In Part 1, I covered our arrival into the city. Part 2, we get out and check out Midtown.

 

The requisite Chrysler Building shot

 

The original GE Building:

 

The back entrance of St. Patricks Cathedral:

 

This great little courtyard was across from the cathedral:

 

The "arcade" of the Sony Building:

 

The St. Regis hotel:

 

The US heaquarters of LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) is this funk-dified building designed by Christian de Portzamparc:

 

A neat cluster of towers:

 

The Four Seasons Hotel, designed by I.M. Pei:

 

A new luxury tower going up on Central Park:

 

Later that night we headed over to the Museum of Modern Art which was showing a big digital projection art piece. On the way, we stopped by Rockefeller Center (the snowflakes gradually "fell" down the building - very cool):

 

Stopped in St. Patrick's for warmth:

 

Finally at MoMA, my boyfriend checks out the art installation (he's gonna kill me for posting this):

 

A view down the street:

 

I believe one of the people appearing was Tilda Swinton:

 

Back to the hotel, which is attached to Grand Central Terminal. This place turned me into a jaw-dropped bumpkin - it boggles my mind that anyone could have ever considered demolishing it.

 

"In an age when few people sought to preserve the architectural wonders that are a daily reminder of our rich and glorious past, a brave woman rose in protest to save the terminal from demolition. Because of her tireless and valiant efforts, it stands today as a monument to those who came before us and built the greatest city known to mankind. Preserving this great landmark is one of her many enduring legacies. The people of New York are forever grateful - October 1998":

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you, Jackie:

 

Next on the agenda, we headed over to 5th Avenue. Along the way was the Metropolitan Club - probably a liiiitle out of my price range!

 

The Plaza Hotel undergoing renovation:

 

A view down 5th, with the Crown Building on the right:

 

Oh, you want a closer look?

 

Better?

 

While we're zooming, the gargoyles of the Sherry-Netherland:

 

The southern end of Central Park:

 

Hey, I admit I'm a goober (yes, the ring is Tiffany):

 

The Peninsula Hotel - purdy!:

 

Cityspire:

 

Chippendale! (The Sony Building)

 

I much prefer the design of the Trump Tower in Chicago:

 

One of my favorites, the Helmsley Building:

 

Off we go!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great pictures Mayday.  I saw somebody I know in one of them.......  (besides you)

Nice pics.  I can't wait to get back to the East Coast.

Amazing shots!!! Great composition!

 

Its comical, one of my professors was just speaking today of Grand Central...and how it is a handsome building no doubt, but a dump compared to Penn. Perhaps.

Grand Central...and how it is a handsome building no doubt, but a dump compared to Penn. Perhaps.

 

Not as massively awe-inspiring as the old Penn Station, perhaps, but certainly no dump.

 

Shawn, your photos are captivating. Though I've seen New York in many photos and in person, I still see it differently in your pics. They're superb!

fun stuff! i wish the weather was nicer, i would like to see you take your camera skills up to an observation area, for example in this thread i was thinking of the peninsula hotel bar/deck. hmm, you left us hanging, now i wonder what the next thread has in store?  :clap:

Keep 'em commin!

Grand Central...and how it is a handsome building no doubt, but a dump compared to Penn. Perhaps.

 

Not as massively awe-inspiring as the old Penn Station, perhaps, but certainly no dump.

 

Shawn, your photos are captivating. Though I've seen New York in many photos and in person, I still see it differently in your pics. They're superb!

 

 

Thanks for all the great pix. I can never fully appreciate the grandeur of Grand Central. On those rare occasions I pass thru it I’m more concerned with dodging all the a-hole yuppies racing to catch their trains to Greenwich & New Canaan  (and of course I missed the apparently spectacular laser light show there throughout the month of December—If anyone has pix of this, it would be great to see). If you’re still in town, it would be worth your while to check out the Fred French building at Fifth Ave & & 45th St: http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID145.htm. 

Ahh...two of my favorite bldgs are in this set:  Chrysler Building & Grand Central!!!  Both imo, are awe inspiring...great pics...NYC is truly amazing!!

"I can never fully appreciate the grandeur of Grand Central. On those rare occasions I pass thru it I’m more concerned with dodging all the a-hole yuppies racing to catch their trains to Greenwich & New Canaan"

 

I felt your pain on Monday and Tuesday morning - for whatever reason, the Grand Hyatt doesn't have coffeemakers in the room so I went online and found that there was a Starbucks in Grand Central. I figured la-de-da, just walk down and grab coffee and go back to the room - I didn't realize the Starbucks was at the opposite end of the station from the hotel. I'm proud to say I learned how to maneuver the morning rush-hour mayhem (the best approach was sort of a constantly moving hip-swiveling mambo on crack) while carrying two coffees, a croissant and I never spilled a drop :-D

Excellent shots.  I'm digging the closeups of the detailwork.  Did you take any pictures of the foodcourt in the lower level of GCS?  I miss that place a lot.  When I spent a summer out there, I used to eat in that food court. Good selection of non-fast food like restaurants with reasonable prices.

Personally, Cleveland Union Terminal is a more graceful structure.

Personally, Shaker Square's greasy diner is better than all of them.

Personally, Shaker Square's greasy diner is better than all of them.

 

thank you!

I've been to mass at St. Patrick's twice and let me tell you.........that is a unique experience!!!

 

And as for MoMA..........strange, strange, and strange.........but I love it!

I've been to mass at St. Patrick's twice and let me tell you.........that is a unique experience!!!

 

 

I went to mass there a few times, and at one of them I got deputized to take up the collection.  Although it was flawless, it scared the heck out of me being in such a big church.  I didn't go to mass there for awhile after :-(