This gives a small glimpse of the grandeur of this former deco movie palace.
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Chrysler building
Bottom: Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. The Mount Everest of Manhattan: The Silvered Peak of the Chrysler Building. 1930. Gelatin silver print, 8 3/4 x 6 13/16" (22.3 x 17.3 cm). The New York Times Collection. http://moma.org
Top: Probably a famous photograph, I don't have the credits.
This building is a concrete manifestation of fantasy. Does it represent the power and masculinity of modern USA in the 1920s? I don't know. It's amazing that such an art deco masterpiece got made and is still there.
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