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70 Pine Street ARCHITECT: Clinton & Russell; Holton & George DATE: 1930-32 STYLE: Skyscraper The Cities Service Building is a 66-story skyscraper that rises from a trapezoidal site bounded by Pine Street, Cedar Street, and Pearl Street. At the time of completion it was the tallest structure in lower Manhattan, and at 952 feet, the third tallest structure in the world. It was commissioned by a major American corporation and was an expression of the owner’s success. The Cities Service Company w quickly grew to become one of the largest corporations in the United States, controlling approximately 200 energy firms in thirty states, including numerous oil and power suppliers.
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Cities Services, a petroleum company, erected this tower to house its corporate headquarters as well as rental floors. The company’s founder and chairman, Henry L. Doherty, an eccentric engineer and inventor supervised the design of the tower and intended to live in the penthouse, although poor health prevented him from ever doing so. The skyscraper was originally known as 60 Wall Street, a more prestigious address that was justified by the tower’s connection by a footbridge to a building with that address, now demolished. The 63 story tower rises as a slender shaft that is articulated with a series of shallow receding planes and at the top steps back to crest in a glass observatory which is illuminated at night. The brick cladding lightens from a browny-beige to a creamy-tan as the tower ascends. The base of the building is clad in a luxurious polished pink and black Minnesota granite.
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96-98-100 Maiden Lane, New York City, undated (ca. 1920).
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Pine Street, New York City, 1922. (Roege 9315)
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171 - 205 Pearl Street, New York City, circa 1929. High angle view with elevated tracks visible.
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Manhattan: Cedar Street - Pearl Street (1) Cedar Street, at, adjoining and west of the N.W. corner of Pearl Street. The view also shows at the left, Pearl Spreet, west side, from Cedar, to but not including Pine Streets. A portion of the Second Ave., Elevated is shown at the left. June 4, 1929. P. L. Sperr. Na.~2EE7 (2) The same, from a different angle. June 4, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
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Manhattan: Cedar Street - Pearl Street (1) Cedar Street, at, adjoining and west of the N.W. corner of Pearl Street. The view also shows at the left, Pearl Spreet, west side, from Cedar, to but not including Pine Streets. A portion of the Second Ave., Elevated is shown at the left. June 4, 1929. P. L. Sperr. Na.~2EE7 (2) The same, from a different angle. June 4, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
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Pine Street Building \[Construction of Cities Service Building.]
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Buildings on site before construction
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Construction site
1 Cedar Street
Manhattan: John Street - Pearl Street l11 John Street, north side, between Pearl (richt), and Cliff (left) Streets, showing the new 26-story office building, and a general view northward as seen from No. 1 Cedar Street, adjoining the N.E. corner of Pearl Street. Also shown (foreground) is excavation work in progress on the S.W. corner of Pearl Street where a 35-story office building was later erected, bearing Nos. 118-120 John and 225-235 Pearl Streets. Note the South Ferry division of the Second and Third Aves. Elevated Line running on Pearl Street. July 7, 1930. P. L. Sperr.
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1 Cedar Street. Detail of basement stories.
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Pine Street Building \[Construction of Cities Service Building.]
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Manhattan: John Street - Pearl Street l11 John Street, north side, between Pearl (richt), and Cliff (left) Streets, showing the new 26-story office building, and a general view northward as seen from No. 1 Cedar Street, adjoining the N.E. corner of Pearl Street. Also shown (foreground) is excavation work in progress on the S.W. corner of Pearl Street where a 35-story office building was later erected, bearing Nos. 118-120 John and 225-235 Pearl Streets. Note the South Ferry division of the Second and Third Aves. Elevated Line running on Pearl Street. July 7, 1930. P. L. Sperr.
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Pine Street Building \[Construction of Cities Service Building.]
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Pine Street Building \[Construction of Cities Service Building.]
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Pine Street Building \[Construction of Cities Service Building.]
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Pine Street Building \[Construction of Cities Service Building.]
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Interior, double deck elevator
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70 Pine Street \[60 Wall Street]. Cities Service Building. Interior, escalators
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Sixty Wall Tower. A Cities Service Building. New York, N.Y. 70 Pine Street.
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\[People on observation deck of 60 Wall Street.] Also known as 70 Pine Street.
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] Cities Service building. Main entrance
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Company. Exterior, detail of granite base
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. View of building at night
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. View from observatory window looking south to Governor's Island
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] Cities Service building. Interior, cutler mail box.
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\[Woman looking at 40 Wall Street from observation deck of 60 Wall Street.] Also known as 70 Pine Street.
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] Cities Service building. Interior, elevator bank
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Gouverneur Lane and East River. Bird's eye view of New York Assay Office from 70 Pine Street
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Interior, entrance vestibule staircases
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. View from observatory
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Entrance lobby
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70 Pine Street. \[60 Wall Street] Cities Service Building. Interior, entrance vestibule staircases
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Interior, boardroom
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\[60 Wall Street. Cities Service Company. Exterior detail, aluminum observatory.] Also known as 70 Pine Street.
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Interior of Mr. Jones office
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Sixty Wall Tower. 70 Pine St.
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Gouverneur Lane and East River. Bird's eye view of New York Assay Office from 70 Pine Street
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street]. Cities Service Company. Interior, information desk, main lobby
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70 Pine Street. Gowall Tower Building. Cities Service Company interior lounge club room, 61st floor
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60 Wall Street. City Service Company. Interior, observatory
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] Cities Service Company. Exterior detail, aluminum observatory
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\[Observation deck of 60 Wall Street, looking at 40 Wall Street.] Also known as 70 Pine Street.
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] View of Cities Services Building and Lower Manhattan
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Interior, lower law library, 29th floor
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. View from tower looking north
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70 Pine Street. Aerial view Lower Manhattan
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] Cities Service Company. Interior, Riggs-Distler Heat units
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70 Pine Street. Cities Service Building. Interior, Mr. Jones office
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] Cities Service Company. Interior, observatory
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60 Wall Street \[70 Pine Street.] View of Cities Services Building and Lower Manhattan
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