Cast Iron Facades

Cast Iron Facades Chrysler Building

Cast Iron Facades

 

Photos from July 2006
taken during an open air double deck bus ride through the city

 

cast iron fronts were popular on South Broadway

 

external steel fire escape stairs had to be added later

 

classic cast iron front

 

Bloomingdale's

 

 

the cast iron facades set the

 

architectural style for the street

 

 

for lease

 

 

 

masonry but in a similar style

 

 

 

Italianate with brackets on left

 

a warm day

 

classic water tower
(now incorporated into the high rise buildings)


Cast Iron Facades Chrysler Building

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