Midtown Manhattan (Part 2)
Our look at Midtown Manhattan concludes today with a number of scenes from the Rockefeller Center, Park Avenue, & even more of the city's most iconic landmarks from the past and present.
We'll begin with a number of scenes from around Rockefeller Center - constructed from 1930-1939, it quickly became one of the city's most recognizable sights. Here we see a scene from 30 Rockefeller's construction in the early 30s.
A closeup look at the now completed complex & famous ice rink in the late 1940s.
The late 1960s and early 1970s brought a wave of construction to the city - and the XYZ Buildings on the Avenue of the Americas, seen here early after their construction in the early 70s, was an important addition to the complex.
Another look at the Rockefeller Center in the early 1980s, still holding the distinctive RCA signage.
And finally, a look at the complex in the modern day.
The Flatiron Building is another one of Midtown's most famous buildings and helped to popularize the skyscraper in the early 1900s. Here we see a black and white scene from the late 1940s.
We move towards the East River for our next couple of views - first with a look at the famous international-styled United Nations building & postmodern One & Two United Nations Plaza complex.
A look at a few more the area's most notable modernist skyscrapers - Trump World Tower & One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza.
A look at the same area today - now dominated by skyscrapers like the iconic Citigroup Center.
A nighttime view of the Seagram Building, as seen today.
One more overview of the area surrounding Park Avenue.
The 1980s brought another wave of construction to New York. Here we see a few of the decades' most well-known postmodern skyscrapers - 550 Madison Avenue & the Trump Tower.
Recent skyscrapers like 2015's 432 Park Avenue have dramatically changed the look of New York's skyline.
We now move towards Grand Central Terminal - and the neo-gothic Lincoln Building is one of the area's most recognizable and noteworthy skyscrapers.
A mosaic of another one of New York's most iconic skyscrapers - the Chrysler Building. Finished in 1930, this 1,046 foot tall landmark was briefly the world's tallest building.
Constructed from 1969-1963, the Pan Am Building quickly became one of the city's most recognizable skyscrapers due to its imposing shape and prominent location in the middle of Park Avenue, directly behind Grand Central Terminal.
And finally, a look at the MetLife Building in the current day.
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