The Chrysler Building, the Waldorf-Astoria, Rockefeller Center-- what would New York be without its great Art Deco monuments? These and hundreds of others built in the 1920s and ‘30s helped create the image of New York City as the world’s Modern Metropolis. In New York, the Art Deco style evolved through a series of Manhattan skyscrapers into the city’s chief architectural language. Following a massive reawakening of interest in them during the 1970s, New York’s Deco buildings today survive as prized remnants of a distant yet modern past that still help define the city’s visual identity.
The Unofficial List of Officially Designated New York City Art Deco Landmarks An alphabetical list, by borough, with architects and dates.
The Printed Page: Art Deco Architecture Reviews of books on Deco architecture in New York and elsewhere, which include easy links to Amazon.com if you feel moved to buy one or two.
The Architects Speak Excerpts from interviews with New York architects active in the 1920s and 1930s.
Art Deco Tours Five Manhattan walking tours originally created for the Art Deco Society of New York, plus an all-day bus tour of the Bronx, offered by Tony Robins of "Before Your Very Eyes!"
Art Deco Illustrated Lecture The Art Deco slide lecture heard round the world (Perth and Sydney, Australia; Rome; Miami; Palm Beach; Washington, D.C., and museums and libraries throughout New York City), offered by Tony Robins of "Before Your Very Eyes!"
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