Happy Birthday to the Chrysler Building
“When the Chrysler Building opened to the public, its new tenants were greeted with a triangular grand lobby in the Art Deco style that was decorated in steel, granite and marble. There were 32 elevator cabs, each adorned with a different custom design.”
Read our post from 2010 on the rivalry between the building of Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building.
William Van Alen, Chrysler Building (1929), New York, NY.
Source: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/display/chrysler/images/chrysler3.jpg
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