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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CUS_the-engineers-club_New-York-NY.html
The Engineers Club. . Bryant Park Place . a cooperative corporation originally known as "The Engineers Club" . . In 1903, Andrew Carnegie presented the Professional Associations of Engineers with a donation to fund the establishment o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CUQ_american-standard-building_New-York-NY.html
American-Standard Building. Landmarks of New York. . Raymond M. Hood's use of black brick, trimmed with golden colored stone, in the design of this building, is an early instance of vivid coloration on the surface of a skyscraper. Construction w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CGZ_mercury-theatre_New-York-NY.html
Mercury Theatre. "Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world . Like a Colossus... . -William Shakespeare . . On this site in1937, legendary American actor-writer-producer-director Orson Welles founded the Mercury Theatre with John Houseman. H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CBE_the-wendel-home_New-York-NY.html
Upon this site for more than seventy years stood the home of John D Wendel Esquire and his family
On the death of Rebecca A D Wendel Swope and of Ella V von E Wendel the last surviving members of the family, the property passed by will to Drew Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C9I_hsbc_New-York-NY.html
HSBC
formerly the Knox Building
Built in 1901-2, this is one of the finest Beaux Arts commercial buildings in New York City. It is distinguished by its limestone rustication and two-storied mansard roof. It was designed by John H. Duncan as head…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L95_james-gordon-bennett-1795-1872-and-james-gordon-bennett-1841-1918_New-York-NY.html
A memorial to
James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872)
founder of the New York Herald in 1835
and to his son
James Gordon Bennett (1841-1918)
through whose vision and enterprise the New York Herald became one of the world's great newspapers.
The b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM155N_fashion-walk-of-fame_New-York-NY.html
Fashion Walk of Fame celebrates excellence in American design by honoring the New York designers who have had a significant and lasting impact on the way the world dresses.New York has been the undisputed center of American fashion since the mid-1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13MH_rudi-gernreich_New-York-NY.html
Bold, original, and controversial, Gernreich was America's first fashion futurist, a social commentator who worked in the medium of clothes. Best known for his body-baring creations such as the no-bra bra and topless bathing suit, he also designed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13KD_geoffrey-beene_New-York-NY.html
A designer's designer, Geoffrey Beene is one of the most artistic and individual of fashion's creators. He is known for his surgically clean cutting and his fluid use of materials. His designs display a sensuous appreciation of the body and always…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13KC_bill-blass_New-York-NY.html
Having brought the comfort and simplicity of sportswear into the realm of formal dressing, Blass can rightly be credited as one of the creators of a true "American style." His blending of classic fabrics, like cashmere and satin, have made him a f…