Originally Posted By: Capo de La Cosa Nostra
^ The 'GRACE' building, on 42nd and 6th. Perhaps my favourite in all of Manhattan. (There's another one, nearer Central Park.)


I believe the other one is 9 West 57th Street. Cool looking buildings!


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^ The post office building, which as I said before is an example of the architectural approach of New York City in general: make your city look beautiful, and the people will be beautiful too. It results in a lot of excess.


The old Penn Station used to be right across the street, and that was also an architectural delight. It was torn down in the '60s to build Madison Square Garden.



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^ Quite a cliché, but these fire escapes fascinate me. Their novelty hadn't worn off by the time I'd left.


I didn't realize they are unique to NYC, but many a hot summer night was spent on them by millions here (especially before air conditioning became affordable).




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^ By no means a great photo, but it's the Barzini steps, dammit!


And don't forget "12 Angry Men" and "Wall Street" featured those steps also.




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^ Not a great photo really, but I was wondering why you often see a line of police cars sitting stationary, with their lights flashing? This was opposite the UN building.


That looks like U.N. Plaza, and there are some foreign embassies located in those buildings. NYC police have the responsibility to guard them.

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