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Bush Terminal Building
Bush Terminal Building

[Bush Terminal Building, 130 West 42nd Street.]

View from a rooftop of the south side of West 42nd Street, between 6th Avenue and Broadway; the Bush Terminal Building, 130 West 42nd Street, is the subject of photograph, adjacent buildings visible, including the Empire State Building, beyond.

IMAGE DATE1938
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Bush Terminal Building ARCHITECT: Helmle & Corbett DATE: 1916-21 STYLE: Neo-Gothic

Combining historical neo-Gothic detailing with a modern, pronounced vertical emphasis, the building represents an important intermediate stage in the development of the skyscraper. Secondary elevations finished with an innovative treatment of trompe l’oeil colored brick piers, and the engineering solutions for the towerlike steel-frame building erected on a very narrow plot were features of interest.

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