Architectural Details on Central Park West

Here are some more photos of some of the beautiful architectural details found throughout the exclusive properties on Manhattan's Central Park West:



Subway sign, 72nd and CPW:
Railing, 72nd Street and CPW:
Art Deco Doctor's Office, Central Park West:

More New York Art Deco Architecture

This art deco building, which looks like it's from the same era as the AIG and Chrysler buildings as well as the Empire State Building, is so unassuming that I never noticed until the other day.

At 29 Broadway, less than a block from the Bronze Bull. Now apparently owned by the Bangkok Bank.
Detail, 29 Broadway:

Lamp, entryway of 20 Broadway:

Detail, 29 Broadway entryway:

Century21: Inexpensive Shopping In Lower Manhattan

They have good stuff here. And cheap too.
--Woman talking in the Century21 department store

One of the cheapest places to buy clothes in all of NYC is the Century21 department store on 22 Cortlandt Street in lower Manhattan.

You'll have to forgive the building’s almost Nazi-era looking external architecture, complete with art deco-style eagles. I’m sure these guys arrived at this location long after the building was built.

But once you get inside, you'll find a store filled with clothes of all sorts of brand names at prices so low you'll have trouble believing you're in New York City. Yves St. Laurent ties, $15.00. Pierre Cardin dress shirts, $29.99. About a year ago I picked up a sturdy black London Fog travel carry-on suitcase for the outrageously cheap price of $29.99.

And if you're an international tourist, you'll get even more mileage out of the weak dollar. You'll get some amazing deals here.

Century21 is right next to the World Trade Center site and just a couple of north from Trinity Church, both of which are major downtown tourist destinations. If you're down here anyway, why not catch a few bargains while you're at it?

More New York Art Deco Architecture

I inherited my love of art deco from my mother, and I particularly like the dreary, serious art deco style of 1930s-era New York.

We've already seen AIG's contributions to the genre. Here's some more from a nearby building, 120 Wall Street:

Entrance, facing on Wall Street, between Front and South Streets:


Doorway, facing on South Street:


120 Wall doorway, detail:

New York Art Deco Architecture from the AIG Building

The AIG headquarters building on 70 Pine Street, between William and Pearl Streets is a great example of 1930's-era art deco architecture.

External details of AIG Building:
Details of AIG lobby elevators: