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Chrysler Building Opened 85 Years Ago Today.

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Arguably, the most iconic Art Deco skyscraper, the Chrysler Building was unofficially opened by Walter Chrysler on April 15, 1930. Designed by William Van Alen, it was briefly the tallest building in the world and the first building taller than the Eiffel Tower. The race to build the tallest building in the world reach a […]

Reference Library Update – The PSFS Building

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  On August 1, 1932 the very conservative Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, in one of the most conservative cities in the United States opened the most modern building in the country. The PSFS building is the forerunner of the post World War II “International Style” skyscrapers.     A two-story building of traditional design is […]