On Tuesday, hundreds of buildings became protected when the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II. Basically, every building between West 94th Street and West 108th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue has been added. That’s 344 new buildings, bringing the combined number of protected buildings to 1,255.
The Singer Building was once the tallest in New York City, standing at 612 feet. Built in 1908, the building was office and housed the headquarters of a sewing company (aptly enough, named Singer). Ernest…
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As the home of the skyscraper, New York’s past with tall buildings is long and storied. One that is often forgotten is that of the Latting Observatory Tower, which reigned as New York’s tallest from…