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Midtown Manhattan looking northwest from Empire State Building in march, 1971.

The new 54-story One Astor Plaza (Kahn & Jacobs, 1972) and the 50-story Uris Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1972), both under construction can be seen at left, over Times Square.

At center, the steel skeleton for New York Telephone Building (Kahn & Jacobs, 1974) start to rises up between Union Dime Savings Bank (Kahn & Jacobs, 1958) and Interchem (Emery Roth & Sons, 1969) buildings, over Avenue of the Americas. Just above them, can be seen the new J.P. Stevens Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1971), with the new Rockefeller Center's Mc-Graw Hill (Harrison. Abramovitz & Harris, 1972) and Exxon (Harrison, Abramovitz and Harris, 1971) buildings under construction, and another modern buildings on Avenue of the Americas.

At right, foreground, just above Bryant Park are the steel skeleton of 50-story W.R. Grace Building (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1972) and the Rockefeller Center's R.C.A. Building (Associated Architects, 1933) are visible at background.

Photo: Unknown photographer.

New skyscrapers under construction and recently completed on Avenue of the Americas, in this night view looking northwest from Empire State Building. Spring, 1972.

The New York Telephone Building (Kahn & Jacobs, 1974) under construction are at left, foreground, and the new Uris Plaza (Emery Roth & Sons, 1972) are at background at north to Times Square. The Interchem (Emery Roth & Sons, 1969) and J.P. Stevens Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1971) are at center, with the steel skeleton of Rockefeller Center’s Celanese Building (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris, 1974) under construction, rises up between both towers. The new W.R. Grace Building (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1972) nearing completion, are at rigth foreground, with the steel skeleton of 1166 Avenue of the Americas (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1974) rises up behind it. The new Rockefeller Center’s McGraw-Hill (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris, 1972) and Exxon (HArrison, Abramovitz & Harris, 1971) buildings are visible at background.

Photo: Hugo Harrang.

Aerial view looking northwest of Midtown Manhattan’s new skyline. Spring, 1972.

Left, are the Empire State Building (Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, 1931) with the crowned topped One Astor Plaza (Der-Scutt-Kahn & Jacobs, 1972) and Uris Plaza (Emery Roth & Sons, 1972), at background.

In the center, foreground, are the Metropolitan Life tower (Napoleon Le Brun & Sons, 1909) and norh building (Harvey Wiley Corbett, 1932-1949), the new Mercantile Mart Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1972) and New York Life Building (Cass Gilbert, 1928). In center, background, can be seen the white skyscraper of W.R. Grace Building (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1972) recently completed with the new J.P. Stevens Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1971) and above it, the new McGraw-Hill (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris, 1972) and Exxon (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris, 1971), two new buildings for Rockefeller Center’s XYZ Plan. In the distance, the Rockefeller Center’s R.C.A. Building (Associated Architects, 1933) with the black tower of new Solow Building (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1974) nearly completion. 

At right, background, the white box 50-story General Motors Building (Edward Durrell Stone-Emery Roth & Sons, 1968) with the Pan Am Building (Walter Gropius-Emery Roth & Sons-Pietro Belluschi, 1963), the Chrysler Building (William Van Allen, 1930) and new Third Avenue’s office glass skyscrapers.

Photo: Don Ceppi.

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Cover of "Not Over You" by Gavin Degraw.

This is one of my friends from High School. He's seriously talented with his vocal skills and acting. Just thought I'd share one of his covers. He deserves more than what he has right now.

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