United States Steel Building, New York World's Fair, 1939

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $8.95
Original Price: $14.95

Stock #:462409
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: New York
State: New York (NY)
Publisher: American Art Post Card Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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A striking architectural feature of this 66-foot high stainless steel building is the use of the structural steel members on the exterior as a basic element of design. These members weighing 350 tons and meeting 72 feet above the ground, painted blue, conceal lights which are directed against a polished dome at night Visitors will see a dramatic presentation of the world of tomorrow which steel helped to build. Design was by Walter Dorwin Teague. Architects York and Sawyer

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