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They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to! Amazing photographs documenting the ornate terra cotta detailing on the Woolworth Building. The skyscraper, funded by five-and-dime store king Frank W. Woolworth, was designed by architect Cass Gilbert and would become the tallest building in the world when it opened in 1913. Dubbed the "Cathedral of Commerce" after its neo-gothic ornament and iconic silhouette, the facade was clad in glazed terra-cotta, molded into gothic crockets, pinnacles, and gargoyles. The skyscraper housed a public observation deck at the top of its tower, offering tourists a chance to see the surrounding city from 792-feet up. The photos were taken during construction of the skyscraper by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, who were commissioned by FW Woolworth to fabricate 7,500 tons/16.5 million pounds of architectural terra cotta, one of the largest contracts ever commissioned for a single structure. The jewels of the Woolworth Building’s crown were the four towers, or tourelles, at each corner of the tower. Each tourelle was adorned with vibrant terra cotta ornamentation including 32 gargoyles. During a 1975 restoration, all 32 gargoyles disappeared and are still missing to this date except for one we discovered in an office in the tower. #woolworthbuilding #terracotta #skyscraper #nyc #fidi #tower #architecture #urbanism #architecturehistory #nyhistory #nychistory #gothicarchitecture #cathedralofcommerce #fwwoolworth #gargoyles #gargoyle #manhattan #nyc #1913 #nyarchitecture #architecturedesign #urbandesign #bostonterracotta #atlanticterracotta #woolworthresidences #urbanism #nycurbanism (at Woolworth Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0ncxQHe1o/?igshid=130tf8j9jqvzl

Work in progress! New York Plaza Hotel, #rotringpen on paper. Largest piece so far this year, looking forward to do more! . . . . . #newyork#newyorkcity#manhattan#nyartist#nyarchitecture#archisketcher#architecturaldrawing#illustrating#drawing#fineartdrawing#buildings#nyc#ilovenewyork#plazahotelnyc#guillaumecornet#artoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bugdp35FNUY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c5d6d5az0nqj

#nyc #newyork #architecture #nyarchitecture #urbanphotography #fromabove #views😍 #mycity #outofwindow #blindspot #birdseyeview #birdview @cntraveler @travelandleisure @officialfstoppers @natgeotravel https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs0Wf5KFAYZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ml3wlo4w8fc8

This Bedstuy brownstone has a lap pool 😱 I have to admit, @homesbydixon is killing the brownstone reno game right now.. #realestate #nyrealestate #nyrealestateagent #brand #designerbrand #homedecor #brownstone #bedstuy #bkny #bkallday #homedesign #nyarchitecture #brooklynbrownstone (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn)

Spotted our work out there. Cover for the Commercial Observer #designedbyAlfalfaStudio Thank you #L&LHolding #coverdesign #handlettering #graphicdesign #editorialdesign #425Park #NormanFoster #architecture #NYarchitecture #CommercialObserver

Josephine Baran