11/8/2022 0 Comments 70s nyc woman hotel mogul![]() ![]() The Railroad bragged that their building was taller than the Washington Monument.(1) At 540 feet tall, it was a symbol of the power of the the New York Central Railroad. The New York Central Building was breathtaking when first completed. It took a long time to complete the New York Central Building as it was not until September of 1929 when the building was finally completed. Construction began on what would become the New York Central Building in December of 1926. The firm would play a significant role in the development of buildings in Manhattan in the 1920s and 30s. ![]() Warren and Wetmore had already been responsible for designing many well known buildings and public transportation hubs on the East Coast of the United States as well as many buildings in Canada. ![]() The New York City architecture firm of Warren and Wetmore was hired to design the new building. The project utilized resources from both the private owners of Grand Central Terminal and city government. Out of this development of Terminal City came the plans for a large building on Park Avenue with the plans for the viaduct roadway that had been built during the construction of Grand Central Terminal to go underneath the new building connecting the north and south sides of Park Avenue. Buildings were proposed and roadways enhanced. This was in the location of Park Avenue between 41st and 46th streets. The area surrounding Grand Central Terminal was named Terminal City. The area around Grand Central Terminal was marked for big time development. Just like in the old west, life sprouts heavily around train stations. New York City then developed electric lines that led into mid Manhattan and a new terminal was built called Grand Central Terminal. In the early 1900’s, steam locomotive were banned from entering the tunnels. However these locomotives that utilized coal eventfully caused issues in the tunnels that they went though into New York City. ![]() Originally, the train lines were led by big steam locomotives. It was a vital connection that heavily contributed to the growth of New York City. In New York City, the New York Central Railroad connected New York City to upstate New York as well as Boston, and other North Eastern cities as well as some in the Mid-West. Leading the way was the development of the railroads. Transport has been at the forefront of every flourishing city since the birth of the United States. Its safe to say that most New Yorkers under the age of 60 refer to the building as the Helmsley Building. Twenty years later it went through another name change in the 1970s as it became The Helmsley Building. In the 1950s, the building was renamed the New York General Building. The building was originally named the New York Central Building when it was first erected in the 1920s. The Helmsley Building is a great example of a building called different names by New Yorkers who come from various generations. However that name tends to apply to the time period that they grew up in. New Yorkers tend to stick to one name for a building. The problem is many of these famous buildings have been brought and sold over time resulting in various name changes. The first issue one encounters when writing the history of many of New York City’s famous buildings is what name to apply to the article’s title. Photo: Phil Roeder from Des Moines, IA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons ![]()
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