Manhattan Skyline, New York City 1964
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A 1960s color photo taken from the Empire State Building looking north across Midtown Manhattan toward Central Park. The skyline is dominated by the massive, slab-like RCA Building (now 30 Rockefeller Plaza) and the newly completed, dark-glass Sperry Rand Building. In the distance, the lush greenery of Central Park provides a sharp contrast to the dense urban grid, with the Upper West Side and Upper East Side residential buildings visible on either side of the park’s reservoir. The photograph captures a city in the midst of a mid-century building boom, where traditional stone architecture began to be interspersed with the clean lines of the International Style.
Today, this iconic view is punctuated by “Billionaires’ Row,” a collection of ultra-slender luxury skyscrapers like Central Park Tower and 111 West 57th Street that now dwarf the older landmarks. While the RCA Building and the general layout of Central Park remain unchanged, the skyline has become significantly more crowded with modern glass and steel towers. The Sperry Rand Building still stands, though it is now known simply by its address, 1290 Avenue of the Americas.
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