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good, almost Near Fine copy. A love letter to and descriptive tour of the famous Woolworth Building, also known as "The Cathedral of Commerce," in New York. The Woolworth Building was commissioned by American entrepreneur Frank W. Woolworth as a headquarters for his "five-and-ten-cent" store, the F. W. Woolworth Company. The building was designed by American architect Cass Gilbert in the Neo-Gothic style. Construction for the Woolworth Building began in 1910 and was completed in 1912. The Building officially opened to the public in 1913. It held the designation of being the tallest building in the world (at 792 feet) from 1913-1929. Woolworth gained much revenue from renting out office spaces in the towering skyscraper to commercial tenants. Over the years, the Woolworth Building's tenants included Columbia Records, major railroad companies, the New York City Police Department, the New York City Law Department, Fordham University schools, and various retailers, among others. In the 2010s, the Woolworth Building notably moved away from renting out only to commercial companies and became a mixed-use space with business and residential suites. This pamphlet briefly describes the history of the Woolworth Building's construction, descriptions of the Woolworth Building's many exterior and interior architectural and design elements (such as its terra cotta facade and illumination on its roof), practical features such as the power plant and boiler room, state-of-the-art safety features for its elevators, and some biographical information about Frank W. Woolworth.…

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Bibliografische Details

Titel
The Cathedral of Commerce: The Highest Building in the World
Autor
Cochran, Edwin A.; Cadman, S. Parkes (Foreword)
Erscheinungsjahr
1918
Zustand
Very Good
Einband
Soft cover
Sprache
Englisch
Verkäuferkataloge
Art and Architecture, Business and Finance, Science and Technology

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